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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Cascadia is Almost Here!!

I have hinted and suggested and pretty much outright said that I had a yarny hand in a book, and now said book is just about to launch!

Cascadia is a collection of patterns inspired by our beloved west coast and curated by Amanda and Fiona of Knit Social. The designers and yarn producers are all local, and I have to say this area is as abundant with creativity as it is with beautiful landscapes and flora. I can't think of a better theme for a book of knitwear designs.

I contributed the yarn for the Redcedar lace stole, designed by Emily Wessel of Tin Can Knits fame. It's a gorgeous, wearable scarf in two sizes (my yarn is shown in the fingering weight version, but there's an aran weight as well!). The pattern is a stunning woodgrain lace that is both hipster and grandmother approved. I am really looking forward to making one myself!


I should add that the pattern is the cover shot for the book! Woot! The yarn is my scrumptious Kashmir Sock and the colourway is Havana Club. If you want to make your own Redcedar, I'm happy to take custom orders in any yarn weight!

Cascadia will be available in digital and print form from Co-operative Press. Look for the ebook late this month, and the print book late in October! If you're coming to Knit City on October 26th and 27th in Vancouver BC, I bet you can get a copy! Think how many contributors will be there to meet and visit with!

I bet if you bought the book you'd also see a picture of me modelling Redcedar! Yes, I really am arrogant enough to think you'll buy the book because I'm in it. No I'm not. But buy it anyway!

5 comments:

  1. Congratulations! It's a great idea for a collection and I'm really looking forward to this one! But is that actually a red cedar in the pic, or is it the giant sequoia on the putting green at Beacon Hill Park?

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    1. Holy cow your local tree recognition skills are good!

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    2. That poor tree has been rubbed by so many visitors that its bark is now very distinctive!

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  2. I'm totally hemming and hawing over if I should get a digital copy (yay for saving space in my yarn-filled house!!) or the book (yay for having a hard copy when I forget to charge all of my electronic devices!). Anyhoo, fabulous dye job Em!! I don't care if the book doesn't have your lovely photo in it cause I get to SEE your lovely face in person every Friday! ;)

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    1. I'll do a proper review tomorrow, but the book is great ( and my picture is in it!) the photography and layout is beautiful, but I would recommend getting it in a format where you can view 2 pages at once for the full awesomeness.

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