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Talea Tunic - pattern release

28.5.20

After a number of adult designs I'm happy to share a children one - Talea Tunic.

I wanted to create a light weight summer dress with simple shape and beautiful texture. So for this tunic I have chosen lovely summer yarn Mary Maxim Simply Natural. In spite of DK weight, this yarn feels really light weight thanks to bamboo. It is very soft and drapes beautifully.

Talea Tunic is knitted back and forth on straight needles. It has A-shape silhouette with dropped shoulders and round neck. The neck and sleeve bands are knitted in the round.
For this tunic I used a combination of easy to memorise stitches - Tiny knots stitch and Caterpillar stitch divided by a number rows in garter stitch.

The knitting pattern for Talea Tunic is easy to follows and suitable for advanced beginners. It is written for wide range of sizes from 9-12 months through child 13-14 years.

It is available from Ravelry with 10% off until 3rd of June. Use code TALEA10 at checkout to get your discount.

List of recommended DK weight substitutes for Talea Tunic:
- King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK
- Stylecraft Naturals Bamboo & Cotton DK
- Lion Brand Coboo
- Sublime Isla
- Premier Yarns Bamboo Fair
- Hobbii Tivoli
- Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/8 Solids

Pattern release - A-factor Cardigan

2.3.20

I’ve finished working and testing my latest design - A-factor Cardigan for children and happy to share it with you today.

This cardigan is designed in collaboration with Mary Maxim Yarn company using their Natural Alpaca Tweed yarn. Knitting kits for A-factor cardigan will be available from Mary Maxim in April. Single pattern is available from Ravelry and LoveCrafts (see more info below).

A-factor Cardigan has a bit unusual look as it is designed with asymmetrical front parts. Right front part of cardigan is knitted in stripe stitch and has a triangular band, the left front part is knitted in stockinette and it is straight and wide. Design also features modified dropped shoulders, straight sleeves and collar. You won’t be bored with so many features while knitting this project.

The Cardigan is knitted with Aran weight yarn on US8 (5.0 mm) knitting needles, so it is a fast knitted project.
As for most knitting projects, I highly recommend you to check your gauge correctly to get a beautiful result. You can read more about gauge here

Mary Maxim yarn is not available in the UK, so I can recommend the following substitutes:
- Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool
- Rowan Pure Wool Superwash DK
- Cascade 220

The knitting pattern for A-factor Cardigan is available from Ravelry with 15% off until 10th of March. Use code AFACTOR15 to get your discount.

You can also get 10% with code 310 if you buy 3 or more patterns and 15% off with code 515 for 5 and more patterns.

Also, you can download the knitting pattern for A-factor cardigan from LoveCrafts.

Test Knit - A-factor Cardigan

27.1.20

New test knitting Alert!

I've opened a test knit for this beautiful girly cardigan with asymmetrical front parts.

A-factor Cardigan is knitted back and forth in Stockinette stitch. The design features asymmetrical front parts with wide triangular front band, ribbed collar, dropped shoulders and button closure. The cardigan is designed with positive ease about 15-20 cm/ 8 inches. Back and front parts of cardigan are knitted separately. After the shoulder seams are completed the stitches are picked up for collar and sleeves.

Required Skills: Cast on, knit, purl, basic increasing and decreasing, bind off.

USED YARN: Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed
TYPE OF YARN: Aran/ 10-ply
YARN LENGTH: 262 yds (240 m) in 100g skein

Deadline: 24th of February, 2020.

If you are interested to participate in this test, please head to Knitting with ViTalinaCraft group for more info.

E-motion poncho for children and adults

4.11.19

Recently I’ve been busy working on a new poncho design for Mary Maxim yarn company. The main goal was to design a comfortable universal garment for both children and adults. So please welcome my E-motion Poncho.

E-motion Poncho is cozy oversized garment which is knitted back and forth in combination of Stockinette and Grid stitches. The poncho is designed with positive ease about 25 cm/ 10 inches, dip dropped shoulders and comfortable hood.

The back of poncho is longer than front for extra warms and comfort. Also the poncho is decorated with little pocket at front. Back and front of poncho are knitted separately. After the shoulder seams are completed the stitches are picked up for hood and edge band. The edge band is knitted in the round in ribbing.

