tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:28:46 +0000Knitknittinghatnew patternsweaterbeanieravelrytoqueChristmasCozy classic raglancolorsdesigningknit patternpatternsalesummer knitssummer sweatersummer topyarn1898ADDAnxietyJulesPOCTraveling Cross Countryahmed aubreybeautifulbflblack lives matterblmbreonna taylorbubble v cropchangechangescolor pop toquecoronaviruscoupon codecovid-19discountdyedyer supplierenjoymentfreegeorge floydhat boxhummingbirdjessie maedknithatknitting mojolisten process learnmakersmohairmonsieur plastiquemrs. Crosby loves to playone sweaterpast timepattern droppattern releaseprayerprivilegepromoprotestsralliesravelry hatriotsstay connectedtuquevoidwordswritingbook reader. word writer. yarn lover. http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-8793986857689199439Sat, 08 Aug 2020 08:17:00 +00002020-08-08T04:17:11.715-04:00colorsdesigningKnitknit patternknittingsummer knitssummer sweatersummer topsweateryarn My friend Kate was telling me one night about her favorite type of summer shirt. As I scoured the internet with her looking for a shirred bandeau-top, tunic-like top, I had the idea to knit one. I fought with the idea for a few days, typed up the pattern, and then finally cast on to only come up short about 20 meters of yarn. So I put it away until I received the perfect yarn from my http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/08/katydid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-6096154766061244006Fri, 03 Jul 2020 07:32:00 +00002020-07-04T19:48:46.983-04:00 I have been working on this design for few months and with the help of my wonderful testers over the past couple of months, it has been brought to life. Solstice Empire is available for download on Payhip, Lovecrafts, and Ravelry. Solstice Empire is knit in cotton fingering weight yarn for a cool summer top to wear when the temperatures start to soar. With eyelets at the raglan http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/07/solstice-empire-summer-top-knitting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-4459085056499246709Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:42:00 +00002020-06-08T01:43:28.031-04:00ahmed aubreybeautifulblack lives matterblmbreonna taylorchangechangescolorsgeorge floydlisten process learnPOCprayerprivilegeprotestsralliesriots I've been trying to come here and post for a couple of weeks, but each time I go to do so, I get an uneasy feeling in the pit of my gut. It has nothing to do with the blog, or blogging in general. More so, it is that I do not know what to say. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmed Aubrey. Just 3 of the numerous deaths that have happened in the past couple of months across the nation that should http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/06/i-pray-changes-are-being-made-for-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-7312036805591755940Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:03:00 +00002020-04-29T23:03:20.711-04:00designingKnitknittingmakerssummer knitssummer sweatersummer topsweater So, I've been on a sweater knitting kick for the past year to year-and-a-half now. What I haven't found is the best sweater for my figure... an inverted hourglass HA! Big bust, big arms, big waist, big hips, big legs, short legs. But I'm not a rectangle as I do have some curves. So I decided to create my own empire waist sweater, which I already know that silhouette looks better on me than http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/04/knitting-summer-tops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-7698769902012150270Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:48:00 +00002020-04-07T11:11:35.225-04:00beaniecoronaviruscovid-19Knitknit patternknittingnew patternravelry hatstay connectedtoque At this time in our lives, we are separated from everything and everyone. Social distancing. Isolation. Quarantine. It’s sad what is happening with the Coronavirus Covid-19 taking over the world. But one by one and all together we can help flatten the curve by staying home. However, don’t distance yourself from everyone. Please stay in touch somehow, someway. Text messaging, instant http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/04/stay-connected-new-pattern-coming-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-2697568320654627973Sat, 08 Feb 2020 18:28:00 +00002020-02-08T13:51:00.230-05:00bubble v cropChristmasCozy classic raglanKnitknittingmonsieur plastiqueone sweatersweaterI saw S the other day and was so thrilled that she tried on her Cozy Classic Raglan & stood outside her doctor’s office for some impromptu pictures. The fit is AMAZING on her! Seriously just perfect. I’m so glad she opted for 0” of ease because this could not have turned out any better. Now it is on to Christmas knitting time. [What??? Seriously?? It’s only February!!] While I http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/02/ccr-pictures-christmas-knits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-8002583588376229339Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:07:00 +00002020-02-01T15:01:51.487-05:00bflCozy classic raglandyedyer supplierhat boxhummingbirdjessie maedKnitmohairmrs. Crosby loves to playsweateryarnS, my daughter, has a birthday coming up. Things are tight right now, so I decided to make her a sweater. Jessie Maed had a new sweater pattern coming out right around the time I planned on starting my latest project, so I of course opted to knit the Cozy Classic Raglan. I ordered BFL Superwash and Mohair/Silk blend yarn from Dyer Supplier (aff link. Save $50 off your yarn order.) withhttp://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/01/cozy-classic-raglan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-5827017353844925491Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:44:00 +00002020-01-21T18:44:04.289-05:00beaniehatKnitnew patternpatternpromoravelrysaletoqueTraveling Cross Countrytuque Traveling Cross Country is the second installment in my Little Sister’s Braids collection. It is a unisex companion piece to Jules. This slightly slouchy beanie/hat/toque came to fruition based upon a trip of traveling cross country to visit my sister. The staggered and stepped stitches remind me of the mountains as we drove through them and then gazed upon the peaks each day during our http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/01/new-pattern-traveling-cross-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-81560906965447347Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:45:00 +00002020-01-18T00:06:59.155-05:00beaniecoupon codediscounthatJulesKnitknittingnew patternpatternravelrysale Earlier this week I dropped a new pattern, Jules. It is a very special pattern to me with a long background and history.  Jules Side View My sister is my best friend, always has been. As we grew up, the USAF took her to many places far and wide across the globe. I followed her for visits as much as possible. But this last move she made, I have been unable to visit. So for 3 long http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/01/jules-new-pattern-alert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-277855694328748409Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:59:00 +00002020-01-07T22:37:41.159-05:00ADDenjoymentKnitknitting mojopast timevoidEbb and flow like the water at the bank of the river. Crashing over me in waves, crushing me to the core until I cast on a dozen new projects. Then it ebbs again, receding like my husband’s hairline, leaving me with nothing. Twiddling fingers; no thought or design to still them, yet, no string wrapped around my palm, laid over my index finger, twisting and turning as the stitches are made. It http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2020/01/knitting-mojo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-5192733593227105303Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:51:00 +00002019-12-29T18:52:33.155-05:00color pop toquefreehatKnitknithatknittingnew patternpattern droppattern releaseravelrytoque My handsome baby brother gets a new hat every year for his birthday. The past two years I have designed a new hat just for the occasion. This year it is the Color Pop! Double Brimmed Toque. Color Pop Toque is a double brimmed knit hat with the first half of the brim worked in a contrasting color that just peeks over the folded edge. The toque can be knit with one color, or as the grey sample http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2019/12/new-pattern-alert-color-pop-toque.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-8075910410016010501Sat, 21 Dec 2019 02:51:00 +00002020-01-07T20:12:48.736-05:00Anxietywordswriting the roller coaster doesn’t stop  top of the world til the drop off the face of the earth, no stopping, hard hit, rock botom, sunk sunlight doesn’t touch my smile never reaches my eyes My eyes? Windows to the world?  not at all.  never were jolting, rising, ashes fading blowing in the wind deep pit of hollow washed clean high.  breeze tickling my hair http://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2019/12/anxiety.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220866227190389090.post-1680039050081474467Fri, 20 Dec 2019 05:45:00 +00002019-12-20T00:50:40.523-05:001898ChristmashatKnit I am struggling to get everything finished that I wish to knit before Christmas. Then again, I keep adding more to my list. Tonight I started the 1898 hat. I keep messing around and procrastinating when I should be knitting... Why did I choose such a dark navy when I am in a hurry to finish? Oh, that’s right, my lucky brother-in-law requested it. So far, for Christmas knits, I have finishedhttp://oliveandpearlknits.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-knits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0