Zesty Scarflet now available

Zesty Scarflet is now available for purchase on either Ravelry or etsy - it had a pre-launch yesterday at Frank Kitt's Underground Market - an art/craft market in Wellington City and almost sold out - it was very popular!  Also it got launched this morning and I have been pleased with the response.

Happy Knitting!

Zesty Scarflet Launch

I am planning to launch Zesty Scarflet pattern on 26th November at Frank Kitts Underground Market.  It is a pattern designed for both men and women - 2 designs, 2 patterns in one file - so you have the choice of knitting one or, the other version, or both.  The female pattern is lacy, whereas the male pattern uses much more masculine looking increases.  The pattern is currently in test-knit at the moment.  Very excited about the launch!

Also as I am off to market - here's a small sneak of items that will be for sale (shawls - there will be some hand-knitted shawls, but not the ones photographed - the patterns for these will be for sale).

Off to Market!

Charlisa Designs will be at the Frank Kitt's Market on Saturday 26th November and Saturday 10th December.  I will be sharing a stall with Sourkraut Spindles - beautifully hand-turned spindles, hand- carded fibre and gorgeous hand-made jewellery.

Please stop by and say 'Hi' - great excuse to get some gorgeous hand-crafted gifts for Christmas... you'll also be able to preview knitted samples of my new knitting pattern design - Zesty Scarflet which is actually 2 knitting patterns - one for male... one for female - it currently is in testing and by the 1st December the pattern will be on sale ready for Christmas knitters looking to whip up a last-minute gift.  All items will be available at special market prices - so make the most of it and treat yourself.... you know you want to - its Christmas afterall!

Catch up week...

Springtime... warmer, longer days and I thought I had escaped the Winter bugs, but no.... I have felt a bit under the weather this week, so have taken the opportunity to sit & catch up on all of the projects that I had started but hadn't finished so I can clear my head to finish the current design I'm working on...


I finished spinning up some gorgeous sock pencil roving from Vintage Purls.  This seemed really thin when I was plying it - so I decided to 3-ply instead of 2-ply it...  I ended up with a nice fluffy and thick sock yarn rather than the usual fingering weight.

I also finished weaving my first project on my 8-shaft loom - a scarf....  I learnt a lot and need a lot more time working on it but am pleased with the results

and I completed a couple of necklaces, below, which have been put on my Etsy Shop 

Grab some Fibre!

I have heard that Vintage Purls is having a fibre day on Monday 10th October... so if you were toying with the idea of spinning up your own silk-merino yarn to knit up Beach Shawl then stalk her website on Monday afternoon (NZ time) - products are usually loaded up around 3-5pm NZ time... and tend to sell out within a matter of minutes as they are so popular!  Colours are generally limited edition so jump in quick!  The orange version of Beach Shawl is Vintage Purls silk-merino fibre spun up to laceweight yarn... I spun mine on a drop spindle made by the fabulous Sourkraut.

Beach Shawl Pattern is Live!

Beach Shawl is being released for sale today both in Ravelry (as an instant PDF download) and on my Etsy shop - please note that if you order on my Etsy shop the PDF pattern will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours of your order being placed.  If you'd like to use the yarn I used for the blue shawl this is from Spinning-a-yarn (colour Airforce Baby) and is luxurious silk-merino lace.  If you're a spinner and would like to spin your own yarn, then the gorgeous orange shawl is spun from Vintage Purls silk-merino fibre to laceweight (absolute perfection of weight is not so important as gauge isn't crucial to this project).

Happy knitting!

New to the store this week will be beautiful felted ball necklace, and 2 rather cute matching belts - one in adult size and one in child size (in photo) in racy hot pink and bright purple... (these will be loaded on by tomorrow).

I've been finalising the Beach Shawl pattern ready for release.  The test-knitters have been busy knitting away and are almost done.  The pattern will be released this weekend in both the Etsy store and on Ravelry as a download.

I got a new toy last week - haven't had much time to play on it yet, and it is for work and not pleasure...  I got an Ashford Table Loom and I love it!  It took a while to put together and a longer while to work out how to warp it and get going, but now I am weaving away...

I am in the process of redecorating my studio so for the time-being the dining area is a small factory.  Here is my first cloth on it.  I need to work a bit on my tension but I'm really pleased with the results so far.