Allison Jane Knits

Allison Jane knits, for real.

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Mustard and grellow, playing nice on a lime green toilet cover. Just getting ready to wash these two skeins after a bottle of stout inexplicably burst on them, poor drunken little skeins. To the left is @zealanayarns, to the right is #maniototo by @mfurnessweir. Both beautiful NZ yarns, and both about to be usable again! . . . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #knitted #knitters #방사 #양모 #knittersoftheworld #garn #tricot #ウール #糸 #instaknitters #knit #iloveknitting #knittinginspiration #handknit #newzealandwool #australianyarn #grellow #woolwash #possumfur #handdyedyarn

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Blue skies and completed sweaters over Tokyo! Finished and blocked this beautiful Elsawool sweater, and brought it Tokyo with me. . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #knitted #knitters #방사 #양모 #knittersoftheworld #garn #tricot #ウール #糸 #instaknitters #knit #iloveknitting #knittinginspiration #elsawool #raglan #topdown #newdesign

[allisonjaneknits]

Sleeping and knitting? Maybe. Definitely knitting in Bangkok, that's for sure. Delightful Elsawool is better to knit in hot weather than any linen or cotton. . . wool forever! . . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #placesyoucanknit #knitted #knitters #방사 #양모 #knittersoftheworld #garn #tricot #ウール #糸 #instaknitters #knit #iloveknitting #knittinginspiration #placesyoucanknit #bangkok #topdown #raglan

[allisonjaneknits]

A beautiful new sweater in the works, knitted in amazing Elsawool. I'm seriously in love with this yarn, it's really just perfect in every way. The color, the springy hand, the beautiful blocked fabric. . . even the slightly sheepy smell. The sweater is becoming a top down raglan with lovely slip stich and texture details, more pictures soon! . . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #knitted #knitters #allisonjaneknits #knittersoftheworld #garn #tricot #instaknitters #elsawool #cormo #topdownsweater #raglan

[allisonjaneknits]

Oh, hello blurry hands making super sick cables! I had almost forgotten that we went to Western Australia and knitted on the beach together. Beautiful @woolenrabbit Sporty Kashmir making my day(s), and blue felt sneakers keeping my feet as happy as proverbial clams. New cardi design, coming soon! . . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #placesyoucanknit #knitted #knitters #knittersoftheworld #garn #tricot #instaknitters #woolenrabbit #cableknit #australianknitters #knitdesign #woolshoes #beachknitting (at Water Wheel Cape Leuwin)

[allisonjaneknits]

My contribution to the Fall issue of Amirisu is here! Newman is an androgynous sweater worked in squishy brioche with an interesting construction and tidy little details. @quinceandco Chickadee gives such amazing structure and definition to the stitches, and plumps up so nicely! I'm so pleased to have worked with the amazing team at @amirisushop, and to be in the company of all the other amazing designers in this issue! Photo credit to Amirisu . . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #knitted #knitters #knittersoftheworld #dawncatanzaro #garn #tricot #instaknitters #amirisu #quinceandco #briochestitch

[allisonjaneknits]

This is NOT a desk. But this tiny IKEA laptop table is my workspace these days anyway, and it's kind of cute looking to boot. Airplant from Colin, amazing colors of wool from Australia and New Zealand, a swatch from my current cardi design, and my trusty Daiso graph book keep me clicking along! . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #yarn #wool #garn #wolle #strikking #strikke #tricot #instaknitters #newzealandwool #australianyarn #grellow #malabrigo #woolenrabbit #biggandesign #cables #calicoandivy

[allisonjaneknits]

Ahhhhhhh! The Fall issue of @amirisushop is coming out in September, and MY DESIGN IS IN THERE! I'm so excited about my contribution, and I can't wait to see it in the issue! The release is September 10, but preorders are happening now 😊 . . . . . #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #stricken #strikke #garn #tricot #wool #yarn #knitted #knitters #quinceandco #newdesign #amirisu #greenyarn #handknit #knittersoftheworld #briochestitch

[allisonjaneknits]

Australian knitters! We're popping down to the west coast for almost a week, Perth and Margaret River. If anyone has any suggestions for yarn stores/breweries/restaurants/coffee/etc, please let me know! I'm also down for a knitting meetup, if anyone's around and game. . . Also, first time to Australia, and I'm so excited! . . . . #australianknitters #perthknitting #knittersofaustralia #australianyarn #knittersoftheworld #knittersofinstagram #knitweardesigner

