More secret knitting revealed!
Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:13PM I'm so happy to be sharing more of the designs I've been working so hard on!
It's not every day golden opportunities come along, and when they do, you know it. I was extremely honoured to be asked to design some Hats for Jamieson & Smith, Shetland Yarn. Y'know, the Jamieson & Smith, the very same yarn company who have been associated with Elizabeth Zimmerman, Alice Starmore and Meg Swanson; Kaffe Fassett, Sasha Kagan and Susan Crawford, and many, many more. Yes, that yarn company, with it's prestigious history and modest ethics. They commissioned* me to design for them.
So of course, I said yes!
Naturally, I asked what sort of designs they were looking for, knowing that 'traditional' isn't always the first word that springs to mind when you think of my Hats. I was given free reign; they wanted something different. They wanted Woolly Wormhead originals :D
There are 2 designs available as kits:
Elourne is a sculptured beret, using alternating cable twists and lace to create the shape. The pattern uses J&S aran weight yarn, is available in 3 sizes (as always) and has both charts and written instructions.
Filigree beanie uses twist techniques on reverse stocking stitch background, creating a continuous lattice motive around the body. Like Elourne, it uses aran weight, has 3 sizes, and charts as well as written.
I am so, so chuffed to have these designs published with J&S! They are available as kits direct from their website, clicky here (and you'll see I have my very own page on their site :)
See how busy I've been? It's so exciting to be revealing this!
*J&S commissioned these designs for selling in kits and promoting their yarns. They have a year exclusivity period, after which they'll still sell their kits, and I'll be able to make the patterns available individually, either as a download or in print, in my own layout.
Reader Comments (10)
I am so pleased for you sweetie...
Long may it continue!!
S xXx
Huge congrats! Love the patterns : )
Congratulations, love the hats, off to have a squizz at J&S site now!
Congratulations! You inspire me to be a designer, I only hope that I can design something someday. I really like the Filigree beanie,
Congratulations!! They look lovely...
Fabulous! Superb company to have on your resume!!
These are ohh sooo glorious! Huge congrats! :)
I've just subscribed to Yarn Forward and they have a subscription offer where you get two balls of Jamieson and Smith and a hat pattern. I saw the pattern and thought it was one of yours - obviously got that wrong! Love the filigree beanie and well done on the commission :-)
I knitted your baby i-cord beanie as a present for a friend who had a daughter back in May, and she sent me a card the other day saying how many nice comments she's getting on it. I enjoyed knitting it too - very simple, but a lovely gift.
Thats so fantastic. You must be so proud of all your hard work over the years, fabulooooous hat designs! x
Well done! You've done brilliantly!