Showing posts with label YARN book-a-zine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YARN book-a-zine. Show all posts
An exciting mail landed in my mailbox in early March. Both my personal and creative lives were a bit busy last couple of weeks, and I didn’t have a chance to share a review of latest Scheepjes YARN book-a-zine with you. But I can’t wait anymore, as I am so very proud of my new design. And I want the whole world to know about it, haha.
The newest YARN book-a-zine is called “NOW Age”, and it’s already 9th edition. It contains 16 gorgeous crochet and knitting patterns and features work of two artists: Nathalie Wijker and Flora Bowley, and an interview with Job de Bondt (owner of Scheepjes) about sustainability.
As always, the quality of a book-a-zine (designs, pictures, paper, layout) are just magic. And I am happy to be a part of it.
My contribution was Free Flow Shawl designed for a chapter Spiritual. This design is knitting – very unusual for me. As you now, I mostly design crochet. I’ve learned many things, tips&tricks and techniques in past 5 years of professional designing. And I am still challenging myself.
I was asked to create a shawl which would resemble the texture of agate stone. The first time I saw an inspirational board, I thought about knitting short rows immediately. And because I have never tried them before, it seemed like a great chance to add another technique to my skills – both crafting and designing.
It took a while before I figured out the math for a half circle. I chose garter stitch for the short rows, because it makes wraps&turns invisible. Just perfect for beginners in knitting. And Secret Garden yarn* is very forgiving for knitting, because it has irregular texture and can easily hide all “uncertainties” of the gauge.
I should say I love each and every pattern from the latest YARN. And my personal favorites are Chakra Energy Flags by Nerissa of Miss Neriss,
Celestial Mandala by Dedri of Look At What I Made,
and Floral Eclipse Throw by Rachele of Cypress Textiles.
You can have a peek of all designs from NOW Age edition of Scheepjes YARN book-a-zine HERE on Ravelry. And grab your own copy via local Scheepjes stockiest, and international retailers:
Wool Warehouse*, Black Sheep Wools* (UK, international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier *(NL and Europe)
Taemombo (US and Canada)
And in a meanwhile, Scheepjes has launch a brand-new publication “Pretty Little Things”. I’ve got the copy of the first edition just today (luckily post is still working for us).
Maybe I should give a short introduction of what Pretty Little Things are and what they are about. It’s a small paper publication with three small patterns/projects inside. The first one is called Pets and features a Kitty Cat Doorstep (crochet pattern), Goldie the Fish Bag (sewing pattern) and Dog Tooth Jacket (knit pattern).
All three are relatively small and quick to make. And they can become great companions for travels (not actual at the moment, but let’s hope we will be able to travel again very soon!) or just small projects to give a break from current huge wips.
As you can see, Pretty Little Things is a multicraftual publication. In each themed issue which will come out monthly, you’ll discover one knit, one crochet and one craft project, plus the occasional bonus pattern, designed to appeal to crafters looking for a more beginner-friendly, quick or affordable make.
Every edition will also feature Scheepjes yarns (obviously), and both knit and crochet projects in the first one are using Chunky Monkey yarn.
I was intrigued by a mosaic pattern of the Dog Tooth Jacket and grabbed yarn and needles immediately to make a small swatch! It’s been long ago since I tried fair isle knitting last time. Now, looking at the picture, I am not sure what I was doing in the beginning and end of every row. :) Looks like tension is off... YouTube will probably be my best friend next weeks. And why not? Why not to use plenty of time we have right now to master a new technique?
By the way I must say, that Chunky Monkey* is perfect yarn for any kinds of experiments. It gives nice stitch definition, easy to knit and crochet with, and easy to frog!
Pretty Little Things are available from the same retailers as YARN book-a-zine (check links above).
I’ll get back to my knitting swatch, and see you soon!
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The newest YARN book-a-zine is called “NOW Age”, and it’s already 9th edition. It contains 16 gorgeous crochet and knitting patterns and features work of two artists: Nathalie Wijker and Flora Bowley, and an interview with Job de Bondt (owner of Scheepjes) about sustainability.
As always, the quality of a book-a-zine (designs, pictures, paper, layout) are just magic. And I am happy to be a part of it.
My contribution was Free Flow Shawl designed for a chapter Spiritual. This design is knitting – very unusual for me. As you now, I mostly design crochet. I’ve learned many things, tips&tricks and techniques in past 5 years of professional designing. And I am still challenging myself.
I was asked to create a shawl which would resemble the texture of agate stone. The first time I saw an inspirational board, I thought about knitting short rows immediately. And because I have never tried them before, it seemed like a great chance to add another technique to my skills – both crafting and designing.
