Morning Dew shawl knitting pattern

Hi!
Just want to spread the word a little bit.

My latest knitting pattern has been released on Ravelry today. It's called Morning Dew shawl. This is a triangular shawl knitted top-down with beads and funky tails on the bottom border :)

You can find more details about it here on the pattern's page -

And if you are interested - you can buy this pattern right away by hitting this button -

Goodbye 2014! Hello 2015!

Hi!

I still can not believe it is 2015 already! Happy New Year, guys!
This will be a very short post with only one pic - the collage with my projects from 2014. It's not all of them though, as I didn't take any pics of repeated projects.. But still - it's nice to see them all together.

Hope that 2015 will be as productive as 2014 was!

Cozy Fall. New woven scarves

Hi!

I've got some new scarves that I just have to show you! They are so great for Fall - perfectly colored and not to warm.

First one is very classic Fall-ish. There is a grey sky, autumn air and a little bit of golden leaves in it.

RCL #2 :)

And here is another one variant of Reversible Circles of Lace.
It is made with Wolle's Color Changing cotton as well in a lovely New Light colorway.
So good for summer :) Love it!

Bigger on the Inside shawl

Today I want to show you some shawls. To be exactly - two shawls but one at a time.

The first one is Bigger on the Inside shawl by Kate Atherley.

Release: Butterflies in Nets Pattern

 It's been a while since my last post here. It's all because we have a vacation. Finally  :) A really short 10 days that we spent in Ukraine where my husband and me are from with our families. These days past so quickly that I even thought that maybe we shouldn't go there if we have such a short vacation... Besides, jet-lag is just terrible this time. It's been a week since we are back in California, but I still wake up at 5 a.m. %)

Ok, I have something to show. I finished this pattern of knitted shawl, literally, at the last minute. First I was going to write it down after we will back. But as I can't sit and doing nothing - so I started to write it at the last day before vacation. I finished it at the evening... And got up at 4 a.m. to go to airport. That was a crazy idea actually :) I shouldn't hurry that much with the releasing. That's why there was one mistake in the written instructions and I'm really sorry about that. It's all fixed now so don't be worry.

Chevron Lace Stole Pattern

Hi!

So today is the DAY! I've created a designers account on Ravelry and post my first design here!

It is a Chevron Lace Stole that I've shown you a few days ago. I finally write down the pattern today :)

You can buy it from Ravelry for $4

All you will need to make this featherweight stole is:
 - 100g of lace yarn (orig: Jaggerspun Zephyr wool/silk)
 - US 2 1/5 needles (3mm)
 - 15g of seed bead (optional)

That's it!

I' would be happy if you'll find this design interesting enough to try it :) Though I'm actually pretty happy enough even now :)

Have a great week!
Kate

Chevron stole with beads

Hello there!

Yesterday I've finished a new one stole.
I was thinking about something easy - only one pattern through whole stole without any laced border or anything like that.

I've picked a Pointed Chevron pattern from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker.
I really like this pattern and I'm planning to use it a lot :)

Brown Alpine

Hi there!

Today I want to show you another one variant of Alpine scarf that I've finished yesterday

I've already knit this one before in turquoise color and now I don't know which one I like more :) The turquoise one is pretty bright so it can add some specific note to your look. At the same time this one - in brown shade - has more classical look as I think.

Mulberry Clap

Hi!

This Friday I've finished another one stole... I've already made one like this but this time I changed the needle size to smaller (3.5 mm) and of course it is made in another colour :)

So, it is an amazing Clapotis by Kate Gilbert.
I love this design so much... It's one of my favourite! It is simple but very elegant.

Here is some photos:

Silky vamp

Hi!

I wasn't sure should I post here or not... But after a few days I decided that it should be here too. But I warn you - I haven't made any great photos of this amazing shawl... Sorry for that.

