NEW PATTERN - LATELY IS HERE & A BIRTHDAY SALE!

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LATELY IS HERE

This past Tuesday was my 46th birthday! To celebrate this year I'm releasing my newest pattern LATELY!

 LATELY is your new go-to pullover — it's fun to knit, cozy to wear, and features a flattering drawstring hem. With easy-to-memorize cables and stitches, it's an intuitive knit that has modified drop shoulders and shoulder shaping. In a time when our clothes need to be both comfortable and versatile, LATELY will effortlessly fit into your wardrobe.

Get LATELY at a special release price with 10% OFF! No code needed to save shopping on Ravelry (add pattern to cart and discount will be automatically taken off at checkout) and on ETSY. To purchase in my Online Shop use code “lately10”. 

The button above links to our Ravelry shop.

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This sweater has been in the works through many ups and downs of the past year of my life. Through life lessons, health hurdles & tears, but also through happiness, laughter and positive growth. It is and has been my life…”lately”. Glimpses captured in wool and stitches. It’s what I want to curl up in and what was missing from my wardrobe. It feels right to release it at the beginning of a new chapter. I hope you’ll all enjoy making it and wearing it as much as I do.

• 12 sizes available (to fit 30-63 in/76-160 cm actual full chest/high hip circumference)

• Worsted weight

• Pattern includes fully written as well as charted instructions, finished measurements and schematic.

• Fit and modification instructions

• Tech edited and tested

I think it would be fun to have a summer sweater knit along for LATELY! Cast on soon and you'll have a new sweater to wear right in time for the fall! What do you think? Would you like to join me?

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Have your eye on a different pattern? I'm also having a special birthday sale on all my other patterns!  

Save 46% OFF all patterns (excludes Lately)! No code needed! Sale is valid until 06.30, midnight, PST. Sale is valid on RAVELRY and ETSY only.

Please note the 46% sale is not available in my Online Shop at this time.
When shopping on Ravelry add pattern to cart and discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

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I will be donating 10% of all proceeds to Food Allergy Canada in honour of those, like myself, who struggle daily coping with life threatening and severe food allergies. Living with life-threatening food allergies can be challenging and scary. As someone who has multiple types of allergies it can be extremely stressful and anxiety inducing to just navigate life with food. Every meal and snack requires careful planning, preparation, and checking of ingredients to make sure that there is no risk of contamination or cross-contamination.

It can be difficult & exhausting to enjoy some of the most basic things in life - dining out, traveling, socializing, grocery shopping, cooking…etc, the list goes on. Research and funding is the only way moving forward that can help those of us living with these type of allergies. I thank you for all of your support towards this cause.

The button above links to our Ravelry shop.

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FREE PATTERNS & TUTORIALS

If purchasing a pattern isn’t right for you at this time don’t worry - check out the free knitting and sewing patterns we have available HERE in our shop along with a ton of free tutorials HERE on our blog.

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Thank you for all of your continued support! I hope you’ll love making and wearing Lately as much as I do.

All images © Koyahni Photography. Model Kiya Faith, Sample Knit by Betsy Farmer

NEW PATTERN - DRIFTLINES IS HERE!

D R I F T L I N E S

We could all use something to soothe us these days. Driftlines is a perfectly relaxing – but definitely not boring – knit that features a fun design. The hybrid construction of Driftlines makes it a unique pattern, combining both a shawl and a cowl in one. When worn, it looks like a triangular shawl from the front and a cowl from the back. It's so simple to wear - just slip it on with no fuss of tucking in your shawl ends or bulk in the back neck. Driftlines makes for a quick project that is both interesting and meditative, creating a great distraction when you just want to unwind. Grab your favorite worsted weight wool, then settle in to knit one (or a few) up. So go on…de-stress and lose yourself into those lovely textured stitches.

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Hello friends! I’m soooo excited to say my newest pattern - Driftlines - is here! It’s been a while (too long actually) and it feels both wonderful and emotional to introduce this lovely to the world! This pattern is near and dear to my heart for too many reasons to type. I really needed a knit on my needles that was both interesting and meditative, and that was an accessory that filled a void in my wardrobe. It was also just what my anxious mind needed.

To celebrate the release of DRIFTLINES use code “driftlines10” to save 10% OFF your purchase in my Online Shop, Ravelry and Etsy. Coupon valid until 09/30/2021, midnight, PST.

