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Hane shawl kits – Brandy Velten Designs

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The testing period for my newest design, the Hane shawl, is winding down, which means I’m getting into gear and revving up as I put together the final touches for the pattern release. Hane is my first design that utilizes my own line of yarns. Designed specifically to showcase the speckled colorways I just love dyeing with a coordinating semi-solid tonal used for the lace border. My sample was knit using the Twist base in colorways Safari and Granny Smith. Shop in a special kit. Laquo; Thinking ahead.

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Thinking ahead – Brandy Velten Designs

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The past few weeks have been marked by some pretty warm days here in Toronto. With no AC in our apartment the heat waves can lead to Andy and I enduring pretty toasty (not in that holly jolly way, either) temperatures that make you want to abandon all things wooly and never set foot in the kitchen again (except maybe to grab some ice out of the freezer for a refreshing cocktail). Linking up with Ginny. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).

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socks – Brandy Velten Designs

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Even Rufus is enjoying these distractions I’m working on. I swear he’s admiring the socks, not trying to push them out of the fleeting sunspot on the fireplace so that he can bask in its warmth. Linking up with KCCO. Pattern release: Pearls on a String socks. I’m very excited to release the pattern for my newest design, the Pearls on a String. In the Freshwater Pearl colorway, the name for this design really just worked itself out for me. You can now find the pattern on Ravelry. To put it lightly, the pa...

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Pattern release: Pearls on a String socks – Brandy Velten Designs

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Pattern release: Pearls on a String socks. I’m very excited to release the pattern for my newest design, the Pearls on a String. Socks These socks feature a simple repeating cable pattern over the leg and foot that is easy to memorize and even easier work without a cable needle, making these socks a fun pair to whip up on the go. Usually naming a pattern is the hardest part of the design process for me. The pattern detail reminded me of beads on a string, and as I was working with Long Dog Yarn. Ooo they...

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personal – Brandy Velten Designs

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There’s a bit of a chill in the air, the leaves are starting to turn, and my favorite tv shows are returning to my tv screen. It’s fall! Most of these teas are from David’s Tea, but I am no way affiliated with David’s Tea. They just happen to have a shop right down the block from me, so I find myself getting in trouble there more often than I’d care to admit. Cream of Earl Grey. 8211; This is my go-to tea any time of the day. If I’m not sure what I feel like drinking, it’s so easy to just...This one is m...

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What’s up, doc? – Brandy Velten Designs

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What’s up, doc? Since earning my freedom from the academic grind house that is graduate school, I’ve been diving back into my knitting and dyeing. A little while back, I couldn’t help myself from dying up a few Halloween-inspired colorways for the Long Dog Yarn. Shop One particularly caught my fancy, so I had to steal a skein of Boo! Linking up with KCCO. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window).

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Tutorials – Brandy Velten Designs

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I'm Brandy - a biology Ph.D. candidate by day and a knitting enthusiast by night. Recently, I've been expanding my passion for knitting into design. With my designs, I strive to create wearable, modern garments and accessories with a bit of whimsy and fun. I'm still growing and exploring myself and my style and this is my own little personal place to share my inspirations, dreams, hopes, ideas, and passion. Join me! Hearts; Old Rusted Chair. Hearts; Woollen Wilderness. Hearts; Snapshots and Whatnots.

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Brandy Velten Designs – Page 2

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To put it lightly, the past couple of months have been bonkers. It’s been a roller coaster ride of anxiety, accomplishment, uncertainty, opportunity, growth, self-doubt, and success. It is very much the beginning of a big period of transition for Andy and I as we both work fiendishly to finish our Ph.D. theses (thesi? This summer / early autumn and move on to the next things life has in store for us. Was born as I drifted off to sleep. That next weekend I picked up my first starter dye kit, some blan...

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yarn – Brandy Velten Designs

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Happy first day of fall! As the seasons transition here in Toronto, I’m finding myself in my very own transition period, trying to adjust to move from the academic world that has been my life for the past several years to find what the next path will be for me. Right now, much of my life is consumed by my knitwear design work and dyeing for Long Dog Yarn. In person at Knit1. In Chicago and at the McKinney Knittery. In McKinney, Texas. And the other reason my design is dragging? I had been thinking of try...