Hunter Hammersen has been on my radar for a while.  I first noticed her due to her then free sock patterns Slant and Popped. Note they are no longer free but Hunter has gone from a one size pattern to multi-sizing and gauging which understandably requires more work. Then, my green love, had me drooling over Propitiate and if you peek into the comments section I was begging for the pattern to be written up.  It was and has since been taken offline.    Back then I used to download all the patterns onto my computer and print them out, remove the download so as to not clog up my computer, and begone.  Or even not do anything at all since the pattern was free and I figured I could just open it up whenever. Since then I have learned to save everything into my Ravelry library.  I never did buy her Silk Road Socks book, being unemployed at the time with 3 children, but I have purchased her self published Knitters Curiosity Cabinet Vol 3.  I think it was just about this time of year and I discovered the joy of having an electronic version of a pattern to work on while on the road.  I signed up for her newsletter, I believe, after purchasing her book.  I really tend not to subscribe to feeds or newsletters or anything else because I am bad about reading my emails and great about shopping 🙂  I mention this because Hunter frequently offers a discount code for patterns through her newsletter and this week she is offering a free pattern to subscribers!

Welter Pattern is a cowl worked in worsted weight yarn and looks like it would be good for gift giving.  I think this is a nice way for those who are not familiar with Hunter’s work to get a feel for her patterns.  So consider this my PSA of the week 🙂 Her blog/website is Violently Domestic which is easy enough to remember.  If you are a sock knitter I think her work is worth looking into although she has branched out and offers smaller shawls and fingerless mitt type of things… basically nothing too yarn or time consuming that would be perfect for wrapping up and giving to others….last year I gifted a secret pal some fingerless mitts and they were very fun to knit.

yarny days and knitterly evenings.

Elka