Adult Cable Fantasy Poncho - pattern release

Please welcome my new knitting design - Adult Cable Fantasy poncho!

This stylish comfortable garment is perfect for any wardrobe.  Designed with plenty of positive ease, the poncho shape is close to sweater and can be styled with many types of jeans/trousers. Short sleeves allow wearing this poncho under winter coats. 

Poncho knitted with Aran weight yarn on straight needles in four parts – front, back and sleeves. After all parts sewn together, the stitches picked up for neck and edge band which are then knitted in the round.

Poncho has pretty cable combination in front while back and sleeves are knitted in moss stitch only.

The pattern is written for sizes from S-M to 5XL and available from Ravelry, Etsy and Lovecrafts

Links for children poncho:

Ravelry

Esty

Lovecraft

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Driftwheel Cardigan - pattern release

Finally, I am ready to share the most comfortable male design I have ever created – Driftwheel Cardigan.

Knitted in DK weight yarn, this cardigan is perfect staple for any wardrobe. Cardigan features boxy silhouette, raglan sleeves and comfortable stand up collar. Designed with plenty of positive ease and zip closure, this garment is perfect for any time of the year. Diamond stitch on cardigan’s body combined with textured ribbing on collar and edge bands, the sleeves knitted in stockinette. 

For this cardigan, I used lovely yarn Debbie Bliss Erin Tweed in pretty shade Teal. This yarn has creates beautiful fabric which does not change after blocking. It is really soft and gentle to skin.

The pattern is written for wide range of sizes from S to 3XL and has photo tutorial for zip closure. 

It can be found on Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

To see some behind the scene photos you can follow me on Instagram. You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns.

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Cable Fantasy Poncho - finished project

Recently I have completed another Cable Fantasy Poncho for my older daughter.

Designed in 2015, it became a favourite piece of wardrobe almost straight away. It served my little princess well over many years – first as a poncho, and then as a comfortable short sleeve vest.  Even six years later, she was not ready to pass it to her smaller sister so I decided to knit her a new one.

The new Cable Fantasy Poncho is knitted with my favourite yarn Debbie Bliss Falkland Aran in shade Basil. This yarn is my first choice for all sorts of cable knitting. 

I decorated the poncho with wooden buttons in natural colour that matches perfectly with blond hair of my daughter.  

The knitting pattern for Cable Fantasy poncho is written for sizes from 2-3 years up to 10-12 years and available from Etsy, Ravelry and Lovecrafts. It is also available as a knitting kit from Mary Maxim.

Last but not least, I could not resist to knit a matching poncho for myself too. So I’m happy to announce that the knitting pattern for Adult Cable Fantasy Poncho will be available this winter. This week I'm planning to open new test knit for it. If you are interested to participate in it and fancy to knit yourself this comfy poncho before the pattern release, please join my knitting group on Ravelry or follow me on Instagram to be the first who knows about the test knit. 

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Driftwheel Cardigan - test knit

New test knit alert!

It has been for a while since publishing my last male design. There are a few reasons for it. I do love knitting sweaters and cardigans with complicated cables and buttons or open fronted but my husband does not like wearing them. He prefers wearing cardigans with a zip closure, which takes some time to insert it accurately. It is not difficult but requires some concentration on process and takes some time to make it beautifully.

This Fall I have decided to design a few cardigans with zippers. The first one is ready and the test knit has been opened on Ravelry.  The knitting pattern is written for sizes from S to 3XL and has photo tutorial for zipper fitting. 

If you are interested to participate in this test knit, please head to Ravelry for more info about it and sign up.

The cardigan knitted with DK weight yarn and features raglan sleeves, stand up comfortable collar and boxy silhouette with plenty of positive ease for comfortable wear.

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Sweethood Sweater - pattern release

Happy knitting fellow crafters! I am so happy to share a very special knitting design with you today – Sweethood Sweater. 

This sweater design is the improved copy of the very first sweater, which I designed and knitted for myself when I was around 12 years old. It also was my very first finished project. Would you believe that my very first finished project was a sweater!? 

As my knitting skills were very limited at this age, the sweater did not have any cables at Front. There were five moss stitch panels in Front and Back divided by purl columns with slip stitches and the butterfly stitch around shoulders. The sweaters silhouette was pretty much the same with slightly longer length.

