holla knits is an online knitting magazine

with a quirky vibe that is both fun and innovative.

they do at least 2 things that i haven’t seen done anywhere else.

first, they use a ‘typical model size’ person

and then they knit the piece larger and use a more ‘normal size’ person

for all the patterns. i really like the honest grip on reality which that implies.

second, the patterns are all knit twice

not only in 2 different sizes, but in 2 different yarns:

one is an indie yarn and the other from a larger yarn company.

what a great feel you’re able

to get for how each pattern knits up

when they’re shown in different sizes and different yarns. gold!the reason i’m telling you this now is

they’re having a contest where 8 indie designers

get to have their mini collections voted on to see which 2 collections

will be featured in an issue next year.

i’m excited to be 1 of the 8.

you can see the 8 collections here and you can vote for your fav(s) here.

now, i’m not allowed to tell you which one is mine,

but you’re allowed to vote for as many as you want to once a day starting today

(ending on august 13th).

do you think you know me?

do you think you’d know my style in a heartbeat?

test yourself and on august 14th i’ll be able to tell you how you did.

also, this is such a great way to support indie designers

and holla knits on-line magazine.

i’m headed over there myself

 to vote now, too…

‘support’ taken from 11:18 of romans.