New (free) Pattern and KAL time!

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This little knit just happened to be on the needles while I worked other more complicated things.  I worked on it every now and then, without paying much attention to it... Until one day I realized I was knitting the last row!  And that's when the pattern was born.

For me, this cowl was a very enjoyable knit for many reasons.
- The yarn.  Oh my God the yarn!  It's called String Theory Caper Sock, and the colorway is Didgeridoo.  The yarn was "borrowed" to me.  My friend Jenny sent me this skein and I was supposed to knit something for her with it.  So this cowl has already an owner.  I just feel lucky that I was able to know this yarn, which I would have not chosen myself.  It is beyond gorgeous!
- The size.  You have no idea how awesome it felt for me (who always has a huge sweater project in her bag) to be travelling around with this tiny project!  And I was sure that I'd have lots of fun without running out of yarn...
- The stitch pattern.  It has it all: cables and lace.  I am a lover of simple knits, but for some reason I always tend to choose intrincate stitch patterns.  This one was super fun to make, but easy to memorize. 

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We'll be having a KAL (knit-along) during the month of June in my Ravelry group forum.  There will be prizes!  Come join the party if you like, we'd love you to share your progress with us.  Hope to see you there!

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New pattern: Tourist Sweater

Wow, it's almost June!
I am very happy to be able to show you my latest pattern: Tourist Sweater.

This tunic is the perfect go to pullover when you need something simple yet stylish. It’s a simple and quite quick knit, with a few twists that will keep the process of knitting it interesting, starting with knitting the collar in one direction, and the rest of the body in another.
Since it was designed to be the perfect traveling sweater (I made this specially thinking of our trip), it has a kangaroo pouch where you can put what you need to keep most at hand at all times. Finding the perfect buttons for the pouch adds the last touch of fun to the process of making the sweater.
It is designed for bust size ranging from 28/30 to 56/58 inches or 70/75 to 140/145 cm.
You can read more about it here.
Or buy the pattern here:

My sister took these pictures of me while we were visiting her in The Netherlands.  The daffodil gardens were perfect for a backgroud with this awesome yellow yarn.
The yarn I used is Malabrigo Merino Worsted, one of my favorite yarns ever, in colorways Frank Ochre.  A perfect shade of yellow.  Just perfect!

And just because I love this little guy so much and we aunties are like this....  Here is another piture of my Tourist sweater in action, the moment I met my Godson: Noah.

Hope you guys like it!

Travelling again... to Uruguay!

I was so lucky last weekend to be able to visit my great friend Veronica, who lives in Uruguay.
Charly and I went there for a weekend getaway... Alone!  The kids stayed with their grandparents for 2 nights, so we had kind of a honeymoon in Montevideo.

We had a fabulous time, Vero took us sightseeing to many places.  To the rambla besides de beach, Mercado del Puerto and Ciudad Vieja.

I am not particularly a fan of architecture... But the buildings in Montevideo are really amazing!

 

Then we met Hannah, who I've been wanting to meet for months, and we got to see some really interesting photoshoot...

But one of the best parts of the trip was being able to go here:  MALABRIGO FACTORY!!

 
The three of us had an awesome time there, and I bought some goodies.  Well, more than goodies, this would be a haul... But it was all for work's sake!
After all... What would you do being surrounded by all this yarn?  The place was ridiculous!!
Well, I had to come home with this:

And before coming home, I got to see Manos del Uruguay's exhibition about sheep:

Hannah took more pictures of this, you can check out her blog too...
Have a great weekend!

Kickstarter Help / Ayuda para empezar!

I haven't been designing knitting patterns for too long... But I have had the pleasure in the meantime to meet some truly fascinating friends and colleagues.
The first time I was ever contacted to design for a company, it was by Hannah Thiessen, and she was working at the time for Malabrigo.  She is a truly amazing girl, so young and inspiring!  Really wonderful things happened with my work ever since, and I am sure that anything she gets her hands on will become a success.

So here is the deal:  Hannah has this new idea, this promising new project, and she needs some help to get started.  If you feel like giving a hand, you can check her Genet Quarterly Kickstarter.  You can read all about her upcoming pdf magazine, there.
Thank you!



And I'll show you what Hannah and I came up with after working together in next post... Or you can see it here:
April Showers e-book!