december is upon us...

I cannot believe how incredibly fast this entire year has passed by. Is it really December already?! I went to work this morning in a swirl of snowflakes - pretty appropriate.

There's no better time to show you one of my favorite scarf patterns - the Midori scarf by SpillyJane, which is available for free download on Ravelry.

My version is knit with Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Worsted (2 skeins). The simple lace pattern knits up quickly and looks great in variegated and hand painted yarns. I made the scarf extra, extra long so that it could be wrapped around my neck multiple times. The fringe I added makes it a bit fun to wear.

Which scarf patterns are you knitting and wearing this year?

My cowl design featured in Malabrigo's latest ad!

Thanks to my awesome friend Sam, I was given the opportunity to design a few patterns for the newest upcoming book for Malabrigo yarns. I'm extremely excited about this book and I can't wait for it to be finished. There will be more posts on this, but for now, here's a shot I took with my iPhone when I accidentally stumbled upon this ad and said, "I think that's my design!"

I used Malabrigo's yarn Rasta in colorway #862 Piedras. What I find extremely awesome is that this picture is of the actual sample that I knitted when I designed the pattern!

Here's the link to the Book 3 thread on the Malabrigo Junkies forum on Ravelry.

I'd love to hear your feedback on the design!

~Bree