Just released: Diamanten. You can also see it on Ravelry and on Patternfish.

I found these diamond stitch patterns when looking through a book of old German charted designs that date back to the early 1900s. I updated the designs to use both left- and right-leaning decreases, used a modern method of denoting the stitches in the charts, and wrote out the stitch instructions for those unfamiliar with knitting charted designs. Since the design was inspired by German knitting techniques, I named the pattern Diamanten, which is German for Diamonds.

Both scarf and shawl are knit from the cast on edge straight through to the bind off edge. Edge points are made by a series of increases and decreases worked into the lace.

Other stuff

If you’re planning on participating in the Pacific Islands KAL on Ravelry, it starts on Friday. If you’ll also be participating in Ravelympics, be sure to have everything ready so you can cast on during the opening ceremonies.

I totally blew it. When I sent out the newsletter announcing Diamanten’s release, I forgot to change the url on the photo. It still points to Hesperia. Doh. I hate it when I do stuff like that. I guess the good news is that it still links to one of my patterns on my web site, and from there it’s fairly easy to get to the right page. Still though…

My offer still stands. I’ll be at Stitches West in Santa Clara at the end of this month. If you manage to track me down, and ask for a Fiber Dreams button I’ll give you one. Subject to stock on hand, blah, blah, blah, so catch me early if you can!