I have some fabulous projects to share with you this month. Hopefully one or two will inspire your next project. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to send in a WIP or FO to share!

Let’s start with Amy. She and her mom took a trip to Giverny, France, this summer–the home of Monet and the inspiration for many of his most beautiful paintings. Before going, Amy crocheted some projects using my Monet’s Water Lilies and Monet’s Cathedral colorways, and she wore them where they were made!

Isn’t that amazing?

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Cindy sent in the next projects. She made these delightful socks using Texas Bluebonnet:

…and she also made the Field of Flowers Shawl using this year’s Eight Days of Easter Kit:

She alternated between the aster stitch and the double-elongated stitch, which I love, and she added a border color as well.

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Next we have some darling baby sweaters from Debbie. These two are the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman:

She used Paris with Burgundy Rose for the one on the left and Monet’s Houses of Parliament with Pomegranate for the one on the right. She used Squoosh DK for both.

Debbie made the next sweater for a toddler using the Chimney pattern by Mar.Gue.Née:

She used Phantom of the Opera and a dark purple from Knit Picks to go with it.

I asked her which pattern she liked making more, and she said the Baby Surprise Jacket because of how the colors shift.

If you aren’t familiar with that pattern, it’s pretty wild. You knit a shape that looks nothing like a sweater and then seam it together into a sweater. You can find the pattern or a whole book about it on the School House Press website here or on Amazon here.

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The next FO came from Jane, who made the DK-weight Angel Wings Ponchette for her sister:

She used Beautiful Black Hole at the top and Beautiful Galaxy further down. Here is her sister wearing it:

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Karen sent in the next WIP. She is test knitting an upcoming pattern called Trillium Path by Michele Lee Bernstein. The designer said it would be fine to share this with all of you. It’s scheduled to come out next month. Karen used Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly on Stained Glass Fingering for the test knit:

Here’s a closeup:

Isn’t that delightful?

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Lynn sent in a few shawls she’s knitting. This amazing lady designs as she goes!

This first one is a shawl she’s making using Carnevale. It’s an assigned pooling colorway, and she is making bobbles with the accent color:

Next is a design she’s making using Odysseus:

I love how bright and cheerful the colors look with her design!

For this last one Lynn is using Tulips:

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The next project is a WIP that Marty is working on using Peacock Eyes on Twinkle Fingering:

Doesn’t it look great? The pattern is from a book called Modern Knitted Shawls & Wraps by Laura Strutt The shawl is called Peaches and Cream.

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Rusty sent in this next project that he crocheted:

He used Autumn Leaves on Buttery Soft DK to make the shawl. Didn’t it turn out beautifully? Here is his wife modeling it:

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Last but certainly not least is this stunning shawl that Katherine made:

It’s called Radiata, and it’s by Nim Teasdale. Katherine used two skeins of Beautiful Universe on Twinkle Fingering.

Does one of these inspire your next project? I hope so! It’s always such an honor and such a pleasure to get to see and share what you all have made! Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to send in their photos to inspire us all!

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Fresh from the Dye Pots

I have so many fresh-dyed colorways to share with you that if I showed all of them to you here, we’d be here all week. Here’s a quick glance at them:

You can find all of these and a few more in the New This Month section of my shop.

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Field of Flowers Ponchette Pattern

Last week I mentioned that I was hoping to have the Field of Flowers Ponchette pattern published in time for this week’s newsletter, but I sometimes forget to take into account the rest of life when I’m in Purple Lamb mode. Our two youngest sons are in a production of Twelfth Night this week, which means everything else takes backstage to the play. Pun intended.

Nonetheless, I got it done in time–barely! I’m so excited to share the new Field of Flowers Ponchette with you:

The shape is the same diamond shape as my Angel Wings Ponchette, but it has elements of the Field of Flowers Shawl and some elements that are all its own too. Here it is from the side:

While my mannequin, Madame, has no arms, the sides flow ethereally behind your arms when you wear it. It’s completely symmetrical, and it can also be worn with the long points front and back if you prefer.

It’s appropriate for an advanced beginner, and I include explicit instructions on how to make the aster stitch that is used for the assigned pooling portion.

You’ll need two skeins of fingering-weight yarn for the ponchette. One needs to be dyed as an assigned pooling colorway, where 3/4 of the skein is dyed in one color (the main color) and the other 1/4 is dyed in a different color (the accent color). The other colorway should be a semi-solid that matches the accent color of the first skein.

For the sample, I used Wisteria for the assigned pooling colorway and Lilac for the semi-solid colorway, both dyed on Sock Perfection.

I have the pattern available by itself here. I also have kits available right here with different colorway and yarn base options.

The kit includes a 50% discount on the pattern. When you order the kit, you will get…

• A digital download of the Field of Flowers Ponchette pattern emailed to you right away
• A printed copy of the Field of Flowers Ponchette pattern shipped with your yarn
• The two skeins you’ll need with five different curated colorway combinations and five fingering-weight yarn bases to choose from

I think this would make such a great summer project. There’s nothing too difficult, but it has enough variation to keep things interesting, and the end result will be great for a summer evening.

Have a great weekend!