…the Road to the Design of Essential Tank, erg, I mean Everyday Tank, erg, actually this is it – Sarsaparilla Tank. 2013-2014: I fell in love with Quince n Co’s Sparrow at Warm ‘n Fuzzy. It was my first experience with organic linen and I was eager to dive in. Who’d of thought there was an organic yarn that wasn’t cotton that I wasn’t allergic to! After swatching, I began to design a tank for summer featuring sassafras and Japanese feather lace patterns. However, I quickly discovered the pattern would be too complex for grading, so decided instead on a St st top down tank with the sassafras lace inlaid on the front. This was perfect as I was looking …
Sarsaparilla Tank
A summer staple, Sarsaparilla Tank integrates a lace detail inspired by the sassafras flower into a seamless knit fitted design. Use the custom shaping calculator, an interactive PDF debuting with this design, to get your perfect fit! Look your best and stay cool in the light weight organic linen regardless of where your hot summer daily activities take you; whether it’d be hiking waterfalls or chasing after kiddies. Summer knitting is calling! The tech edited & test knit intermediate level pattern includes written directions with the lace fully written and fully charted for 12 sizes. The pattern also includes a schematic and how to video. $7.25 Finished Measurements:For Bust Sizes: 32”/ 81cm (34”/ 86cm, 36”/ 91.5cm, 38”/ 96.5cm, 40”/ 101.5cm, …
Name It, Win It Contest
This nameless pattern is nearly ready for release, but it lacks a striking name to match.That’s where you come in: suggest a name for the tank in my group on Ravelry & if I use it, you win the pattern! (in your Ravelry library once it’s published) So what makes a great name? 1.It is available on Ravelry. That’s right, there are lots of great names out there that have been used to the point of being lost in all the search results. (I considered “Everday” Tank for this one, but with 757 patterns with that name already, decided to keep looking.) 2.It uses words that people use to search. This one gets a bit tricky as you have to …
World Environment Day
Today, June 5th, is World Environment Day. Dedicated so by the UN, “World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment” (http://www.unep.org/wed/about). To celebrate “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care,” Marie from the Underground Crafter asked me to guest post on environmental knitting/ crocheting on her blog. Read my full post here and share your love of eco knitting/ crochet with your friends, neighbours, and fellow crafters!
Drawing Lines in the Sand
…the Winding Path Behind the Tidal Breeze DesignMy first treatment center was located just north of Charleston, SC. The blessings of beach trips were welcomed reprieves. Even though I wasn’t a knitter at the time, the images of the wet sand and the receding waves stuck in my memory as did my goofy Great Dane, Cheeky, whom my dad brought down to visit me. Years later, I discovered Americo Original yarn & more specifically, their DK weight Linen Tanguis yarn. The novel texture of the blended cellulous fibers made it leap into my purchase basket. The natural color and weight instantly recalled those memories of wet sand and I knew I’d be cabling this yarn into sand… somehow. Time passed …
Remembrance
As many of you may not know, today (May 13th) is my annual day of reflection. You may read why in last year’s blog-post Half A Life. While unfortunately not much has changed in my health, a lot has changed at Knit Eco Chic! I want to thank each and every one of you for your support as Puddles & I venture through eco knitting. This past year saw the release of 13 pattern releases, an amazing Indie Design Gift-a-long 2015 experience, and the thrilling Solar Flare MKAL. As I dedicate 2015 to the Lord, I’m grateful for the connections I’ve made in the knitting industry and how those in this industry work together for the betterment of all and …
Puddles Photography Tips for Knitwear Designers Photographing Products with Fur-babies
Aside: this blog is from Puddles POI 1. Schedule your shoot at the time of day your pet is most cuddly and obedient 2. A tired puppy is a photogenic puppy… or at the very least more likely to be obedient.My typical exercise routine is one 20 to 40 minute constitution each morning, in which I run several miles while my human saunters 1 mile, plus a game of fetch, tug, or chase in the early afternoon. In order for me to be tired, my human followed my typical walk and play schedule and added an extra run (well, at least I was running) and 3 play-times. Plus after the photo shoot, she rewarded me with a third walk (this …
Solar Flare Circular Shawl Resources
Looking for the Solar Flare Circular Shawl how-to stitch demos videos for kntiters? Bookmark this blog post for quick access! Part 1 (in the round):http://youtu.be/4ozrL0iMSAg Part 2 (worked flat):http://youtu.be/GP833G4Qkzo Swapping Out Beads:http://youtu.be/ZFn_-0B_br0 If you prefer watching directly on youtube, check out the Knit Eco Chic channel. Happy knitting!
Vote Results
The votes are in! Here is the final tally:Post 3: Jennilynn Solar Flare Circular Shawl 56 votesPost 4: erindee5575 Radiation 81 votesPost 5: rainbow1907 Solar Flare Circular Shawl 9 votesPost 7: Ryna-lyn Blue Flare 28 votesPost 8: einnako Sunflower Sea Star Flare 17 votes And the prize winners for the physical prizes are:1st prize from theuniquesheep: erindee5575 & Happy birthday!2nd prize from MayaB: Jennilynn3rd prize laurelhill3: ryna-lyn4th prize laurelhill3: einnako For the digital prizes, the random generated winners are:swingcat123 – selected Fibonacci Drops Shawlgoosebearknits – selected Sheer Illusion Tank Congratulations knitters! Thank you for all the beautiful projects and thank you everyone for voting on your favorites. You have arrived at the sun… Mission control over & out!
Sun Fire
Upcycle your yarn leftovers or mini skeins into this warm weather sun inspired beret! Sun Fire transforms the surplus Green Sheep Cotton and Bamboo fingering yarn from Solar Flare Circular Shawl into the must have fashion accessory of the season. Wake up the sun with flare lace and flame twisted stitches! Add optional beads for extra kisses of sunlight. The tech edited intermediate level pattern is fully written and fully charted. Check out the Solar Flare Circular Shawl stitch demos on the Knit Eco Chic channel on You Tube for demonstrations of the unique stitches. $6.50 Finished Measurements:Stretches to fit: 19”/ 48cm (20”/ 51cm, 21”/ 53.5cm, 22”/ 56cm) head.Hat band size includes 3”/ 7.5cm negative ease to head size.Finished Beret …