Halloween Promotion - All patterns 50% off!

From now till Oct 31, I'm running a Halloween promotion - a whopping 50% off all my patterns. That's right - prices so low they're spooky!
See them  here:

Coupon Code is "halloween". 

There are several shawl designs in the bunch - Lydia Crescent Shawl  is one.







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Summerdale Shawl is another.
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There are also hats, mitts, cowls, kid's sweaters and more - take a look!

http://www.ravelry.com/stores/brenda-castiel-designs

Get ready for holiday knitting :-)

"Hitch" - Patterns inspired by Films of Alfred Hitchcock

And the winner is Dayana !
Pls send me an email address and the PDF copy of "Hitch" will be sent to you!

Congratulations, and thanks everyone for entering the contest! Don't forget to sign up for my monthly newsletter and you'll learn about all my future giveaways.

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This is part of the blog tour for the book Hitch.
When I saw the call for submissions for this book, I was very inspired because I really love the fashions of that era. I had been playing around with an idea for straight-line intarsia, and as I looked at fashions from the 1950s and 60s, this design gradually took shape in my mind. 
My pattern is the Riviera Nights Stole. 

In the 50’s and 60’s, this classic stole might have been worn over a strapless evening dress or a tailored day dress. It’s a look that Grace Kelly as Francie might have worn in To Catch a Thief for those Riviera nights with a hint of chill.
The black and white color scheme is simple and dramatic.
 
For versatile modern usage, it could be worn as a scarf or wrap to accent a dress, jacket, or top.

The stole is comprised of two rectangles, each bisected into a black and a white triangle, using intarsia to create the design. Increases and decreases keep the intarsia border straight and even.
Applied i-cord provides an elegant, smooth edging. A little bit of ribbing at the edges adds stability and helps prevent curling.
The Stole can easily be made larger or smaller simply by casting on more or fewer stitches. It's perfect for a first-time intarsia project.

I am running a giveaway for a pdf (E-book) version of the Hitch book here on my blog. Just post a comment on my blog to be entered to win. The comment can be anything related to the book: favorite pattern(s), the whole theme, or a comment about your favorite Hitchcock film. The deadline is Oct 13. Be sure to leave an email or Ravelry ID so I can contact you. 
And while you're at it, please sign up for my monthly newsletter - it always has tips, news, and other useful info. See top right corner of this page.


Hitch is currently available through Cooperative Press as an ebook, and as a preorder for the print and PDF combined package.
 


 These are the other stops on the Tour:

9/28/2013: Sunset Cat Designs 

10/5/2013: Knitting Kninja
10/7/2013: Herrlichkeiten
10/8/2013: Knit and Travel
10/9/2013: Knit & Knag Designs
10/10/2013: Wooly Wonka Fibers
10/11/2013: Verdant Gryphon
10/15/2013: Impeccable Knits: Shifting Stitches
10/16/2013: Rewolluzza
10/21/2013: Knitwear Designs by Carolyn Noyes
10/22/2013: Peacefully Knitting
10/23/2013: Dark Matter Knits
10/24/2013: Turnknit: Dani Berg Designs
10/25/2013: SweetGeorgia Yarns
10/28/2013: doviejay knits
10/29/2013: Triona Designs
10/30/2013: Tactile Fiber Arts
11/4/2013: A Knitter's Life
11/5/2013: Catchloops
11/6/2013: Yarn On The House
11/07/2013: Ramblings
11/12/2013: Hazel Knits
11/13/2013: Knitcircus
11/19/2013: indigodragonfly
11/9/2013: Fyberspates
11/25/2013: knittingkirigami
11/22013: A B-ewe-tiful Design

Winners of the "Harry Potter Knits" Giveaway - and a new shawl pattern

Hello,
Here are the winners of the giveaway, via the Random Number generator:
- Kismatt
- alittleposy
- J Vincent
- sparky136

Congratulations!
I will try to contact everyone over the next couple of days to get his/her mailing address. If I don't hear from you in a week, I will draw more names, until I get 4 lucky winners with postal addresses.

And thanks to everyone who participated. Watch the blog, and the Newsletter, for more giveaways in the future.

By the way, here is my latest design the "An Apple a Day" shawl, a lovely crescent shape with an apple motif.
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It's on sale at $4.00 till Oct 4, when it goes to $7.00.  Check it out !