Let’s face it, it’s 2020. It’s cold outside. The wolves are after you. All you need to do is cozy up with a hot water bottle, some knitting, and a cup of tea and wait for 2021 to come! But, in all seriousness, hot water bottles are guaranteed to bring the cozy times, and nothing…
Category: Year of Gifts
Year of Gifts: Delphinium Beret
The October Year of Gifts is here! The Delphinium Beret is a jaunty little cap designed in Kelbourne Woolens Andorra. Worked in the round from the bottom up, it begins with a K1, P1 ribbing, then integrated increases shape the body of the hat. After working the body in a lace repeat, integrated decreases shape…
Year of Gifts: Goldenrod Boot Socks
The September Year of Gifts is here! For September, we enlisted our friend, Grace Anna Farrow, to design us a pair of cosy boot socks. The Goldenrod Boot Socks use Germantown, and the end result is a perfect hard wearing wool layer for crisp autumn and winter days. In conjunction with the release…
Year of Gifts: Lily of the Valley Shawl
The August Year of Gifts is here! For August, Courtney designed one of her favorite accessories: a lace shawlette. The Lily of the Valley Shawl is the perfect accessory to knit again and again, and the easy to memorize pattern is great for a beginner looking to build upon their lace knitting skills. The cute…
Year of Gifts: Hosta Slippers
As many of you know, we celebrate crochet summer every year, so we thought it would be fitting to make a crochet pattern for the July Year of Gifts! Made with Kelbourne Woolens Germantown and perfect for cozying up with a cup of tea, some needlework, and a binge-worthy show, these fun, funky, vintage-inspired slippers make for a quick gift for the…
Year of Gifts: Pantry Staple Washcloths
June’s Year of Gifts is here! This month’s design is the perfect knit for hot summer days, and is perfect for gift giving. We hope this is a pattern you’ll knit again and again! This pattern is really two patterns! The two texture stitch patterns are called Nut Stitch and Rice Stitch, hence the “Pantry…
Year of Gifts: Sweet Pea Socks
April’s Year of Gifts pattern is here, and its a great one! Designed by friend and fellow Philadelphian, Jennifer Burke, these socks are a twisty cabled delight worked in cherry, springy, neon coral Perennial. The Sweet Pea socks look complicated, but simple two stitch cables are all you need to work the design. As with…
Year of Gifts: Shamrock Cowl
I’m not sure if its the stress that is getting to me, but I’m hoping there is some sort of omen that we’re releasing a cowl in Lucky Tweed called Shamrock on St. Patrick’s day. (We try to steer clear of cliches around here, but I’m full on embracing any luck I can get these…
Knitting Along and Giving Together
Our next installment in our Year of Gifts knit along was released on Tuesday, and we’re so thrilled by the response we’ve received so far. Kate and I loved doing the Year of Hats last year, and when thinking about 2020 we really wanted to come up with a promotion that felt meaningful. We love…
Year of Gifts: Primrose Mittens
The second design in the Year of Gifts, the Primrose Mittens, are here! A textural delight featuring broken ribbing and tuck stitches, these mittens are sure to keep the wearer cosy and warm. The Primrose Mittens are worked in the round from the cuff to top of hand. The cuff is worked in a broken…
Year of Gifts: Snowdrop Hat
It’s here! The first pattern in the Year of Gifts! The Snowdrop Hat is a modern colorwork design in Andorra that features a provisionally cast on folded brim, bold graphic colorwork, and a large pom pom. A Kelbourne Woolens leather tag provides the perfect finishing touch! Although the design includes a few different colorwork patterns,…
Announcing the Year of Gifts!
It’s a new year and time for a new year-long-knit-along pattern series from Kelbourne Woolens! Following up on the heels of the very successful Year of Hats, we wanted to find a way to incorporate more designs and yarns into the same format, and the Year of Gifts was born! Using the same formula –…