I made this one shawl for a very bright and nice person. She likes bright red color and she lives in Florida. So I was looking for some bright red silk as it would be not too warm for that climate.
Unfortunately I didn't find anything like that anywhere :( Maybe I don't know a lot of places but I've searched on Etsy, on E-bay, google shopping, some on-line shops like WEBS.. Well, I've looked everywhere I know. Nothing.. Except one shop from Russia on Etsy :) They have a 100% mulberry silk in a good price and exactly the shade I was looking for - screaming red! So this yarn was going from Russia and it took almost 1.5 months %)
When it finally came to me I was so excited! Though I've never worked with 100% silk and seed beads before  - it was going pretty fast. I finished it in a week or so.
And here is a few photos.. Yes, those "not-so-great" photos.

My Fantasia...

Hi!
A few days ago I've finished a great  wedding shawl - it is an Ice Fantasia by Anne Hanson

The pattern wasn't very easy actually. First few charts was a little illogical for me and I couldn't remember them at all :) It was a bit challenging... But when I came to last charts of body - the work start going easily.

The border wasn't very easy too. I didn't really understand why it was always k2tog and none of ssk. This way it would be easy to remember the pattern I think, but I decided to work directly as pattern says. So the border took about 4 days which is almost the same as all body of the shawl.

Weaving: first scarf

Wow, it's been a while from my last update here...
It's all my camera's fault! It doesn't want to upload photos to my PC but I keep struggling. And today I've got something!

About a month ago I bought a simplest loom - Beka rigid heddle loom 20". It came to me really fast and I began to learn weaving. Actually there is nothing to learn in weaving on rigid heddle loom. It is absolutely easy to do.
I made a few woven scarves for now but only one is good enough to show you :)

Here it is:

Alpine stole

Hello-hello!

I'm back from all that Christmass and NY holidays and started working again, though it was hard :)

I have a one new featherweight lace stole in my shop. It was made with merino wool/Tussah silk blend in a magic turquoise color.

 

Who wants some Merlot?:)

Hi!
I remembered that I haven't show you my new shawl. Yes, this one.
So, here it is - red laced shawl in entrelac technique.
It was made with a blend of merino wool and tencel in one of my favorite color - Merlot.

As always - it is light and featherweight, though it is less laced than others.
It is pretty big and cozy :)

WIP: What it will be? ;)

Hi!
I've decided to show you not only the finished works but also some of them in the process. I have some really sweet feelings to photos with unfinished projects. It looks so cute when there is a needles and a hank of yarn near some knitted fabric, and it looks not really like it will be in a future after all blockings and washing... It's like some magic maybe. I don't know why but photos of such knitting process are always makes me feel good.
So today I want to share with you such photos of my next shawl.
I'm not going to tell you what pattern is it, I'll just show you a few photos :)

 

Dew Drops shawl

Hi!
Yesterday I've add a new item in my shop - Dew Drops shawl. Here it is on Ravelry

I love this pattern for it's simplicity! And actually I saw a drops of water in it even before I noticed the name of this pattern. It's perfect as for me!
I made it with a Valley Yarns Colrain Lace in a turquoise color, but on photo it looks like more blue.

This shawl is absolutely light, almost like a feather. I think it can be a great accessory to some elegant dress. But also it can look perfect with casual outfit.

 

Soft pink Clapotis

And one more shawl :) This is a great design of Kate Gilbert - Clapotis.
I love it for it simplicity but at the same time - amazing beauty.

Clapotis by Kateryna G.

Frozen Leaves by Kateryna G.

Hi! Let me show you another one laced shawl. This is a great design of Anusla and you can find it here on Ravelry

Frozen Leaves

Hey there!
Today I want to tell about absolute best selling thing in my shop :)
For now actually I have already sold a few of this shawls. And three was ordered in a last five days :)
So now I don't even know how to make all of them in a two weeks %)
Here are some photos of this shawl in different colours. As I'm making it to order, so I have a possibility to try it in a different colour ways.
This shawl is made of blend of merino wool and tencel. And as you can see on photos it is pretty light and big!