Sometimes I wish that designing knitting patterns took more knitting and less, well, everything else.
You see that chart up there? I’m irrationally proud of it because I’ve spent the last three days working on it. Making this chart involved teaching myself a new software program (Inkscape, which if you’re not familiar, is a freeware version of vector programs like Illustrator) and then staring at my monitor while copying each little square, referring back to my hand-drawn chart and the actual knitted mitten the whole time. [continue reading …]
by Ivete Tecedor on January 18, 2012
in Koigu
Thank you all for the warm welcome and positive feedback on my new pattern, the Freemans Alley Mitts!
I’ve been wearing mine constantly (it’s been crazy cold here in NYC, it was 16 degrees out on Monday! Brrrr!!!) and am really enjoying them. I find myself pulling them on indoors to wear while knitting and typing, and they’re working out perfectly for that in my drafty old apartment.
Today I’m happy to announce that I’ve put together kits for the three-color version of the mitts, and they’re now available for purchase!
Each kit has 3 mini-balls of Koigu, enough to make the mitts in size Small or Medium (and the Large if you make them a few rows shorter). Kits are only $16 each, instead of the $42 you’d spend if you bought three full skeins of each color of Koigu.
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I’m super excited to release my first pattern of 2012, the Freemans Alley Mitts!
I’m sure it’s no surprise that this pattern uses my favorite Koigu KPPPM yarn and that I worked in a way to use not one but three of their awesome colors. The mitts you see above shade from a mostly-purple color, through a mostly-reddish-fuchsia, to a mostly-orange color. So pretty!
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by Ivete Tecedor on December 30, 2011
in Koigu
And totally neglecting the blog!
Rest assured that cool things are coming soon. Here’s an idea of what I’m talking about:
Yes that’s right, new colors of Loreley Kits will be hitting the site soon (and if you’re in NYC, Knitty City has at least 12 kits in stock as of yesterday!). I’ve got something new planned for them . . . stay tuned!
And that’s not all I’m announcing next week . . . I’ll also have a new pattern for you! It may or may not be the Freemans Alley Mitts:
Which may or may not by done in Koigu. Oh, who am I kidding, they’re obviously done in Koigu!
I know, I know, I’m such a tease. But in a fun way, right? Right?!?
Happy New Year to everyone, I’ll see you on the other side!
I’ve got a new knitting pattern to show you and I couldn’t be more excited!
Koigu Magazine 2 just came out and I have a design in it! This issue is all about small projects and accessories so I thought it was the perfect issue to submit my iPad cover idea, and it got accepted!
So let me introduce you to iKnit, my iPad cover design done in Koigu KPPPM yarn:
For this design I wanted a textured stitch pattern that was not only fun to knit, but that also played with the colors in KPPPM yarn and provided a cushy fabric to protect everyone’s favorite gadget. I settled on this lattice-type pattern that’s done with wrapped cables and then I moved on to thinking about what functionality I wanted in an iPad sleeve. I decided that it needed to fit a few requirements:
- It had to be cushy and protect the iPad
- It had to fit very snugly around the iPad, so that it would take as little extra room in my bag as possible.
- It needed a closure, so that the cover would stay put.
- It needed a pocket, so that I could tuck my headphones and USB cord away securely and always have all 3 together.
In the end I came up with this design and I am very happy with it. I’ve been using my own ever since!
You can’t really tell from the way they shot it, but the opening of the cover is closed with a zipper, and I also fully lined the inside with cotton fabric. Picking out the coordinating zipper and fabric was tons of fun . . . so much so that I decided to put together kits for all of you!
Brand new to my shop today are iKnit kits, which include 2 skeins of Koigu KPPPM, 1 12″ zipper, and 1 fat quarter, all in coordinating colors. Hope you like them!
Oh and one more thing about this pattern: the instructions included in the magazine were incomplete. I’ve created an errata page for it with the rest of the instructions for the iKnit pattern. Our apologies for the confusion!
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