Deborah Robson/The Independent Stitch won a prize in my little contest in October. She got a Wristwarmer pattern and a skein of blue Ella Rae classic wool yarn. I knew that they could work together as a kit if she wanted to do that, but a gift is a gift and people will do what is best for them. I was happy to send her that blue, as it seemed a good color for Deb, and I know she likes classic wooly yarns.
It turns out that she’s doing a different sort of handwarmer, a fingerless glove, using the blue yarn. And her daughter is interested in making wristwarmers from my pattern. I should say the word “pattern” is used loosely here, because my design is really more of a guide in how to use any warm yarn at any warm gauge, to make wristwarmers in any size.
Deborah discusses my pattern very kindly in her post. It isn’t exactly a review, but it’s an overview. She concludes that her daughter, a relatively new knitter, should be able to make what she wants using my instructions… and expects she will not need additional help. That, of course, is my goal. I am flattered and honored by Deborah’s vote of confidence.
Deb is no slouch to writing and pattern layout. She was co-author of the recently-revised version of Knitting in the Old Way (with Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, an amazing woman who has written incredible texts on the subject of knitting including perhaps my favorite, Ethnic Socks and Stockings).
Deborah was also at one time the Editor of Spin-Off magazine, a publication by the Interweave Press people. And her business, Nomad Publishing, has won several small-press publishing industry awards in the last few years for books they have released. A kind mention from Deborah is better than one from nearly anyone else, in my opinion.
Thanks, Deborah!
Photo: my wristwarmer design in Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky, worn over gloves in midwinter.