It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of pattern designer Cheryl Kubat and her company Tangled Handknits. She has an amazing way of coming up with designs using our yarns that never would have crossed my mind in a million years. Her Wildfell Hat pattern is definitely one of those. I love the way this hat channels traditional Russian fur hats but puts a modern twist on them. The hat has amazing texture because of the way our Pixie Dust yarn is knit along with our Sister yarn. It may be getting warmer out but I think I might just have to knit this now and save it for next fall! Take a peak at the pics below and be sure to check out the pattern too! All photos are by Meg Manion Photography.

I decided to try this cardi pattern after meeting the designer, Karen Clements of Knit 1 LA at the last TNNA in Feb. She was wearing her sample and it looked so cute, I was sold! I knit mine up using 3 skeins of our Sister yarn and opted against the contrast waistband or ribbon for closure. However, when I wear this I think I’ll use a shawl pin or belt it. The openwork stitch looks so rustic and irregular in our Sister yarn, which I love. It lends the finished sweater that handmade, handspun feeling. I can’t wait to wear this when I finally get over this cold that’s got me down! For me details on my project, visit the ravelry page here. I've also just sent Karen some yarn to work with and can't wait to see what she comes up with...stay tuned!

Today I thought I'd continue to show off how beautiful our yarns look in the patterns from the book Last Minute Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. Last week, I blogged about my spiral seat cushion and this week I'd like to show our Pointy Elf Hat knit in Sister yarn. This hat magically transforms any child into one of Harry Potter's companions. We made the toddler size, which took about half a skein of yarn and knit up in just a few hours. For more details, visit the Ravely project page. Purl Soho is also selling 7 color-saturated & stunning exclusive colors of Sister yarn on their site also. All of the colors they picked out themselves and are only available here. Our hat is knit in one of their exclusive colors, Robins Egg Blue. I highly recommend trying this project out in our yarn! 

Who can forget the cover of this book?! This hat is the quite possibly the cutest thing ever!