Sunshine Daisy Collection.

I am trilled to finally be able to reveal to you my new collection of knitted accessories made in collaboration with Baah Yarn. The collection is called "Sunshine Daisy" and features two shawls and a cowl.

I started working on this collection in January 2015 when I got an opportunity to create 3 designs for Baah Yarn. The yarns I used in the designs are Platinum (Fingering / 4 ply 75% Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Silk, 5% Metallic) and Aspen (Sport / 5 ply 75% Merino, 15% Silk, 10% Cashmere).  The yarns and the colors inspired the designs you see today. My goal and desire for this collection was to create beautiful knits that play with lace, color and texture. I wanted the designs to be fun and engaging to knit and also to become light, airy, and comfortable accessories one would love to wear. I hope you will enjoy this collection.

The 1st designs in this collection is Sunshine Daisy shawl. 

The pattern on Ravelry is here.

This shawl has top-down construction, half-circle shape and uses fun to knit flower stitch.  The shawl's size is very easy to customize. The shawl features striking contrasts in texture and colors. The sample was knitted in two colors, but the possibilities of colors are endless and more than 2 colors can be used. 

For my sample I used Platinum by Baah!:

 2 skeins of color 1 (colorway Fog)
 1 skein of color 2 (colorway Lemonade)

The 2nd design in this collection is Muscari shawl.   
The pattern on Ravelry is here.

Muscari is a lacy and airy shawl, knitted sideways seamlessly in a fun to knit broomstick pattern. This shawl is a great beginner project and a nice relaxing project for the experienced knitters. It only takes one skein to knit this shawl, which makes for a fast project. 

For my sample I used 1 skein of Aspen by Baah! in colorway Misty.

Last, but not least, is Byzantine Gold cowl. 

The  pattern on Ravelry is here. 

Byzantine Gold is lacy and airy cowl, knitted in a simple rhombus motif. It is knitted flat and the edges are later joined by Kitchener stitch. This is fast and easy project. The cowl can be worn in the full width or folded in half lengthwise, which makes it reversible. 

For my sample I used 2 skeins of Platinum by Baah! in colorway Byzantine Gold.

There are more pictures of these designs and information on Ravelry. I also will be posting more about each individual design in the coming days.

I am hosting a knit-a-long for the Sunshine Daisy Collection in Sunny with a Chance of Knitting group. I hope you will join us :-) The KAL will run until July 4th. The thread for KAL is here:
http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/sunny-with-a-chance-of-knitting/topics/3206645

Happy knitting,

Diana

Upcoming Design: Byzantine Gold.

Another teaser picture of the upcoming designs made from Baah Yarn

  Happy knitting,

Diana

Upcoming design: Muscari.

I have 3 new patterns coming in few weeks made exclusively from Baah Yarn. I have been working very hard on them since January and so excited to be able to show them to you very soon!
A little teaser picture of one of them.  More to come......

Happy knitting,

Diana

Fuyugaki

I am looking for test knitters for my new design Fuyugaki.

Fuyugaki is fuyu persimmon in Japanese.
I would like to publish this design just after the New Year, so you have about a month for this test knit.
The design comes in 2 options: single color and two colors. I will be knitting a 2 color option myself too in Baah Yarn La Jolla as soon as my yarn comes in).
The instructions are both, charted and written. I need test knitters to test both versions of instructions as well as single and 2 color shawl versions. Please send me a message on Ravelry if your are interested. When replying, please let me know what combination you would like to test.
Test knitting thread in my group is here:
http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/sunny-with-a-chance-of-knitting/topics/3089965

 

 Happy knitting,

Diana

New Pattern: Lonely Skein.

 

I bought this lovely skein of Sonoma by Baah! last year because of the bright yellow color, but really did not know what to knit with it for a while. Hence the project name, “Lonely skein”. I do not wear hats or gloves, so cowl it is. In the winter time in SoCal you do have a chance to wear cowls and shawls and I take advantage of it every chance I get :)  I can also see myself wearing this cowl near the ocean during the summer evenings. It can get quit chilly and this light and airy cowl will be perfect for such occasions. I love how this cowl turned out.

Lonely Skein is an elegant cowl that features combination of simple lace and cables. The picot edge adds visual interest.  Light and airy it can be worn wrapped twice for a loose fit or 3 times for a cozier feel. The cowl is knitted flat and Kitchener stitch used to join two edges. This is a perfect project for that lonely skein in your stash.  Enjoy!
The pattern is available on Ravelry and my blog.
I am running a promotion on this pattern right now.
The pattern will be sold at $0.99 (75% off its regular price) until Sunday, May 4, 11pm Pacific time. After that date it will be sold at its regular price of $4.00.

Happy Knitting,

Diana