It’s Flash Pattern Friday!
On the last Friday of the month, we take a beautiful paid pattern and set it free for a limited time on Ravelry. Today, it’s A Universe of Snowflakes in Universe (Ravelry link here).
We originally designed these as part of a LYS Yarn Crawl here in the Charlotte, NC area. Participants could go to each of eleven shops and get a different snowflake pattern. Personally, I feel like just getting to go to multiple local yarn shops is awesome. Adding a free pattern to it is the icing on the cake!
We chose Universe for the designs, because its cotton-linen structure works well for ornaments. They don’t need a wooly “bounce” as much as they need to keep their shape. For that, we used fabric starch to stiffen them during blocking. The beautiful metallic thread that gives Universe its sparkle isn’t affected, continuing to shine through beautifully!
If you’re looking for other ways to stiffen your snowflakes, Irarott Designs has good tips here. We’ve used the thinned glue technique with good results.
This weekend, we’re offering this entire set of 11 snowflakes in Universe for free!
To get the Universe of Snowflakes free, use the buy it now or add to cart links on the Ravelry pattern page. Then enter coupon code FLASH where you see the “use a coupon code” links that appear during purchase. Not a Ravelry user? Drop us a line by the end of 1/2 and we’ll get you taken care of.
We wish you a happy New Year. May 2022 be your best and brightest year yet!
Happy Crafting!
