Ethan and I went to a family dinner at his grandmother’s house on a lake. So we brought a sweater I just finished and a few accessories I have been meaning to get pictures of. More to add to my list of patterns to write!
So I have begun my attempt at self publishing! The pattern for my Tall Flower Cardi went up for sale through Ravelry today.
We also had a very silly Halloween (which happens to be my Mom’s birthday) around here this year. My poor Mom called to warn me that she had got a horrible black eye. Ethan decided that this meant that he, our visiting friend Lee and I must put on fake black eyes for the birthday dinner!
We got the wrong eye, but my Mom though it was great anyway!
And, of course, what would Halloween be without a Yarn-O’Lantern-
Melissa LaBarre’s Tea Leaves Cardigan pattern for Madelinetosh was just released and prompted me to share some of the designs that I love. I’m hoping to do this on a regular basis.
Carrie Bostick Hoge’s Smocking Mitts
Kristen TenDyke’s Felted Laptop Bag
So those are just a few, I’ll post more soon!
Thank you everyone for your votes on which pattern I should work on first:) The tall Flower Cardi was by far the winner. I’ve got the pattern finished and ready to be proofed. Hopefully I can get it up for sale this week!
I am going to take that out of the options. I really loved having everyone’s input! Which one should I work on next? 
Update:
Ethan and I just got back from picking out some pumpkins and we took a few pics (in the dark) of the sweater that I finished yesterday and was wearing. So I added that to the selections of patterns that need to write.
I just got my haircut and decided it was a good time to finally get some pictures of the sweaters that I want to self publish. None of the patterns are written yet and I would love some help deciding which to get done first. Here are the pics and they are under the ” New Designs” tab on my Ravelry projects page. Which ever gets the most “hearts” (or any!) by this weekend will go first. I will leave them there and use the # of hearts to decide what the order is for the rest:) Thank you!
Gudrun Johnston was kind enough to invite over an amazing group of knitters/designers over to her house for a night of wonderful food, talk and knitting.
Here from left to right is Gudrun, Cirilia, Julia, Ysolda, and Connie.
And there is Cheryl and Melissa
And we got to check our Ysolda’s suitcase of beautiful knits.
The CEY Fall Booklets are out! I love the photos, the patterns and the new yarns. It is a really wonderful season for CEY.
Here are some of my designs-
This is my favorite design of the ones I did for CEY this season, I think it is pretty and very easy to wear. I love the yarn, CEY’s Giselle, it is soft and cozy, looks great in lace and stockinette stitch and the colors are amazing! Ravel it
This one is a really fun knit, it has the one substantial lace panel in the back and then the rest is Stockinette. The buttons are “cover your own buttons” that I covered in a corduroy in autumn colors. Ravel it
This cardi has my favorite Lace pattern of the moment, it has lace and bobbles!
It is knit in a wool cotton blend
so it can be worn (almost) year round.
I really like the picture of my Ariosa dress (left) on a very animated
model in front of an ice cream stand.
In the dress the waist shaping is moved in toward the center
which can give the illusion of a smaller waist.
The Wool Bamboo pullover (on right) is worked
from the neck down which makes it easy to adjust the
length of the body and sleeves.
This hat in portland Tweed is pictured in the “Floppy Version”,
but the pattern is also written for a non-floppy, more watch cap fit,
version.
I adore this beret and at the photoshoot I think that
everyone had it on at some point!
It is a simple, quick knit and the decreases
form a star design at the top.
It’s a hat, it’s a scarf…
it’s both!
I had named these “Tall Flower” Mitts.
The flower design reminds me of tall wild flowers
with lots of leaves on the stems and
a single blossom at the top.
And here is Giselle again (I love this yarn!).
It can also be worn as a cowl.
Thank you for visiting. I’m hoping to get a chance to post about my designs in the current issues of Interweave and Knitscene soon!
Melissa and I are now also blogging at Knitting Daily about our book process. The title is New England Knits and it will be available in Spring of 2010, we will also be sharing some info on our favorite yarn shops and such:) Please come visit us there too!
I have been away from my blog for quite sometime, working at CEY and working on the book has kept me super busy!
Melissa Labarre and I have received word on the finalized book title “New England Knits” and will soon be blogging about the process/ progress on the new KnittingDaily.com. I am so incredibly excited about our book and working with our “dream team” at Interweave has just been amazing. The photoshoot for the New England Knits will be next month and our final deadline for projects/ patterns is the end of this month. Which also happens to be the date when the CEY booklets need to go to the printer! I know it will all get done, but the next couple of weeks will be even crazier than usual. (Is that really possible?)
Visit Melissa’s wonderful blog for more about our trip to TNNA and her lovely photography:)
Here are just a few pic from a wonderful TNNA dinner with some wonderfully talented women.
And here is a quick pic of me in my Pear Top that came out this week in CEY’s webletter. It is one of my favorites, but it is not getting much ravelry love!
Thank you for visiting and keep an eye out for the New England Knits blog coming soon to Knitting Daily!
Leaving work today it felt like Spring is actually here! With the good news I received this week and the change in the weather I am feeling very re-vitalized. I just worked and slept (well, mostly worked and tried to fit in sleep!) through the winter, and it was a very long winter.
Speaking of winter, here is the continuation of the CEY Fall 09 photoshoot. I can’t show the garments yet, but I can say there are many beautiful, beautiful items.
The house that we stayed in was quite a change from my condo that is located next to the commuter rail and close to the highway connector. This was the view from the room that I slept in-
That is a snow covered lake beyond the trees. It was a lovely place to wake and the quiet at night was incredible. After living in Brooklyn, NY for years, Lowell, MA seemed quiet, but not compared to this!
Here is a view of some of the set up for the lighting in the dining area.
Very, very cool summer cabin turned year round artsy home.
This is the styling area in between quick changes-
And here are a few of pics of the actual shooting-
I really, really am going to attempt to post more often now that Spring is here!
Also- Please check out Melissa’s hat called Bea profits go to a very worthy cause.
If you are a member of Ravelry, you can see my designs here as soon as the booklets become available!
