Preview – McLaughlin Designs

Yarns

elisa — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:05:48 +0000

Amy asked in a comment on my last post what kind of yarns were shown in the picture. Here they are all laid out. I have more but these my favorites out of what I just received.

Malabrigo Worsted

top to bottom: Verde Adriana, Frost Gray, Verde Esperanza, Uva

Malabrigo Twist

Left to Right: Lettuce, Green Gray

Skein Top Draw Sock

Left to Right: Static, Knight (2)

Those are some of the yarns I just received. I am so inspired. I have a couple of patterns ready for testing so soon they will be available. Here is a sneek peek at one of them. This will be a pattern featuring a thick and thin headband for Winter/Summer. This picture is of the Winter version. If you would like to receive an e-mail when it is available be sure to sign up for my mailing list!

I am also working on an e-book, unfortunately, my progress is slow due to my three babies under three. Who could work with this adorable face around.

Merry Christmas!

elisa — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:58:05 +0000

I managed to snap this photo of my daughter, Fiona, in front of the Christmas tree wearing a headband I am working on. I might just let her keep it! Maybe this pattern will be sized for mother and daughter. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. I will try to get pictures of the snow to post at a later time. Now for relaxing and enjoying my family…and maybe some Pumpkin Pancakes…yum!

Thanksgiving and More

elisa — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:39:38 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving! I know it is several days late but I was not at home. I visited my parents in San Diego and got to work at their coffee shop. I have missed working in a shop environment. Also all the girls who work in the shop are wearing either my flower headband ear warmers or the Britta Lalena headwrap. They look amazing in them OF COURSE!

So now that I am home I have been working on the STRICTLY KNIT Flower Headband Earwarmer. I tried to get some better photos outside but because of the two feet of snow it was a little difficult photographing myself. I had to go back to my old routine of taking the shots in a mirror inside. I will be sending the pattern off for test knitting soon and then it will be up.

I think the first photo could easily be in a yearbook under the senior portrait section…yuck! Thought I had escaped that part of my life. That is what you get with the cropped sensor, a 50mm, and close quarters. Anyway the second picture I like better. Perhaps because I look like I am escaping from the photo. If you are interested in receiving an e-mail notification when this pattern is released you can sign up for my mailing list in the colomn to the left of this post.

Lastly I thought I would include some fun photos of the icicles on the outside of our house.

Preview!

elisa — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:42:03 +0000

Here is the next free pattern I have been working on. It should be up in the next week! It is the 9-18 month size of the baby helmet pattern. Thanks for stopping by.

Pattern Preview

elisa — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:09:04 +0000

My newest pattern is almost finished. It will be for both handspun yarn and regular worsted weight yarn. I used Malabrigo and can I just say it is the most fantastic yarn ever! It is incredibly soft and the colors are wonderful! I made both a light salmon-ish colored one and a gray one. This hat is incredibly comfortable I would wear it every day if it weren’t 85 degrees outside. However when winter rolls around I will be wearing it lots. Here is the hand spun version. This was my first knit of the pattern so the next few will look different. It is in the test knitting process and then it will be ready to sell in my etsy store. I also have a free pattern I will be posting to this blog as soon as I can get photos of it. Thanks for stopping by!

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