the Coyle

I've known Kat Coyle for a couple of years now from working at The Little Knittery. Mostly in passing as we never worked together, but once she bought the store in October we've become a lot closer.

I admire Kat for her artistry & mastery of Lace, her gorgeous embroidery and most of all her endurance as an amazing single mom & shop owner.

So when I received a package of gorgeous yarns from Knit Collage my admiration turned to inspiration and I knew I wanted to make something that Kat would want to wear.
Thankfully she loves it!

So here it is, the Coyle... for S, M (L) made using #19's, 1 skein of Knit Collage's "Sister" yarn in Camel for the main body and 1(2) skeins of their "Rolling Stone" yarn in Poppy for the trim. This is a pretty simple construction for an intermediate knitter. There is some involvement on the knitters part to get the perfect fit as the pattern is based on the size shown with adjustments for larger or smaller sizes noted along the way.

Available as a PDF download. $6.50

LA Yarn Crawl & Knit Collage Yarns

The last couple of days were great fun at The Little Knittery. Meeting lots of area knitters & crocheters out and about for the LA Yarn Crawl (one day left).
Here's Kat wearing my new design for Knit Collage. Made using 1 skein each of Sister & Rolling Stone... pattern available next week.

I made this design first, but I have to make an adjustment to the sleeves so I didn't have it at the trunk show. This uses 2 skeins of Sister & 1 of Rolling Stone... the pattern will be available the end of May.

My free pattern "A Simple Shrug" made using 2 skeins of Rolling Stone.

And finally, it was so nice to see knitters returning from last years crawl to see me and as you can see here to show off a finished October Vest, thanks V!

LA Yarn Crawl and a Knit 1 LA/Knit Collage Trunk Show

A little behind here on talking about the 2nd Annual LA County Yarn Crawl happening this weekend April 11-14, 2013. Check out details here.

Saturday April 13th I'm having a trunk show at The Little Knittery along with Knit Collage. I'll have this new crochet version of the Misti Brioche Honeycomb sweater on display along with a new sweater made using Knit Collage's gorgeous hand spun... photo's to come (so very behind!)

Hope to meet some of you there!

crochet version of the Brioche Honeycomb Sweater

Happy to have just finished this mini version of the Misti Brioche Honeycomb Sweater! Made using left over Magnum and an S hook it worked up so quickly. Thanks to my sister Katy for suggesting making a smaller size to play around with the proportions of the stitch patterns. I have a few adjustments to make but will have an adult version of the pattern available soon.

what's going on?

Just checking in... I'm working on a few things, more WIP's than FO's but isn't that life?!

Finished up Ursula's leg warmers.

Using Zauberball in color #2079 and with #2 DPN's I cast on 62sts using an Italian provisional cast on and worked a 1x1 rib for half an inch... should have been longer for it rolls a bit but they're finished now so no going back! Switched to #4's and knit for @13.5" before going back to the 2's and a 1x1 rib for @1.25". I bound off with a Kitchener bind off to match the top and was happy to cross these off my list, although I still have to make a second pair for big sis.

The 2nd pair has the same cast on as the 1st pair except I cast on 82sts and those extra 20sts are killing me. I have a feeling I might run out of yarn since she wants long ones so I'm starting the second one soon to see how far I get but I need a break from the #4's!

Started working on a crochet version of the Honeycomb Brioche Sweater (an S hook is a nice break from the #4 DPN's). I've wanted to add more crochet versions of my patterns and this one is the most requested. I've also had requests for a crochet version of my Openwork Kimono so look for that in the coming months as well as a couple of shawls... what was I saying about my WIP's in proportion to my FO's?

Lastly Happy Birthday to my favorite 4 year old, your style inspires me!
 (sadly I did not make this cute butterfly sweater)

a New Year's cowl

I made this cowl for The Little Knittery's Holiday sample sale and it proved more popular with people wanting to make it than people wanting to buy it, so here goes... the easiest cowl ever!

@90 yards of super chunky yarn. Of course I used Magnum by Cascade.
#19 24" circular needle
Gauge: Just over 1 stitch per inch... @1.25 sts=1"
Finished measurement when laid flat: 13" x 15"

Cast on 40sts. Join and work a K3, P1 rib for 15". Bind off, weave in ends and enjoy!

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best for 2013!

Holiday Party

If you're in the area today 12/15 come on over to The Little Knittery  from 12-6 for a Holiday party hosted by owner Kat Coyle.
Lot's of gift ideas from supplies to finished pieces.
Hope to see you there!