Happy 10th Anniversary - Day 2

It's the second day of my 10th anniversary celebration pattern sale!

We're going from cowl to legwarmers!

My Treble Jig Legwarmers🔗 are today's sale pattern. Click the link, and add coupon TJL10KDRD at checkout for 10% off. This offer is good today, January 7, 2025 until 11:59pm Newfoundland (UTC -3.5) time.

What will tomorrow be? You'll have to stop by and see ;)

Are you enjoying the games? If you missed them you can find them in my last post🔗 

Yours in yarn and leftover cake,

Síle

Treble Jig Legwarmers Update

I'm happy to say, I've added a size to the TJL. The pattern, as written, now covers calf measurements of 9-22"/22.5-55 cm. Just in time for autumn weather! You can find the pattern page here.

Of course it's 29°C (84.2°F) with the humidity here today, so not exactly autumnal. Ma Nature, would ya cool it off a bit?!

You may have noticed a difference at the top of the site. I'll wait while you scroll up ;) I've wanted to add a logo for quite awhile and finally came up with a little something. What do you think? 

That's it for today! I'll be writing a post about Ravelry's latest announcement in a day or two. I'm letting everything sit for a bit rather than flying off the handle; I do that a little too easily sometimes.

Yours in yarn and fan-blown air,

Síle

Low Vision Update

I have a happy announcement to make: I uploaded the low vision pdf for my Treble Jig Legwarmers today on Payhip and Ravelry. This link goes directly to the pattern on Payhip: Treble Jig Legwarmers

That's all my paid patterns, with the exception of Rínce Fada, that now have two pdfs: the standard one with written and charted instructions, and the low vision one. I want knitters to be able to knit my patterns whichever way is best for them. Going forward my patterns will have both pdfs on their release. 

Which brings me back to Rínce Fada. I presented it as charts only after the basic gauge, materials, and note sections; 11 charts make up the pattern for Rínce Fada. I felt it would be too unwieldy to have line by line instructions on top of them. It's the written sections and line by line instructions that I turn into my low vision pdfs. In larger type, Rínce Fada would likely be over a hundred pages. For now I'm going to leave it as it is. That doesn't mean I won't change my mind in the future. 

In blog news, I'm trying to figure out how to set up photo links so that my patterns are available here instead of sending you over to Payhip. I'm not tech savvy at all so this is definitely a learning experience! I used the advice and CSS notes that Sarah from knitting-and.com posted to make my Payhip shop more accessible last evening. I'm so grateful for this sharing of knowledge to improve accessibility. 

We're no longer under a heat warning! Yay, back to comfortably warm temps! I was able to knit a few rounds on the worsted weight wool shawl last night (the purple one in my collage) without melting, so now that I have my existing patterns updated I can get back to new designs. I'm really excited to be able to share new behind the scenes photos again soon. I'm aiming for one, possibly two, new patterns to come out this year.

Til next time,

Síle

Introducing: Treble Jig Legwarmers

It's new pattern release day! 

The Treble Jig Legwarmers are available now. They are the seventh pattern in my series, All the Jigs and Reels. Only two more patterns to go!

Legwarmers in July? Seems a bit odd doesn't it? But legwarmers are small and portable projects. They're like socks without needing to remember where/when to add the heel or start shaping the toe. I took mine on a walk on 2019's World Wide Knit in Public Day (WWKIP Day).

Easy and portable, what more can you ask for in a summer knitting project?

What's coming next? I'm working on both Hornpipe Bag and 

Slip Jig Shawl with Hornpipe Bag most likely coming out this fall, possibly October. I'll keep you updated on that.

In case you're wondering, yes that's me modeling the Treble Jig Legwarmers. I'm fortunate to have a photographer for a roommate and after moving things around in the dining room, we were able to have a photoshoot. It was nice to put my hardshoes on and do a few trebles and attempt a click, though I have to say the floor was more than a bit slippery! And as usual there were way more great photos than I needed. I put a few favourites into a collage to share with you.

And now I've spent more of the day on my phone than I intended (completely normal for a new release day!) and Jakey is demanding attention, so I must heed the feline overlord: