Free Friday

Another short and sweet one again due to the continued annoying flu.

This week's winner is 3 - that's Sbub - the pattern has been sent to you via Ravelry - enjoy!

this weeks pattern is Victoria because it is just so cute (click the link for more info)

Housekeeping:

- please include your Ravelry name or your email address (you can space it out to avoid spambots)- I will gift the pattern via Ravelry, if you do not belong to Rav I will email the .pdf to you- winner (s) are drawn sometime on Friday, this means "Friday afternoon/evening New Zealand time"- the winner (s) are chosen by random number generator (I use this one now)- you may enter even if you have won before

Gone to the rats...

JustJussi has adopted a rat...that's right a rat. Our rat's name is Nala and she is a specially trained TB detection rat (isn't science wonderful)? Nala can detect TB just by sniffing sputum samples and she is so clever that she can check 40 samples in 7 minutes!

Nala has been trained by the wonderful people at Apopo.org who are coming up with low tech solutions to deadly problems in the third world.

here is her adoption certificate

and the letter of introduction is here

I'll keep you updated on Nala's progress as we will receive quarterly newsletters about her exploits.

Free Friday

Apologies for the delay everyone, I'm bailed up with the 'flu and have just managed to get downstairs to the desktop computer to write this post, so it will be short as!

This weeks winner is Christina, the pattern has been gifted to you via Ravelry

This weeks prize is the Evie pattern (for the deets please click on the link) perfect for the UK/US summer

Housekeeping:

- please include your Ravelry name or your email address (you can space it out to avoid spambots)- I will gift the pattern via Ravelry, if you do not belong to Rav I will email the .pdf to you- winner (s) are drawn sometime on Friday, this means "Friday afternoon/evening New Zealand time"- the winner (s) are chosen by random number generator (I use this one now)- you may enter even if you have won before

Free Friday

Happy Friday everybody! 

Last weeks winner still hasn't got in touch - please email me or message me on Ravelry to claim your prize Karen!

This week the winner is number 5 - thats meppybn the pattern has been sent via Rav.

Free Friday for this week is:

The Cosseted e-book

these sweaters are so quick to knit in bulky yarn, and are great for layering.

Pattern for sizes 2-16 years, boys and girls.

Housekeeping:

- please include your Ravelry name or your email address (you can space it out to avoid spambots)- I will gift the pattern via Ravelry, if you do not belong to Rav I will email the .pdf to you- winner (s) are drawn sometime on Friday, this means "Friday afternoon/evening New Zealand time"- the winner (s) are chosen by random number generator (I use this one now)- you may enter even if you have won before

New design tuesday - Trackwork

My problem (if you would call it a problem) is that when I find something that I really like I tend to over do it. Many of my patterns are designed in more than one yarn weight because I keep seeing more possibilities in the design. It has happened again with this dear little stranded stitch pattern with the lovely wee raglan lines running through it.

It started as Linea and I am still smitten with that project, but 4ply? really? I know loads of people who have the willpower and fortitude to make an adult garment in 4ply, but I also know many who want some slightly more instant gratification, so I created Trelise - the DK version of Linea, and then another idea came to me, and Trackwork was born.

This one is simple as simple can be, the sample is 0-3 months, it took a skein of DK (main colour) and maybe 5 hours start to finish, this one has buttons but I have also written directions for working in the round and it is absolutely seamless!
Team that with an Aviatrix hat in matching colours and you will really be rocking the baby shower circuit!

Linea is currently in testing, Trackwork and Trelise will follow shortly.

Free Friday

I slipped again this week, Flash arrived home from 2 weeks overseas and we have been so busy that something had to give.

Happily my busy thing has been test knitting a new set of designs (thats the thing with me...one idea turns into many designs) one of which is now in testing. I'm having a little trouble with the other versions, calculating raglan shaping to fit with a stranded stitch pattern can be tricky, but I am so fixed on having the pattern look just as it does in my head that I will keep pounding those numbers until they work!

This week's winner is Karen - but I don't have an email or Ravelry name for you, so please message me on Ravelry if you are a member or email me justine at justjussi dot com.

This week the pattern is Ember which looks like (and is) a simple little thing, but it is so fun and quick to make, you may learn some new skills along the way and it is seamless!

Housekeeping:

- please include your Ravelry name or your email address (you can space it out to avoid spambots)- I will gift the pattern via Ravelry, if you do not belong to Rav I will email the .pdf to you- winner (s) are drawn sometime on Friday, this means "Friday afternoon/evening New Zealand time"- the winner (s) are chosen by random number generator (I use this one)- you may enter even if you have won before

New design tuesday - tracking along nicely

Last week you met the cardigan which has now been named "Linea" here is her big sister "Trelise" and soon soon to be joined by their brother "Trackwork".

Linea is currently (just) in testing, and Trelise is almost ready, I just want to give it one last run through myself before handing it over, but here is a photo worked in Patons merino baby dk (MC) and Madeline Tosh DK (CC), I designed these garments to enable the use of hand painted yarns without them overwhelming the entire piece and to enable the knitter to use that one skein of precious hand paint along with a more easily accessible main colour.

I am still so happy that I was finally able to work out a way to make those raglan decreases work with the pattern and write them down so that other people can understand and replicate it!

Trackwork is taking me a bit longer, once again I know the result I want - it's just getting it that takes the time...