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When Stabilo invited me check out their new product (STABILO color palette Arriving 2017 ) I was very excited, it seems like a lifetime ago since “new pens” came in to the house. You know that feeling, when all the nibs are working, the whole set of colors are still together and no one has lost a lid? That feeling should be bottled.

Apparently though I am not the only person in my house who loves “New pens”. I literally hadn’t even got them out of the parcel when my children were swarming. Suddenly everyone wanted to color-in or draw with my “new pens”.

They loved them of course so much so, they decided we needed a dedicated Stabilo “new pens” table. Just for the pens and being creative.

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Here is the actual range and product photos. I do love this plastic case they came in, but as the children stole my pens I doubt I will ever get to keep them in their official packaging. It’s more likely to be the barbie pencil case we keep the working pens in. The thing I liked the most was being able to draw with the fine point nib, felt tip pens are very limiting when it comes to design and artwork so I loved these.

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STABILO colour palette

 

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I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I know we have a lot of Southern Hemisphere friends, too, who are heading into the cooler months as we are warming up. Whichever one of the seasons you’re in, you might want to  stitch up this sweet little hood.

This pattern by saskie&co is called snug hood and it uses two colors of yarn to make a close-fitting pixie style hood (almost a balaclava but it doesn’t cover your face, though there is a neck covering portion to keep you a little warmer). You can use the fingering weight wool and mohair held together that are called for in the pattern, or use a single strand of DK weight yarn.

The neck portion and the edging around the face are worked in ribbing in a single color, while the body of the hat includes an allover colorwork flower pattern. The project is worked both flat and in the round and there is colorwork that is knit flat, which means you’ll have to purl in colorwork (which some people don’t like; also, you can’t see what you’re doing as well on the back of the work).

The pattern comes in one size and the colorwork is charted. Testers noted this is a quick and easy project and a great way to learn some new skills (chart reading, working stranded colorwork flat) if you’ve never tried those things before. They noted the hood is cute, comfortable and warm, and a few said it didn’t take as much yarn as the pattern suggests, so bear that in mind if you’re trying to use stash.

Speaking of the pattern notes, check out all the cute color variations in the projects on Ravelry. From pink and red to blue and white to gray and cream, there are lots of great options to think about.

You can buy this pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: saskie&co]