The poncho is knitted with Mary Maxim Natural Alpaca Tweed in shade Grey

Knitting pattern for E-motion poncho is available from Etsy, Ravelry and LoveCrafts

The knitting kits with original yarn are available from Mary Maxim

Also the knitting pattern for E-motion poncho has been nominated for pattern of the month at LoveCrafts. If you like my pattern, please vote for it by clicking on the heart. You need to be logged in to your account in order for your vote to register.
The winner gets a badge on it saying "Pattern of the Month". I would really appreciate if you could share it with your friends too! To vote please follow the link to LoveCrafts

Starflake Sweater

6.9.19

Happy Autumn everyone! I’ve got a great news to share with you today. Last couple of months I’ve been busy working on a new sweater design for kids and adults. So please welcome my Child Starflake Sweater and Adult Starflake sweater.

This stylish sweater would make a perfect addition to any wardrobe. Knitted with circular yoke seamlessly, this garment has tunic length which is ideal for an autumn chill weather. The yoke is knitted with beautiful cables in a star shape and decorated with crochet bobbles. Two more pretty stitches decorate the sweater both sides of cables.

Starflake sweater is knitted top down seamlessly with modified longer yoke for a perfect fit and extra comfort. The bottom of garment has a curve edge and fancy slits. Neck, cuffs and bottom band are knitted with 2 x 2 rib.

For this sweater I used perfect budget yarn Mary Maxim Mellowspul DK solids. It has a good colour palette, knits easily and doesn’t change after washing.

As a substitute you can also use Paintbox Yarns Simply DK

So many features and beautiful details make this project is really enjoyable and interesting knit. You can even learn a new technic! The bobbles are crocheted and the pattern has very detailed photo tutorial and the video tutorial is available in my YouTube channel too! So if you fancy to knit a new perfect sweater for incoming Fall please get you copy of pattern from Etsy or Ravelry. Below you can find the direct links for both child and adult sweaters as well as for the matching hat:

Child Starflake Sweater on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/720671602

Child Starflake Sweater on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/starflake-sweater

Adult Starflake Sweater on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/734529735

Adult Starflake Sweater on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/adult-starflake-sweater

Starflake Hat on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/732617211

Starflake Hat on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/starflake-hat

Fairyland Poncho kits from Mary Maxim

18.6.18

Hello Everyone!
It has happened again – my daughter in her Fairyland Poncho made front cover of new Mary Maxim catalog! I’m so proud and excited.

The knitting kits for Fairyland Poncho are available exclusively from Mary Maxim now. So if you don’t want to shop for the wool and the pattern separately you can buy them as a kit.

Below are links for the kits:

Size 2-3 years:
https://www.marymaxim.com/fairyland-poncho-size-2-3-years.html

Size 4-6 years:
https://www.marymaxim.com/fairyland-poncho-size-4-6-years.html

Size 7-9 years:
https://www.marymaxim.com/fairyland-poncho-size-7-9-years.html

Size 10-14 years:
https://www.marymaxim.com/fairyland-poncho-size-10-14-years.html

Happy knitting!!!

Diamond Dust Coat

27.10.17

Last couple of months I had been busy working on my new coat design for my older daughter. So today I’m happy to share my Diamond Dust Coat.

The coat is knitted with Aran weight yarn on 5 mm knitting needles. The design of the coat is pretty and simple. It has close fitting on the waist, long sleeves and small collar. The coat is decorated with wooden buttons.

The sleeves and side panels of front and back are knitted with moss stitch. The centre of back is knitted with diamond cable, the front parts are knitted with the matching “zig-zag” cables, and as a finishing touch all cables are decorated with bobbles.

For this coat I used Mary Maxim Woodlands yarn in pretty shade Stardust.

The knitting pattern for the Diamond Dust Coat is available from my pattern stores:

On Ravelry:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamond-dust-coat

On Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/567603527

On Loveknitting:
https://www.loveknitting.com/diamond-dust-coat-knitting-pattern-by-vitalina-craft

On Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/diamond-dust-coat/522420

and hard copy of the pattern on ebay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253230768739

Daisy Chain Sweater

12.7.17

I've just finished working on my new knitting design - Daisy Chain Sweater.

I think this top will be a perfect addition for the summer wardrobe of my little one. I've managed to complete it just in time for her summer holidays :)

This sweater has short raglan sleeves and wide boat neck. It is knitted in the round and has no any seams! Stockinette stitch is combined with pretty lace stitch around the waist, sleeves and neck edge.
The sweaters front is decorated with knitted flower and matching button.

The photo shoot was a real fun this time:

I used Mary maxim Fresh yarn to make this top. It looks really great on summer projects.

The knitting pattern for the Daisy Chain Sweater is available from my pattern stores:

Ravelry:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/daisy-chain-sweater

Craftsy:
https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/daisy-chain-sweater/502779

Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/542943197

Loveknitting:
https://www.loveknitting.com/daisy-chain-sweater-knitting-pattern-by-vitalina-craft

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