Blooming Fuchsia Mystery KAL

UPDATE 29 Feb 2012: The Mystery KAL is over. You can buy the full pattern or the kit here.

So, I decided to do my first Mistery KAL in February called: Blooming Fuchsia Mystery KAL.



Blooming Fuchsia is a triangularish-shaped shawl worked from the bottom up. I named this shawl Blooming Fuchsia because the color of the yarn I used to knit this shawl is inspired by the color of blooming Fuchsia.
Pattern includes charts and written directions, and instructions to calculate the stitch count totals for every row. I also include the number of stitches to cast on and the yardage if you decide to work a different number of repeats.

The KAL is divided into 4 Clues published every Thursday starting on February, 2.
1st clue: February, 2
2nd clue: February, 9
3rd clue: February, 16
4th clue: February, 23

To participate into The “Blooming Fuchsia” Mystery KAL, there are 2 options:

Option 1: You can buy my hand-dyed yarn Rendezvous in Blooming Fuchsia color USD 23 for single skein or USD 43 for 2 skeins (shipping and clues are included).
Payment by Paypal, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.
The pattern will be sent to you via Ravelry (please let me know your Ravelry username during check out) and the yarn will be sent to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 20 days to reach your hand.

Latest date to order: Janury 15, 2012 revised to January 10, 2012 (to allow more time for the yarn to arrived)

SOLD OUT!! Thank you very much.

ETA 12 February 2012: New stock just arrived!! Let me know which yarn you prefer (Light Fingering or Sock) during check out.

If you are still interested to buy option 1, I still have some stock using sock yarn (Merino 75%/Nylon 25%, 463/100gram), the color is more saturated (see last photo). Since it is the same price, you still can use the "Add to Cart" button to buy.

Option 2: You can buy the clues only for USD 3,-. Payment by Paypal and delivery by Ravelry, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.

Latest date to order: February 1, 2012

Once you bought the clues or the yarn, you’ll receive a notification every time a new Clue is uploaded.
You also need to sign up here.

At the end of the KAL, the participants will receive a copy of the complete pattern at no additional cost.
Afer February 23, the pattern will be released with a full price USD 5,- and the kit will be sold with a full price USD 28 for single skein and USD 51 for 2 skeins,-
Pattern is protected by copyright, so participants in the KAL are required to not distribute copies of the clues or copies of the whole pattern.

Info about the yarn:
Weight: Light Fingering / 3 ply
Fibers: 100% Superwash Merino
Yardage/Weight: approx. 490 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent.
Hand wash always recommended
May bleed slightly upon first wash.



Info about the sock yarn:
Weight: Fingering
Fibers: 75% Superwash Merino / 25% Nylon
Yardage/Weight: approx. 463 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent.
Hand wash always recommended
May bleed slightly upon first wash.

No-Seaming Crocheted Flower for Sale

Remember my "No-Seaming Crocheted Flower" pattern? Well, lately I got the urge to make this flower for instant gratification. I made several flowers and I think I want to sell them away.
So, if you are interested to buy, you can buy it in Etsy store, or you can buy directly here.



About this crochet flower:
I made this myself using Elann Sonata 100% Cotton in purple color.
It took me about 1 hour to make 1 piece.
Finished size is about 8 cm or 3.12 inch in diameter (it's 10 cm/4" if you make it flat).





Please note that I only sell the crochet flower. Button is not included.
You can sew them on hat, clothes, sock, fabric or you can use them as brooch, hairpin, hair accessories, bracelet like shown in the photos above.

Payment by Paypal, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted. I will sent the flower to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 20 days to reach your hand.

No-Seaming Crocheted Flower (Free Shipping)
US$ 5.99,-

Rendezvous Shawl Knitting Pattern for Sale

Rendezvous is a triangle-shaped shawl worked from the bottom up. This time I knit this shawl using light fingering weight yarn that my husband dyed for me.
Pattern includes charts and written directions, and instructions to calculate the stitch count totals for every row. I also include the number of stitches to cast on and the yardage for a different number of repeats.







Technical Editor: Chaitanya Muralidhara

Suggested yarn: Any sock yarn.
I used Rendezvous Yarn 100% Merino Superwash (Burnt Orange color) 1 skein (100g, 490 yards) for 9 repeats (I only had a few yards left over, so I suggest doing 8 repeats if you are not a tight knitter like me).

Gauge: See instruction in the pattern.

Yardage Needed:

Finished Size (9 repeats): 55" wide by 26.5" deep
Needle: 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needle, 32" or longer.
Notions: stitch markers (optional)
Level: Advanced

All posts about this projects and more photos: click here.

How to Buy:
1. The Pattern only: Pattern is 13 pages in PDF includes charts and written directions. Payment by Paypal and delivery by Ravelry, no accounts required. Credit cards accepted.
2. The Kit: You get the PDF pattern and the yarn in Burnt Orange color (1 skein for Small Kit and 2 skeins for Large Kit). The pattern will be email to your email address and the yarn will be sent to your address (please make sure to update your shipping address in Paypal). Shipping cost is FREE! Please allow 10 - 20 days to reach your hand.

Rendezvous Pattern only:
USD 5.00,-

add to cart

Rendezvous Kit:

Sizes

Rendezvous Kit (Small) $28.00 USD Rendezvous Kit (Large) $51.00 USD

Info about the yarn:
Weight: Light Fingering / 3 ply
Fibers: 100% Superwash Merino
Yardage/Weight: approx. 490 yds / 100g
Machine washable/lay flat to dry using bleach-free detergent.
Hand wash always recommended
May bleed slightly upon first wash.



Color Selection ( Please state your color choice in the comment box during check out):

FO: Rendezvous Shawl

This is the first shawl I made using the yarn that hand-dyed by my husband. However because of the process editing and testing took longer time, I published Piquant earlier.

When I designed this pattern, I though it will be lovely in this bold solid color, so I requested him to dye this color for me. Since this pattern is my design and using his hand-dyed yarn, I think Rendezvous seems to be a very suitable name.

This yarn has excellent yardage. At first I make 8 repeats size, halfway through, I realized that I probably could make 9 repeats size with this yarn. So, I frogged the whole thing and started all over again.

Pattern: Rendezvous

Source: here

Materials: Rendezvous Yarn 100% Merino Superwash (Burnt Orange color) light fingering weight 1 skein (100g, 490 yards)

Qty: 1 x 100 gram (490 yards)

Needles: 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needles

Start Date: 21 September 2011

Finish Date: 8 October 2011

Finished size: 55" wide by 26.5" deep