give-away – JjD

My Birthday

Published on January 10, 2016August 3, 2024 by Jen10 Comments

jenjoycedesign© Altitude Lace Cowl

A lovely cowl I finished yesterday, since casting on New Years Eve.

It is a pattern I named “Altitude Lace Cowl” (photographed below on sassafras walking stick my brother gave me on my birthday decades ago).

jenjoycedesign© Altitude lace cowl on sassafrass walking stick

It is beautiful and I used especially for a present to myself in very plush & spendy Madelinetosh Pashmina yarn, 100g skein with oodles of yards, in the color “wellwater”

jenjoycedesign© Altitude Cowl in Pashmina

This sample is the biggest of the sizes, at 9 repeats (40″ circumference x 11″ wide). As it is my birthday, I’d like to give-away this pattern TODAY thru Ravelry only, to all who do the following ;

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Thank you! And now I’ll go on about my next birthday event by taking a walk in the woods with Emma, along our knitting trail, while casting on another of these quick-knit lacey neck cozies.

jenjoycedesign© Altitude Lace Cowl 2

Tartan & Tweed Redesigned !

Published on January 31, 2015September 25, 2022 by Jen6 Comments

I am so glad to be finished with this redesign. And so glad to introduce my new Tartan & Tweed Mitts! One size adjustable with gauge to fit Men’s Large down to Kid Size. Here they are modeled by Jeff in Men’s Large…

… you can’t easily distinguish the colors, there’s grey, blue, and green. I very intentionally knit with colors of weathered Fraser tartan (um…they are Outlander mitts!), these in Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light (sport/DK) which this wool-fearing man seems to be quite okay with.

I’ve been feverishly knitting these mitts in several popular yarns, more Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light with a slightly tighter gauge to fit me, women’s small to medium, in lovely greys…

I think the different tones of greys best shows the different contrasts in value, without the color distraction. Here is examples of the medium stripe (top), lightest stripe (middle) , and darkest stripe (bottom).

But then when the colors play in, it’s magic ! These in Malabrigo Arroyo…

Some really interesting variations of chart are now included …

And remember these?

The ” itty bitty mitties ” are miniature Tartan & Tweeds in sock yarn knit up in tiny US 1 needles, made for Nora last Christmas, who is only three. Oh! I almost forgot to mention, I have condensed the original pattern , that was in Shetland fingering yarns and 4 sizes, and included it at the end of the ‘new’ pattern. So that should be fun, and you should have a full plate of knitting options !
So folks, I’m kicking off this redesign with a promotion….

Edit in February 5 : PROMOTION ENDED.

Una Cosettina Pattern Rewrite

Published on January 16, 2015September 25, 2022 by Jen4 Comments

‘Una Cosettina’ has had a bit of an overhaul in recent winter weeks. I have knit up several more variations on the original design from nearly a year ago. Now pattern has options to work lace up the back of the hand, (I so wanted to do this , and now it is done and I’m satisfied!) . You can create a full lace gauntlet , or a sporty shorty little wisp of a mitt, or anything in between. Options to omit i-cord cast-on & bind-off and/or eyelet round, and skip straight to the lacework. To me a bounty of choices makes a good pattern and as much fun to wear as it is to knit as it is to write!

But frankly folks, this pattern is all about using that one-of-a-kind skein or ball you have. Perfect for those lovely singles of your own spindle-spun yarn or that lovely skein of luxury yarn you couldn’t resist buying from that great yarn shop you just visited. Maybe you discovered a ball of vintage yarn in your grandmother’s attic which narrowly escaped a pair of argyle socks in the 50’s, or that novelty yarn you bought from the 13th-Century wool mill while visiting the town of Biella in Italy.

Una Cosettina meets One-Skein-Project-itis and makes a stunningly beautiful friendship.

This pattern can be found on Yarnings HERE, and detailed on Ravelry HERE.

Pretty Little Things Socks ~ The Pattern

Published on October 16, 2013March 11, 2019 by Jen32 Comments

Words that describe these socks are ~ darling, dainty, delightful, durable. More words are practical, comfortable & completely reminiscent of the bygone era of bobby socks. (I still have yet to make a fresh white pair, with powder blue or blush tones for contrast trim). They’re smart and tough too, evoking for me a very pretty tomboy girl of sixteen. Yes, definitely and understatedly pretty, from the frilly top down to the sturdy toe.

And now . . . to celebrate !

I am offering a free gift of my new pattern to all who leave a comment below, and as it is my 7th pattern submitted so far, this offer will last for 7 days. (Don’t be shy!)

* * Day 7 , Oct. 23, 2013 ~~ will be the last day of promotional pattern give-away.* *

Thank you everybody for being a colossal support, I really feel I couldn’t have done it without your lovely comments & personal messages along the way ~~ xoxoxo!!!

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Pretty Little Things Socks pattern on Yarnings right HERE.

on Ravelry HERE

And if you fancy a gloves in a matching set, see Pretty Little Things Gloves !!

Winner Of The Give-Away !

Published on March 12, 2013March 20, 2013 by Jen14 Comments

I have finished knitting the give-away mitts and drawn the winner ! I shall be sending them off right away ( but first , apologies to the winner for misspelling your name in the photo.) It was really fun knitting these very sunny & vernal tones, and for some reason, these colors had me dreaming of my little potted lemon trees , and my tall and rambling English roses out on the deck garden. Yet, it still is only the first half of March, and no blooms yet.

I don’t know how to say this gracefully, but I blunder’d badly and didn’t notice until nearly done with the second mitt, that it is two rows shorter than the first. This is a major embarrassment, but there’s no time to knit them over, so they will just have to remain as they are ~~ a statement of my quirky and asymmetric personality !

Watch this space as they say, for soon I will be posting a gallery of photos of all the knitters’ mitts, who have participated in the first test-knit-along of my first three patterns over in this little group . I wouldn’t be having this give-away party had I not felt so good about the mitts, and only because so many stepped up to actually knit them, some many pair !

And thank you kind readers of Yarnings, well as the knitters of the mitts, for posting in the give-away, and being a part of my celebration of writing my first patterns, however small they are. I know this will be a memory of encouragement which I will draw upon for months to come.

Now I can look forward to the next knit & give-away,

which is inevitable,

because I had so much fun with this one !!!

Details on Ravelry . . . here