It took a while before I figured out the math for a half circle. I chose garter stitch for the short rows, because it makes wraps&turns invisible. Just perfect for beginners in knitting. And Secret Garden yarn* is very forgiving for knitting, because it has irregular texture and can easily hide all “uncertainties” of the gauge.
I should say I love each and every pattern from the latest YARN. And my personal favorites are Chakra Energy Flags by Nerissa of Miss Neriss,
Celestial Mandala by Dedri of Look At What I Made,
and Floral Eclipse Throw by Rachele of Cypress Textiles.
You can have a peek of all designs from NOW Age edition of Scheepjes YARN book-a-zine HERE on Ravelry. And grab your own copy via local Scheepjes stockiest, and international retailers:
Wool Warehouse*, Black Sheep Wools* (UK, international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier *(NL and Europe)
Taemombo (US and Canada)
…and Something about Pretty Little Things
And in a meanwhile, Scheepjes has launch a brand-new publication “Pretty Little Things”. I’ve got the copy of the first edition just today (luckily post is still working for us).
Maybe I should give a short introduction of what Pretty Little Things are and what they are about. It’s a small paper publication with three small patterns/projects inside. The first one is called Pets and features a Kitty Cat Doorstep (crochet pattern), Goldie the Fish Bag (sewing pattern) and Dog Tooth Jacket (knit pattern).
All three are relatively small and quick to make. And they can become great companions for travels (not actual at the moment, but let’s hope we will be able to travel again very soon!) or just small projects to give a break from current huge wips.
As you can see, Pretty Little Things is a multicraftual publication. In each themed issue which will come out monthly, you’ll discover one knit, one crochet and one craft project, plus the occasional bonus pattern, designed to appeal to crafters looking for a more beginner-friendly, quick or affordable make.
Every edition will also feature Scheepjes yarns (obviously), and both knit and crochet projects in the first one are using Chunky Monkey yarn.
I was intrigued by a mosaic pattern of the Dog Tooth Jacket and grabbed yarn and needles immediately to make a small swatch! It’s been long ago since I tried fair isle knitting last time. Now, looking at the picture, I am not sure what I was doing in the beginning and end of every row. :) Looks like tension is off... YouTube will probably be my best friend next weeks. And why not? Why not to use plenty of time we have right now to master a new technique?
By the way I must say, that Chunky Monkey* is perfect yarn for any kinds of experiments. It gives nice stitch definition, easy to knit and crochet with, and easy to frog!
Pretty Little Things are available from the same retailers as YARN book-a-zine (check links above).
I’ll get back to my knitting swatch, and see you soon!
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Summer is approaching Brno and it’s time to think colorful and summery. Brand new issue of Scheepjes YARN book-a-zine is out now. And it’s probably one of my favourite editions. It’s called Reef, inspired by corals and sea.
YARN book-a-zine is a precious Scheepjes baby published twice a year. It combines magazine look and book feel: high quality pictures and styling, thick and matt paper, gorgeous designs.
Reef issue contains 17 (!) crochet and knitting patterns (on 100 pages) perfect for both beginners and advanced crafters: blankets, shawls, pillows, garments, toys and even jewelry! And it also introduces to a variety of crochet techniques (have you tried mosaic crochet already?).
This issue is brimming with color and projects to feed your busy hands. It’s been inspired by green kelp forests, floating jellyfish, clusters of coral and breaking waves on the sands.
My contribution to Reef was a project a bit out of my comfort zone. I was asked to make a shawl with motifs that could remind anemones. Using Whirl* and Whirlette* yarns. Designing a motif was very easy, but their joining gave me a lot of thinking.
Add Anemones Shawlette to your Ravelry Queue
Luckily I met Rachele (of Cypress Textiles) nearly at the same time when I was working on Anemones Shawlette. She is a genius of motif designs and she can probably put any possible and impossible shapes together. We gave a little brain storm together at Scheepjes bloggers Days, and as a result my cute and colorful anemones were joined with a continuous join, yay! And it means almost no ends to weave in!
My personal favourites from Reef YARN book-a-zine are Seawell blanket “designed by a dad for dads and their little ones” (by Martin Up North). And this is probably not a surprise, as I am a bit obsessed with mosaic crochet myself. My plan is to put hands on this project and maybe to make a pillow in very calm and muted colors using Metropolis yarn*.
And my another favourite is a Staghorn Necklace designed by Carmen of New Leaf Designs. This is such a delicate and detailed jewelry piece, tastefully decorated with tiny beads. Not something that I could make myself, as I am not good at working with small hook. But I can imagine this necklace would make a fantastic accent to any festive outfit.
