We love welcoming new designers to the #FastenOffYAL, and Rachel Costello Knitwear just started this year, when Rachel began to learn how to design knitwear and write #knitting patterns. She designs modern, well-fitting, everyday knitwear, and writes clear, easy-to-follow patterns.

Pictured is her debut pattern, the Foundation Pullover. https://rachelcostelloknitwear.com/patterns/foundation-pullover/ It looks extremely comfortable and wearable!

Find out more about Rachel at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/rachel-costello-knitwear

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Designer profile: The Frosted Stitch

Christa loves to design #crochet accessories. Her favourite things to focus on are texture and colour.

Beautiful colour choices are certainly at play in her newly-released pattern, the Thesis Wrap. https://www.thefrostedstitch.ca/shop/p/thesis-tunisian-crochet-wrap

It's a #TunisianCrochet pattern developed in collaboration with ALW Handmade and another #FastenOffYAL designer Eat.Wander.Crochet, who have designed knit and crochet versions respectively! https://www.thefrostedstitch.ca/shop/p/thesiswrappatternebook

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Designer profile: Snowy Thistle Knits designs elegant knitwear with fine details to enhance your wardrobe. She wants to encourage you to use your creativity, and raise your confidence in your knitting skills. You deserve to feel good in something you've made!

We love the look of her Cerchio Cowl, with its colourwork circles in the middle, and edged at top and bottom with ribbing, nupps, and fringe. https://snowythistleknits.com/shop/cerchio-cowl/

See more at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/snowy-thistle-knits

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Designer profile: Snowy Thistle Knits designs elegant knitwear with fine details to enhance your wardrobe. She wants to encourage you to use your creativity, and raise your confidence in your knitting skills. You deserve to feel good in something you've made!

We love the look of her Cerchio Cowl, with its colourwork circles in the middle, and edged at top and bottom with ribbing, nupps, and fringe. https://snowythistleknits.com/shop/cerchio-cowl/

See more at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/snowy-thistle-knits

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Designer profile: Penny Baker Knits

Penny designs for busy knitters who want gorgeous finished items. Her patterns use simple techniques and intuitive stitch patterns, and she takes inspiration from literature, nature, and the simple moments of daily life.

Shown here is her Carabosse shawl, inspired by the evil fairy in Sleeping Beauty. https://payhip.com/b/oPzfm

You can see more of Penny's work at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/penny-baker-knits

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Designer profile: A Spring Snowflake Designs

Sophie is a crocheter and knitter who loves nothing more than to use all the yarn, and design modern, textured, and accessible patterns. She designs both #crochet and #TunisianCrochet patterns!

We're showing you her Giddyquin Cowl https://payhip.com/b/ky8W2 because we love the look of this series of small crocheted squares (harlequin stitch) in a multitude of colours.

You can see more at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/a-spring-snowflake-designs

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Designer profile: Bronwyn the Brave Designs

Bronwyn loves to create inspired #crochet and #knitting patterns with clever details, and which are clearly and thoughtfully written. She includes tutorials, video links, or tips, to help you be the superhero of your own craft!

In addition to beautiful accessories, Bronwyn is also skilled at creating super-cute toys. He Loves Me, shown here, is a classic example. https://payhip.com/b/9NdwI

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#FastenOffYAL participating designer The Woolly Badger is all about encouraging knitters to try new things,. Her patterns are easy to follow and she works to ensure you're getting a lovely, straightforward knit.

We think her Rejiggerate tee https://payhip.com/b/Vb6Bo is cute and fun, with its stripes, lacy panels at hem and neckline, and short, flouncy sleeves!

See more of her work at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/the-woolly-badger

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Fiona Langtry is the #crochet designer behind ReVeDesignCo https://www.fastenoffyal.com/revedesignco

She creates boho-inspired designs for items from head to toe; many are adjustable in size to fit various shapes. She also specializes in gloves, with a "special join" used in many designs.

