I'm here with a drive-by 'Hey! I released a new pattern today!' post. I am excited to finally share my latest design, Midnight Garden Cowl.
This design was created on a whim. I wanted something that was easily
adjustable, quick to knit, and fun! I picked a beautiful one-of-a-kind
skein of yarn I had in my stash and let it design itself. The result? A
cowl ready for a midnight snowstorm. I love it and I hope you have fun
knitting one for yourself – or a friend!
The pattern contains 5 pages of written directions, including a page
with picture tutorials and a link to an exclusive video tutorial to help
guide any knitter through one of the special stitches in the pattern.
There is also a designer’s note at the end of the PDF that contains
directions of how to alter the length of your cowl to a smaller or
longer version. This is the perfect pattern to help you get rid of any
special skein of worsted that you have stashed away!
It is available for purchase on Ravelry right now and I will be adding it to my Etsy store this weekend. I hope y'all like it! Feel free to come and chat about it in the lemknitcrochet designs group on Ravelry. We have a fun KAL for December going on where you can knit ANY of my designs to participate! Even those old ones you forgot to finish ;) See ya there!
I hope everyone has had a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I just wanted to write a quick post to let y'all know that I have just created a coupon code for my Ravelry shop that will be valid until 11:59 PM CST on Monday, December 2. It's already active and ready to use - I figured it would be nice to start it a little early.
We've been having fun (and relaxing) at the lemknitcrochet household the past few weeks. Last weekend I stayed home and knit - it was so nice! I was even able to finish a test knit for my friend Susan Claudino. This is her Jinx pattern and it is SO much fun to knit! I used The Cyborg's Craft Room Bested base in the Do Cyborgs Knit With Electric Yarn? and Chilean Blue Crocus colorways. I really love how she turned out.
This weekend I went to my first fiber festival in Boerne, TX called Kid N Ewe. It was a lot of fun getting to meet different local dyers, as well as a few Ravelry friends! I discovered a San Antonio dyer, Lone Star Arts, that had some stunning skeins of yarn and ended up taking one home with me. The dyer, Amanda, has a shop on Etsy - Lone Star Arts. Check her out, her colorways are BEAUTIFUL! Here's the skein I had to have, the colorway is Sharp Dressed Man.
I also discovered Lost City Knits and it was hard to pick something, since everything was so vibrant! I ended up taking home a skein of sock yarn in Texas Tech colors because I just couldn't resist. The colorway is Whirlwind and it is so beautiful!
Did I mention that yarn makes me happy? Because it does! And so did meeting some little goat friends.
That's about all for now. I plan to finally Cast-On for our Hunger Games KAL this week with either Girl on Fire or Trinket. Decisions, decisions. Have a great week and I'll be back soon with details about our next KAL and some new designs in the works...
It's been a busy few weeks of knitting in the lemknitcrochet household. I'm excited to finally share my new pattern with all of you, as well as the inspiration behind the pattern! Introducing my new pattern: Friendship Socks.
My Friendship Socks pattern is inspired by the deep friendships of characters in classic TV shows, books, and movies. Two cables run parallel to each other but never intertwine - signifying the importance of a friend that can run alongside you with life's twists, turns, and bumps in the road. I decided this would be the perfect pattern to use for our Hunger Games KAL, as there are many friendships that develop throughout the novels. I used the colorway My Ally on the Sassafras base by Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks as it is inspired by the character Finnick from Catching Fire. Finnick and Katniss share an interesting friendship, which begins in the book Catching Fire.
This pattern is similar in structure to my Seaweed Socks pattern, as there is a side chart that is mirrored on opposite sides for each sock. You may notice there is only one sock pictured - that's because I only had time to knit one sock! The other sock will be the exact same, just with the chart on the opposite edge of the sock. This pattern will be released with three different sizes (Small, Medium, and Large) and an accompanying tutorial PDF with a detailed afterthought heel tutorial, as well as a picture tutorial for the cables. This is by far the best beginner sock pattern I've created yet - anybody can knit this one! However, it still has enough detail to keep an intermediate or experienced sock knitter entertained. The pattern is toe-up and uses an afterthought heel. Please hop on over to my Ravelry group for more information about the pattern and to get excited for our KAL!
