Another hat project

While waiting for a new batch of purple yarn to arrive to finish my other work in progress, I've been working on another hat design. I just finished knitting it today, but I won't be shooting modeled photos of it before I've finished the matching mittens (or mitts?) as well.

The hat is drying outside right now ...

I wonder what the neighbors will think if they see a wet, woollen hat balancing on top of a mixing bowl on our garden table ...Oh, and also, I'll be seeking test knitters for this one as well - like the purple project - so let me know if you're interested! Simply PM on Ravelry. I'll be putting up an actual call for testers in a couple of weeks, tops.

Summer is here!

It's hot right now in Denmark and I'm enjoying the nice, sunny weather out in our garden ...

I have a design in progress that I'm working on right now, and it's coming out really well. I also showed you a little sneak peak earlier, but I'm keeping the actual photos of the items hidden for now.

Still, you can PM me on Ravelry if you're interested in testing the items before they're out.

I hope you are all enjoying this Saturday as well, whether you have super hot sunny weather or not.

20% off pattern sale!

A year ago, I started getting serious about this whole designing business, and that resulted in no less than nine paid patterns on Ravelry during the last year. It has been such an exciting year and I can't wait to share many years to come with all you fellow knitters and designers from all over the world.

To celebrate this first year, I want to give a 20% discount to all of you out there. Just type the code oneyear when the 'use coupon code' link appear during checkout.

The discount runs until Friday and can be used on any of the Woolly World Knits patterns and eBooks.

Thanks everybody! Enjoy!

Purple progress

I'm working in a deep purple, beautifully heathered wool yarn, which is turning into a new design of mine.
It's slowly beginning to take shape after lots and lots of calculations and recalculations and stubbornness, which, fortunately, turns out to my advantage, because I finally got the look that I wanted.

I can tell you as much as this will be a set of matching items all featuring the same cable pattern, and I'll probably start looking for test knitters in a couple of weeks, tops. Keep an eye on the Woolly World Knits group if you're interested! Alternatively, leave me a PM on Ravelry to be notified when I put up a call for testers.

I finished my Staghorn Sweater!

I finally, finally, finally knit the very last stitch on my Staghorn Aran Sweater, weaved in all ends and laid it wet on the floor to dry over the night.

I'm totally thrilled with the result, and I'm so, so happy with the oversized fit I got. It's perfect!

You can check out the rest of the pictures that my mom shot this afternoon on the project page.

Now, it's back to more designing, but first I'm using the leftover yarn from the sweater to knit the cute, slouchy hat, Dripping on the Side, by Polish designer Justyna Lorkowska:

Check out the rest of her amazing designs. She's such a talented designer, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing how this hat of hers turns out.

Have a nice weekend, everybody!

Did I mention? The Tamora hat is out!

My newest pattern, the Tamora hat, is now open for download!

The hat is a very simple moss stitch pattern, which goes really well with the fuzzy yarn that has a slight halo.

I've been working almost full-time on my Staghorn Aran this weekend, slowly getting closer to the finish line. Funny, how I always seem to be speeding up my sweater knitting process as soon as spring is about to announce its arrival ...

I have a ton of other sweater patterns that I want to knit - as in, very soon! - so I've finally picked up my Staghorn from the stash so I can finish it. I really want to make the Bedford sweater in a beautifully heathered red wine color. Can't wait!

What are you guys working at this weekend?

Simplicity

A couple of months ago I got a skein of Rowan Kid Classic, which I decided to make a simple accessory out of, since that's what the dark, fuzzy yarn called for. I decided on a simple ladder pattern, but later changed my mind to a simple moss stitch pattern. I just love how it turned out!

The pattern gets published around April 5th. If you'd like to get on the Ravelry earburn list to get notified when the pattern's out, just let me know!

I'm on my Easter break right now, although it doesn't feel much like a "break" with all the assignments that my teachers just didn't know where else to put. Well, it's almost as if we didn't have anything better to do ...

Fortunately, I get to go to the movies with my friend tonight, which I'm really looking forward to, and which will definitely keep my head off all things school related!

See you all!