[allisonjaneknits]

I spent a little time to rework one of my old patterns to bring it up to standard, certainly worth the effort. New(clearer) instructions, new photos, new charts and schematics. . . It's almost a new pattern! The original was knit in @quinceandco lark, but for photography, I knit a second pair in @woolenrabbit #sportykashmir. I'm pretty psyched with how they look! Link in profile to the new pattern, on sale for $3! . . . . #woolenrabbit #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #stricken #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #placesyoucanknit #knitted #knitters #athenalegwarmers #armwarmers

[allisonjaneknits]

I look like I'm wondering what this oddity is. . . I'm in the process of reworking-rewriting-reshooting one of my oldest patterns, Athena. Previously knitted and published in @quinceandco #lark, I'm working up the reknit in @woolenrabbit #sportykashmir. I felt inspired by the #sneakoutsideselfie of @veerarain and @dreareneeknits today. I have a tendency to get locked in to what I'm doing, be it editing or knitting, and forget to take a walk. Thanks for the reminder! . . . . #woolenrabbit #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #wolle #stricken #strikke #tricot #wool #yarn #placesyoucanknit #knitted #knitters #athenalegwarmers

[allisonjaneknits]

Excellent mail day this week, TWO sweater quantities of @oldmaidenaunt corriedale for my happy little designing heart. This one is a lovely chocolatey brown semi-solid, Regular Guy. The other was the rad Grellow in my previous post. I just keep swatching texture texture texture! . . . . . #yarn #woolyarn #wool #wolle #knitweardesign #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #yarnaddict #strikke #strikking #knitting #yarnporn #oldmaidenaunt #swatching #corriedale

[allisonjaneknits]

I wind all of my skeins by hand. No swift, no ballwinder. I stretch the skeins around my knees, and wind a round ball if I'll be using the yarn right away, or a light center pull ball if I'll be swatching and setting the yarn aside for awhile. I just remembered that when I was a kid, I used toilet rolls for the center of my hand wound balls, why did I ever stop?! It's such a good way to start the wind and keep everything tidy. Yarn is @oldmaidenaunt #corriedale #sportweight in #grellow, just showed up today! . . . . #yarn #wool #swatching #knitting #knittersofinstagram #instaknit #knitsagram #strikke #strikking #wolle #knitweardesign #tattooedknitter #indieyarn #indiedyers #handknit #oldmaidenaunt

[allisonjaneknits]

Here's a lovely close-up of the center of Shanghai, my newest design. Body worked in @ysolda #blendno1, edging in @raincityknits #worsted. Pattern available on ravelry, link in profile! . . . . #yarn #knitted #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #instaknit #shortrows #picot #wool #britishyarn #knitweardesign #newdesign

[allisonjaneknits]

I have a new design! This lovely is Shanghai, a light but cozy wrap worked in @ysolda #blendno1, edged in @raincityknits #worsted. This wrap has a little bit of everything nice in it: subtle short rows in the edging, increases and decreases worked in pattern, a picot bind off! Not to mention, the pattern was tech edited by #dawncatanzaro, so it's as solid as it gets. Link in profile! . . . . . #instaknitting #knittersofinstagram #knitweardesign #knitdesign #woolyarn #strikke #strikken #garn #shawl #knittedwrap #newdesign #instaknit #ravelrydesigner #indieyarn #indiepatterns

[allisonjaneknits]

Haaaaappy mail day tooooo meeee! Just got this little sample packet of @baarameweknits new #dovestone natural aran. Good yarn is really hard to find here, so getting a packet like this is very exciting indeed! . . . . #yarn #knitting #knitweardesign #newdesign #yarnporn #wool #aran #britishyarn #yorkshire #wolle #strikke#strikking #woolyarn

[allisonjaneknits]

@leilaknitsme my Sunday was over when your #widn post went up, but now it's a lovely Wednesday morning for me! Drinking coffee, scribbling graph notes, and trying to convince myself I don't have to rip this hat design AGAIN. Trying to sit up straight(#goodposture), and happy the sun hasn't hit my tiny balcony yet. It's Tuesday evening for you, @theacolman, @bakeybuns, @bristolivy, what are y'all up to? . . . . #knittersofinstagram #knitweardesign #rowan #newdesign #frogging #coffeeandknitting #tinysucculent #placesyoucanknit #instaknitting #strikking #stricken #grellow #yarn #knitting (at Singapore)