knit love :: doctor who in knitty

It was only a matter of time before Doctor Who found its way onto Knitty.com, one of the most popular knitting pattern magazines on the Internet. This summer’s Knitty Surprise features “Bigger on the Inside,” a cleverly designed shawl with modern shaping and a slew of adorable lace TARDISes.

I love the ‘Time Vortex’ lace, and the angular ribbing compliments the TARDISes perfectly! And hey, maybe this will get more knitters watching Doctor Who!

Queue it up here:

And get it here!

ek

a noble cowl, revisited

It’s been over three years since I originally released my Noble Cowl pattern, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the finished products and provide a few comments that I keep running into via email and Ravelry messages.

First, pictures!

Raveler Neelo made hers extra long and treated it like an eternity cowl. Love that! I’m also a total sucker for that lovely yellow!

This one was of the first dozen or so of the pattern completed and shared on Ravelry. The red is beautiful and the cowl against a dark background really shows off the lace.

This is just a gorgeous photo! I also adore the shawl pin.

I’m so happy that shhanalog knit this up in Malabrigo, and in such a terrific colorway. No project is complete without someone using Malabrigo! I’m also chuffed by her comments:

This is hands-down my favorite thing I’ve ever knit. Favorite yarn, best color, gorgeous pattern. I’m in love with it.

Now to some additional pattern notes!

• I get asked quite often if there is a chart. Well, there is!

Thank you Raveler Megalion for making the chart!

• As you can see in the chart, from rows 11–22 the pattern repeat changes from 15 stitches to 16 stitches. This is a consequence of the decreases in row 11. You won’t end up with extra stitches at the end of the row or anything funny like that so long as you follow the pattern as written.
• A few people have asked about parts of the pattern in red. These are merely corrections. I should probably just take that out, but I didn’t want to bother uploading another version of the pattern to Ravelry. So don’t worry about the red; just know that the pattern used to miss some instruction but it’s all there now!
• If you are a native German speaker you can find a version in German here (PDF file, requires a PDF reader to open).
• If you are a left-handed knitter, you can find a translation here.

To those of you that have made any of the current 1919 (!!!) Noble Cowls linked on Ravelry: THANK YOU!!!!!

If you haven’t made one and want to, you can find a copy here.

Happy knitting!
ek

wrapping your head around the west lynn headwrap

I’ve noticed on a few project pages on Ravelry that people are finding the West Lynn Headwrap to be too large. I have a huge head, so I have to make things big! If you are concerned about your headwrap turning out too large, here’s what you can do: read more

pattern: tweet me at criders

I’m very happy to announce the release of a new set of crochet patterns!

Released with Hill Country Weavers‘ new Musings from Mercury Hall collection, these crocheted accessories are available in a great two-for-one kind of deal. Directions for both a Missoni-inspired iPad cover and cute iPhone critter covers are included in one pattern. Included are directions for making multiple versions with a common base. You can make Frobisher (the penguin), Actaeon (the deer), or Archimedes (the owl) for your iPhone, or Ottavio or Rosita for your iPad. Savvy crocheters can easily adapt these patterns to fit different media devices!

Now available for purchase through Hill Country Weavers or on Ravelry:

Queue it up here:

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pattern: west lynn headwrap

Show off some retro flair with a chic headband that is both stylish and functional. Keep your ears warm and bust your stash at the same time! You only need a skein (less than 132 yards) to make this headwrap.
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