After many, many hours spent knitting, winding, kitting, and pattern writing, I am jump up and down happy to release my Chevron Love Mitten pattern (and kits!) into the wild.
I have made the pattern available through Ravelry, and the kits available through my shop.

I knit this pair in Brown Sheep’s Nature Spun Sport, and that is what the kits contain. They each have eight 20g skeins in eight coordinating colors. I had the hardest time ever picking out colors, the nature spun line as something, like, almost 80 colors to choose from. Which is crazy, but the people at Brown Sheep are wonderful, and great to work with. They are also really great about working with the indie dyers, and conveniently, lots of there yarn comes in cone form.
I knit these on US 3 needles, magic loop style, and wrote the pattern in one size, but it’s a cinch to up size the mittens by using a bigger needle. They are warm, and the fabric is so. nice.
I have about eighty million more colorways in mind, so every 2 weeks or so I’ll have new kits up, and of course I’ll repeat previous colorways too. I also owe a great big hug and thank yous to my test knitters, Adrian, and Elinor, who both did a fantastic job creating their mittens, and helping me through the particulars. You can see their mittens here, and here.

Filed by Julia at 6:09 pm under Chevron Love,Knitting
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My Chevron Love Mitten pattern is finally ready for it’s release! I’ve been working on getting this out for awhile, now, and finally, the pattern is ready, they have been test knit, and kits are kitted.
I will release them into the wild, tomorrow, March 23rd. I will have many kits available in my shop, and if you’re interested in the pattern only, it will be available through Ravelry, and more than likely I’ll throw a button up in the sidebar.

Filed by Julia at 12:18 am under Chevron Love
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So the Homespun Yarn Party? Awesome. I had a great time, and did very well, and I have to say as long as timing permits, and they continue this show, I will go back every time. It was at a great venue, one that really fit the show well, I think, it was bright, and open, and was big enough that even when it was really crowded, I don’t think it was ever uncomfortable. I met a bunch of great people, who I had only known online before that.

I brought a ton of sock yarn with me, and most sold really well, the Wee Kits were a huge hit.
I will have a small update for tomorrow, and as I have no upcoming shows, regular updates will be back. Also, a special treat for next Monday, something new and super fun. I’ll share that in a day or two!

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I’m happy to tell you all this silly blog silence will end next week. For the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve been gearing up to vend my second show ever, the Homespun Yarn Party, in Savage, Maryland, which is not that far from Baltimore. I think.
The same friend that I vended the Pittsburgh show with talked me into it. That would be Local P’burgh fiber artist Cosy, of Cosymakes, and author of Knit One Embellish Two. This should be a great little show, TONS of indy crafters and yarnies. The show is Sunday, from 12 to 5pm, and admission if FREE. Free, so you have to come, yes you do. There will also be free workshops, definitely worthy of checking out.
I will have more Vesper Yarn with me there than has ever been seen in one place at one time, and Wee Skein Kits too, and bunches of roving. In case you needed incentive. Just saying.

Filed by Julia at 6:48 pm under General
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