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Independent Designs - December 02, 2011

New pattern Lamia and a Giveaway

Oh boy am I ever behind with posting! Let's have a contest to get things rolling again shall we? Introducing Lamia, a shawl in two sizes but really any size you want it to be! Infinitely customizeable and perfect for variegated yarns this shawl is a quick and easy knit for Christmas, or any gift you might need.

The sample is worked in Knitpicks Swish Tonal, a Superwash wool that is soft and cozy...

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Interweave Knits - November 22, 2011

Interweave Knits Winter- Miranda Tam

The new Interweave Knits issue is out and I have two patterns in it; a lovely embroidered hat and a soft and squishy baby sweater. Today I'll talk a little about the Tam, and tomorrow about the sweater, then later on this week I have more good news :)

The Miranda Tam was inspired by the embroidery of the 60's and 70's, designs we all love and still lust after but really ...that amount of crazy...

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October 04, 2011

And the Winners are....

Thanks to everyone who commented on the Intwined Bag post, it was really neat to hear all your different opinions on knitting bags and which ones are your favorite to use! The winners of a free PDF copy of the Intwined Bag pattern are:

laurals11

and Maryse09

Thanks so much for your comments and check your Ravelry accounts for your free patterns! Until next time, Happy Knitting :) xo Meghan

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October 01, 2011

While we wait for the giveaway...

So if you liked my Intwined Bag and would like to give it your vote of approval in the contest head on over to the Paradise Fibers forum and vote for anythingbutsnow's Intwined Bag. The winners for the contest will receive a gift certificate for Paradise Fibers Yarn Shopand I could definitely use it to further my designing career :) But please, check out all the other projects too and vote for the...

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September 27, 2011

Intwined Bag and a Giveaway!

New Pattern time folks! Introducing the Intwined Bag, a fast felted bag that uses 14 ply wool in two brilliant colours. This bag was designed as a contest entry for the Paradise FibersWoolpak contest and is now my favorite giant knitting bag. Big enough to fit an entire sweater inside as well as a few smaller projects this bag can handle serious knitting addiction with ease while the drawstring...

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