Romi's Brandywine Shawl is Finished

I finished the Brandywine Shawl last night.



The shawl will be for my mother. I only knit 12 repeats of section B of the chart. (My mother is a very petite French lady!) That is another great thing about Romi's Brandywine Shawl. You can change its size so easily by adjusting the number of times you repeat section B of the chart. No complicated Math!



I am really happy with how the color touches look like shimmering reflections. (The yarn was SockPixie's Sunset over the Piazza). I have already selected a new colorway for another Brandywine shawl, this time the name of the recipient will remain a mystery, as she reads my blog (whereas my mother does not)! I will be using the Very Berry Strawberry colorway.

The Very Berry Colorways are Ready!

SockPixie's Very Berry colorways are ready. I have just uploaded them on the website.

These colorways just glow, they are so luscious you could eat them!



I hope you will enjoy your visit to my Very Berry garden.

Knitting Romi's Brandywine Shawl

I was so happy to be dyeing yarn last week, that I had to dye a skein just for me, and I had the perfect project in mind for it, Romi's new Brandywine shawl pattern.
Romi's shawl called for one skein of sock yarn. I dyed a skein of Sunset over the Piazza in a Merino blend. I wanted the shawl to look like the sun reflecting in the windows of Florentine buildings, giving coppery glows. The delicate Monet color touches seem to only add to the lace pattern.

I love the pattern. Romi did an amazing job. The pattern is fluid, and the design classic, understated yet striking. Romi wrote very clear instructions, and provided charts. I could not be happier with it. (She is also donating a very substantial amount of the proceeds of the sale of the pattern to help Haiti.)



I have just finished working on this week's SockPixie colorways, the Berry colorways. I have already dyed one extra skein for me to knit another Brandywine. (I will show you tomorrow when I update the SockPixie shop...)

Retro Cardi for Little Girl

I have started working on the adaptation of the Retro Cardi in girl sizes.

Here is the yarn, sitting on top of the loveliest strawberry fabric which will become a skirt to go with the cardi.



My color choices tell me I am in the mood for spring...Aren't you?

Thinking of Colors and a New Pattern

Thinking of colorways for this coming weekend's SockPixie store update...

Berries, yummy berry colorways...



Thnking of a new pattern... The Retro Cardi this time not for dolls but for girls young and old...

The American Girl Doll Retro Cardi Free Knitting Pattern is Ready!

I am done!!



The American Girl Retro Cardi (I hope you like the name) is ready. I am offering it as a free knitting pattern.

Click on the button to download the pattern.

The American Girl Doll Sweater: Photo Time!

I am putting the final touches on the pattern making sure that it is as clear as possible and typo free. Mr. SockPixie is doing the editing for me and Miss SockPixie is re-reading it. Three pairs of eyes are always better than one!

For the time being, I want to share the pictures with you.

To model the sweaters, I chose Kit and Emily. Kit is wearing the coral red sweater knit with the KnitPicks Palette, and Emily is wearing the green sweater knit in the Jamieson's Spindrift.



I am, as you know, fond of buttons, and here they are glowing like little jewels on the clean folded buttonband.



The bottom edges are a simple rib.



The shoulders are attached with a 3 needle bind off, and the sleeves set in.



I am not promising the pattern will be ready tomorrow, but I am hoping... I can't wait to share this pattern with you!