NKBN: Crosshatch

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great patterns by budding designers on Ravelry

I have a confession.  I am in a knitting funk.   I'm having a major case of startitis.   I'll knit something for a night, put it down and never go back to it.   How do I get out of this funk?    I feel like I need to frog everything I have on the go.  Lighten up my stash of yarn I know I will never ever knit with.  I need to pick a pattern.   I need to buy brand new yarn for that specific pattern.  (Buying new yarn will surely help, don't you think?  Come on.  Agree with me).  I need to start that pattern and finish that pattern and don't start anything else until I do.     What do you think?    What do you do when you get in that funk?

Maybe I need to start to knit socks.    Like fellow blogger  Natalie's Crosshatch pattern?   It's a good one!  Great for handpainted yarn.     Handpainted yarn will help, don't you think ;-)?

Check it out on Ravelry!

Check out Natalie's blog too! Keeping us in stitches

NKBN: Refreshing

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great patterns by budding designers on Ravelry

It's 10,000 degrees in Toronto right now.   I'm not complaining mind you, I love the heat, I love the humidity.  Bring it on.   But the word "refreshing" sounds especially appealing these days.     The thought of wearing a cowl in this heat wave right now makes me want to break out in hives, but it really is the perfect Toronto casual evening accessory when we get back into our normal weather routine of cooler nights.     I love Cori's yarn selection for this design as well, the Noro Ayatori really makes the piece shine.

Check it out Cori's design Ravelry!

NKBN: Huntington Beach Henley

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great patterns by budding designers on Ravelry

You know when a colour just grabs your attention?   For me it's a streak of orange.   Put it with anything - even pink- and I'll be looking twice.    You can see why I think Susan's Huntington Beach Henley is so awesome!   Those pockets!!  A fabulous design by a fabulous designer who's extended her fabulousness to you all with a coupon code!   

Enter "Knit-By-Nat" at checkout on Ravelry for a $2 discount for this pattern between July 12th and July 26th.   Thanks Susan!

Check out Susan's design on Ravelry here!

NKBN: Winter Mechanicals

A weekly feature on the blog, NOT Knit by Nat highlights great patterns by budding designers on Ravelry

Now excuse me for saying the word WINTER in the throws of summer, but John's Winter Mechanical fingerless gloves are just perfect for my husband.   I think they would make a great vacation time knit and will be ready for him when the fall raking begins.   (I know, I'm sorry, what a downer I am today)

Check out John's design on Ravelry here!

John is not only a talented knit designer, but along with his brother, he is also the designer of the Wooly iphone app.  I have to admit, I have been hemming and hawing about spending the money on a Ravelry app, but I am remiss in updating my projects and especially my stash.   Downloading pics to the computer only to upload to Rav is a pain.   This would solve all my problems!  I think it's time to take the plunge.

From their website, these are the features:

* View your projects, project details and project photos
* Access your Queue and each queued project's details
* Access your Stash and each stashed yarn's details
* View a list of your Friends, their Projects, and their project details
* Add photos to your Projects and Stash
* Built in photo editor to make enhancements to your photos before uploading them to Ravelry

They are set to launch Wooly 2.0, you should check out their site!  www.getwooly.com