I didn’t mean to disappear from the KNITSONIK blog for two months but I have been hard at work on the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Playbook!
It has been like old times working with Nic in our virtual office and pinging files and proofs and PDFs back and forth. We are over the hump and I am really excited to begin revealing what we’ve been up to in coming weeks. The Playbook is very much a sequel to the Sourcebook and the focus on creativity, interpretation and celebrating the everyday continues with a selection of projects, each of which is presented with enriching extra content so you can make them all your own. The best way to make sure you don’t miss publication info is to sign up to the dedicated newsletter here but here are some pictures of the work and projects in progress…
Themes from the first book have continued in this second one but are presented in new ways and with new ideas so that there are lots of opportunities to get deeper into the KNITSONIK system and to find more ways of celebrating daily life in stranded colourwork.
As you can see from the shots above, my brother Ferg has brought his wondrous feeling for light and colour to this book as he did with the first. He also brought a helper in the form of George seen here climbing inside the soft-box. (What is the point of a photo shoot of knitting with no cat?)
I had a question in the KNITSONIK Ravelry forum about whether or not to get the Sourcebook or wait for the Playbook if you are new to my work; the Playbook is going to continue ideas from the first book, but if you want the full KNITSONIK System the Sourcebook is still the one you need.
If you want to order over the festive season, please be aware that I am away this weekend teaching in Amsterdam. I will post all orders on my return on 19th December. UK orders should reach you in time for Christmas, but if you’re ordering from further afield, check with my lovely stockists to see whether anyone can ship more expediently.
Here are the National and International dates as listed on the Royal Mail website;
UK Service
Wed 20 Dec
International Standard
Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg
Sat 16 Dec
Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
Fri 15 Dec
Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA
Thur 14 Dec
Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland
Wed 13 Dec
Greece, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand
Sat 9 Dec
I’m very excited about teaching in the Netherlands this weekend and am looking forward to seeing some of you in the palace of dreams that is Stephen & Penelope. Amsterdam is one of my favourite places especially at this time of year when the light is all low and glinty. The shapes and colours of the windows and the crooked old houses are beautiful and of course I found lots of bricks to love last time I was there in winter.
I can’t wait to see what those of you coming to Colours of Amsterdam will knit from these elements of the city. I also can’t wait to see what those of you coming to Quotidian Colourwork will bring as your inspiration source… for those of you who can’t make it, please join in vicariously by singing along with this magnificent video from Stephen West (the Stephen in Stephen & Penelope) whose enthusiasm for colour and for knitting bring essential light and joy in these dark winter days:
YOURS IN EVERYDAY INSPIRATIONS AND IN ALL THE COLOURS,
XF