Epic knitting has arrived!
When you cast on this enchanting knitting project, you’ll be delighted by the intricate motifs, enjoy the confidence that comes from taking on a creative challenge, and admire your skills at creating something so elaborate.
Today’s the day to download A Garden Wedding Shawl pattern and order your Gauge Dye Works yarn to make this epic project!
A reminder that if you like keeping your patterns in your Ravelry library, make your purchase there because my website isn’t connected to Rav.
You can shop for the yarn from Gauge Dye Works here. Yarn kits will start shipping August 3, 2022.
“The cables are beautiful and the gradient kind of sneaks up on you as you’re knitting. It’s quite magical really.” -- Natalie
Andrea is wearing an elaborate cable and lace shawl with colourwork florals along the edge. The shawl is a blue gradient from pale at the neck to dark at the edges and the flowers also fade from soft pink to deep rose with tiny green leaves.
This is the epic heirloom project you’ve been waiting for.
My sister Jenni’s sewing projects are elaborate. Think lush velvet renaissance gowns, extravagant silk tailcoats and bustled wedding dresses. So when she told me she was getting married I knew the clothes would be incredible, and, after sewing my own embellished bridesmaid gown, I set about designing an elegant shawl to complete the look. I collaborated with Gauge Dye Works to make yarn with a stunning blue gradient and floral pink that perfectly matches the embroidery on my dress and reflects the floral garden theme of Jenni’s wedding. When you wrap this exquisite heirloom around your shoulders, you’ll feel the cozy sense of accomplishment that comes from knitting something spectacular.
Get the yarn specially created for this pattern by Catherine at Gauge Dye Works.
Andrea's feet viewed from overhead. She's wearing cheerfully colourful striped socks with a pink gradient floral motif at the cuff and sitting on a grey knit blanket.
Yes, sock yarn!
If you’re not quite in the right place for an elaborate special occasion project (or if you know you’ll want a breather in between cables), how about some very sweet socks? Catherine and I couldn’t resist using the full range of colours from my embroidered bridesmaid gown to make some cheery new Saxe Point Socks!
You can order the yarn from Gauge and get the Saxe Point pattern from me. But be sure to check your library — Saxe Point is from our very first collaboration, so if you’ve been following along the whole time, you may already have the pattern!
Hardy enough for adventuring yet pretty enough for lounging, Saxe Point will be a lovely addition to your sock collection. The socks are worked toe-up with an afterthought heel and shaped leg, with a colourwork cuff to top it all off. I designed this pattern in collaboration with Catherine of Gauge Dye Works. She took colour inspiration from one of my photos of Vancouver Island’s rocky seashore, and together we created a yarn designed to create a wonderful knitting experience — along with the perfect pattern to show it off. The self-striping yarn makes colours appear on your needles as if by magic. I have included instructions for creating the same effect by substituting yarn.
The pattern now includes the bonus “Twinkle” chart for some holiday cheer!
The yarn designed especially for this pattern is from Gauge Dye Works.
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