Stay Connected!

At this time in our lives, we are separated from everything and everyone. Social distancing. Isolation. Quarantine. It’s sad what is happening with the Coronavirus Covid-19 taking over the world. But one by one and all together we can help flatten the curve by staying home. However, don’t distance yourself from everyone. Please stay in touch somehow, someway. Text messaging, instant messaging, social media, etc. are all ways we can continue to STAY CONNECTED while continuing to STAY SAFE!

Stay Connected is worked in either wool or acrylic (or the fiber of your choice). Don’t hesitate to dig through your stash and mix fibers. The sample was made in a size M with 99y/90.5m of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Orange and 48.2/y44m of Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Asphalt Heather. It’s what I had in my stash when the pattern struck me, so it’s what I used.

The beanie is stranded with only two colors, and perfect for both the beginner and seasoned stranded-knitter. The pattern is written but also charted for the colorwork design. It has a nice rhythm to it and is easy to memorize.

Due to the beanie being stranded, it is double the warmth! Perfect for those lingering cold spring mornings in the Northern Hemisphere, the early coolness of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, or for a head start on winter knitting. Whatever your case may be for knitting this beanie, I sure hope you enjoy it and it helps keep you connected.

Now live on Ravelry. Blog readers will be able to receive the pattern for free until April 9th and then 75% until April 16th by using code “CONNECTED”. If you  grab this pattern, please leave me a comment below letting me know! Happy Knitting!

Hope you are staying safe & healthy! 

New pattern- Traveling Cross Country

Traveling Cross Country is the second installment in my Little Sister’s Braids collection. It is a unisex companion piece to Jules.

This slightly slouchy beanie/hat/toque came to fruition based upon a trip of traveling cross country to visit my sister. The staggered and stepped stitches remind me of the mountains as we drove through them and then gazed upon the peaks each day during our stay. The clean lines are like the plains we traveled across, not to mention the endless miles of highways. And then the squishy cable in the center is reminiscent of the crazy trip in general, the clouds floating over the mountaintops, but more of the hugs we shared once I saw my sister and her family after 1100+ days apart.

Traveling Cross Country can be worn with the design in the center or off to the side. Let it be the beginning of one of your adventures, making your own memories. 

To purchase the pattern for half off until Jan 28th, use the link above and code TCC. 

Another sale currently happening is ALL of my single patterns are BOGO. Use code WINTER until Jan 28th. 

Happy Knitting! 

New pattern alert! Color Pop! Toque

My handsome baby brother gets a new hat every year for his birthday. The past two years I have designed a new hat just for the occasion. This year it is the Color Pop! Double Brimmed Toque.

Color Pop Toque is a double brimmed knit hat with the first half of the brim worked in a contrasting color that just peeks over the folded edge. The toque can be knit with one color, or as the grey sample shows, with a pop of color on the bottom edge of the brim. As I made the hats for my dad and my brother, I did not go crazy with colors. However, I will be making myself one in turquoise with a pop! of fluorescent orange. (The green hat actually has a grey pop, but it is very difficult to photograph.)

The pattern starts with a provisional cast on. One video I recommend for learning the provisional cast on with a crochet hook is by Very Pink Knits. (Click here for the YouTube video.) (no affiliation, I just enjoy her videos)

The toque uses approximately 200-225 yards (183-206 meters) of yarn. If you choose to color pop your brim, approximately 50-70 yards (46-69 meters) will be your contrasting color. It’s a great way to use up some of those small amounts of yarn left in your stash.

To get yours free of charge until Jan 3rd at 11:59pm ET, follow the link above to my Ravelry pattern page and use code COLORPOP.