Annie’s Signature Designs Launches Spring Collection

It may not feel like it, but spring is right around the corner in the northern part of the world. It might be just about time to put away the heavy wool yarn for the season and start knitting some lighter things that we can enjoy wearing through the spring and summer.

If you’re ready for a switch in your knitting projects, Annie’s Signature Designs has got you covered. Their new spring collection launches today. Called Spring Breeze, the collection features more than 20 knit and crochet projects that will get you excited for warming temperatures.

“The pastel spectrum of the morning sky is infinite with its amazing colors. The color palette I chose for this collection captures some of these delicate tones. Even on not-so-sunny days, the mysterious coastal fog produces a delicate light that kisses the textures of the beach, softening the colors. I’m often captivated by this misty spectacle,” says Lena Skvagerson, lead designer of Annie’s Signature Designs.

When it comes to knitting patterns, there’s a fun circular vest worked in self-striping yarn, a short-sleeved top with a chevron lace pattern, a tank top with lace panels that form a triangular hem, a wrap sweater with eyelets and cables, a lightweight top with lace panels and sleeves, a fun tunic with contrast details, another lacy top and a cardigan with three-quarter sleeves and narrow lace panels.

This collection will have you thinking of trips to the beach and the warm weather that’s right around the corner. Individual patterns can be purchased for digital download or in paper versions, and you can check out 360 degree videos of each design so you’ll know exactly what you’re getting before you buy.

Are you thinking warmer knits yet? I’m still rushing to get some cool-season projects done!

[Photo via Annies.]

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There’s always room for more stitch dictionaries on your shelf, but Andrea Rangel’s Knitovation Stitch Dictionary is unlike those stitch pattern books you might already own. That’s because this one is full of colorwork stitch patterns rather than textured stitches, lace or cables, so the designs are ripe for adding to hats, sweaters and other projects with a stockinette stitch background.

The book starts with a quick introduction to knitting colorwork that’s also unlike what you’ve probably seen before, because it’s less about the colors themselves and more about the kinds of fibers you choose, how the yarn is prepared and the gauge you’re working at and how those things all change the look of a design.

Most of the book is filled with motif designs and swatches. The motifs were designed and named by Andrea’s husband Sean, who is an artist and brings a bit of whimsy to the designs.

You’ll find some classic looking leaves and flowers, mosaics and waves, but also rubber ducks, penguins, puzzle pieces, cherries and cows, snails and teapots, eyeballs and chess pieces, to name a few. Many of the designs also have funny names, like a fish named toilet bound, or cats in suits called corporate fat cat.

Of course you can use the designs in any way you want on any project you like, but there are also three patterns in the book — for a hat, a sweater and a pair of fingerless gloves — plus discussion of how the motifs were added, adjusting patterns for a different size or gauge, and adding your own motifs.

If you like adding a bit of colorwork to otherwise plain projects that other people have designed, or you’re ready to start making your own designs with fun motifs, this book is a great place to start. The fun and funny motifs are sure to inspire you to want to pick up your needles and add a little more color to your projects.

About the book: 160 pages, hardcover, 150+ motifs and three knitting patterns. Published 2023 by Interweave, suggested retail $28.

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