The pattern will be released on October 31, 2013 at around 5:00 PM CST in my Ravelry and Etsy shops. Feel free to use the coupon code TRICKORTREATLEM starting from the moment the pattern is released and running through November 1, 2013 at 11:59 PM CST for 10% off your Friendship Sock pattern purchase. Consider it a chance to trick-or-treat as an adult! (Note: The coupon code is only valid in my Ravelry shop!)
That's all for this week. I hope y'all enjoy the new pattern and are excited to start our Hunger Games KAL on November 1. Remember you can either knit my new Friendship Socks pattern OR knit with any of the Hunger Games colorways created by Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks to participate in the KAL. The KAL will run from November 1 through November 30.
I hope you have a Happy Halloween and a great week!
Welcome to the new era of lemknitcrochet designs - it's my first blog entry post-podcast. I have edited all my old blog posts and deleted all episodes from BlipTV. The podcast is officially gone.
But with the ending of the podcast becomes the beginning of the blog. Here's what I've been up to this week.
I started a new pair of socks out of Kirby Wirby Sparkle in the Dangitt, where's my broom?! I'm late for work again colorway.
It matches my Bird Leg Bags Small Wedge bag perfectly and is flying off
the needles! I hope to get the pair done by Halloween - I'm already on
the leg of the first sock.
Next on the needles, I'm working on my Red Raider Inversible socks out of Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce base in the Red/Scarlett colorway. I have one whole sock finished (even the heel!) and am on the toe of my second sock. I'm hoping to get it done before football season is over - I'm convinced they're lucky because Texas Tech is undefeated this season!!
Last on the needles is a brand new design I have in the works! I am excited to be co-hosting a Hunger Games KAL with Christy of Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks beginning November 1 and running through November 30. Catching Fire from The Hunger Games trilogy comes out on November 22, and Christy has created some AWESOME new colorways to knit as we get excited for the premiere of the film!
I have come up with a fun new sock design that will be released November 1, just in time for our KAL! It's inspired by a theme in the Hunger Games that works for every character - so if you want to knit-a-long and be matchy-matchy (like me!), any of the colorways created will 'match' the pattern. Christy has generously offered us a coupon code to use on any of her new Hunger Games colorways! Just type in 'LEMSHUNGER15' for 15% off your purchase
I will reveal more about the pattern in the future. For now, here's a picture of Peeta and the backside of my design as a teaser. No, the front of the sock isn't plain too - silly Peeta forgot to turn it around for the picture! I am using Hiwassee Creek Dyeworks Sassafras base in the My Ally colorway for my pattern sample.
That's all for the knitting talk - but I thought y'all might be interested in seeing how our Master bedroom renovations turned out. Below is a quick YouTube video with both the before and after of our Master bedroom renovations. The video is shaky and shrunk down weird because I took it on my phone - but I figure y'all would still be interested to see what we did.
That's all for this week! Thanks for stopping by the blog and spending some time catching up with me. Feel free to head over to the lemknitcrochet designs group to chat and get excited for my new design and the Hunger Games KAL!
Tomorrow (10/14) I will begin manually deleting all old episodes of
the podcast. If you want to download any episodes you’ve missed -
today’s the last day to do it. I plan to clean up shop so that I can
start fresh on the blog.
Also, I have decided that I will still record small announcement videos for KALs and new designs on my YouTube channel.
I will post any of those announcements in both the Ravelry group and on
my blog. I figure this way you still can ‘see’ designs and hear the
inspiration without me having to do it through a podcast format. So,
while the podcast has ended, you will still hear from me a little bit. I
plan to record a Hunger Games KAL announcement and pattern reveal video
at the end of October. Until then, thank you for all your kind words
and I look forward to getting to know all of you even more in the
Ravelry group!
