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In a few days this little blog will have an anniversary. I have been writing here for eight years.
Frankly I didn't know what to expect in the first place. I started the blog with a help of my friend, and continued on the journey, unsure what to hope for. Somehow it stayed alive, survived and continues to exist. There were more visitors in some years then are at this time, but that was because of the free pattern for the Minions.

Minions

The Minions are not as popular as they were once. It is interesting how popularity changes with time.
It seems that what is hot right now changes faster than in the previous years.
Sometimes I long for the slower days of the past, when everything took longer and we were more satisfied with the finished results. In the present days of instant gratification it seems to me that there are fewer and fewer things that can bring this sort of satisfaction.

On a whim I have created a coupon code this past Friday valid through the weekend. I wanted to post about it here on my blog, but this weekend was one of those rare slow weekends when I had time to bake a bread from scratch, leisurely cook delicious meals for my family, and even knit a lot. I wanted to finish a wrap so I can give it to its recipient. I have the notes and will in time write up the pattern, though it's probably fourth or fifth pattern in line to be written up. I stayed away from the electronics most of the weekend, and therefore missed the opportunity to let know the readers of my blog about the promotion. So I have decided to create a new promotion, it's valid from today until February 28th, midnight of Eastern US Time.
It is buy one and get one free pattern. So for every pattern you buy you can receive one pattern for free. Use the coupon code in your shopping cart:
The coupon code is Blog

The patterns

Voyager Sweater

Everything takes time, especially knitting. You make your masterpiece one stitch at time.
Happy knitting, and thank you for visiting and reading my blog.

Work in Progress I

It has been a while since I wrote my last blog post. 

I didn't stop knitting. I had few projects to work on for a third party, which should be released later this year. I cannot share pictures of these projects with you until the patterns are published.  

Our Cats KAL continues in my Ravelry group and should be finished by the end of this month. There will be a grand prize for the winner to choose my next toy knitting pattern that I will create. For all participants there will be an option to win one of my knitting patterns.

Over the month of February I am trying to participate in the Instagram month long challenge hosted by @Yarnlovechallenge.  But like with everything else, sometimes things don't work according to plan and I have to improvise.

Scraptastic Infinity Scarf

I also knitted another dog pillow. A friend asked me to knit one for her sister's dog. These pillows were fairly quick knit, since both were done in bulky weight yarn. The longest part of these two dog pillow projects were to chart out the dog's names.

I am thinking about creating a pattern for the pillow, but it needs some adjustments. The bottom part of the pillow is generic and will fit for any dog, however the top part where the names are is rather specific and I am not sure how to address this part. Shall I leave it just blank, or shall I create some dog's names charts, or charts for the letters only. I need to think about this project for a bit.
Bellow are the two pillows that I knitted so far.

T-Bone's Pillow

Maya's Pillow

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Knitting Pattern for Camille, the Fancy Cat

Camille

Our first toy mystery KAL of the year is over, but the fun of knitting a cat with hearts is not.

You can buy the pattern in my Ravelry store or by clicking on this button:




Even though my first finished project of this year was a pillow for our dog (see picture bellow) I have decided to have a fun KAL in my Ravelry Group devoted to Cats.
As a part of the fun I am offering a promotion 20% off on all my Cat's related patterns from now until midnight of January 19th. Use the coupon code Cats in the checkout.
The KAL will last few weeks, probably until the end of February and some fun prices will be awarded to the participants.
Here is the link to the group (you have to be on Ravelry to access the group):

Stana's Critters Etc


And here is the picture of my first project of this year. I already had a request for another pillow for another special dog :)

T-Bone's Pillow

Knitting Pattern for Calypso Cowl

photo by I Like Knitting

My pattern for Calypso Cowl was published in February Issue of I Like Knitting Magazine.. The pattern is also available on their website.

The cowl is knit in the round, with one color each round and slipped stitch technique. The cowl uses Cascade 128 Superwash yarn.

photo by I Like Knitting

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New Year, New Toy Mystery KAL

Camille

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope that this New Year will bring more peace and compassion for all humanity and that love and kindness will prevail and continue to get stronger and more powerful in everyone's life.

In my little corner of the Universe I have started the New Year with a new toy mystery KAL.
In case you are not on Ravelry in my group and missed the announcement the mystery KAL for the toy, named Camille started January 1st with the release of first clue. 
Have fun knitting.

Camille, toy mystery KAL

Knitting Pattern for Brie's Cowl

Brie's Cowl

I love brioche stitch. Here is my new pattern for Brioche stitch in two colors cowl in bulky weight yarn. The pictured sample uses one skein of Feather Grey (875) and Dusty Blue (246) of Cascade 128 Superwash yarn.

The pattern is available in my Ravelry store or you can purchase it by clicking on this button:

Brie's Cowl

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Knitting Pattern for Najin, the Northern White Rhino

Najin

During September and October, we had another toy mystery KAL.
The mystery KAl is finished and the complete pattern for Najin, the northern white rhino is available to purchase now in my Ravelry store, or by clicking on this button:

Najin

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