You all know I LOVE shawls. Any kind and any shape. But the ones I reach for a lot are triangular shawls. I like wearing them with the point in front and the ends wrapped around my neck. But sometimes you don’t want all that bulk in the back neck and you just want to just throw it on/off without fiddling with the ends. Thus the hybrid cowl/shawl. Can we say yes please?! It looks like you have on a triangular shawl but it’s a cowl! In love!!!!!

Want to see Driftlines in action? Pop by our Instagram page to see it being taken on/off HERE.

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DESIGN

I’ve been wanting to play around with the construction and shaping for Driftlines for a while. I had a lot of fun designing it and I so hope you’ll enjoy making it. The textures on Driftlines are so cozy and lovely! That pretty slipped border stitch paired with the raised slip stitches and garter in the main body just make my heart happy. I got inspired for the stitch patterns and design after a hike with my husband and fur baby on a trail near where we live. We ended up on the beach when the tide was out and the driftlines in the sand never left my head. After I got home I grabbed my sketchbook and Driftlines was born.

The pattern itself is suited to neutrals/brights, tonals & slightly variegated yarns! As long as you don’t lose the texture you’re good to go! And guess what else - it’s a very quick knit! Yaaaas! Perfect for gift making or treating yourself - I’ve already made 2 and am about to cast on a 3rd - hmmmm…should we have a KAL???! Driftlines only takes 466 yds/426 m of worsted weight wool too so it’s a great stash buster or a project for trying out a new to you yarn!

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THANK YOU

It's been years since I released a pattern and I find myself emotional as I type this to you friends. I keep trying to write and rewrite all the thoughts that are in my mind and heart but it's way too much to pop into this wee newsletter today. But I do want you all to know how much your support these last few years has meant to me. I've missed you all so much and putting this pattern out into to the world feels like getting to hug a much loved friend that I haven't seen in way too long. I truly hope knitting Driftlines brings you both joy & a sense of calm and that you also enjoy wearing it as much as you did knitting it.

I also want to thank all my fabulous testers for making the process of getting this pattern out into the world that much more fun - a few were on there 2nd and 3rd versions! And getting to work with my fave photographer Koyahni again - photoshoots just make me so darn happy - they are one of my favourite things to do in life. Seeing my design story come to life is just the best and our sweet model Alyssa was a joy to work with.

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WHERE TO BUY

You can purchase Driftlines in my Online Shop, Ravelry Shop and on Etsy. The pattern will also be available on Love Knitting and Kollabora soon.

Wholesale? Shops looking for printed booklets Deep South Fibers will also have the pattern up soon for ordering.

Questions? Please email askveryshannon@gmail.com

So grab your favourite worsted weight yarn and cast on! Have fun and don’t forget to share your finished projects using hashtag #soveryshannon and #driftlinescowl - I love seeing them!

All images © Koyahni Photography / Model: Alyssa Thakray

SAVE THE DATE! DON'T MISS OUR UPCOMING PATTERN RELEASE!

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SAVE THE DATE!

Friends - I'm so excited to say Driftlines is coming next week on Tuesday, September 21st! I can't wait!! Working on this pattern has been therapeutic and such a stress release during this past year. It was exactly what was missing from my wardrobe and also just the type of knitting my anxious mind could handle.

Driftlines works up quickly, doesn't take a ton of yardage, and is a fun knit that's interesting in it's construction yet relaxing to make! Plus can we say texture?! Love! If you’re a newsletter subscriber watch for YOUR special subscriber discount in your inbox on the 21st!

Want to get prepped and ready? Read more about the Driftlines details below.

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PATTERN INFO

• Driftlines requires only 2 skeins of De Rerum Natura Gilliatt (270yds/247m per 100g skein) OR approximately 466yds/426m of your favourite worsted weight yarn.

• Driftlines is suitable for any worsted weight yarn you're loving that's great for textured knits! It also works up nicely in tonal or slightly variegated yarns as well. If you'd like to use Gilliatt and you're also in Canada you can find it at The Knitting Loft and Espace Tricot (if you're a yarn shop in Canada that carries Gilliatt please let me know).

• US 8/5.00mm needle, long circular recommended

• 17.5sts and 36rows = 4in/10cm in Garter stitch, flat, unblocked

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Driftlines will be available on September 21st in our Online Shop, Ravelry, and Etsy Shop. I so hope you will all enjoy knitting Driftlines as much as I did! Watch for a hat pattern using the leftovers coming this fall! You know I love me a good hat! Lol! Xoxox

Image: Koyahni Photography