Thursday, August 18, 2011
Five Easy Pieces Pattern Club and Knit-Along
I will soon be launching a new pattern club and knit-along called "Five Easy Pieces". You can register for it now.
And that's just what they are: five easy knitting patterns, using easy lace and textured stitch patterns. They may be easy, but with the multi-coloured yarn, they are dramatic and unique.
I had set a challenge for myself: to design a series of patterns that are easy--and fun--to knit, that use one skein of yarn, and that the yarn used be a self-striping yarn. This turned out to be an interesting challenge that I enjoyed thoroughly. I wanted to design smallish pieces that would exploit the features of the popular self-striping yarns that can be found in virtually any LYS.
I love these yarns. It is so much fun to watch the colours as they change and move across the knitted fabric. And let's face it. We all have a lingering ball or two of this yarn in our stashes.
Some of the yarns that I used for these designs are Noro, Unisono, Zauberball, and Trekking. But you can use any fingering to double-knitting weight yarn that you have on hand. They don't even have to be self-striping, since these designs will also work well with handpainted or solid-coloured yarns. As long as you have about 300 m/328 yds. to about 400 m./437 yds., you can make any of the designs in this series.
Beginning in late August, I will be releasing one pattern every three weeks. The patterns include two small shawls, a capelet, a cowl, and a scarf. These make lovely gifts and if you take part in the knit-along, you will have your holiday knitting done well ahead of time.
The five patterns in the Five Easy Pieces Club and Knit-Along will be available only to club members (until after the club is finished). So sign up now and join the fun. There will be contests and prizes, too!
For more details and to sign up, go here.
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