KIS Designs

New Shawl Pattern Hot Off The Needles! Simple shaping and a touch of texture give grace and movement to this simple crescent-shaped shawl which was made to showcase the beautiful hand-dyed yarns of Infinite Twist. I was given the opportunity to work with Cate Carter-Evans, the color wizard behind Infinite Twist yarns for this shawl and I must say that I am hooked on "Helix"!  Helix is loaded with delicious color and soft, springy texture.  Get your hands on this good-stuff here:   www.infinitetwist.com Ready to Cast On your own "Infinitely" shawl?  Grab the pattern here: 

Moonstone Poncho is now available for download. Lightweight yet warm, this simple and seamless poncho works up in a snap! This is a "Knit-To-Fit" item which is worked in one piece, from the top-down, and was designed to compliment a variety of shapes & sizes. Ready to Cast On?  Grab your copy of Moonstone here:  

We Are Shining Fingerless Gloves will keep your hands warm while keeping your fingers free for texting, typing, driving... Ready to Cast On?  Grab your PDF download here: 

New Pattern! Funnel-shaped cowl designed to keep your neck warm while staying put beneath your jacket/sweater.  This is a quick and seamless knit which pairs nicely with the We Are Shining hat. Ready to Cast On?  Grab your copy of the pattern here: 

New Hat Pattern features beautiful, hand dyed yarn which glows with every stitch! Ready to Cast On your "We Are Shining" hat?  Grab the pattern here:   "Spectrum" Florence + The Machine When we first came here We were cold and we were clear With no colors in our skin We were light and paper thin And when we first came here we were cold and we were clear With no colors in our skin 'Til we let the spectrum in Say my name And every color illuminates We are shining And we will never be afraid again Say my name As every color illuminates We are shining And we will never be afraid again Say my name As every color illuminates We are shining And we will never be afraid again And when we come for you We'll be dressed up all in blue With the ocean in our arms Kiss your eyes and kiss your palms And when it's time to pray We'll be dressed up all in grey With metal on our tongues And silver in our lungs Say my name ...

You may remember that I deemed 2014 the year to "Finnish em, or Fugget about em'" in reference to my UFO heap (totaling a whopping 14 unfinished knitting projects)  Which did not include the endless blanket project--which I didn't intend to finish for at least 5 years! Here is an account of my progress:  I finished items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 (Hurrah!) and I promise to finish at least 2 others.  The rest, I'm afraid are destined to become yarn--and may possibly find new life in the 5-year blanket. As I slowly picked away at my UFO's, I was also creating several new items.  Below is a photo account of my "Year in Stitches": KIS Designs offered 23 new patterns in 2014 (five of which were in that UFO pile). Not a bad year!   I didn't do it alone.  I have amazing friends who keep me in stitches and I am so grateful to my super-hero test-knitters:  Barb, Debbie, Becky, Rebecca, Darrel, Lisa, Louise, Margie, Michelle, Dennette, Beth, ...

My son never asks me to knit for him unless it's something nerdy.  For example, this Halloween he requested a quick and simple Ninja cape and hood--three days before  Halloween!  I've also made him a knitted lego-man and have talked at length with him about design ideas for a complete knitted Star Wars set.  So when he came to me with a request for a simple vest, I was ecstatic-- finally, something normal!!   Then, the rest of the story............. His Challenge:  to design him a vest that he could covertly wear to a civil war reenactment but would actually be "modern" in that it would feature the image of the firebird from the video game he is currently lusting after.   Challenge accepted my son! Knit from the bottom up, this is a quick and seamless knit designed to fit boys and girls. Ready to Cast On?  Grab the pattern here: