Treat Yourself KAL Starts Today (and Sale Ends)

It's cast on time! The Treat Yourself KAL starts today in the Ravelry Blue Peninsula group. For the next six weeks, you're invited to join us as you knit yourself a special accessory or sweater.

Perhaps a new cowl? There's my newest pattern — Waverleigh — and lots of others to choose from. Just a reminder, all individual patterns in my Ravelry pattern store are 20% off through midnight tonight (Sunday) with the coupon code TREATYOURSELF.

Clockwise from upper left: Waverleigh, Singing Beach, Calliopsis, Birchleaf, Erste, and Cordulia

A number of knitters are making the Rowhouse Socks for the KAL. I can't wait to see how they look in different colors! If you haven't done stranded-color socks before, this would be a wonderful pattern to start with. After the colorwork on the calf is done, the knitting is quite simple.

Rowhouse Socks, by Bonnie Sennott

The Treat Yourself KAL lasts a full six weeks, ending on February 25. So there's plenty of time to delve into a shawl or sweater. Maybe a lace cardigan, like the Drafter's Cardigan, or a chic layering piece for spring, like the Mathews Street Vest? Both are available as PDF downloads from Interweave.com.

photo courtesy F&W Media/Harper Point Photography

photo courtesy F&W Media/Harper Point Photography

If you haven't got a lot of free time for knitting, then maybe a new pair of mitts might be perfect. (That's probably what I'm making.) Whatever you choose, I look forward to seeing you in the KAL!

The Blue Peninsula January sale ends midnight, Sunday, January 14!

New Pattern: Waverleigh Cowl and January Sale

Announcing my first pattern of 2018: Waverleigh, now available in my Ravelry pattern store. To celebrate its release, I'm having a BIG January sale! Save 20% on individual Blue Peninsula patterns with the coupon code TREATYOURSELF through Sunday, January 14. Use the code as many times as you like (ebooks and sets not included).

Crisp twisted ribbing flows effortlessly into an undulating lace-and-cables stitch pattern in this warm and feminine cowl. Knit in DK weight yarn, Waverleigh is long enough to wear as a single loop or doubled around your neck. It's worked seamlessly in the round — no grafting or seaming required.

Waverleigh requires 365 yds/333 m DK weight yarn. For the sample, I used a Rhinebeck find: Hudson Valley Fibers Moodna DK. This undyed yarn is American-made, a mix of 40% New York State Romney wool and 60% other U.S. fine wool. Moodna was a pleasure to work with; it has a satisfying, wooly halo yet also has beautifully crisp stitch definition.

Waverleigh would be a lovely project to cast on for the Treat Yourself KAL starting this Sunday, January 14. Any of my designs can be knit for this KAL, as long as you're making it for yourself. We have some delectable prizes, too. Get all the details and join the KAL in the Ravelry Blue Peninsula group.

I hope your New Year is off to a happy and peaceful start. Hope to see you in the KAL!

Treat Yourself Knitalong

Happy New Year! It's that time of year in the Ravelry Blue Peninsula group — time to relax after the busy holidays and cast on something special just for you.

The Treat Yourself KAL is a chance to knit something beautiful that you needn't give away. Any of my designs is eligible for this KAL, as long as you're making it for yourself. Sweaters, socks, cowls, mitts, shawls — cast on what you'd like, in colors and yarns that make your heart sing.

We'll have prizes at the end, awarded randomly to finished projects — lovely yarns, teas, and bath salts (in keeping with the self-care theme):

A skein of the Fibre Co. Road to China Light in the Carnelian colorway, Mighty Leaf Ginger Twist Tea, and Valentina’s Naturals Sunny Outlook Mineral Bath Salts

Two skeins of Quince & Co. Owl in Abyssinian, Aura Cacia Clearing Eucalyptus Aromatherapy Mineral Bath, and Mighty Leaf Ginger Twist Tea

The Treat Yourself KAL starts Sunday, January 14 and ends Sunday, February 25. Although we're not casting on until the 14th, you can join the KAL now to start chatting about yarns, pattern ideas, and your favorite ways to treat yourself. 

If you're not sure what to make, maybe my next cowl design will inspire you? Called Waverleigh, it's a warm, long cowl (54 inches/137 cm circumference by 9.25 inches/23 cm deep) that uses 365 yds/333 m of DK weight yarn. Look for it soon — definitely before the KAL begins. 

Waverleigh Cowl by Bonnie Sennott - pattern coming in early January

I hope you can join us and cast on a sweater or accessory you'll treasure for years to come!