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KNIT ALONG || GILMORE GIRLS KNIT ALONG 2016

They're baaaack! I'm seriously beyond excited for the release of the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life starting 11/25! I cannot wait!!! So we're bringing back the GGKAL for 2016!

I know you all are too so we thought it would be fun to have a casual knit along where we can all watch and chat all the things GG revival while knitting! You can read more and join in below at our Gilmore Girls Knit Along Ravelry Thread.

GILMORE GIRLS KNIT ALONG 2016

No rules except to watch the GG Revival :)

Just j...

SALE || INDIE DESIGN GIFT-ALONG 2016 - SAVE 25% OFF ON 20 PATTERNS!

It's time for the Indie Design Gift-along 2016! Yay! This is such a fun event and one I'm super happy to be a part of every year! It's such a wonderful way to join in with a friendly group of knitters to get your gifts made, have a great time and support independent designers at the same time.

Save 25% OFF on 20 patterns with code "giftalong2016" from 11/22-11/26! INDIE DESIGN GIFT-ALONG 2016

WHAT IS IT? The Indie Design GAL is a special knit along that goes on from now until 12/31...

NEW PATTERN - FEYRE SHAWL!

I'm so happy & excited to release the FEYRE shawl knitting pattern today! FEYRE was inspired by the main character Feyre, from the Court of Thorn and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas, and is a crescent shaped shawl that embodies both the strength & softness, and the lightness & darkness that are always at play within Feyre. Relaxing to knit combinations of Stockinette stitch, Garter stitch and Slip Stitch Ribs combine to make a shawl filled with texture that's fabulous for showing off your new f...

EVENT || VANCOUVER TRUNK SHOWS & SIGNINGS

We're hitting the road with Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul! Jane and I are so excited! We will be be heading to Vancouver, BC at the end of the month to visit some of our favourite yarn shops with the Within Trunk Show! We love getting to visit all of you and we hope you can join us for some fun!

At each of our stops we'll have the Within samples for you to see and try on, books and more! We'll be stopping at Urban Yarns (Point Grey Location), 88 Stitches and Valley Yarn. For m...

GIVEAWAY || GROWN BY KATE OATES OF TOT TOPPERS

I'm thrilled to be a part of Kate Oate's (of Tot Toppers) blog tour for her gorgeous new book "Grown: Sophisticated Sweater Designs from the Maker of Tot Toppers". This lovely collection of 10 raglan-style sweater patterns are all inspired by original Tot Toppers patterns and are transitioned thoughtfully and intentionally for grown-ups. What a fun idea! The majority of the patterns in Grown are unisex (yay!) and there are also patterns just for men or women. I really loved this feature and f...

SEWING || SEE KATE SEW DOLL FABRIC

My girls love dolls and so do I, so I was beyond excited when my lovely friend Kate of See Kate Sew announced her new doll fabric was being released (by Riley Blake) and asked me to join in for the tour. The kids squealed and so did I!Both my girls and I were super happy when the fabric arrived to our house!I really love dolls made like this and couldn't wait to make them with the kids.

They helped by picking out the doll fabrics they wanted (the dolls and the accent print), choosing the ski...

WITHIN KNIT ALONG!

Jane and I are so excited to see what projects you'll be casting on from our newest book - Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul that we thought it would be fun to run a knit along! It will be a casual, ongoing knit along where you can simply tag your projects with #withinknits on social media and Ravelry!

If you're on Ravelry you can pop into our brand new MARIAN RAE PUBLICATIONS Ravelry Groupand share your Within projects in the Within Knit Along thread!Feel free to chat, ask questi...

WITHIN || EBOOK & INDIVIDUAL PATTERNS AVAILABLE NOW!

THANK YOU sooooo much for all the lovely and supportive response to our new book Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul! I'm giving you all huge virtual hugs...lol! Seriously, I cannot say thank you enough for all the kind and sweet words.It truly means so much how you've all embraced the book and supported us - so thank you! It fills my heart and I feel so blessed to be part of such a wonderful, supportive and loving community.

TIMBER Cardigan by Shannon Cook from the book Within: Kni...

KNIT ALONG || STARRING YOU & GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

Are you all ready for our SUMMER SWEATER KNIT ALONGSTARRING YOU post? Wahoo! So sorry for the delay on this. As mentioned in my ravelry group my computer -aka the d*m#Sierra update -is wreaking havoc with my computer. I've had nothing but issues and it's caused a delay in all things computer related. But the post is up now and this is my fave part of the KAL! Getting to see all your awesome projects! It's inspiring and just makes me so darn happy! As usual you guys have made some amazing and...

EVENT || WITHIN CANADIAN BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!

We're so excited to be kicking off the Canadian launch of our newest book Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soulat our local yarn shop -The Beehive Wool Shopin Victoria, BC, Canada.Join us on October 22nd, from 1-3pmto try on samples from the book, meet myself and Jane, get your books signed, shop &more!

The Beehive is a gorgeous and iconic knitting shop and one not to be missed if you've never been before!This timeless staple on the yarn shop scene is one of Canada's loveliest stores! F...