Well, it’s live! My first pattern for sale that I’ll actually earn money from! (Fingers crossed) (and toes and legs and hair and teeth)
Roxbourne
roxbourne
Roxbourne Hat, Ready to Test
I would greatly appreciate your help in testing my latest pattern, Roxbourne.
This beanie-style hat features crimped welts that give it some interesting shaping. The body of the hat is a stocking stitch panel, which you can decorate however you want. I’ve included charts for the skull-and-crossbones motif if you like pirates!
Get in touch if you’d like to join in, I’ll be conducting the test in my ravelry group.
My Son’s Pirate Hat
Ooh, my heart is all gooey and melty. My little boy, 2½, hasn’t taken his new pirate hat off since I finished it for him. Part of that is because I’ve been putting it on him at every available opportunity so I can get a decent picture for the pattern, but mostly it’s because he reckon’s he’s dead cool in it. I’m sure the warmth and softness of the Fyberspates Scrumptious it’s made from isn’t hurting either!
Jake and the Neverland Pirates has been a firm favourite, and some of his first phrases were “ah, coconuts!” and “grab ‘em and go!” (looong emphasis on the “go!”, also accompanied by much running around in circles, fist upraised). Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly have also featured pirates at some point, so it’s no wonder he’s taken with them.
Today as he was cuddling his hat in bed, and he looked up at me and said “Mummy make it? Mummy knit it for me? Sank you, Mummy.” and I just puddled. Love you, baby bear.
The pattern is called Roxbourne, coming soon!. Arrrrr!
How You Doin’?
I’ve been up to no good! I have organised some tech editing on two more patterns and I have outsourced some knitting for the first time. I’m about 3 weeks away from releasing a dinky little hat and a great bit mofo of a blanket. I’ll give you a sneak peek of the blanket schematic:
I guess I could have just left it as a blank rectangle, but that wouldn’t have been very nice of me.
So, I’m VERY excited about things slowly, glacially, moving forward. I have the next 6 months planned out and they’re HECTIC. Expect the following:
- Roxbourne hat, made from yummy, scrummy Fyberspates Scrumptious
- Can’t tell you cos it’s a surprise for a friend blanket as schematic above
- A multicoloured, fabulous, stash-busting marvel of a cowl/shawl/collar that I’m calling Wildacres. Due November, it’ll look great over your clothes as a winter warmer. Here’s a pic of it in progress:
- Then over the course of the winter, I’m aiming to get a boob-lovin’ tank sweater, some simple socks and an elegant little cushion out of my head and onto your needles. Fingers crossed, eh?
Cue little happy dance.
Luv ya! Happy knitting!
Catchloops 