Those days I have decided to add beautiful cable motif in front of sweater as a symbol of my love to knitting, my kids who are my greatest inspiration and to my childhood as well.

Great thank you to my husband for the beautiful pattern name, which perfectly reflects the story behind this design.

Sweethood Sweater knitted with DK weight yarn Drops Karisma. 

The sweater features boxy shape with plenty of positive ease, dropped shoulders and round neck. Front and Back of sweater are knitted bottom up on straight needles. The sleeves are knitted top down so the length can be easily adjustable, the neck is knitted in the round on circular needles.

The pattern is written for sizes from 3-4 years to 15-16 years and consists of both row-by-row instructions and charts.  

It is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.

To celebrate the pattern release I would like to offer 10% off on Ravelry with code SS10. Offer valid until 24th of September.

Also you can use my special promo codes on Ravelry for three and five patterns: 310 - to get 10% off for 3x patterns or 515 - to get 15% off for 5x patterns.

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Stitch Symphony Coat - pattern release

Happy knitting everyone! It has been a while since I have shared my knitting projects on my blog. Meanwhile I have been busy working on number of new knitting designs for both kids and adults. 

One of them is Stitch Symphony coat, which I would like to share with you today. This stylish coat is designed with comfort in mind and would be perfect for cool autumn weather for everyday wearing.

The coat knitted with Aran weight yarn using a number of pretty stitches. You will not be bored working on this project as the stitches change one by one keeping the knitter entertained. The lower part of body includes number of textured stitches and crochet bobbles followed by beautiful eye-catching cables. The front bands knitted as you go and decorated with simple cables. 

To minimize sewing the body of coat knitted seamlessly up to underarms. Folded up cuffs of sleeves are also decorated with number of matching textured stitches. The coat is finished with comfortable hood and snap fasteners used as a closure.

The knitting pattern for this stylish coat has both charts and row-by-row instructions for cables as well as photo tutorial for the bobbles. It is written for wide range of sizes from 3-4 years to 15-16 years. 

The pattern is available from Lovecrafts , Etsy and Ravelry.

To celebrate the pattern release I would like to offer special discount of 10% off for blog readers on Ravelry for Stitch Symphony Coat. Use code SSC10 to get your discount. Offer is valid until 19th of September.

Also you can use my special promo codes on Ravelry for three and five patterns: 310 - to get 10% off for 3x patterns or 515 - to get 15% off for 5x patterns.

There are bundles of three and five patterns of your choice are available on Etsy for the special price.

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Glamrock tee - pattern release

 Hello fellow knitters! Today I’d like to share my new summer design – Glamrock tee.

This top is perfect addition to any summer wardrobe as it can be easily combined with almost everything – skirts, shorts, trousers. Knitted in sport weight cotton yarn yarn, Glamrock tee features boxy silhouette, dropped shoulders and boat neckline.

Thanks to the plenty of positive ease and openwork around shoulders the top will keep you cool and comfortable.

The top is knitted on straight needles and seamed. For this project I used BC Garn Alba GOTS yarn, which is lovely cotton yarn for any summer project. 

Knitting pattern for Glamrock tee is written for sizes XS to 3XL and available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts

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Wisla Shawl - pattern release

 I'm happy to share my new collaboration with Eden Cottage Yarn - Wisla Shawl.

The triangle shawl is knitted sideways starting from corner to corner. Thanks to combination of two easy stitches - garter stitch and simple lace eyelets in contrast shades - this project is beginner friendly. 

The big shawl is knitted with Milburn 4ply in shade Dusk and Silverdale 4ply Mini Skein set in Charcoal Fade. 

Mini shawl is knitted in Askham 4ply in shade Blossom and Silverdale 4ply Mini Skein set in Charcoal Fade.

Eden cottage yarn can be purchased from their website.

This project is perfect for using of "those pretty" mini skeins which every knitter keeps in their stash. Also, it is a great project for utilizing of some left over yarns from the previous projects. The stripes can be made in absolutely different or even unrepeatable colours. 

Knitting pattern for Wisla shawl contains row-by-row instructions for two sizes and it is suitable for beginner knitters. Pattern is available from Ravelry and Lovecrafts 

To celebrate the pattern release I've created discount code NEW15 for Ravelry.

It is valid until 27th June. 

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