help for Haiti
It's up! My Brandywine Shawl pattern for Haiti relief is here, thanks to my wonderful wonderful test knitters!
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The pattern is knit using Tactile Fiber Arts sock yarn in colorway Tangerine (which name I suspect has been changed to Bark, but not sure), a simply gorgeous color, and perfect in the pattern. It was an inspiration. :)
I loaded the pattern into Ravelry on Saturday night, about 11 pm PST. And you know what? At this writing, I have sold 137 patterns! Knitters are just amazing and truly wonderful people. I am blown away by how cool everyone has been on Ravelry, passing on the word to people about the pattern and encouraging others to help out.
The pattern is priced at $6.50, with $5 going to Haiti. I've decided to send off donations $500 at a time, so this evening, I sent my first one to Doctors Without Borders! My goal is to sell 10,000 patterns. And I want to respectfully ask everyone's help to get the word out! The response so far has been so warm, that I am sure it can be done. Reach for the stars, I always say. :)
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Statistics:
Yarn: 437 yard skein of fingering weight sock yarn from Tactile Fiber Arts
Needles: US 6 for body and US 8 to bind off
Construction: Knit from bottom tip to top, so it's very easy to change the size smaller or larger
Price: $6.50, $5 of which goes to Haiti relief
Where to purchase: On Ravelry or Designs by Romi
Goal: Sell 10,000 patterns!
Favorite geeky detail: The bind off used is a reverse stockinette i-cord that looks like the body of the shawl but creates a nice firm tube that you can thread blocking wires through for a perfectly straight edge.
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Love the way that worked out. :)
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The pattern is knit using Tactile Fiber Arts sock yarn in colorway Tangerine (which name I suspect has been changed to Bark, but not sure), a simply gorgeous color, and perfect in the pattern. It was an inspiration. :)
I loaded the pattern into Ravelry on Saturday night, about 11 pm PST. And you know what? At this writing, I have sold 137 patterns! Knitters are just amazing and truly wonderful people. I am blown away by how cool everyone has been on Ravelry, passing on the word to people about the pattern and encouraging others to help out.
The pattern is priced at $6.50, with $5 going to Haiti. I've decided to send off donations $500 at a time, so this evening, I sent my first one to Doctors Without Borders! My goal is to sell 10,000 patterns. And I want to respectfully ask everyone's help to get the word out! The response so far has been so warm, that I am sure it can be done. Reach for the stars, I always say. :)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWxOIz63WMjaTnas4SVtgnE4armX0UcmjfAz410bIz-5Tx1ac6GEI_FHC0BKG-5jvFdHwmciJSlQJ7lcf3NfJf7HFThzaRE6zlT_g6f1r4V_OoZNmHRw9NmKYc_wiQHJ4gPFJzQ/s400/bw-1.jpg)
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Statistics:
Yarn: 437 yard skein of fingering weight sock yarn from Tactile Fiber Arts
Needles: US 6 for body and US 8 to bind off
Construction: Knit from bottom tip to top, so it's very easy to change the size smaller or larger
Price: $6.50, $5 of which goes to Haiti relief
Where to purchase: On Ravelry or Designs by Romi
Goal: Sell 10,000 patterns!
Favorite geeky detail: The bind off used is a reverse stockinette i-cord that looks like the body of the shawl but creates a nice firm tube that you can thread blocking wires through for a perfectly straight edge.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWNdHMT8dy1liMuZrdFA1tT_dqTOwcmgMaygNL8k0RuEX1CEAsE-G44uc4uoRD1v7Mx4HnR9BikcQrgGAke-gRNsh2VDIab7Sz6Sp2UzjBkaUKPM-TsIst_P6AH9mdbuvssg5cA/s400/bw-6.jpg)
Love the way that worked out. :)
Labels: brandywine shawl, haiti, lace, patterns, shawls
4 Comments:
I'm really enjoying this knit so far! Just on my second repeat of Chart B. I'm curious to know how the bind off will work - I've tried reading the instructions but I suspect it is one of those things you have to physically do before "getting" it.
Oh, Romi! It's gorgeous. Now you have me thinking I should ditch my wipdancing project for Ravelympics and cast on for this. It's not like there's a dearth of sock yarn in my house. It's everywhere! I'm thinking either smooshy or lorna's laces.
Thanks for your incredible generosity. I'm off to purchase this right now!
I have a plan: Smooshy in Chinatown Apple.
I've linked you on my blog today. I hope you get a few more sales, and I did buy the pattern just a few moments ago. Is there permission to enlarge the chart?
Lovely! I'm ofg to Ravelry to buy just as soon as I get toy desktop. Thanks to Wendy for tge link!
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