Interviewed!

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Rayna

A few months back, while surfing random knitting blogs on WordPress, I ran across The Sock Monkey…a blog by a 15 year old up and coming designer out of Idaho. What made this blog even more interesting and unusual is that said designer was a charming young man, named Josiah Bain. I hit the Follow button on the blog, only to discover a few weeks later that his newest sock design, Mirror, was being published in Knitty, on the same day I released Petty Harbour.

After some weeks of chatting back and forth, Josiah asked if he might interview me for his blog. Ridiculously flattered beyond any reasonable measure, I happily agreed, and he published the interview yesterday.

Interview with designer Rayna Curtis Fegan.

Big News!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Rayna

In what will be the first of a few non-craft-related posts over the next few weeks, today’s post is an announcement of sorts. After 14+ years of living in Toronto, I, along with my husband and Kayleigh-dog, are moving back to Newfoundland. It’s very happy-making, because we have wanted to go back for a long time now, but it’s also sad-making because we have no shortage of friends and loved ones here in Ontario.

Chase will be headed back very soon to start his new job as an RPN at a facility in St. John’s whereas I and Kayleigh will be driving back, with Shireen and Tito, on a road trip that promises to be an awful lot of fun, and likely will be accompanied by blog posts with photos documenting the several-day trip.

There is so much to do, I don’t know where to start. I just keep telling myself that it will all just work out.

Right…that’s all the personal stuff for today. Tomorrow, I am back to crafting posts with my first FO post in way too long.

Cross “Bloggin-ating”

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Rayna

Like cross-pollenating but with more yarn 🙂

Carla, of Georgian Bay Fibre Company, featured me on her blog yesterday!

Check it out!

http://www.gbfibreco.com/blog/2014/10/8/signal-hill

New Pattern Release: Signal Hill

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Rayna

I love DK weight socks. Love them. They are warm and cozy in the winter, and as a product knitter, it pleases me that they are a fairly quick knit. When looking for DK sock patterns to knit last year, I was surprised at the (relatively) small number of available patterns available…you know, when compared to fingering and sport weight sock patterns.

Earlier this year, Carla at Georgian Bay Fibre Company told me that she would be releasing a new DK yarn in the spring. She then mentioned that this was a base with a difference: it had nylon, something that is lacking in so many DK weight yarns. I could not help but jump at the chance to design some socks that would take advantage of her new Kilcoursie DK yarn.

So today, I am excited to introduce my cabled DK weight sock, Signal Hill. (Why yes, I am aware that my ex-pat is showing again!)

Lots of 1×1 cables mean that it’s intricate but that by cabling without a cable needle, it goes pretty darned quickly! The pattern is for sale exclusively on Ravelry for now. (Someday, I will figure out other pattern sites!)