New Pattern
Kalyna
One of my favourite quotes about October comes from Ray Bradbury: "October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain..."
This week's pattern is the Kalyna scarf, designed in collaboration with Biscotte Yarns. Kalyna means red viburnum in Ukrainian, and the scarf features a central cable-and-bobble motif that echoes the berries of this plant. The sample scarf was knitted in a soft and squishy merino/cashmere blend, perfect for snuggling up in against the cold.
ICYMI: last week's pattern is for a graceful bagatelle of fingerless mitts with a bit of everything: lace, cables, and bobbles. They do require some attention as the motif is fairly complex, but the finished mitts are worth the effort if I do say so myself ;-)
As American knitters begin to feel the effects of US tariffs, I've written an article about how Norwegian knitters managed yarn shortages in World War II. Many of these tips to skimp and save, as well as mend and reuse, will be familiar to modern readers, but there are some surprises to be found here too.
And lastly, if you don't use Ravelry, there's now a new option to access my patterns! I've got a "coffee shop" on ko-fi.com, linked below. So far, you can find all the protest patterns there as well as patterns released from October 2025 onwards.
