{"id":1878,"date":"2022-05-04T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:45:05","slug":"a-good-start-to-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=1878","title":{"rendered":"A good start to May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s only May 4th, and I&#8217;ve released a new pattern, gotten a podcast out &#8230; now if I can just get some more enrollments in this month&#8217;s workshops, I&#8217;ll be golden. Without further ado:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two new patterns!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the last blog post, I&#8217;ve now released two new scarf patterns that are available for purchase on Ravelry or LoveCrafts, both using Rowan Felted Tweed\/Colour solid and gradient combos. <a href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/patterns\/vesica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vesica<\/a> is a wide scarf based on a sacred geometry pattern; <a href=\"http:\/\/double-knitting.com\/patterns\/arabiyya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arabiyya<\/a> is based on a segment of a pattern I&#8217;ve been playing with for years. Arabiyya uses increasing and decreasing to shape the ends of the scarf, but there is an option for a plain rectangular scarf for those who&#8217;d rather keep the pattern intro-level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/patterns\/new-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"1882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?attachment_id=1882\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/vesica-arabiyya-copy.jpg?fit=1660%2C1078&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1660,1078\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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id=\"podcast\">Fallingblog Podcast #7 has been released<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in the two patterns above, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3kVOKJUk5VM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent podcast<\/a> for some more info about them, as well as a long-requested tutorial on weaving in ends in double-knitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3kVOKJUk5VM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"1883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?attachment_id=1883\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?fit=1092%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,653\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?fit=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?fit=660%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?resize=660%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?resize=1024%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.png?w=1092&amp;ssl=1 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"workshops\">Workshops in May (and beyond)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have virtual workshops galore &#8212; both my own and through Stitches &#8212; and also some in-person workshops coming up in August and September. If you&#8217;re interested in intro\/intermediate level workshops, sign up soon for the Stitches ones; if you&#8217;re interested in advanced-level workshops, look no further than my BuildingBlox series &#8212; I&#8217;ve even got the elusive Double-knitting Entrelac workshop this month! You can see them all on <a href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my calendar<\/a> but here&#8217;s a quick rundown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stitches.events\/events\/stitches-expo-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stitches Expo at Home<\/a> (2 hours each, all in Central Time):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sat, May 14, 10am-12pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stitches.events\/shop\/classes\/stitches-at-home-may-2022\/introduction-to-double-knitting-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intro to Double-knitting<\/a><\/li><li>Sat, May 14, 4-6pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stitches.events\/shop\/classes\/stitches-at-home-may-2022\/two-pattern-double-knitting-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two-pattern Double-knitting<\/a><\/li><li>Sun, May 15, 4-6pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stitches.events\/shop\/classes\/stitches-at-home-may-2022\/new-in-may-2022\/marling-with-double-knitting-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marling with Double-knitting<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/buildingblox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BuildingBlox<\/a> workshops (all in Eastern Time):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thurs, May 19, 6-9pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/product\/ticket-double-knitting-off-the-grid-05-19-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double-knitting Off the Grid<\/a><\/li><li>Thurs, May 26, 6-9pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/product\/ticket-double-knitting-lace-05-26-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double-knitting Lace<\/a><\/li><li>Sat, May 28, 10am-5pm: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/product\/ticket-double-knitting-entrelac-virtual-workshop-05-28-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double-knitting Entrelac<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, all of my BuildingBlox workshops will be recorded so you&#8217;ll have access to the workshop video even if you&#8217;re unable to attend at the time of the workshop (but you do have to enroll to get access!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have in-person workshops coming up at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogueknittinglive.com\/ny22\" target=\"_blank\">Vogue Knitting Live in NYC<\/a> in August, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/knittersdayout.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Knitters&#8217; Day Out<\/a> in Harrisburg, PA in Sept\/Oct!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other\">In other news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been trying to access <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">my website<\/a> over the past several weeks, you may have noticed some glitches and changes. I&#8217;ve been struggling with some serious instability (of my website! I&#8217;m OK) and I&#8217;ve had to do a bit of an overhaul. It&#8217;s stable right now, but at some point I&#8217;m going to need to delve into the back-end of the site and finalize some things to make it easier to manage in the future. So what does this mean for you? Not much, unless you run into something that doesn&#8217;t work as it should &#8212; if so, please just <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">get in touch<\/a> and let me know. If it just looks like the formatting is a little weird, you can ignore that for now &#8212; it&#8217;s a work in progress. Thanks for understanding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned &#8212; more to come sooner or later!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alasdair Post-Quinn, <a href=\"https:\/\/double-knitting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fallingblox Designs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s only May 4th, and I&#8217;ve released a new pattern, gotten a podcast out &#8230; now if I can just get some more enrollments in this month&#8217;s workshops, I&#8217;ll be golden. Without further ado: Two new patterns! Since the last blog post, I&#8217;ve now released two new scarf patterns that are available for purchase on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=1878\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A good start to May<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eKU9-ui","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1886,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions\/1886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}