Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ruckle - and a Giveaway

The Fall 2011 Knitcircus Magazine is now live, full of beautiful designs including my Ruckle hat.




Ruckle is a soft, scrunchy hat with folds or puckers knit into the body. Cast on provisionally, it features a clean, turned-hem brim, ruckled main body with alternating tucks around the circumference, and a 10 section spiral decrease crown.
For a closer look at the Tuck technique, you can watch my video tutorial.


To celebrate, I'm having a giveaway with 3 prizes, courtesy of Knitcircus! I will be giving away two Pattern Collections - which include patterns for every design in the Fall 2011 Knitcircus - and a grand prize of one Subscription (one year/five issues of Knitcircus).

Just leave a comment to this post before 12:00 midnight Eastern US standard time on August 31, 2011. Comments will be numbered in the order in which they appear, and a Random Number Generator will determine the three winners.
I'll announce the winners here on September 1, so please check back then.

Meanwhile, we can all think about what to knit first!

60 comments:

Long Haired Spider said...

I think I have the perfect yarn for this hat, and I can never have too many hats :)

Kristin said...

I saw that hat in KnitCircus and really loved it! I had no idea that a fellow Ravenclaw designed it. So awesome!

Unknown said...

The hat looks so awesome!

Emily said...

I adore your hat. This was a great issue of knitcircus and I hope I win ;)

isisonearth said...

Congratulation on your publication! It is a great hat.

Duffy said...

The hat is super cute!!

Anonymous said...

Your hat is great! I've never heard of this magazine before; I browsed through it and love the patterns! Great job to be counted among them. ;)

Bobbi said...

Cute hat! Congrats on being in KnitCircus.

JoannaCos said...

I'm forever checking the new pattern listings on Rav and your hat is what drew my attention to the magazine in the first place. Lovely work, well done!

Stormmoon said...

Cool hat!!!! And congrats on getting it published.

Seedorff Family Farms said...

That hat is beautiful!!! Love!

ThingsTreasured said...

Seriously adorable hat!!! Designed by a fellow Ravenclaw?? BONUS!

Disneyette said...

Oooh that looks so soft and warm. Lovely design!! :)

Sandra said...

this hat is a nice change from the usual beanies and berets!

Maria said...

Congratulations!! I had already faved the hat, I didn't know it was a 'Claw that designed it, how AWESOME!!

MariaCrafts

SDGvegan said...

I really like this hat!

Al K said...

Love the hat! So cute!

Unknown said...

So pretty!!! I've never tried the tuck technique before but I think I wanna try it just to end up with a hat so beautiful... Cheers on a job well done!

Soar Ravenclaw!!!

jane said...

Love the hat! Very cute , something my daughter would like to wear.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful hat :)

doviejay said...
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doviejay said...

love this hat! Last comment was deleted because I can't spell!

Jaime O. Mayer said...

Cute hat pattern!

Anonymous said...

OOOOOO
I love the hat. it would look great and work well with the shawl i am currently knitting!

Braw Bukes said...

You know how much I love your designs... congratulations on getting published in Knitcircus!

xx Sadielou

Embrace Peace said...

What an innovative design. I love 3-D designs!
flowerdancer on Ravelry

Blue Llama said...

Congratulations on your pattern being published! I hope to win, as I really want to make this hat!

lorraine said...

congrats! i love your hat design! and i would love to win! raineoc@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

This is a fantastic hat! The new issue of Knit Circus has so many neat patterns.

Stacy said...

That hat is great!! I have never heard of KnitCircus before but I am definitely going to check it out now! Congratulations!!!

Toad said...

Ooh, I love this! It would look beautiful in a multi-color yarn like KnitPicks Chroma.

Piecepatcher said...

Lovely hat, and so warm looking. I've never done the ruffles so thanks for the video:)

Teish said...

Nice! LOVE the color you knit the hat in!

Anonymous said...

Really a lovely hat!

OneOfTheHive (Heidi) said...

Beautiful hat, and congratulations on being published in KnitCircus! That purple yarn is incredibly vibrant and I love the way the decreases in the crown are highlighted by the pleating.

Lovely!

I'm OneOfTheHive on Rav & Twitter, good luck everyone and thanks to Jennifer for a great giveaway!

Jess said...

Ooh, awesome contest, thanks!! I don't even wear hats but I'm definitely in love with this one, I may just have to buy/knit it!!!

Jessecreations on Rav

Nadine Knits said...

I love the hat. I will definitely be knitting this.

punkcutie said...

Love that hat! Awesome!

Robin said...

Your hat is absolutely adorable! Very creative thinking. Congratulations. :)

Unknown said...

How is it possible that I just found out about this wonderful knitting mag?!?! This hat is amazing - I would like YO knit one in about 17 different colors!

miraling said...

What a lovely giveaway! I've been eyeing this issue so winning would be just fantastic!

Susan Moskwa said...

Congratulations, it seems your pattern has been very popular so far! I'm looking forward to knitting Candace's cabled socks.

Lindr said...

What an awesome contest! Not only the opportunity to make your fabulous 'Ruckle', but all of the other items, too! I'd be busy for months - or at least until the next issue is published.

Criquette said...

I am in love with this hat and had it favorited as soon as I spotted it. it'll look fabulous in some of the Malabrigo I just ordered.

kerryespins said...

So pretty! Great design.

Janna said...

What an awesome hat, very unique!!

Janna said...

What an awesome hat!

Maggi said...

Ruckle is my first choice of all the patterns in the mag!

Fiona said...

Great hat and a great magazine. Count me in!

Unknown said...

Very interesting hat pattern....might have to make that for a Christmas present ;)

meppybn said...

Love anything 'out-of-the-box' - would love that subscription too : ):)

Oiyi said...

Great hat! And thank you for having this giveaway.

woolybearknits said...

Great hat and thank you for the chance at the giveaway.

thatkidsmom said...

I love this!!!!

adrienne said...

Oh, I love your hat! Congrats on being in KnitCircus!

Dana said...

I love this hat. I will try to join the KAL, if time permits.

KnittedDreams said...

This hat is really great! Congratulations!
I like your designs!

Alison said...

Man, I've got to keep up with my blogroll better... I almost missed this! Congrats on the publication; it's a delicious design.

Jennifer said...

My oldest daughter has requested this hat, it's o cute!

Kristin said...

Love the hat... I have the perfect yarn for it!