Dear HeartStrings business partner,
Just a quick update on the schedule for new patterns. Also, I'll be closing the studio for summer vacation and wanted to give you a heads up to place orders for any HeartStrings patterns you need now.
Hope you are having a good summer!
Jackie E-S / HeartStrings FiberArts
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summer break
HeartStrings is closed for wholesale shipments July 16 - August 8. If you have a pattern order you need filled asap, please contact me no later than Thursday, July 15. Orders received after that will be queued for fulfillment after I re-open August 9.
You may also order HeartStrings patterns anytime from my full-line distributors Infiknit (800-408-1522) and Lorna's Laces (773-935-3803).
schedule for new patterns
The next autoshipments of new HeartStrings patterns are planned for sometime the week of August 16. The August shipment includes these 3 new patterns:
- Pianissimo
- Fairies and Flowers
- Half-note Symphony
Advance shipment of the first 2 patterns is also available (regular shipping charges apply).
W32 Pianissimo Lace Blouse
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#W32 Pianissimo Lace Blouse
Softly with a whisper of lace, like fine classic music, this sweater is a masterpiece in concomitant simplicity and elegance.
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This is a design at long last completed for publication. Pianissimo Lace Blouse began over 12+ years ago with a prototype made in a wool/silk yarn I hand spun. Then the idea went into hibernation for all these years, but never out of mind as something to eventually formalize and publish. Something with a musical theme is just too dear to my heart to let the music die.
A yarn with a soft hand and good draping quality such as a blend with bamboo, silk or Tencel is recommended. Pattern is sized for 34" - 39" (fingering weight) and 42" - 50" (sport weight) with 0 - 2" negative ease.
The sweater model photographed for the pattern (and shown here in the 36½" size) was made in Crystal Palace Panda Silk. I fashioned the ‘buttons’ from 10 mm green/purple fluorite gemstones. For you who saw this sweater at TNNA and drooled, your wait is over to get the pattern!
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H78 Fairies & Flowers Scarf |
#H78 Fairies and Flowers Scarf
Dainty fairy motifs at one end of this scarf transform into flowers at the other end. Knit yourself a little magic this summer.
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Shown in Kami Bison from Fibre-Isle International, a blend of bamboo/Merino/bison, but also lovely made in other yarns such as 2-ply cashmere and Zephyr wool/silk.
Beads for the fairy heads and flower buds are placed with the crochet hook method.
My knitters are having a lot of fun with this one - e.g. using pewter Zephyr and amthyst AB beads for "Fairies and Flowers in the Moonlight". Another idea is a tone-on-tone green cashmere and gold-lined crystal beads for "Fairies and Flowers in the Forest". What else can you come up with?
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H72 Half-note Symphony Shawl
Sorry, no photo yet. I'll try to paint a
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#H72
Half-note Symphony Shawl
Concept: Semi-circular shawl in alternating wedges of 2 harmonious colors. |
Features: Purl lace short-row wedges separated by spokes of garter stitch bands. Scooped neckline.
Yarn: Lace weight or light fingering weight. Model to be shown in the pattern is made in Tilli Tomas Symphony Kid Lace with Beads & Glitter, colors Atmosphere (light gray) and Eternal Diva (soft gray-blue)
This would be a good entry-level project for a beginning lace knitter, as well as providing a relatively mindless project to interest a more advanced knitter. |
other recent new patterns to get now
The automatics for these new HeartStrings shawl/wrap patterns went out right away after TNNA last month and are available now for regular ordering and re-orders.
H73 Bi-directional Lace Strips Stole
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#H73 Bi-directional lace strips stole
This was a crowd pleaser in the TNNA Fashion Show. The stole is made in jewel-tone colors of narrow lace strips that are joined as the panels are knitted, thus eliminating the need for any sewing later on.
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There are three sets of strips, each in a different color. The undulating edges around the stole and between the strips add movement and interest to this eye-catching stole.
This takes just 1 skein each color of Duke Silk by Himalaya Yarn, or DK/light worsted yarn of your choice.
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H74 Lacy Maizy Wrap
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#H74 lacy maizy wrap
Crisp outlines of cable stitches frame a back-drop of lace. This wrap is named after the corn fiber yarn in which it is shown here.
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It will make an easy-to-memorize carry-along project for the summer (a simple knit-lace pattern sequence for RS rows, a simple purl-lace pattern sequence for WS rows, plus the cable twist row that is explained for both doing with a cable needle and without).
Made in Crystal Palace Maizy yarn (takes 3 50- balls) or similar hot-weather-friendly fiber, you'll be a cool knitter in more ways than one.
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H75 Shallow Sideways Tri Shawl
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#H75 shallow sideways tri shawl
Looking for a stunning long wrap to make with just 400 yards? The traditional triangle shawl is redefined with a shallower profile worked side-to-side beginning with just 4 stitches. |
The cable-ribbed lace pattern softens the edges in beautifully scultped outlines.
Shown in Jacques Cartier Qiviuk/Silk Blend (just 2 one-ounce balls). My knitters have also successfully test knit this is other laceweight and light fingering yarns such as Mountain Colors Winter Lace, Jade Sapphire Lacey Lamb, and SWTC TOFUtsies. |
I welcome your comments and suggestions. Don't hesitate to let me know how I am doing and how I can serve you even better. Best regards,
Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer
HeartStrings FiberArts
53 Parlange Dr, Destrehan LA 70047
Phone: 888-955-8094 (toll-free) or 985-764-8094
Fax:
888-467-7840
Email:
jackie@heartstringsfiberarts.com
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