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The website is Aha! Moment Knits. The designers are awesome people you have probably heard of before. The designs are unique.
Fabulous designers Lisa Kartus, Maureen Mueller, Karen Joan Raz, and Carol Scott have some new patterns out for sale at a new website called Aha! Moment Knits. (This refers to that moment when you ‘get it.’ “Aha!” you smile.)
Besides the page of new patterns for sale, there is a page of knitting instructions called the Visual Glossary. If there’s a stitch or technique giving you problems, this glossary can help with a step by step explanation with photographs and/or video. This was a huge investment of time, and I’m impressed.
The patterns are in a variety of styles and call for several levels of experience. Two baby sweaters, two shawls, two scarves, three sweaters for women. Pretty pictures. Reasonable prices. Oh! and a toy to find patterns for your desired experience level – a sliding scale!
And of course, I’m pleased that several of the designs use Kauni yarns, which I will be happy to supply you with, should you desire to use them with your pattern. (Fortunately I just got in a few more hanks of Rainbow Lace.)
A new website from author and designer Lisa Kartus.
Kauni yarns were used to make some of these designs. I think they all are really cool. Go see!
Here is the color named XEOC, knitted into the first bit of stole pattern. From right to left is Field of Flowers, Spiderlings, and Rosebud.
Here is the color XEC, knitted into that same pattern on the same size needles, but not quite as far along.
I am either getting used to lace again or the Rosebud pattern is much easier than the Field of Flowers. Isn’t it cool how Spiderlings is entirely black on one stole? When I get a few repeats of Rosebud into the stoles, I will attempt more true lace for Cobwebs and Spiderlings, a combination stitch pattern. Should be awesome.
The Spiderlings lace pattern continues to kick my butt. I have resolved to work on it during the day instead of late at night or when I’m otherwise tired.
Here’s the pattern as I am using it – all the single decreases are k2tog. The triangles are double decreases: slip 1, k2tog, psso. The O’s are yarn overs, and the blanks are knit stitches.
The point of this exercise is the color changes in the yarn as I knit. The pattern so far used and photographed is Field of Flowers from Heirloom Knitting by Sharon Miller. Here is the graph I made and used:
My photos are not done from the same background, but here they are so far. On the left, XEOC photo taken on a white background; on the right, XEC photo taken on a gray background.
The color changes are clearly different. XEOC on the left changes more quickly.





