The Fuss Free Festival Shawl - skip to the end for the sale information
I’ve always been fascinated by my ability to be distracted by new shiny things, much to the detriment of older, less shiny projects. Projects that still need finishing but that my brain seems resolutely determined to ignore. There is a sound scientific basis for this apparently which is good to know
It turns out that seeing or experiencing completely novel images or situations helps our brains to develop and continue to grow, even into later life.
It helps me to feel a little better when I overlook the 100s of knitting patterns I already own in search of something new I saw just that day. But in my heart I know that those older patterns still have tons of value.
Just because I first bought and downloaded something five years ago doesn’t mean it’s any less of a valuable pattern. I still like the item and would ideally like to own it and wear it. But it’s so tempting to overlook it in pursuit of something brand new (to my eyes).
Something old, Something new craft-along
With this in mind I thought a ‘something old, something new’ craft along might be fun this summer - to go along with the Summer of Books and Yarn.
We could cast on something new alongside something that we’ve had in our pattern store for a long time. Scratching our novelty itch (as it were) alongside the pleasing thriftiness that comes with using something that we already have.
Or alternatively, you could pair a new pattern with an old yarn from your stash (or vica versa).
What do you think? We could start on July 22nd to coincide with the start of the Summer of Books and Yarn, using the hashtag #NewAndOldKAL on Instagram - there will also be posts on the Everyday Knitter Facebook Group and in my Substack community
Pattern Sale!
To go along with the KAL I thought I’d have a 20% sale on my patterns - by way of brightening up our rather dull and cold summer (so far). Until the official start of the KAL and readalong on Jul 22nd you can get 20% off all of my patterns on my website or on Ravelry.