As all other YARN book-a-zines, Reef introduces work of two artists. Courtney Mattison who creates enormous ceramic installations showing the mysterious beauty of wonderful species, raising awereness of the threat of extinction to coral reefs. And textile artist Vanessa Barragao, who uses wool – salvaged from textile industry leftovers – to create beautiful wall and floor tapestries often several meters in length and height, representing the ocean’s impressive underwater world.
You can see all designs from REEF on Ravelry. Take a look and grab your copy in your local Scheepjes shop, or via online retailers (affiliate links below):
Wool Warehouse, Deramores (all in UK with international shipping),
Caro’s Atelier (NL, Europe; you can also purchase ready yarn packs to make some of the Reef projects)
Taemombo (Canada & US), Knotty House (Canada)
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YARN book-a-zine is a precious Scheepjes baby published twice a year. It combines magazine look and book feel: high quality pictures and styling, thick and matt paper, gorgeous designs.
Reef issue contains 17 (!) crochet and knitting patterns (on 100 pages) perfect for both beginners and advanced crafters: blankets, shawls, pillows, garments, toys and even jewelry! And it also introduces to a variety of crochet techniques (have you tried mosaic crochet already?).
This issue is brimming with color and projects to feed your busy hands. It’s been inspired by green kelp forests, floating jellyfish, clusters of coral and breaking waves on the sands.
My contribution to Reef was a project a bit out of my comfort zone. I was asked to make a shawl with motifs that could remind anemones. Using Whirl* and Whirlette* yarns. Designing a motif was very easy, but their joining gave me a lot of thinking.
Add Anemones Shawlette to your Ravelry Queue
Luckily I met Rachele (of Cypress Textiles) nearly at the same time when I was working on Anemones Shawlette. She is a genius of motif designs and she can probably put any possible and impossible shapes together. We gave a little brain storm together at Scheepjes bloggers Days, and as a result my cute and colorful anemones were joined with a continuous join, yay! And it means almost no ends to weave in!
My personal favourites from Reef YARN book-a-zine are Seawell blanket “designed by a dad for dads and their little ones” (by Martin Up North). And this is probably not a surprise, as I am a bit obsessed with mosaic crochet myself. My plan is to put hands on this project and maybe to make a pillow in very calm and muted colors using Metropolis yarn*.
And my another favourite is a Staghorn Necklace designed by Carmen of New Leaf Designs. This is such a delicate and detailed jewelry piece, tastefully decorated with tiny beads. Not something that I could make myself, as I am not good at working with small hook. But I can imagine this necklace would make a fantastic accent to any festive outfit.
As all other YARN book-a-zines, Reef introduces work of two artists. Courtney Mattison who creates enormous ceramic installations showing the mysterious beauty of wonderful species, raising awereness of the threat of extinction to coral reefs. And textile artist Vanessa Barragao, who uses wool – salvaged from textile industry leftovers – to create beautiful wall and floor tapestries often several meters in length and height, representing the ocean’s impressive underwater world.
You can see all designs from REEF on Ravelry. Take a look and grab your copy in your local Scheepjes shop, or via online retailers (affiliate links below):
Wool Warehouse, Deramores (all in UK with international shipping),
Caro’s Atelier (NL, Europe; you can also purchase ready yarn packs to make some of the Reef projects)
Taemombo (Canada & US), Knotty House (Canada)
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How often do you knit or crochet just for yourself? Not for your friends or relatives, not to make a gift to your school teacher. But just for yourself. I don’t do that often. The life of a crochet designer is too busy to make a break and just enjoy a slow making for yourself. But sometimes it’s nice to make a break, right? I am a very "shawl person", and the first minute I saw Frida Shawl I knew I should knit one for myself.
Frida Shawl was designed by my friend Nerissa of Miss Neriss and it’s a part of the latest FOLK issue of YARN book-a-zine. You can read about Nerissa’s idea and how it came to life on her blog HERE. More designs from the same issue (including my Jingle Garland) can be found in my review HERE.
And today I would like to share my embroidery adventure with you.
Frida Shawl is a knitting design. The pattern is beginner friendly, it’s very easy to follow and quite straightforward. I haven’t followed many knitting patterns in English and I was a bit worried. But everything worked out just fine. I used the same Peru yarn by Scheepjes* (but in different color – shade 30) and my knit piece was finished in just several hours. 10mm needles, you know – you can fly with them.
Though I was very quick with the knitting part, embroidery was too scary to start right away. So I left it aside for a few weeks and came back to it just now, when I felt completely ready.
Well, in the past I did lots of cross stitch embroidery. And it was easy – you have exact chart and you have canvas. Embroidery on knit is something totally different. It’s more like paining with yarn. And it involves your own drawing.
But you know what? If I managed to do it – you will be fine as well. I’ll share all steps with you and hopefully many more Frida Shawls will appear soon!
If you are experienced in embroidery you can probably do that directly on knit fabric. But because Frida Shawl is chunky and has quite big holes, for me it would be impossible to embroider on it. The pattern suggests using stabilizer for embroidery. And this is what I decided to choose, as well.
I got a set of different types of stabilizers from Scheepjes (you’ll not believe how many types they are!!) and picked just the same as in the pattern – Madeira Avalon ULTRA*. It looks just like a usual plastic bag. But instruction said it “washes away”. To me it felt skeptical (how can the plastic be washed away?), but I decided to follow the pattern.
Frida Shawl pattern guides you through every single step, so you don’t need to think or worry about anything.
First I draw flowers on the stabilizer. Normal pencils and pens didn’t work so I borrowed black marker from my son’s set. I tried to follow the chart for every flower and leave, and it turned out ok from the first time (but you might want to train on paper first).
Next step is embroidery. I chose the same yarn as in the pattern – Cahlista*. Luckily I have a colour pack* at home with cute 15g mini skeins. So picking the colors was not a problem.
What I strongly recommend is following the order of embroidery as per pattern. I got very excited with lazy daisy stitches (had to search for a video tutorial first) and messed up the order. My stabilizer moved a bit and final embroidery became asymmetrical. So that might be a good idea to pin stabilizer to your knit fabric before you begin with the first flower.
And here is my first flower. I struggled with the yarn a bit, because 2 strands are used at the same time and it was tricky to keep them from twisting. But the result is lovely, isn’t it?
And here is a little bit more progress on embroidery…
You might ask how to secure yarn on the wrong side. That was my question as well… Maybe this is not professional, but here is what I did: I didn’t make any knots in the beginning and after each flower was finished I simply pulled tails to the wrong side, wove them around nearest stitches, secured with knot and cut not too close to the fabric surface.
TIP: you might want to take a really long yarn tail for each flower so that you don't have too many knots on the wrong side. I cut approx. 2m for each flower which gave me 1m of double stranded embroidery "thread".
This is how my wrong side looks:
After embroidery was finished I needed to get rid of stabilizer. I carefully cut it around the embroidery and prepared a bowl with warm water (as per instructions). Aaaand… Magic happened!! Stabilizer was gone in three (3!) minutes!
After that I carefully got rid of extra water and put my Frida Shawl to dry… At that very moment a “brilliant” idea came to my head. I thought I would add an extra flower to make my embroidery look balanced (since I messed up with its placement). So I pinned a small piece of stabilizer to a still wet fabric and tried to embroider onto it… And stabilizer was disappearing in my hands, lol. So please, don’t try and repeat it myself.
It took my Frida Shawl two full days to dry, I even had to use a hair dryer. And I am so very pleased with the result! I still need to add a cute little buckle. But I couldn’t wait and wanted to share it with you right away.
As you can see, embroidery on the chunky knit is not scary at all. And again, if I managed it – then everyone can!
My friend Carmen of New Leaf Designs (who was another participating designer in FOLK book-a-zine) is now hosting a FOLK-a-long in the Ravelry group HERE. If you were inspired by any designs from this fantastic issue, please, don’t hesitate and join in! I’ll be there with my Frida Shawl as well. So see you there :)
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A happy mail landed in my mailbox two days ago and what was inside? A brand new and fresh issue of YARN book-a-zine called FOLK! I can’t believe this is the sixth issue already (if you missed previous ones, please check them HERE). I was a proud contributor to each and every one! And FOLK is not an exception.
New FOLK issue contains more pages than previous ones, and it means even more crochet and knitting joy – 17 (!) patterns altogether. The projects vary in difficulty level and the category. You’ll find gorgeous blankets, home accessories, socks, shawls and garments!!
As every other issue FOLK features work and insights into a creative process of fiber artists. This time you’ll get acquainted with the work of Tuija Heikkinen (textile designer) and Jimmy Nelson (photographer), and read article about punch needle embroidery technique.
I love every YARN issue, but this time, in my humble opinion, Scheepjes have overdone themselves. From the first page you are invited into a luxury crochet and knitting world with gorgeous and tastefully styled pictures. But at the same time all projects you see are affordable and actually doable.
You can buy your own copy in local Scheepjes stores and via online retailers:
Woolwarehouse*, Deramores*, Black Sheep Wools* (all in UK with international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe), Habbedash* (NL with international shipping)
Knotty House* (Canada)
There is a blog hop running at the moment, and every contributing designer was asked to say something about her own design and the story behind it. Usually I do have a story behind my designs, but this time I am embarrassed to say I didn’t know what to suggest as a pattern publication. And when creative director of Scheepjes addressed me with an idea of colorful and festive garland, I happily jumped onto it. Because I have wanted to make something similar for long, but simply couldn’t find time.
