Pattern testers!
I couldn’t do this without you. Here are some current projects I have available for test knit applications. Thanks in advance for considering helping me out :)
What does pattern testing mean? Well, basically I send you a pattern (for free!) that might be a little bit awful, and you knit the pattern and give me feedback so I can publish it in a less-awful state later.
What do you get? A free pattern! And named recognition on the final version of the pattern! And social media glamor and glory from me sharing your finished project! And a leafhopper test knits exclusive sticker and stitch marker! And hopefully at the end you also have a new knit item with bugs on it!
Ants in a Row Raglan
Coming to Ravelry December 8th!
This sweater is crawling with ants! Traveling up and down in rows, columns split off from raglan increases and meet seamlessly under the arms for an all-over ant extravaganza.
Difficulty
Intermediate. Be familiar with raglan shaping and colowork
Yarn
Kelbourne Woolen’s Scout
Yardage
MC: 1350, (1400, 1530)
Skeins: 6, (7, 7)
CC: 1090, (1130, 1200)
Skeins: 5, (6, 6)
Leafhopper Sweater
Published on Ravelry November 8th 2024
The Leafhopper Sweater is a top down sweater knit with a yoke construction that begins with leafhopper butts and increases with little geometric details and ends with their heads. Geometric patterns are variable between sizes. The pattern is framed with rows of corrugated ribbing reminiscent of peppermint candy, and bordered by garter stitch. There are leafhoppers along the forearms
Difficulty
Intermediate. It helps to have either made a sweater or done colorwork before.
Yarn
Kelbourne Woolen’s Scout
Yardage
MC: 1044, (1194, 1357, 1490, 1644, 1794,), 1944
Skeins: 5, (5, 5, 6, 6, 6,), 7
CC: 400, (437, 474, 511, 548, 585), 622
Skeins: 2, (2, 2, 2, 2, 2,), 3
Collections Cowl
Published on Ravelry October 10th
This cowl was inspired by museum collections of pinned insects. A fun project to use up a couple DK-Worsted skeins, gauge is not essential and hopefully you can use stash yarn for this one. This is the first pattern in the collection series, and I am excited to make more with marine and botanical themes!
You can customize this chart with 19 different insects, and learn fun facts about them as you do. Build your own collection and your insect trivia at the same time with this cowl, and get a conversation started fashion piece that’s equally functional at the Natural History Museum, on a hike, or attending an insect conference!
Difficulty
Intermediate? Tension IS important because there are a couple fiddly bits (I’m looking at you, leaf insect!)
Yarn
Any DK or Worsted! I used Urth Harvest Worsted for both MC and CC 1, and then Squish DK Spun Right Round for the CC
Yardage
MC: 220 yds
CC1: 130 yds
CC2: 200 yds