For example, her EasyFit Lite Gloves, which are ideal for hand-dyed sock yarns! https://revedesignco.com/product/easyfit-lite-gloves/

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@WoollyWormhead's body of #knitting design work is well known to a lot of makers, but if you haven't heard of them yet, you're in for a treat - they're known for their super-clever hat designs. Hundreds of them! You can see more at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/woolly-wormhead

Choosing just one hat to show you from such a wide array of patterns was, of course, very tough, but we landed on Arcus because it's cute, pretty, fun, and practical all in a single hat! https://payhip.com/b/hkZW7

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@KororaKnits loves designs for items which are functional and beautiful, and she has #knitting patterns for all skill levels and difficulties.

We've picked her Winter Rose Cowl https://kororaknits.ca/b/KD4j to show you because it's just really pretty! How can you go wrong with lace and beads?

More of her work can be seen at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/korora-knits

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Starting 7pm Eastern Time tonight, it's our second designer video panel on Zoom! Featuring Christine Guest, Connie Lee Lynch, CraftDoodling Designs, and KnotBadBritt. Join us and learn about their work!

Meeting ID: 881 3676 7860
Passcode: 109261

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@Germandercc designs #knitting, #crochet, and hybrid patterns! So we're going to show you one pattern from each of those two crafts.

For knitting, there's the Tideline Shawl, an asymmetrical #shawl with two colours in stripes of varying widths.

For crochet, there's her newly-released design, Aurora Nox, a lace shawl designed with gradient yarn in mind; it takes a single cake of yarn!

You can see more about Hanna and her designs at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/germander-cottage-crafts

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@kateatherley's #knitting patterns are all about easy-to-knit classics, written for multiple sizes and to allow easy yarn substitutions. We're delighted to welcome her as a participating designer to the #FastenOffYAL! More about her can be seen at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/kate-atherley

Today we're highlighting her Eccleston Jacket https://customfit.amyherzogdesigns.com/design/personalize/eccleston/ , jaunty, waist-length jacket with textured lines all over, forming a plaid pattern. It's super-stylish and we love it!

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@AtalanteDesigns is so fun to talk about, because she has so many great patterns, but also so difficult...because she has so many great patterns! :) AND she designs for both #crochet and #knitting! Such as:

Snowdrop: Literal snowdrop plants, worked in crochet!

Meander Mitten: Fingerless mittens with very cool spiral swirls on the backs, and a checkerboard-like pattern on the palms and thumbs.

There is lots more great stuff to see at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/atalantedesign

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Our first designer video panel happened earlier today, and we had a great time! We hope our designers did, too.

If you missed it, don't worry - we recorded it! You can watch it any time at https://youtu.be/yWy5HRKjeDg

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Announcing our first designer video panel!

From 1pm to 2pm Eastern Time on Friday, December 16, we'll be hosting a Zoom call, where four of our participating designers will talk about their work:
- Amy Snell, The Devious Knitter
- KnitterKnotter, Arunima Goel
- Leela Mary Knits
- Mary W Martin Knits

Zoom meeting ID: 868 9734 7936
Passcode: 721694
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86897347936?pwd=L0xzaVptdFhaUmYrbzRCaTFzWHU4dz09

Come on out and meet the faces behind the designs! #FastenOffYAL #offRavDesigners #crochet #knitting #TunisianCrochet

@anniebeeknits isn't just an invaluable driving force beyond the #FastenOffYAL, but is also a #knitting designer of lovely things!

Her Hue and Value Shawl https://payhip.com/b/plZL lets you experiment with simple patterns and textures. Two colours play and mingle with each other without using the stranded knitting technique. In the two samples pictured here, the pink and purple together give a subtle effect, whereas the purple and chartreuse pack a punch!

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Our next designer Ask Me Anything is happening in 10 minutes on Discord ( https://discord.com/channels/769735278872100894/1050987383077752832 )

We'll be chatting with Yvonne from Red and the Wolf Designs ( @RedandtheWolfDesigns ) about her knit and crochet designs. Check out her stunning designs on our website: http://www.wipinsanity.com/indy-event/script.cgi?TYPE=profile&VALUE=red-and-the-wolf-designs

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@LaVisch is a multicraftual designer, producing great patterns for both #crochet and #knitting! She particularly specializes in beautiful shawls, such as the STUNNING Half Fade Hap https://www.lavisch.com/site/half-fade-hap/ shown here, but she also has a great variety of other accessories, garments, and even toys. Check out her designer profile on our website at https://www.fastenoffyal.com/la-visch-designs

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