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Tutorial: 2-strand long tail cast on

Ambah’s go-to cast on, the Long Tail cast on with a tip for casting on a large number of stitches.

Find the original Long Tail cast on tutorial here.


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This week’s #featuredFriday50 pattern is the Auror This week’s #featuredFriday50 pattern is the Aurora Hunter Shawl.
I couldn’t resist after some successful Aurora Hunting this week - swipe for my pics!

Find this weeks featured pattern in my Ravelry and Etsy stores and enjoy an automatic 50% off - no code needed.
Knit a shawl to keep you cosy on those dark nights you’re out Aurora hunting. The Aurora Hunter’s Shawl is perfect for a 12 mini-skein set or knit the small version with a gradient yarn - either mini-skeins or a full 100 g gradient. Pair these with a strong contrast and you’re ready to knit up those Aurora beams into a beautiful shawl. Juicy garter stitch paired with simple intarsia makes this an engaging project. An avid Aurora hunter myself, I have been fortunate enough to see the Aurora Australis regularly in my local area.
Sadie of @green_tea_yarns Yarns dyed the colours in the small shawl to represent one of my photos of this phenomena. The set I used for the large shawl, also dyed by Sadie, was inspired by an image of the Aurora Borealis.

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Be mine, KALentine! A Valentine Themed Knit‑Along Be mine, KALentine! 
A Valentine Themed Knit‑Along

Celebrate the season of love with connection, creativity and cozy stitches in the Be Mine, KALentine! KAL. This Valentine‑themed Knit‑Along invites knitters to share the love through four fresh scarfette designs created just for the event, each featuring a different technique to explore - Lace, Mosaic, Intarsia, or Bobbles. Knit one, knit them all!
"Say it with a Scarf!"
Swipe to see the 4 patterns, for full project planning details head over to my blog.

How You Can Join the Fun

Choose your own KAL‑entine adventure:

1. Knit for yourself

2. Knit for a Pal/Gal/Val-entine someone special in your life.

3. Join the swap: each participant knits a scarf for another maker, and receives one in return. Either swap with your knit group, LYS or find a partner in the dedicated KAL swap thread here.

Join the chat in my Raverly group or here with #beminekalentine

KAL Dates: February 7 – March 16 2026

Which will you make?

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Design in process & inspo… I had been thinking abo Design in process & inspo… I had been thinking about dotty intarsia projects for much of last year. A couple of weeks ago I stopped in my scrolling tracks when I saw @katjaknitter ‘s post with the image in slide 2 - that was the spark that got me working on the Dot.Dot Cowl! How gorgeous is that image - & her feed! I ordered some pink yarn and got started on the green version while waiting for it, with plans for the green to be a somewhat mellower palette until I was inspired by the bright colour pops in some flowers I picked from my garden. I’m stash diving for the dots: DK & fingering held double for a DK weight project overall, choosing each colour as I come to it. The pink version will be double the length of the green. 
I started by swatching a few variations of the dot itself and also a triangular shawl - which I may revisit down the track. No pics of this part, Itend to knit & rip out a bit at this stage of the process & not really take pics - I’ll aim to in the future tho! There’s also some rough sketches & hand drawn charts. Once I was happy with my dot shape I cut out a little pile of them & tried a few layout arrangements on my graph paper until I was satisfied.
I’m have lots of fun with this, it’s been one of those “must knit immediately “ designs that just flies off the needles! 

In light of the last few posts I thought it would be fun to share given the strong link to the gorgeous picture that has inspired this. 

With thanks to @katjaknitter for permission to share her image here 💛

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Silver linings ✨ Thank you all for your support, i Silver linings ✨
Thank you all for your support, it really has been amazing.
I was pretty rattled when I posted my last post responding to the pattern theft accusation, it took everything I had in me to post it and I’m glad I did. 
I’m so grateful for all the kind words and encouragement I have received, it has helped so much.
Thank you all the new folk who have joined me here, hi & welcome 💛
Thanks also for the unexpected flurry of pattern sales, so appreciated - I have taken the opportunity to contribute some of these funds to @sizeinclusivecollective ‘s fundraiser in support of the amazing work she is doing for the benefit of our craft community, including me. 
Thanks also for the feedback that it is interesting to learn more about the design process, I will aim to share more of that here, last year I started a YouTube series; the Design Tails, where I talk about patterns as I release them, sharing the design process as well as knitting & styling tips - Episode 2 features Bliss-Bloss Shawl 🌸

Feeling the love and am so grateful 💛
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