Joan Forgione

Juggler: mother, knitwear designer, teacher

[Joan Forgione @papermoonknits]

@madelinetosh I have a design coming out in Wool+Cotton next month. - Sea Star, a pullover in Cold Drip. Can’t wait to see the new colors!!

[Joan Forgione @papermoonknits]

• ☾ • Last day for the pattern discount on Bright Secret.

PMK newsletter subscribers always get a much bigger discount. If you're not a subscriber, there's a link in my profile 👆

#brightsecretcowl #subscriberdiscount #newslettersubscribers #brioche #mitere...

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• ☾ • I always thought brioche was a little scary until I tried it. I met the great @nancymarchantbrioche at Vogue Knitting Live in NYC at her book signing when #knittingfreshbrioche was published. Read the book and taught myself. Wasn't perfect the first few ...

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• ☾ • Test Call
Inspired by my walks in a nearby woods, Ramoscelli means “twigs” in Italian. There's stripes of slip-stitch colorwork and simple lace. You can use one color or many for the stripes. Although the sample was done in a light fingering, you can us...

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• ☾ • When @malabrigoyarn asked me to preview their new colors of one of my favorite yarns, Rios, I jumped at the chance and designed my new cowl, Bright Secret.

Hands down, Rios is one of my all-time favorites to work with when I'm designing accessories. Lo...

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• ☾ • A little treat a few days late. Not sure if I had more fun knitting this one or wearing these glowing colors now that the weather is a bit cooler. This is Bright Secret, my new bandana-style cowl.

Why fun?
√ the tip is made from modular mitered squares
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• ☾ • Something wicked this way comes .... Thursday, Nov. 2nd
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#brightsecretcowl #theplay #brioche #modular #winter #accessoryknitting #knittedcowl #comingsoon #papermoonknits #shakespeare

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• ☾ •. I just love the light in this photo and had to post it.

The way it's highlighting the texture of the tree and the cardigan, and how the foreground is just so lit up, but behind the tree is in almost total darkness.

I still love playing around with ...

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• ☾ •. Part 2 - Testers
I'm always immensely grateful for test knitters. They do the most beautiful work. I'm also amazed at their speed and how their suggestions always make the work better.

Look at these beauties - both the cardigans and their models! ...

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• ☾ • How do you make buttonholes?

For me, there's nothing worse than a buttonhole that stretches out and doesn't keep the button in place. A poorly-made buttonhole can ruin your wonderful work.

I use a one-row buttonhole that involves a some nifty man...

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• ☾ • Part 1 - Testers
I had the most awesome test knitters for Ascendant. It was a big project that took skill and perseverance. They were not only enthusiastic and fun to work with, they took great pictures!

The testers in today's post used the same yarn...

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• ☾ • Ascendant, a new cardigan, was a long time coming, but it's here now. Finally. There's a discount for everyone and a special one for newsletter subscribers, just like always.... through the 25th.

I first sketched this out in February 2022. I thoug...

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• ☾ • This is a mod I did on the Sea Smoke hat pattern which I released this week. I made 3 hats (see my previous post) -- one for new Baby and one for her mom and dad. I wanted them each to be a little bit different. This is dad's in the adult large size.

Th...

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• ☾ • Baby, Mama & Papa versions of my new hat, Sea Smoke.

It turns out that it was the perfect gift for this Brooklyn couple who had a new baby in August. The like to take family walks in Prospect Park. What could be better than matching hats. Made with @sa...

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• ☾ • Just had to show off some of the beautiful test knits for Sea Smoke.

Test knitters really do make everything better!

Thank you to @Qnickinbc @musicalseamstress @Kenny_knits
@stacey.robyn @qiufangliao @rudzupuke_pocket_squares
@CSDivas @Miriam_Soulanna ...

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• ☾ • When I almost use up all of the yarn in a beautiful skein and think...what do I do with less than 75 yards? Here's the answer.

Knit a headband.

That's how the idea for this one evolved. I knit a hat, loved the motif, had more than a bit left over, so ...

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• ☾ • I released two new patterns today, this one and a Pogonip, a headband. You can knit both with one skein of light worsted weight yarn.

Once you master the headband, move on to the hat! It uses the same cable and texture patterns. This is an easy one, bu...

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This is my newest release, Pearish. It's a slipover/tee/vest, knit the top-down in one piece and features a textured cable panel that runs down the front as well as some smaller texture along the sides. The “shoulder” line is tipped toward the back (2nd...

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Pearish is the first of 5 new releases this fall.

Of course, just like children, I don't have favorites, but I like this one *a lot* for its versatility. You can layer it under or over almost anything....or you can wear it alone.

More details on the...

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Tomorrow's the day. One more sleep for this one.

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