Friday 20 January 2023

Silecroft Shawl Pattern Available Now!

I'm delighted to announce that my Silecroft Shawl pattern is now available for purchase through my designer stores on Ravelry and Payhip! I’m also very excited that the lovely folks at The Fibre Co. have created a kit with the Silecroft Shawl pattern and their beautiful Cumbria yarn, launching today alongside my pattern!

Emma, smiling and looking down, wearing a hand knitted shawl

There is an introductory 10% discount on yarn and pattern kits purchased through The Fibre Co. website and also on patterns purchased direct from me on Ravelry and Payhip!

Code: silecroftshawl10

Expires: 20.02.2023


Close up of Emma's back, with Emma facing away from the camera, wearing a hand knitted shawl

Here are some more details about my shawl design. Inspired by a beautiful stone wall on the coastal footpath near Silecroft Beach in Cumbria, this long narrow crescent shaped shawl is prefect for keeping cosy and warm during a leisurely walk. 


The different materials used to build the wall are represented by the textured cable pattern. Smooth stocking stitch folds represent the larger stones. An embedded twisted stitch pattern alternates between each large stone fold, representing the finer texture of other sections of the wall. The shawl’s central garter stitch section contains all the shaping and also provides a beautiful contrast to the raised outer cable edges.


The shawl is knitted with three skeins of The Fibre Co's beautiful Cumbria yarn and this lovely shade is called Catbells.


Emma is holding a section of shawl towards the camera showing the cable pattern


Sunday 1 January 2023

My New Website!

Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you all the best for 2023 and may your year be full of knitting, crochet and crafting!


The first day of the New Year is a great day to launch my new website, emmavining.com


Screenshot from Emma's new website title page


On emmavining.com you can find links to my books, self-published patterns and my recent design collaborations with magazines, yarn companies and the wonderful Glasgow University Knits book! 


There is also a link to book the Behind The Pattern workshop and KAL with The Loom Shed, starting 18th January 2023! 


Screenshot of booking button for the Merrow Berries workshop and KAL


My website will evolve and grow over time, especially as my New Year’s resolution for 2023 is to release more of my published knitting patterns when the rights revert to me.  I’ll be featuring these patterns on my website with links to my Ravelry, LoveCrafts and Payhip stores.


Please do take a look and let me know what you think! Thank you!

Screenshot of designer profile from Emma's new website