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55 Shells by Frankie Brown, a free pattern on Ravelry!

The pattern I was test knitting has been published! It’s called the Seaham Sheer Poncho by Brenda Burrell, for sale on Ravelry for £2.50.

I was looking through Brenda’s other designs and found this nice shrug pattern - Palindrome Derivative Hug - and it’s free, too! I think I need to make something like this for the summer.

brendadada on Ravelry was looking for test knitters for her design, a cowl/poncho. I thought the design looked interesting and I had suitable yarn in my stash so I jumped at the opportunity. Only when I read the pattern did I realize it was another one with contiguous sleeves! :) Apparently I’m attracted to the method and it does indeed fit me nicely.

I’ve got a little ways to go still on my Glacial Poncho but the pattern should be available on Ravelry any day now.

Someone on Ravelry requested a PDF version of the Warm Winter Mitterns because they had trouble printing the pattern off the website. So I made one. Here it is!

This pair of finely detailed mittens is inspired by 600 year old Chinese porecelain vases created during the Ming Dynasty. Like the original artworks, these mitts are adorned with geometic and organic images such as dragons and florals. 

(via Ravelry: Ming Mittens pattern by Bill Thoms)

Gorgeous mittens, $5.00 on Ravelry.

charisgratia:

Palouse by Marjorie Walter

So adding these to my Ravelry queue. Gorgeous!

@spillyjaneknits tweeted:

FREE, for a very limited time ONLY —> SpillyMitts fingerless mittens <— get them while you can! Please RT :)

Get them on Ravelry!

knittingfuckyeah:

(free pattern)

Queued! Spinster is on Ravelry, too.

(Source: knitbug.com)

sjmgriffin:

Neville’s Sweater by Joannie Newsome via Ravelry

FREE PATTERN

Yarns suggested: Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash
Yarn weight: Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi)
Gauge: 6 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
Needle size: US 6 - 4.0 mm
Yardage: 2400 - 2900 yards (2195 - 2652 m)
Sizes available: 36”, 40”, 44”, 48”
Comments: Probably too ambitious for a gifty thing, but there’s no requirement to give it away! AND inspired by Harry Potter’s ‘Neville’.

Wow, that is awesome!

This year is just flying by! It’s time once again for NaKniSweMo, my annual response to NaNoWriMo, at which I have failed many times.

These days, we’ve got our own HQ over at Rav, so join us there!

Why try to knit a sweater in less than a month? Well, there’s fame, glory and prizes, among other things, plus the applause of your knitterly peers. So join us, and make tomorrow’s cast on count!

(via NaKniSweMo already?!)

I’ve joined!

Something new on the needles: Bella Paquita in Araucania Nature Wool, colorway “Eggplant”.

For reals this time: the cabled DROPS cardigan pattern has finally been translated to English. And it’s on Ravelry, too. Is it too hot to start knitting winter garments?

(via Knitted DROPS jacket with rounded front pieces and cables in ”Alaska”. Size: S to XXXL. ~ DROPS Design)

Knitted, not crocheted. Cladonia by Kirsten Kapur.

spoked garter cardigan by Stolen Stitches on Flickr.

Spoked Cardigan pattern is on Ravelry. Add to queue, check. :)