KnitCrate Newsletter: Hi KnitCrate Affiliate, Meet Our September Designers

Published by KnitCrate on September 13th, 2022 9:04am. 12 views.

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Hi KnitCrate Affiliate,

Our September club crates have shipped and we are loving watching members as they light up when opening them. What are you planning to cast on this month? Let's learn more about what's inside our crates this month and the fabulous designers who created handmade magic with with KnitCrate yarns.

Meet your September designers!

Emily O'Brien

Emily O'Brien is an artist, pin designer, illustrator, knitting pattern designer, and a Craft Witch, focusing on creating patterns that are not only beautiful finished objects but also really fun and enthralling to knit. She has been featured in Knit Picks Collections, Interweave, I Like Knitting, Knit Now, and has popular self-published patterns. Emily lives in Louisville, KY with her husband, Chad, and a menagerie of 1 dog, 3 cats, 6 chickens, 1 rabbit, and about 20,000 honeybees. Aside from yarn, Emily loves kitties, cupcakes, witchy things, and all things cute!

Website: kittywithacupcake.com

Instagram: @kittywithacupcake

Ravelry: kittywithacupcake

TikTok: kittywithacupcake

Hortense Maskens

Taking the basic knitting skills she learned when she was young, Hortense Maskens created Knitting with Chopsticks as a way to give back to the maker community and share her easy knitting and crochet patterns with beginners everywhere who want to take the next step. Her goal is to break down patterns so they’re simple enough for others to create exactly what they want, the way they want it. Hortense is an engineer by trade, and a crafter by passion, which means all of her patterns have an extreme attention to detail, thorough explanations and step by step pictures.

Website: knittingwithchopsticks.com

Instagram: @knittingwithchopsticks

Ravelry: KWC-Hortense

Tara Petersen Naccarella

Tara most often goes by Crystal Tea Knits, the brand where she features knit sock, shawl, and other designs. She is a stay-at-home mom of 2 boys who has been knitting for about 10 years and crocheting for 15 years. She started designing in 2017 and also has a podcast on YouTube called Crystal Tea Knits. Tara's favorite things to knit are lace shawls and draws many of her pattern names from her favorite TV shows, books, and Frank Sinatra songs. With her friend, Manda, they also started their own cozy mystery book page on instagram called @thecraftycozymysterychat.

YouTube: Crystal Tea Knits

Instagram: @crystalteaknits

Ravelry: CrystalTeaKnits

Clarisabeth Lopez Rodríguez

Clarisabeth of Crochet Cakes loves crafting, cake, and all sorts of fibers and fabrics. Her vision is "to make crochet a part of your everyday life." She is the creator of the Crochet Cakes podcast as well as many original crochet designs and tutorials, available in both English and Spanish.

Website: crochetcakes.com

Instagram: @crochetcakes

Podcast: crochetcakes

Ravelry: crochetcakes

September Theme: Western Sun

Below you can find more info on the September theme that inspired this group of talented designers, check out photos of the projects that they worked up for you, and check out the colorways for this month!

Sleep under the stars and watch the sparks of your campfire flicker upwards into the blue night. The next morning, you’ll turn your horse towards the West, and follow the sun again for another day.

If you would like to see the yarns and designs reviewed in video format, check out this video from our very own Community Manager, Aimée Hansen, going over the colorways and giving a great behind-the-scenes look at the inspirations behind the September crate.

September Theme Reveal Video

Now let's meet this month’s
yarns and colorways:

KnitCrate Knit & Crochet Club

The halo of the western sun glows in this month's yarn, Audine Wools Mellow. This cushy 2-ply bulky weight yarn consists of 80% Alpaca and 20% Tencel and gives you 125 yds in each 100g skein for warm autumn accessories and garments.

Energize Me: Setting Sun

Like it's namesake, this color is warm and vibrant, a true lipstick red.

Chill Out & All Natural: High & Dry

It's hard to pin down this color, somewhere between desert rock and dried silt. A neutral with green undertones.

The Patterns in Knit & Crochet Club for September

Knit Pattern

The Maunder Mitts by Emily O'Brien / Kitty with a Cupcake, LLC. are here just in time for the coming autumn season. Worked from the top down, this beginner-friendly design with rustic texture gives you a cozy pair of mitts for taking in the western sunset.

Crochet Pattern

Bobbles and fringe pack in loads of fun in Annie's Shoulder Bag by Knitting with Chopsticks. This fun bag is made in one piece then seamed for an easy-to-stitch project perfect for everyday use.

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Sock Knit & Crochet Club

Ride off into the sunset with socks made with the cozy Knitologie Wanderer. This sport weight sock yarn is a blend of 70% Wool, 10% Alpaca, 10% Camel, and 10% Nylon with 350 yds in each 100g skein.

Energize Me & Chill Out: Moonlit Ride

A rich teal inspired by evenings under the stars.