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3/31/2020

At the end of each year I usually enjoy sitting down to do a recap of the year's knitty highlights. Unfortunately, 2019 got away from me and, now that it's April, I'm afraid this little gallery represents that recap in it's entirety. My bad.

I published eight original designs/patterns in 2020, comprised of six hats, one cowl, and one hat + fingerless gloves set, in collaboration with Queen City Yarns. Many of the patterns reached Ravelry's Hot Right Now Top 20 and, most importantly, your knitting needles!

Thank you SO much to anyone and everyone who purchased a pattern from the cold comfort knits 2019 collection. Your support means the world to me!

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left to right, top to bottom
The Harbour Hat, The Holloway Hat, The Berryhill Set, The Appleby Hat, The Waterdown Hat, The Aldershot Hat, The Dark Arts Hat, The Dark Arts Cowl

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cold comfort knits x shibui knits

3/31/2020

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I can't believe we are already three months into 2020 and I've only published one pattern. One! Thankfully that one was one for the books; a tap from the renowned Shibui Knits is nothing to sneeze at. Although in light of world events I wouldn't recommend sneezing at *anything* right now.

After a disappointing design collaboration with a U.S. yarn shop last October--big on promises, small on follow through--I'd sworn off collaborations entirely. Go ahead, ask anyone who knits with me--or within ten feet of me. I was pretty vocal in my commitment NOT to make more commitments.

But before I could utter my last protestation, my inbox interrupted me (ping!) with an invitation to collaborate with Shibui Knits. On a design of my choosing. On a schedule of my choosing. With a yarn of my choosing. Oh yeah, and they would send me a dozen unique skeins for my swatching pleasure.

After I picked myself up off the floor, I was ALL IN. Backpedaling be damned.

the gairloch shawl

The Gairloch Shawl combines two of my favourite yarns from Shibui Knits, Lunar and Silk Cloud. Two lace-weight yarns, held together throughout, for a super-silky, super-fluffy knitting experience.

Yarns this sublime beg for non-competing simplicity in the design, which is why I chose easy-to-memorize stitch patterns throughout, so the the knitter can relax into every decadent stitch. The finished shape? A winged triangle. Highly wrappable, and highly wearable, because this shawl's destiny is to be worn!

A delicate picot bind off adds the final, feminine touch to this oversize shawl. Dress it down with jeans and a tee shirt, or go all out with a pretty dress and heels. The Gairloch Shawl (literally) has you covered ;)

From the bottom of my heart, a great big THANK YOU to Shibui Knits for the yarn-spiration to create such a treasured design. Trust me, I'll wear it well!

Knit Your Own Gairloch Shawl

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recap

click on any image to be taken to the main pattern page

left to right, top to bottomThe Harbour Hat, The Holloway Hat, The Berryhill Set, The Appleby Hat, The Waterdown Hat, The Aldershot Hat, The Dark Arts Hat, The Dark Arts Cowl

cold comfort knits x shibui knits

the gairloch shawl

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left to right, top to bottom
The Harbour Hat, The Holloway Hat, The Berryhill Set, The Appleby Hat, The Waterdown Hat, The Aldershot Hat, The Dark Arts Hat, The Dark Arts Cowl