Work in Progress: Rustling Leaves.
Whew…having one of those weeks where it’s a miracle to make it to the halfway mark. I had a nice little package waiting for me when I got home from work, though!
My pre-ordered copy of Coastal Knits came in the mail! The book is a collaboration between two awesome designers, Alana Dakos and Hannah Fettig. I love both of their designs, so as soon as I heard this book was available for preorder, I snapped up a copy. When you paid for the book, they also sent you two of the designs in a pdf, as well as coupon codes for their online pattern shops. Nice!
The book is just lovely, and I may do a more in-depth review sometime soon. I will be finished with my first project from the book soon, the Rustling Leaves beret. It was one of the pre-order pdf patterns, and I cast on for it in Miss Babs Yummy sock yarn in the firecracker colorway, basically the second I saw the pattern.
The pattern has been going really quickly so far, and it’s fun to see the leaves take shape. It’s a great autumn project!
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That’s knitting up beautifully. I’m not a big orange fan, but the variegation in the yarn really warms me to it. Can’t wait to see a finished pic.
Thank you! Miss Babs variegated tonal yarns are really lovely – she has an awesome sense of color.
Uh oh. I’ve been eyeing that book for a while now, but have been able to resist temptation so far. I think you and your perfectly-autumn beret might’ve just pushed me over the edge…
Get it, you know you want to! : )
That yarn is lovely. The colour of it is gorgeous and perfect for the beret.
Thanks so much – the yarn is also super soft. Definitely recommend it!
Gorgeous yarn and lace combination! The book looks like it has some great patterns in it, but I look forward to your full review.
Thank you! I plan to take some time this weekend to read through it more in-depth – the patterns are very detailed and thorough, and they also included some personal essays. It’s definitely a lovely book though!
That colorway is really stunning, and so perfect for that project! It just says Autumn all over