YouTube: Prepare your knits for storage and protect against MOTHS

MOTHS: Protect your knits -- LIVE podcast

Audio from the YouTube Live podcast 5/25/17...

Join me LIVE to discuss preparing your woolies for their summer's nap. I'll share my moth-fighting story from the end of last summer (now that the trauma is ten months behind me), plus lots of painful lessons learned.

 

Apologies for the naughty word late in the podcast, but moths are the worst!

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Sweater Therapy plus Filament No. 2 trunk show

Today we are doing a little therapy session

Let's talk about perfection, mistakes, honesty, and practice.

Filament No. 2

Plus I have the Filament No. 2 trunk in-house, so how about a little show? You can order your print copy here or the ebook on Ravelry here.

• Constance in Rowan's Kidsilk Haze
• Floralia Cowl in Harrisville Wool & Silk
  Floralia Mitts in Harrisville Wool & Silk
• Fortuny Wrap in Woolen Rabbit Opal
• Gather Ye Rosebuds socks in Dream In Color Smooshy
• Louche in Dye For Yarn Papersilk
• Naiad in Swan's Island Merino Silk Lace
• Rosarium in Rauma Finulgarn
• Whistler Pink in Jo Sharp Mulberry Silk Georgette 

If you haven’t already, visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter.

Thanks for being here, and happy knitting!

xoxo, Kathleen
P.S. Share your project on social media with hashtag #kdsweater
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Purchase the Season One pattern, Solstice Cardi
Purchase the Season Two pattern, Purly Pullover
Purchase the Season Three pattern, Basic Cable
Premium Cable and The Sweater Collection coming soon!
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Sweater Therapy + Filament No. 2 trunk show

Today we are doing a little therapy session! Let's talk about perfection, mistakes, honesty, and practice.

 

Plus I have the Filament No. 2 trunk in-house, so how about a little show? You can order your print copy from http://www.knitfilament.com or the ebook at http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/filament-no-2-spring-2017

 

::Filament No. 2::

-Constance in Rowan's Kidsilk Haze http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/constance-14

-Floralia Cowl and Mitts in Harrisville Wool & Silk http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/floralia-cowl http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/floralia-mitts

-Fortuny Wrap in Woolen Rabbit Opal http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fortuny

-Gather Ye Rosebuds socks in Dream In Color Smooshy http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gather-ye-rosebuds-3

-Louche in Dye For Yarn Papersilk http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/louche-3

-Naiad in Swan's Island Merino Silk Lace http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/naiad-3

-Rosarium in Rauma Finulgarn http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rosarium-2

-Whistler Pink in Jo Sharp Mulberry Silk Georgette http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/whistler-pink

 

If you haven’t already, visit http://www.kathleendames.com/thesweater to sign up for the newsletter.

 

Thanks for being here, and happy knitting!

xoxo, Kathleen

P.S. Share your project on social media with hashtag #kdsweater

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Purchase the Season One pattern, Solstice Cardi: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solstice-cardi

 

Purchase the Season Two pattern, Purly Pullover: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/purly-pullover

 

Purchase the Season Three pattern, Basic Cable: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-cable-2

 

Premium Cable and The Sweater Collection coming soon!

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twitter: https://twitter.com/kathleendames

ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kathleen-dames

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenDamesDesign

music: Cafe Parisien with accordion iStock.com/frobisher

 

Check out this episode!

The Santorini Collection

Welcome to the Santorini Collection in collaboration with Juniper Moon Fibers!

Last summer I designed a group of patterns that would be perfect to knit before, during, or after a trip to the island of Santorini. JMF has some great summer yarns (linens and cottons), as well as lovely wool and alpaca blend yarns, which were a great jumping off point for items to pack in your suitcase, knit on the ferry, or simply remind you of a special place. All the yarns in this collection come in gorgeous hues, but I stuck to the classic blues and white of Greece to tie all the patterns together.

From left to right, top to bottom:

• Akrotiri - a three-color cowl with a variety of stitch patterns in Findley DK (merino silk) and the site of a Bronze Age town preserved in ash from the great volcanic eruption
• Assyrtyko - a cap-sleeve tee with stitch pattern reminiscent of grapes in Zooey DK (cotton/linen) and a grape varietal found on the island
• Atlantis - a bottom-up long-sleeve raglan pullover with openwork bands in Zooey Twist (cotton/linen) and the storied identity of Santorini in ancient times
• Caldera - a poncho with openwork details in Cumulus (cotton) and the main draw, view-wise, of Santorini
• Faros - a bottom-up raglan cardigan with diamond lace detail in Cumulus (cotton) and the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island
• Imerovigli - a striped circular yoke pullover with contrasting deep collar and cuffs in Dromedary (merino/camel) and beautiful village on the island popular with honeymooners
• Kamari - top-down triangle shawl with garter-stitch bands in Moonshine (alpaca/wool/silk) and a beautiful black-sand beach on the east side of the island
• Mati - a center-out circular blanket with rings of three colors in Neve (cotton) and the charm against the evil eye found everywhere in Greece
• Nea Komeni - a hat and fingerless mitts set with ribbon lace panel in Dromedary (merino/camel) and the volcanic island in the center of the caldera
• Oia - a wide-stripe shawl with zigzag lace in Findley (silk/merino) and the famous sunset town with marble sidewalks and photogenic windmills
• Perissa - a three-color stole with ribbon lace in Moonshine (alpaca/wool/silk) and one of Santorini's beaches
• Perivolos - a shrug/bolero/skirt with diamond lace and multiple ways to wear in Zooey Twist (cotton/linen) and another special Santorini beach
• Therasia - a bias-knit skirt with i-cord tie in Zooey Twist (cotton/linen) and an island in the caldera with a monastery and small cycladic village

Putting this collection together was so much fun. There is something for just about every knitter here. Let me know your favorite in the comments. To get your copy of the patterns, visit the Ravelry bundle page (or click the pattern name links individually) or ask your LYS to stock patterns from Juniper Moon Fibers/KFI.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy knitting!

xoxo, Kathleen

Faros is the kind of cardigan you throw on any time - as part of an outfit or over your swimming suit. Knit from the bottom up in a diamond lace pattern that's easy to work and provides natural air conditioning, Faros is great in @junipermoonfarm Cumulus. Did you know that Faros means lighthouse in Greek? There is a lovely lighthouse at the southwest point of Santorini with amazing sunset views - perfect place to wear this sweater! Check out all the travel-worthy pieces in the Santorini collection in the profile link.

Faros is the kind of cardigan you throw on any time - as part of an outfit or over your swimming suit. Knit from the bottom up in a diamond lace pattern that's easy to work and provides natural air conditioning, Faros is great in @junipermoonfarm Cumulus. Did you know that Faros means lighthouse in Greek? There is a lovely lighthouse at the southwest point of Santorini with amazing sunset views - perfect place to wear this sweater! Check out all the travel-worthy pieces in the Santorini collection in the profile link. #iftttkd via Instagram http://bit.ly/2oHri2m

Would you be interested in a pattern collection for the first year of The Sweater with Kathleen Dames? I'm working on putting something together for you. If there's something you would like me to cover in print about Sweater Knitting, let me know. #sweaterknitting #thesweater #kdsweater

Would you be interested in a pattern collection for the first year of The Sweater with Kathleen Dames? I'm working on putting something together for you. If there's something you would like me to cover in print about Sweater Knitting, let me know. #sweaterknitting #thesweater #kdsweater #iftttkd via Instagram http://bit.ly/2mwRub7