Did you ever buy a pattern and wondered what you paid for? What makes this pattern special?
I’m knitting the Lanterns shawl by Softsweater (Sylvia McFadden).
The leaf pattern is gorgeous. I worked it with the twisted knits and twisted purls (don’t worry, there is an untwisted version). This was a challenge. The trick, I found, is to work the twisted knit row on the loose side so the twisted purls on the next row are easier to work. It doesn’t take long to get the hang of this. The final blocking will really show this off.
The leaf section is done. But that’s not the special part for me.
The edge stitches are really well thought out and charted. I’m quite sure the beginning and end of the rows took time to develop. She even did a video of a different stitch she used. That’s customer service. But that’s still not ‘it’ for me either.
What I paid for, and it was a very small amount of $ but I won’t go into how much patterns are undervalued in our industry, was the 10 or so rows right here.
This is the transition from the leaf pattern to the chevron pattern. It’s elegant, don’t you think? It’s a thing of beauty. I’ve stopped knitting here so I can just appreciate how she made these patterns flow, one into the other.
As far as I’m concerned this is what I paid for. A little bit of knitting elegance. When I pick it up tomorrow I am starting with a smile of appreciation on my face. Thanks Sylvia.
Cheers and happy knitting, Deb
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Oh, yeah, I’m with you on this concept. I rarely buy knit patterns. But when I do, most of the time it’s because of a chart I like.
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Yes, I’m with you on that.
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It is gorgeous, Deb. I really like her patterns – might have to buy this one, too. Happy you pointed it out.
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It is lovely.
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I feel about that way about all of the Cabin Fever and Friends of Cabin Fever patterns. 💖💖💖
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Thanks so much. I really appreciate your support.
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I knit sweaters for kids and my favorite patterns that I have used over and over again have come from Cabin Fever. Not only do I love their children’s sweaters, but if I have a question they get right back to me with an answer. Great customer service!!!!
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The person getting back to you is me and I’m so glad to hear that I’ve been helpful. That makes my day.
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I echo the sentiments here. My most used pattern books are always the Cabin Fever ones. I can’t tell you how many pairs of mitts and hats I have made from your books. I have an emerald green pair of ergonomic mitts on my needles now.
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Thank Jennifer. I go back to my own patterns a lot. It’s thebperfect time for ergonomic mitten knitting.
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For sure. They are the best fitting mitten designs I have ever made and I won’t use any other pattern now!
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Whoo hoo.
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