Brace yourselves because I have some big news. This morning, I
received the dreaded email I’ve been waiting for from BlipTV. My podcast
channel is set to be deleted within 30 days and I can no longer upload
new episodes to it.
I have been going through so many changes lately, I have not had time
to sit down and breathe - let alone sit down and record a podcast. With
my new job and the potential for a full time teaching position in the
future, I have been thinking a lot about the future of the podcast. With
a heavy heart, I have come to the decision that I will no longer
continue the lemknitcrochet designs podcast.
While this may come as a shock to some of you and catch you off
guard, I admit that I have been preparing to stop recording by the end
of this year. I have enjoyed sharing my knitting, crocheting, and
designing adventures with all of y’all. However, I have found that I
would prefer to continue sharing my adventures through Ravelry instead
of through a podcast format. I hope y’all can understand that while I
could go to YouTube and other free channels to upload old or new
episodes, it would just sap time from me that I just don’t have anymore.
I don’t know if BlipTV will stick to their word or not - but if they
do, all my podcast episodes will be deleted within 30 days. I will not
be uploading them elsewhere. After that time frame, there will be no
links or places to access the podcast. My iTunes store is acting up so I
have no way of checking whether the podcast episodes are even still
available for download from iTunes - but after 30 days they won’t be.
This is your heads up - if you want to download any old episodes or
re-watch anything, download it now or they will all be gone for good. I
will also be deleting my podcasting posts off of my blog. I plan to use
my blog in the future as a real blog with pictures and announcements
about my designs.
I am sad to let the podcast go without getting to say goodbye on air,
but I will be continuing on with my designs and many awesome KALs in
the future. I have a fun new KAL for November planned that I will be
hosting with a very talented indie dyer, but I will announce details
about it in this group in the next few days. So basically, the group
will continue and stay the same - just without the video podcasts. I
hope y’all stick around with me and continue to have fun in the
lemknitcrochet designs group.
Thank you for making podcasting fun for me, Lauren
I will not be podcasting this week as I have dealt with a pretty horrible stomach bug and am still recovering. I'm finally sleeping at night and feeling better so I hope that things will be back to normal in no time.
In other news, more raffle donations have been added to the list! Make sure to check it out - we're nearly at 40 donations! Y'all amaze me :) Donation List
Vickie of Bird Leg Bags has seen, approved, and ordered specialty Josh fabric for bags and I'm excited to announce that they will be up and for sale at the end of next week at the very latest! I will announce when they are officially available in the lemknitcrochet designs group and on plurk, but Vickie's facebook page will also be a great source of information as well. If you haven't liked her page yet - what're you waiting for, go do it! Bird Leg Bags facebook page
Maegan of The Cyborgs Craft Room has exciting news as well....we are now adding a WORSTED option for Without Borders! She hopes to get some dyed up and in the shop this week. Again, I will post in the lemknitcrochet designs group and on plurk when I know more information. You can also follow Maegan's Ravelry group for more information. The Cyborgs Craft Room Ravelry group
Speaking of Maegan....the first round of combo kits went out last week and the goodies are finally being revealed! I have included a special pin that is exclusive to the first 10 kits purchased. HOWEVER! I still have a few more of them and they may be popping up in the future....:) For the next combo kits, I have included a different pin that is still very special. I will show both pins on the podcast next week.
With the enormous amount of prize donations I'm getting a little worried on shipping costs. For that reason, all profits from the sales of my patterns through March 31 will be used for shipping costs. Anything leftover will be donated to Josh's fundraiser! You can also click the PayPal donation link on my blog to send me a direct donation if you feel inclined to, all money will be used for shipping costs. My design page on Ravelry and Etsy shop
Please remember you MUST send me an email or Ravelry message to be included in the list. All it takes is a $5 donation for a spot on the spreadsheet. Which speaking of the fundraiser....
WE ARE OVER HALF WAY TO THE GOAL!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!!!
If you haven't donated yet, it's never too late. Fundraising will go through March 31 so you still have plenty of time! Check out the page! Josh's Fundraising page
I am beyond thrilled and can't thank all of y'all enough for your support.
