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Men's Book
03/06/2008
 
I have just completed phototgraphy on my first men's book. I am so excited about this. I have been asking, begging, pleading to do a men's book for what seems like years and *years*.
There are some lovely patterns out there already but I feel there needs to be more men's garments in the knitting world.
I am so happy that I have had this chance to design some simple and straight forward patterns for the boys! (and men of course)
As always the patterns are simple, so great for the experienced knitter who just wants a project that they can sit and knit without looking at the pattern too much, but also perfect for the beginner....maybe even for the male knitter who wants to start knitting?



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Sleepless nights
22/05/2008
 
I don't know whether I should admit to this, but last night I couldn't sleep, mainly due to thinking about organising location and models and wondering if the garments would be knitted in time etc., etc., then I started thinking about designs and the next book I've been commissioned to do. I lay there thinking Miski from the Mirasol Collection would be the perfect choice, but that day I had just received a garment in the new yarn for Mirasol and I thought that would be perfect too. I realised a few minutes later that I wasn't getting to sleep because I was trying to decide which yarn I like more....????


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Noro Joy Update
19/05/2008
 
As I mentioned last week I am slowly updating my website and today we have updated Noro Joy with some better pictures.
Noro Joy is only available in the US because the yarns used include Taiyo and Matsuri which are only available in North America.
I designed the book with a typical British summer in mind, the ones where you think it is going to be a lovely warm day but it is actually a little chilly.
These cardigans, tops and jumpers are perfect for those days. They are light to carry and keep a body's temperature just right!


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Website Updates
15/05/2008
 
I'm updating my website over the next few weeks. I have updated my website myself for the last few years, which technical people probably can see very evidently with the squashed and weird loooking images!
This time I am getting a good friend to help me and hopefully between us we will create a professional looking website...???
The email system on my website is not working so the blog comments are not coming through at all.
I will look at into this when I can and some of you have been emailing me directly.
If you have any questions or queries please email me directly on jane@janeellison.co.uk
If you have sent a query in the last year through the website and not received a reply, please email me again.
Not matter how busy I am I do try and answer all my emails as soon as I can.

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pride and joy
06/05/2008
 
I am just getting to the final stages on my books.
I've done the swatching and the designing. I've written the patterns and sent the yarn and patterns out to the knitters.
I've amended them to the knitters suggestions if needed, on some of them I sew them up and finish off the collars.
I'm now thinking about the layout of the books and what styling and feel should be.
It is all dependant on the yarn, I let that dictate how the book should be, with all the different yarns I work with I feel it is important to recognise each ones best qualities as each collection has a completely different look or feel from another.

It is also lovely when one of my knitters recognises these qualities. I send them yarn that is sample yarn, so it usually doesn't have any label. I sent one of my knitters the new quality in Mirasol. I didn't tell her what it was, where it was from or what the fibres were.
She told me that it was a beautiful yarn to knit with and she felt that it had been made with pride.
That amazed me because to me that is very important and she felt that without any prior knowledge of the yarn.


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