Happy Street

Now this is not just pink, but neon pink. Looks so lovely paired with these two shades of grey!

Happy Street Shawl

Splash some more color into the Spring! This shawl features short rows and garter stitch. It’s graphic and symmetrical shallow crescent shawl, with three color sequence of stripes.

Yarn: 3 skeins of Tosh Mo Light by Madelinetosh, approx. 1080 yards [980 m] of fingering weight yarn, 360 yards [320 meters] in each color.
Needles: US 6 [4 mm].
Gauge: 18 stitches = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch.
Finished size: 118” (300 cm) wingspan and 17” (44 cm) high at the center.

€ 3.90

Pewter and Pink

I'm totally in love with this pink tosh DK, it's the colorway called "pop rocks". It's so bright and happy and sweet. Paired with dark grey it's just perfect! I still have some left and that will soon be another sweater with pink in it!



Pewter and Pink

This beanie keeps you warm and cheerful! The textured colorblock hat is both easy and fun to knit with mock cables.

Yarn: 2 skeins of Tosh DK by Madelinetosh, approx. 150 - 200 yards [137 - 183 m] of DK weight yarn, both colors included.
Needles: US 2.5 [3 mm] and US 4 [3.5 mm].
Gauge: 22 stitches = 4" [10 cm] in mock cable pattern stitch.

Finished brim circumference: 16 (18, 20)” [41 (45, 50) cm].

€ 2.90

Hip and Pop

Spring is almost here, believe it or not. To brighten up this gray April day, I thought it's about time to release one bright and happy pattern -

Hip and Pop

This sweater will brighten up any mood. It’s hip to wear and the color sure pops out enough! This wonderful and lightly fitted pullover is worked top down in one piece.

Yarn: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins of Tosh DK by Madelinetosh, approx. 850-1350 yards [780-1235 m] of DK weight yarn

Needles: US 7 [4.5 mm]

Gauge: 18 stitches = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch

Finished chest circumference: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50)” [75 (85, 95, 105, 115, 125) cm].

€ 4.90

Life on Sundays

Life on Sundays is a lovely shawl, in this wonderful blend of silk and BFL. It's drape-y and soft and light and everything! Initially the pattern was a part of Finnish Knit Club and now available for individual purchase. There's a Spring Club too, you can read more here (in Finnish).

Yarn: 830 yards [759 m] of fingering weight yarn, both colors included.
Needles: US 6 [4 mm]
Gauge: 18 stitches = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch
Finished measurements: 71” [180 cm] wide and 24” [60 cm] long at center spine.

€ 2.90

Generally life hasn't been all Sunday-like lately, but I think I'm soon back on top of it all. Many fun things have been brewing in the past months. But first it's time to get back on track with blogging and knitting. Yay to normal life!

and the winner is...

Drummroll please - the copy of November Knits goes to Lori!

"Oh! I love this one! I was thinking I "need" this book & was planning to buy it for my birthday, but I would love to win a copy!!

Congratulations!

November Knits: Cobblestone Trenchcoat

This is the third stop on November Knits Blog Tour! I'm delighted to have a design of mine in such a great company. Kate and Courtney have done perfect work for this lovely book!

My design is a interpretation of a classic trenchcoat: Cobblestone Trenchcoat. It's knit up in Rowan Lima, a warm blend of alpaca, merino and nylon in worsted weight. Lima is just perfectly soft and squishy for this project! For the Cobblestone, I was inspired by a recent visit to Boston - well, it's not that recent anymore. I tried to capture the feeling of warmth I felt strolling down the streets of Cambridge.

I'm happy to announce that Interweave Press has provided a copy of November Knits to give to a lucky commenter! Please comment on this post and I'll draw the lucky winner on Monday, October 22nd.

The Blog Tour continues at Laura Nelkin's blog. See you there!

varjo [shadow]

Varjo [shadow] was my first mystery shawl design in collaboration with the awesome yarn shop Titityy.

I still don't know how I personally feel about mystery designs - but this was fun! Even though the design is anything but complicated, stripes and garter stitch, it held the excitement all the way to the end.

The shawl pattern will be available later.