Add this pattern yo your Ravelry Queue
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So here it is – my Jingle Garland. It’s super simple and relatively fast to make. You’ll not be bored with these small and cute circular motifs, as yarns and colors are changed on every round (and you don’t have to weave in tails, as each motif consists of two halves joined together and stuffed. And all ends will be hidden with stuffing). Small silver bells and pompons add cuteness. By the way my 7-years-old son helped me making pompons – great activity for the whole family!
I used Scheepjes Cahlista and Twinkle yarns (the second one is full of nice sparkles). Both yarns are available via your local Scheepjes shops or online retailers listed above.
And now let me say a few words about my own favourites from FOLK issue of YARN book-a-zine. I am in love with all of them but Frida Shawl by Miss Neriss has stolen my heart. I am excited about everything in this design: simple knit and sophisticated embroidery. And the moment I saw it I knew I must make one for myself.
I haven’t picked up my needles in a very long time (a life of a crochet designer, hehe) and I have never used 10mm needles before. So I was a bit worried of how it goes. But the pattern is beginner friendly, and my knitting part was done in nearly 4 hours. Why haven’t I heard about Peru yarn before? It’s so soft, draping and warm!
Now the embroidery is waiting for me. I am lucky to have a full box of Cahlista cutie pies*, so picking the colors should not be a problem. I think I will go for a mute fall palette… I am still not sure how to use a stabilizer for embroidery, but hopefully it will work out well! I’ve done lots of cross stitch embroidery in the past, but never did anything like this on a knitted fabric.
Scheepjes is running a YARN 6 giveaway alongside our blog hop! And you have a chance to win a copy of YARN 6, and materials to make your favourite YARN 6 project! All you have to do is read carefully. Each of participating designer has written her own blog post and hided a ‘secret symbol’ in the text. It might be a letter, a number or a symbol. It’s not invisible, so no worries – you’ll not miss it! If you put all these symbols in the same order as blog posts were published, you’ll get a secret sentence which is your entry to the giveaway!
Check previous blog post by Maria of Fifty Shades of 4 ply HERE. And tomorrow be sure to check the blog by Alia of The Little Bee (something - wow! - exciting is waiting for you there!)
To join in, comment on the Scheepjes Facebook giveaway post telling them what your favourite YARN 6 project is. Once the blog hop is finished, respond to your own comment with the full secret sentence and… let’s hope you will be the winner! The giveaway will run until November 11th, 2018 and the winner will be drawn November 12th on the Scheepjes Facebook page. It’s open to participants worldwide. Good luck!
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New FOLK issue contains more pages than previous ones, and it means even more crochet and knitting joy – 17 (!) patterns altogether. The projects vary in difficulty level and the category. You’ll find gorgeous blankets, home accessories, socks, shawls and garments!!
As every other issue FOLK features work and insights into a creative process of fiber artists. This time you’ll get acquainted with the work of Tuija Heikkinen (textile designer) and Jimmy Nelson (photographer), and read article about punch needle embroidery technique.
I love every YARN issue, but this time, in my humble opinion, Scheepjes have overdone themselves. From the first page you are invited into a luxury crochet and knitting world with gorgeous and tastefully styled pictures. But at the same time all projects you see are affordable and actually doable.
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| Farah Scarf by Jellina Verhoeff |
You can buy your own copy in local Scheepjes stores and via online retailers:
Woolwarehouse*, Deramores*, Black Sheep Wools* (all in UK with international shipping)
Caro’s Atelier* (NL and Europe), Habbedash* (NL with international shipping)
Knotty House* (Canada)
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| Fairy Homes by Maria McPherson |
Jingle Garland
There is a blog hop running at the moment, and every contributing designer was asked to say something about her own design and the story behind it. Usually I do have a story behind my designs, but this time I am embarrassed to say I didn’t know what to suggest as a pattern publication. And when creative director of Scheepjes addressed me with an idea of colorful and festive garland, I happily jumped onto it. Because I have wanted to make something similar for long, but simply couldn’t find time.
S
So here it is – my Jingle Garland. It’s super simple and relatively fast to make. You’ll not be bored with these small and cute circular motifs, as yarns and colors are changed on every round (and you don’t have to weave in tails, as each motif consists of two halves joined together and stuffed. And all ends will be hidden with stuffing). Small silver bells and pompons add cuteness. By the way my 7-years-old son helped me making pompons – great activity for the whole family!
I used Scheepjes Cahlista and Twinkle yarns (the second one is full of nice sparkles). Both yarns are available via your local Scheepjes shops or online retailers listed above.
