Color Conduit by Christine Guest, the first release in Attached and Apart: First Course

Attached and Apart First Course

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I’m so excited to be releasing this collection with Christine Guest and Jill Wolcott Knits. The first release in our collection, Attached and Apart: First Course is now live! Color Conduit (shown above) was designed by Christine Guest and is an easy project that will teach you a few great tricks. Christine includes photo tutorials and IG reels to show you multiple ways of accomplishing the look so you can pick the method you like the best. As a shawl, Color Conduit is an excellent choice for mini skeins, advent sets, or leftover yarns. Go for a monochromatic color scheme to let the joins really shine or go bold with color to create a 70’s style wrap that’s sure to …

Honeycomb Breeze back

Taming My Mane

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HOTN – I’ve just finished the last project in Sizzlin’ Stitches and am so excited to show off my FOs!   Porto, designed by Jill Wolcott, knit in Ella Rae organic cottonWith Porto, I learned a new stitch! Such an exciting experience – Fisherman’s Rib is now in my collection of potentials for future designs. I was asked if Fisherman’s Rib and Brioche are the same – they create a similar fabric, but the methodology is different. Watch my quick review on the differences here. Honeycomb Breeze, designed by Orchard House Editing, crocheted in Amano Yarns organic cottonIt felt like EVERYTHING about this design was new to me. Okay not everything – I have crocheted before, but it definitely stretched …

Rannoch Moor Swing Coat by Sue McCain.

Swinging into number 7 Rannoch Moor Swing Coat in Technicolor Movie Night Release 7

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Horse enthusiast, knitting magazine & book pattern tech editor, and all-around talented knitwear designer, Sue McCain contributes the last 2 designs in our Technicolor: Movie Night collection.  Sue was inspired by a rather famous series, Outlander, as well as her favorite Scottish moors. The flared of Rannoch Moor Swing Coat is all about riding through the moors on your faithful steed!  But Sue did an excellent job transforming the functional design element into multiple venues.  It works great for chasing kiddos at the park or afternoons snuggled up by the fire. My favorite part is her use of one of the stitch patterns from this collection.  The strong geometrics in that rich golden color so speak to her inspiration! Buy …

Silvia Got Promoted by Christine Guest. Modeled by Kari Guest.

Silvia Got Promoted in Technicolor Movie Night Release 4

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Silvia, a greenhouse work Elf, displayed such ingenuity with her “Silvia of Elf” convertible cape and stylish organizational skills with her “Silvia Needs a Bag” that she was promoted from menial work Elf to greenhouse manager!  As with any promotion, Silvia knew she had to up her fashion game to match her new position of power in greenhouse management.  So, Christine Guest brings us the delightful “Silvia Got Promoted” as Technicolor: Movie Night release no 4! Just check out the fit on this fabulous jacket design! And not to overlook Silvia’s love of multifunctional, the cape can be worn with it as well! Buy your copy today here on Payhip – https://payhip.com/b/g5IKC Or Ravelry – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/technicolor-movie-night Technicolor: Movie Night includes …

Photo by Christine Guest. Modeled by Kari Guest.

Silvia of ELF Release 3 in Technicolor Movie Night

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Christine Guest is the most creative pattern engineer I’ve come across.  She dedicates swatch after swatch to engineering new techniques and refining old ones.  Whenever I have a sticky situation in a pattern, I know she’ll have a solution I’ve not thought of!  So it is with great excitement that I introduce Silvia of ELF, the third release in the Technicolor: Movie Night collection, to you today. If you have Technicolor: Matinee, you’ll have the pattern Silvia Needs a Bag.  But just what could Silvia need a bag for?  Buttons galore! Because she is so humble, you won’t hear the depths of her involvement from her, but I loved her process of creation for this collection.  Not only did Christine …

Calla Lily shawl by Carol Herman Knit Equals Joy. Photo by Wild Knits Salem.

Technicolor Movie Night Release 2 Calla Lily Wrap

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The second design by Knit Equals Joy (Carol Herman) is Calla Lily Wrap.  This beautiful shawl is simply elegant with an elegant accent edge in one of our stitch patterns and simple garter for the body. What I love most is the shape – a perfect curve along a structured triangle! Buy your copy today here on Payhip – https://payhip.com/b/g5IKC Or Ravelry – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/technicolor-movie-night Technicolor: Movie Night includes 2 patterns from each of the following 4 designers – Carol Herman of Knit Equals Joy, Christine Guest of Christine Guest Designs, Sue McCain, and yours truly. Each week (starting the 17th due to a Ravelry hiccup), the price of the pattern will increase.  However, regardless of when you purchase, you’ll receive …

Hollywood and Vine by Carol Herman Knit Equals Joy. Photo by Elizabeth Zimmerman of Western Rose Studios.

Technicolor Movie Night Premier

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The house lights dim, the flicker on the screen begins, grab your knitting needles for some fantastic feature knits!  The wait is over, the sequel to Technicolor: Matinee is now available… introducing Technicolor: Movie Night! This 4-designer collection spins the plotline of what happens when you give a handful of designers the exact same stitches with the theme of movies.  How does each one interpret the prompt?  How does something so simple of a stitch pattern (or two) take on so many different storylines? Debuting first is Carol Herman of Knit Equals Joy Hollywood and Vine.  This “snuggle up with popcorn and your sweetie sized shawl” featuring exquisite lace and beautiful cables. Check out a closeup for my favorite feature …

Sneak peek at the Autumn Come chart created in Stitch Mastery

Extra extra read all about it

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I had the honor of being interviewed about my design process by one of the software tools I use to create my designs! Head over to Stitch Mastery to read the inside scoop: URL – https://stitchmastery.com/interview-series-40-lindsay-lewchuk/ Of course, I couldn’t talk about designing without GDCSJ, Puddles

Steam Heat by Laura Patterson

Steam Heat

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The next release in Technicolor: Matinee is Steam Heat by Laura Patterson.  We may have totally different design processes, but one thing we do both love is jazz in movies… especially when sung by power-house singers! More about how this relates to Laura’s design in the essay section of Technicolor: Matinee ;-).   1.  Which came first, the movie or the design The movie. Actually, a set of movies came first. Starting with old black and white movies, and progressing to pictures that are much more current. Parts of each of these movies shared a feeling, a theme as it were, in a certain kind of scene. 2. Did the movie play a role in your yarn or yarn color …

Silvia Needs a Bag

Silvia Needs a Bag

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The next release in the Technicolor: Matinee eBook collection is Silvia Needs a Bag by pattern engineer, Christine Guest.  Christine’s designs fascinate me!  She incorporates such incredible detail scientifically proven to work together in beautiful artistry.  I’ve had a few peeks into her process and her pile of swatches to get everything perfect is mesmerizing!  I’m also privileged to be test knitting an upcoming release of hers, a men’s sweater, and am loving her attention to detail.  The care she takes to make sure patterning develops in a beautiful method even when doing something like increasing for a sleeve – wow!  But you’ll hear more on that a little bit later.  For now, Christine was kind enough to let me …