Say it fast! I'm going to run a September Shawl Showcase Sale. A shawl is a great project to work on if you took the summer off from knitting. In some cases you can skip the swatch and use the start as your swatch. No fitting is required and you will be ready for cooler temperatures soon. I have a large personal collection of shawls (or wraps if you prefer that name) and I wear them often. In the winter they go on top of my coats, in the summer they protect me from frigid air co. The promotion is through Ravelry. Use the code Blog-September starting this Friday for a 40% discount until Sept 30. I've included photos of some of them below, go to the link at the bottom of the page for the Ravelry bundle page. These patterns are included.
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I've been knitting my whole life. I don't even remember learning. I started making garments for myself in my teens and then explored sewing, tailoring and millinery. I want to teach knitters about fit and flattery and turn them into fashion stars!
On my blog you will find lots of interviews with knitting industry professionals, how to tutorials and a variety of posts about what's going on in the knitting world.
I love to come out and speak at shops and guilds. Here's what the Downtown Knit collective said after one of my talks:
“Robin Hunter’s inspiring talk, “The Barbie Factor,” left everyone in a feel-good mood at the conclusion of the May meeting. Heads were nodding in agreement all around ... as she tackled a multi-faced problem faced by many knitters—why don’t we knit for ourselves? She touched on many topics including fashion, body image, media and how it all relates back to our knitting.”
You can see my patterns on http://www.patternfish.com/des/robin_hunter and you can find me on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/people/knittingrobin
My YouTube channel is here:http://www.youtube.com/user/robinknits?feature=mhee