Frida Shawl
And now let me say a few words about my own favourites from FOLK issue of YARN book-a-zine. I am in love with all of them but Frida Shawl by Miss Neriss has stolen my heart. I am excited about everything in this design: simple knit and sophisticated embroidery. And the moment I saw it I knew I must make one for myself.
I haven’t picked up my needles in a very long time (a life of a crochet designer, hehe) and I have never used 10mm needles before. So I was a bit worried of how it goes. But the pattern is beginner friendly, and my knitting part was done in nearly 4 hours. Why haven’t I heard about Peru yarn before? It’s so soft, draping and warm!
Now the embroidery is waiting for me. I am lucky to have a full box of Cahlista cutie pies*, so picking the colors should not be a problem. I think I will go for a mute fall palette… I am still not sure how to use a stabilizer for embroidery, but hopefully it will work out well! I’ve done lots of cross stitch embroidery in the past, but never did anything like this on a knitted fabric.
Giveaway!
Scheepjes is running a YARN 6 giveaway alongside our blog hop! And you have a chance to win a copy of YARN 6, and materials to make your favourite YARN 6 project! All you have to do is read carefully. Each of participating designer has written her own blog post and hided a ‘secret symbol’ in the text. It might be a letter, a number or a symbol. It’s not invisible, so no worries – you’ll not miss it! If you put all these symbols in the same order as blog posts were published, you’ll get a secret sentence which is your entry to the giveaway!
Check previous blog post by Maria of Fifty Shades of 4 ply HERE. And tomorrow be sure to check the blog by Alia of The Little Bee (something - wow! - exciting is waiting for you there!)
To join in, comment on the Scheepjes Facebook giveaway post telling them what your favourite YARN 6 project is. Once the blog hop is finished, respond to your own comment with the full secret sentence and… let’s hope you will be the winner! The giveaway will run until November 11th, 2018 and the winner will be drawn November 12th on the Scheepjes Facebook page. It’s open to participants worldwide. Good luck!
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Issue 5 of YARN book-a-zine has freshly come out of print and safely arrived to my place yesterday. It was probably one of the most exciting and impatiently awaited YARN project I have contributed to. Because… Because it’s very personal. Because it tells the story of our Scheepjes bloggers Tribe. And my own story. And besides that lots of wonderful crochet and knitting pattern inside.
If this is the first time you come across YARN, it’s a biannual book-a-zine published by Scheepjes yarn company. It combines the features of both a magazine and a book. And each issue is themed, so you can create your own collection. This is the fifth book-a-zine called WOMAN, and you can check previous issues HERE.
No need to say I love each and everyone, and not because I am one of the contributing designers. I like the whole concept of this edition, I like the styling and thick quality paper. And I know that YARN is a true labor of love. It’s created by creative and friendly people who are passionate about yarn and crafts.
I am not sure I can describe with words what YARN 5 is about. So probably the pictures can speak better. This issue includes 14 crochet and knitting patterns (garments, shawls, wraps, blankets, tablecloth, pillows and accessories). In this issue you will also find a “Must-Haves” guide about stylish and handy crafty tools and accessories, and get acquainted with Anne Ten Donkelaar, a designer and artist.
And the central chapter is devoted to Scheepjes Bloggers group (or, Tribe, as we call it). You’ll meet all bloggers – super creative, lovely and friendly ladies and one man, and you’ll learn more about individuals colorways of brand new yarn Our Tribe by Scheepjes (reviewed HERE). And because we are talking about Our Tribe yarn now, be sure to check an article by Tammy of Canadutch who swatched each and every colorway for you to see the colorchanges.
I will not show you all designs included in YARN 5 (you can see previews on Ravelry HERE), but I just have to tell you about my own designs. Which I am very proud of.
One of them is Amethyst Dress – my latest challenge in garment design and sizing. The dress uses Whirl* and Whirlette* yarns in matching and gorgeous lavender shades. The construction is very simple: square yoke is growing down to an A-shaped skirt. And the dress comes in 5 sizes (S-XXL).
Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue
And another design I contributed to YARN 5 is Techno Clutch made in tapestry crochet with 10g mini skeins of Catona* yarn (or ‘cuties pies’).
Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue
I was a bit in a hurry wanting to show you newest issue of YARN book-a-zine, and I didn’t really have time to sit down and carefully read it through. So please, excuse me, I am off to read.
And you can grab your own copy (in English or in Dutch) in your local Scheepjes shops or via online retailers : Caro’s Atelier* (IN STOCK!!! - NL and Europe), Wool Warehouse* and Black Sheep Wools* - will be in stock any day now (UK with international shipping), and Knotty House* (Canada). Enjoy!
