Designer Resources added – Sizing for Children

In our ongoing migration to our new Impeccable Knits label, the Designer Resources on this blog now include an expansive section on Children’s Sizing (formerly posted on our Cranberry Ocean Knits blog). Just point to Designer Resources tab and the sub-page link will show.

Ravelympics Medals have been awarded

Here it is! My Ravelympics entry with accompanying medal!

Look for the pattern within the next 3 weeks or so — it’ll be announced on the Cranberry Ocean Knits blog and website.

Ravelympics / Knitting Olympics Day 6

The first sleeve is finished. I had intended to do a rolled cuff – I love the look of them on little kid’s clothing – but opted for a 1 x 1 rib to better fit in with the other stitch patterns e.g. the single knit stitch on both sides of the central Rope cable and the garter stitch hem (which is just cut off at the bottom of the pic).

The ends of the central rope panel are on stitch holders and will be picked up when the neck band is knit.

I’m about half-way to the sleeve shaping on the second half, so in very good shape to finish by the closing ceremonies.

Ravelympics/ Kniting Olympics Day 4

Progress is evident! I have been knitting (and trying to be good about the pattern writing), just not posting as faithfully as I thought I would. I need a little camera attached to my glasses so the I can just click with the blink of an eye to capture all the moments!

I used a 3-needle bind-off  yo join the Back and Front at the underarm, keeping this a “no seaming” project.  I’m almost finished the first sleeve — about another inch to go. I’m almost through the first ball of yarn and had one of those heart-stopping moments — I won’t have enough!!!!! But then realized that the Rope cable panels were knit from that first ball of yarn and won’t be repeated — I should have lots! Happy dance

Things are progressing so nicely I may have to revise my challenge to include the completion of the pattern writing.

Yarn Harlot’s Knitting Olympics and Ravelympics

Well, this year I have decided to join the Yarn Harlot’s Knitting Olympics and the Ravelympics ! I’m designing a new child’s sweater (for my Cranberry Ocean line ) which will be a sideways knit — that’s my challenge! Come join the fun!

Edit Feb 12/10:

I swatched for the sweater last night.

Yarn: Patons Classic Wool in Water Chestnut
Needles: 3.75mm

This is the swatch for the central cable that will run down the Front and the Back of the sweater — a simple 2/2 Rope cable; the sides and sleeves will be knit sideways from those centre panels. It’s all about trying to be seamless!

Cast-on is tonight!!

New PS pattern – Cridhe Irish Heartbeat Baby Blanket

Whether you’re looking for a cable baby blanket or a lap rug/lapghan to knit, check out this pattern on the PurpleSage Knitting Patterns page.

The border pattern is adapted from the Reversible Horizontal Rib pattern by Annie Maloney, Knitter’s Guide to Stitch Design (2006).

Cable Heart Tam joins the Celtic Child flock!

Here’s the newest design to join the Celtic Child series — the Reishi Tam.

For those of you on Ravelry, you can see all the details right now here.

edited Jun 18.09: All of the pattern details are now on the PurpleSage Knitting patterns page and on the website.  Enjoy!

Celtic Child: Forest Paths Baby Blanket pattern

Published June 1, 2009:  Forest Paths Baby Blanket — details on the Knitting Patterns page and lots more on the website (link is on the Pattern page).

On to write up the “little purple hat” pattern — it is beckoning me……….

Nova Scotia Local Yarn Shops Page

The Nova Scotia LYS page has been getting a lot of hits, so remember to leave me a comment if you have any Nova Scotia yarn shops to add to the list. Let’s support our LYS’s!!!

SHEARING DAY/BACK to BACK CHALLENGE at Gaspereau Valley Fibres is back again this year on June 6th — an International competition that has newly shorn wool spun and knit into a sweater — last year’s record setters were from Toronto with a time of just under 6 hours! The second-place team from Australia was only about 13 minutes behind!

Two New Patterns to be released soon

Edit Nov 2009: pattern links added

The 2 newest Celtic Child designs will be released within the next 2 weeks — watch the Pattern Page for details

Here are a couple of “Extreme Close-up’s”  — top picture is a hat (Celtic Child ~ Reishi Tam) and the other a lovely blanket (Celtic Child ~ Forest Paths Baby Blanket). See the PurpleSage Designs Patterns page for full descriptions and links to buy these patterns.

Both incorporate cables, of course — one is knit using Mission Falls 136 Superwash Merino (a sport weight) and the other a soy blend from Bernat (a worsted weight).

Ok, back to pattern editing

Celtic Child ~ Iasg: a Jenna Hurry design

I am so excited to be able to publish this new pattern.

It’s Jenna Hurry’s Iasg child’s cardigan — published by yours truly. Jenna developed this pattern several years ago and was persuaded to offer it for sale

The pdf Knitting Pattern is written for sizes 12 months to 6 years — the unique “fish cable” pattern is repeated on the sleeves and on the back.

This cardi also has a very generous asymmetrical neck opening — style and comfort!

The original was knit in a black cotton — it was just stunning–although not so great for taking pictures!  This pattern is written for DK weight yarn (Rowan Pure Wool DK was used for the model — that’s a size 2 model wearing a 12 month size, btw, so you can see the sizing is generous). The buttonholes are done using Barbara Walker’s One Row buttonhole method — very slick! I’m very excited about this one!

Thanks, Jenna, for sharing this pattern!

There more details on the PurpleSage Knitting Patterns page and LOTS more details on the PurpleSage Designs website.