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New pattern! Winter's Chill is a cowl I designed with a motif from AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary. It's in this year's Interweave Knits Holiday edition out now! I used @owool Balance, a soft & slightly tweedy organic wool/cotton blend. (I have sweater quantity of it in navy blue & it's on my list to swatch it up & show you!)
Blocked out perfectly - @stone_wool Romney + Merino. The fabric is cohesive, so soft(!), & quite draping. Am already swatching lace in the white color.
I'm on the @toltyarnandwool blog this week gushing about @brooklyntweed yarns. 😊 link in the @toltyarnandwool profile. 👉 This collage is just a tiny selection of the things I've made in Brooklyn Tweed yarns. Left: Knitter's Dude, top right: Arbre, bottom right: Escalier pullover.
@stone_wool Romney + Merino swatch unblocked is a little crumply but look at that shine! (And I know the color is dark, but 😍😍😍!)
Last week in my stories I showed how I reinforced & cut my steek on my Woolen Explorer cardigan. A lot of folks asked for that video to be made permanent so here it is! Instagram only lets me post one-minute videos, so you'll have to swipe twice to see the whole thing. (Kinda confusing that the videos just start over when they're done - sorry about that!) I'll post this on my website tutorials too so it's easy to find later. Warning - these videos depict me cutting a sweater up the middle! ✂️✂️✂️ 😄
North Shore may be my favorite piece from the @gaugedyeworks summer 2017 yarn & pattern club. The skein was part self-striping, part solid, so I could play around with Intarsia, a perfect woodsy gradient, & a bold chevron shape. The pattern & yarn will be available to the public next summer, but you should sign up for me & @gaugedyeworks email newsletters so you don't miss out on upcoming clubs! 😊And the photo shoot for this piece couldn't have been more perfect! Thank you @parmbhangu for modeling & @kellybrownphoto for the stunning capture! 📷
This week I'm going to share @stone_wool's new Romney + Merino & I know I should probably knit with one of the light colors to make it easier to photograph, but this off black is everything! Second to my love for the color, I noticed that it's super soft & kind of lustrous - it made me check the label for alpaca. But no, it's American wool - a DK weight 2 ply that's actually that incredible slate color just from the color of the fleeces - no dye! Stay tuned for more!
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Hi, I'm Andrea!

I make knitting patterns and love to get outside for adventures in Victoria, BC. I hope my designs inspire you to explore your own creativity. Happy knitting!

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