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| Photo credit: Scheepjes |
As women, we can wear many different “hats” throughout our lives: daughter, sister, mother, wife, friend. These are roles that unite us, and can sometimes define us. But more importantly, throughout the many roles we play in our lives, we grow and develop. We become stronger, more confident and wiser.
In this 5th issue of YARN book-a-zine, we explore and celebrate the similarities and differences that unite us together as women. We join hand in hand with women of different ages, cultures, shapes and sizes, to bring you design that tells our stories.
Intro from YARN 5
If this is the first time you come across YARN, it’s a biannual book-a-zine published by Scheepjes yarn company. It combines the features of both a magazine and a book. And each issue is themed, so you can create your own collection. This is the fifth book-a-zine called WOMAN, and you can check previous issues HERE.
No need to say I love each and everyone, and not because I am one of the contributing designers. I like the whole concept of this edition, I like the styling and thick quality paper. And I know that YARN is a true labor of love. It’s created by creative and friendly people who are passionate about yarn and crafts.
I am not sure I can describe with words what YARN 5 is about. So probably the pictures can speak better. This issue includes 14 crochet and knitting patterns (garments, shawls, wraps, blankets, tablecloth, pillows and accessories). In this issue you will also find a “Must-Haves” guide about stylish and handy crafty tools and accessories, and get acquainted with Anne Ten Donkelaar, a designer and artist.
And the central chapter is devoted to Scheepjes Bloggers group (or, Tribe, as we call it). You’ll meet all bloggers – super creative, lovely and friendly ladies and one man, and you’ll learn more about individuals colorways of brand new yarn Our Tribe by Scheepjes (reviewed HERE). And because we are talking about Our Tribe yarn now, be sure to check an article by Tammy of Canadutch who swatched each and every colorway for you to see the colorchanges.
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| Photo credit: Canadutch |
I will not show you all designs included in YARN 5 (you can see previews on Ravelry HERE), but I just have to tell you about my own designs. Which I am very proud of.
One of them is Amethyst Dress – my latest challenge in garment design and sizing. The dress uses Whirl* and Whirlette* yarns in matching and gorgeous lavender shades. The construction is very simple: square yoke is growing down to an A-shaped skirt. And the dress comes in 5 sizes (S-XXL).
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| Photo credit: Scheepjes |
And another design I contributed to YARN 5 is Techno Clutch made in tapestry crochet with 10g mini skeins of Catona* yarn (or ‘cuties pies’).
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| Photo credit: Scheepjes |
I was a bit in a hurry wanting to show you newest issue of YARN book-a-zine, and I didn’t really have time to sit down and carefully read it through. So please, excuse me, I am off to read.
And you can grab your own copy (in English or in Dutch) in your local Scheepjes shops or via online retailers : Caro’s Atelier* (IN STOCK!!! - NL and Europe), Wool Warehouse* and Black Sheep Wools* - will be in stock any day now (UK with international shipping), and Knotty House* (Canada). Enjoy!
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Here is something I should have shared with you long ago. If you are on Ravelry you might have spotted a new poncho design which has recently appeared on my page. It’s Winter Light Poncho, and it’s a part of a magically beautiful YARN book-a-zine* published by Scheepjes. The new edition is called Dutch Masters.
I’ve been a part of this project for two years already, but every new issue amazes me more and more. If you haven’t even heard about YARN book-a-zine you might want to check it out. It’s something in the middle between a magazine and a book. Each issue contains around 15 knitting, crochet and sewing patterns accompanied with useful articles and insights into creative process of artists and designers.
Every new issue is themed. We already had Sea Issue, Midnight Garden Issue, Tropical Issue and here is a new one – devoted to Dutch Masters. I am a little bit addicted to printed books and magazines. And though my husband is an IT specialist reading everything on his mobile phone or on electronic book reader, I still find something magical and charming about holding a real paper book in hands.
The quality of YARN book-a-zine is supreme. Thick matt paper, high quality pictures (all made according to themes and chapters, very moody and special), additional pages for your notes and flap to help you organize the projects. The book-a-zine is published in both English and Dutch.
As already mentioned, new edition is devoted to Dutch Master featuring Vermeer, Mondrian, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. And all projects were designed in color palette and with the “mood” of their paintings. The pictures were taken in amazing interiors and wonderfully translate the feel of each artist. Just amazing. And very stylish.
I was asked to design a poncho for a new issue, and though I am still not confident in garment design, I decided to take the challenge. The poncho is one size (I believe it’s good for everyone – with a slight oversize look for smaller sizes and perfect fit for larger sizes), with a kind of “sleeves” and long knit-look tunnel neck.
Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue
Depending on how you want to wear the poncho, you can make a knit-look fabric on the right or wrong side. I prefer to have the neck as a tunnel without shaping (so that it’s draping itself), but for a magazine it was folded for a neater look. And so that photography perfectly matches the Vermeer chapter.
The poncho uses approx. 22 skeins of Merino Soft Brush* yarn by Scheepjes. This yarn line was created as an addition to existing Merino Soft* range (reviewed HERE). So far it comes in 7 shades – each with a nice semi-colored effect. And all of them can be used in combination with regular Merino Soft yarn.
I am often asked if Winter Light Poncho is available for purchase as a single pattern, and the answer is no. It is only available in a book-a-zine. But believe me, it’s a must have and a must read. Dutch Masters issue is available in local Scheepjes shops and via larger retailers such as Wool Warehouse* (UK with international shipping).
New issue of YARN boo-a-zine contains 16 other patterns, articles about different types of yarn (with some interesting facts about acrylic), about tatting technique. It also presents work by Mathijs Siemens and Anne-Claire Petit.
I would love to show you everything in this blog post but I don’t want to spoil your surprise. My personal favourites are New Horizons Blanket by Rachele of Cypress Textiles, Almond Blossom Scarf by Nerissa of Miss Neriss and the Bedroom Rug by Dedri of Look At What I Made.
Want to see more? Grab your own copy and Enjoy!
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* DISCLOSURE: This blog contains affiliate links (marked with *). I may be compensated with a tiny amount from each purchase made via these links, and it will not cost you a penny. By using affiliate links you support my blog. Thank you!
I’ve been a part of this project for two years already, but every new issue amazes me more and more. If you haven’t even heard about YARN book-a-zine you might want to check it out. It’s something in the middle between a magazine and a book. Each issue contains around 15 knitting, crochet and sewing patterns accompanied with useful articles and insights into creative process of artists and designers.
Every new issue is themed. We already had Sea Issue, Midnight Garden Issue, Tropical Issue and here is a new one – devoted to Dutch Masters. I am a little bit addicted to printed books and magazines. And though my husband is an IT specialist reading everything on his mobile phone or on electronic book reader, I still find something magical and charming about holding a real paper book in hands.
The quality of YARN book-a-zine is supreme. Thick matt paper, high quality pictures (all made according to themes and chapters, very moody and special), additional pages for your notes and flap to help you organize the projects. The book-a-zine is published in both English and Dutch.
As already mentioned, new edition is devoted to Dutch Master featuring Vermeer, Mondrian, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. And all projects were designed in color palette and with the “mood” of their paintings. The pictures were taken in amazing interiors and wonderfully translate the feel of each artist. Just amazing. And very stylish.
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| New Horizons Blanket by Cypress Textiles |
I was asked to design a poncho for a new issue, and though I am still not confident in garment design, I decided to take the challenge. The poncho is one size (I believe it’s good for everyone – with a slight oversize look for smaller sizes and perfect fit for larger sizes), with a kind of “sleeves” and long knit-look tunnel neck.
Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue
Depending on how you want to wear the poncho, you can make a knit-look fabric on the right or wrong side. I prefer to have the neck as a tunnel without shaping (so that it’s draping itself), but for a magazine it was folded for a neater look. And so that photography perfectly matches the Vermeer chapter.
The poncho uses approx. 22 skeins of Merino Soft Brush* yarn by Scheepjes. This yarn line was created as an addition to existing Merino Soft* range (reviewed HERE). So far it comes in 7 shades – each with a nice semi-colored effect. And all of them can be used in combination with regular Merino Soft yarn.
I am often asked if Winter Light Poncho is available for purchase as a single pattern, and the answer is no. It is only available in a book-a-zine. But believe me, it’s a must have and a must read. Dutch Masters issue is available in local Scheepjes shops and via larger retailers such as Wool Warehouse* (UK with international shipping).
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| Almond Blossom Scarf by Miss Neriss |
New issue of YARN boo-a-zine contains 16 other patterns, articles about different types of yarn (with some interesting facts about acrylic), about tatting technique. It also presents work by Mathijs Siemens and Anne-Claire Petit.
I would love to show you everything in this blog post but I don’t want to spoil your surprise. My personal favourites are New Horizons Blanket by Rachele of Cypress Textiles, Almond Blossom Scarf by Nerissa of Miss Neriss and the Bedroom Rug by Dedri of Look At What I Made.
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| The Bedroom Rug by Look At What I Made |
Want to see more? Grab your own copy and Enjoy!
Subscribe to a newsletter not to miss a single post. You can also follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
* DISCLOSURE: This blog contains affiliate links (marked with *). I may be compensated with a tiny amount from each purchase made via these links, and it will not cost you a penny. By using affiliate links you support my blog. Thank you!
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