April will mark 10 years since, on a whim, I started a blog and wrote my first post.
Ten years ago my kids were in 6th and 8th grade. Ten years ago I lived on a lovely hill in suburban New Jersey. Ten years ago my knitting companions were a few local friends, my mom, and my sister. Beyond this small list, I didn’t know anyone else who shared my love of wool.
My kids are grown now — Sofie and Isabella, my twin daughters, graduate from college in May, and my son Anders graduated two years ago and has been working and supporting himself ever since. Long time readers of my blog have watched them all grow up. We have traded in our peaceful, rural view for a vibrant New York City life. And the number of people I know who share my love of wool has grown well beyond anything I could have imagined ten years ago. I am in constant wonder at the passionate, talented, inspiring people I’ve met because one day in April of 2006 I decided to start a blog.
This milestone needs a celebration. So I will dedicate the month of April to doing just that. There will be knit-alongs, contests, prizes, and the Through the Loops 10 Years collection. Starting on the 1st, and each Friday for the rest of April I will release 2 brand new patterns, one shawl and a second “surprise” pattern — for a total of 10 patterns, one for each year. We will have knit-alongs for each of these new patterns in the Fans of Through the Loops group on Ravelry — knit one, or all 10.
I am really excited about this collection, and I hope you will be too. The shawls in the Through the Loops 10 Years collection includes a range of shapes — asymmetrical triangles, a crescent and a rectangular wrap, and all of the shawls are two (or more) colors — my favorite to design and knit. The “surprise” patterns will be other types of accessories and one sweater. And just so you don’t have to wait until April 1st, I’ve added an 11th pattern to the collection — the Mountain Hopper Hat.
When you pre-order the collection you will receive my new Mountain Hopper Hat right away. The rest of the patterns will be sent to you each week as they are released. All of the patterns in the collection will be exclusive to the collection until the end of the year.
Purchase your copy now
Through the Loops 10 Years
Price $20
The release dates for the patterns in the collection are:
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
*Please note that the Through the Loops 10 Years image includes snippets of some of my most popular designs over the past 10 years. None of the patterns shown in the image are in the collection. The patterns in the collection are all new and will be a “mystery” until they are released.
