Last week I shared a couple of projects I was considering working on. One is the Eyeblink Shawl by Heidi Alander. This is a free pattern available on Ravelry. The other is a cowl called the Orchid Cowl by Jo Strong. This is also a free pattern.
LOSY Hat
One more pattern that I am considering is a hat called LOSY Hat by Barb Engelking. It’s a clever pattern that calls for Left Over Sock Yarn. Begin the hat with two fingering weight strands held together and when one ball runs out, just add another. Every hat will be unique! It’s an opportunity to use all the bits and bobs of yarn you have left in your stash. And as the designer mentions…an excuse to buy more yarn!
The other pattern that I am looking at is a shawl from our beloved Joji Locatelli called the Odyssey Shawl. It’s a 3 color, DK weight crescent-shaped shawl. Joji says on the listing for this shawl in Ravelry that she is so grateful for the continued support of the crafting community that she is offering this pattern as a free gift. She is so sweet! The finished length of the shawl is 76 3/4 inches so it is nice and big. There are over 3,000 finished examples of this pattern on Rav to look at. The color combinations are amazing.
This is what you need…..
While attending our last fiber show in Michigan in early October, a woman approached me who said she was a designer and then proclaimed, “This is what you need…” and then noted that to draw people to my booth I would need to have at least 2 shawls, a cowl and hat, and a sweater on display made in Passion Yarns my indie dyeing company. A little miffed I explained that I work a full-time job as well as run this part-time business and another that I was beginning so it would be difficult to get that much knitting done in a short time. But as I thought about what she said, I had to admit that she was right. Especially after watching customer after customer approach her friend’s booth because of the lovely finished projects she had on display.
I would love to be a designer. But let’s face it, I probably have ADD since I can’t follow through on one thought in one sitting!! My mind is rushing all the time. It’s exhausting! Having the time and level of concentration that I imagine designing a garment to require is out of the question until I retire! So I thought I’d use these free patterns on Ravelry (check out the last post here) to display my yarns in a completed project to perhaps enhance my sales while attending fiber shows. Well, I have until May 2020 before the next show so I’ll give it a shot.
