WIP: Suncrest

This past Saturday I pitched in at the Tanis Fiber Arts booth at the KW Knitter's Fair. Guy brought Lila, since she is still exclusively breastfed so we can't be apart for too long. She's rocking a great little dress knitted by Auntie Tanis:

 Tanis is wearing Suncrest, I'm wearing Solaria, and Lila is wearing Clara. 

Big thanks to Guy for spending almost 8 hours circulating the fair and the parking lot with Lila, sometimes in her carrier, sometimes in her stroller. They were troopers, both of them!

 I've recently cast on for my own Suncrest. I'm not too far in, but here it is:

I can't say enough good things about the Red Label yarn- I'm a sucker for single ply, and the cashmere and silk... drool. It's ridiculously amazing. I need to get more of this yarn, I should have grabbed an armload while I was at the fair!

FO: Solaria

While the test knitting stage was happening with Solaria, I cast on for it again to make sure that I had knit any of the changes as well, and to double check things like the math...I think that every high school math class should have a section where they teach the kids to knit and then have them do calculations for things like sizing and evenly spaced decreases/increases. Seeing some very practical application of math like that would have been very inspiring to 15-year old me, that's for sure.  But then again, I also think they should teach geometry by having people play pool. It's nothing but how to solve problems involving multiple angles. But I digress....

Pattern: Solaria (The Stella Collection)

Yarn: TFA Purple Label Cashmere Sock, in a One of a Kind colourway

Needles: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Mods: None.

Notes: Needles with nice, pointy tiips make the nupps SO much easier. This is the kind of knit that I've been gravitating towards lately- ones that have an interesting enough lace to keep me on my toes when knitting it. I can memorized the stitches in the rounds, but it's the kind of knitting  you need to look at, which I enjoy in the summer when I'm watching less tv and spending more knitting time al fresco. The blues and greens in this remind me so much of sea glass.

New Patterns! A Giveaway! The Stella Collection!

 I'm so excited that this is now live!! Tanis and I have been busy working on a summery little lace collection:

Clockwise from top left: Nashira, Adhara, Solaria, and Suncrest.

The collection features 4 lace shawls interpreted in different ways: Nashira is a rectangular stole, Adhara is a two-colour triangular shawl, Solaria is a cowl (can also be worn as a caplet), and Suncrest is a half-oval.The whole collection is available for $15 (bargain!), or individually for $6 each.

 I designed Solaria during the final stages of my pregnancy, but Nashira was designed entirely after Lila was born. I can't get as much knitting done as I'd like, but having a newborn just makes me choosier about my projects, and designs.

Tanis of course designed the lovely Adhara and Suncrest:

All of the designs feature a different Tanis Fiber Arts yarn base and colourway. And of course, there are tonnes of colours to choose from!

Let's get to the giveaway! We're giving away to one lucky knitter a copy of the ebook, which includes all 4 patterns. To enter, leave a comment below telling me which pattern you are most excited to knit. Don't forget to leave your email or Ravelry ID, so I can get in touch with you if you win!  You can enter until 7:00 a.m. on Friday, June 22nd. I'll announce a winner that Friday afternoon. Good luck!