(In an un-planned-for turn of events, the day I am writing about metaphorically re-booting one of my patterns our shop desktop dies while re-booting. Go figure.)
In our first iteration of the Happy Hour Project Club we debuted EDB - the Elegant Drinking Bib. Our original used Manos Serena, a lovely blend of alpaca and cotton that never quite caught on in our store. We let go of Serena a couple of years ago, but we still love the EDB and recently decided it needed some new love.
Introducing EDB 2.0 - knit by Jill in a most delicious concoction of Pichinku Tawa (merino and silk, naturally dyed in Peru) and Knitted Wit Sock. The EDB relies on choosing a fun variegated yarn and nicely contrasting solid, and these two yarns are a match made in heaven. Knitted Wit's bold and mischievous color paired with Tawa's smooth, silky hand makes for the perfect drinking accessory. (We used Tiffany in Tawa and If She Builds It in Knitted Wit Sock).
The EDB uses a special stitch, and I thought it might be helpful to give you a little how-to video on this special stitch, which I refer to as "D5" in the pattern. The D5 stitch allows you to create this cool "windowpane" effect - without ever stranding two colors! In fact, the EDB doesn't use anything trickier than simple stripes to accomplish this two-color look:
We love this new version so much, that we want to share it with you as well. We had enough left over from each of our two skeins to offer YOU a chance to win this yarn and a copy of our EDB pattern!
Just leave a comment here on the blog telling us about your favorite happy hour ritual - and it doesn't have to involve cocktails! Just tell us what you would ideally do at the end of the day if you had an hour just to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself. We will draw a random winner on June 7th and announce it here on the KAH blog and in our June 7th FB Chat Live. Cheers!