Carasan

This is the face of a very spoiled little girl! My sweet Lovie.. she is just sweetness!!

Snow days are wonderful inspiration for knit designs.. or even quilting.

Get out and #

Sprite.. he has to sit right next to me when I work..
I would love to know what he is thinking.. probably.. stop what you are doing mom and feed me treats! LOL
Love this little boy!!

Mother and child.. my Daisy and little Noel.. our Christmas surprise!

Our Christmas surprise.. Daisy had one tiny baby.. Noel.
And it looks like Lucky also had babies.. no photos yet.. but more tiny, tiny chicks to start the year. LOL

A little Christmas Miracle at our farm..we did not expect any new babies for the year, but two duckling were born, unfortunately we lost one as a chicken hen had damaged their eggs hearing their peeps.. their mom passed away a month ago and these were her last two eggs.. praying that this little one makes it through the new year. If it does, we will call it Miracle and it will be a house duck and join our house birds that have problems as I don't think it will be able to join our larger flock in the barns. Praying for a good outcome.

... morning knitting, what's on your needles?

I pray for the innocent victims of Humas.. I pray this nightmare ends soon. Hamas = Death, the death of innocent Israelis and Muslims too.
This is heartbreaking.
🙏

And Fall is here! Carasan Designs..

They beautiful animal hang out at our farm.. they are a pleasure to watch.. we have seen thus guy grow up.. I hate to see him deal with the flys. The flys are driving all of us crazy this year..

Another peek at our FW 24-25 collection.. I want to wear this now, but it is part of a collection for next year! LOL

A peek at new Carasan Designs.. next spring we will be relaunching new collections of Couture Hand Knit one -of-a- kind knits, limited edition garments, patterns and kits. We are playing with our images too for each collection.
Thanks for following us all these years.
Our new studio is going to be busy next year as everything is made right there, in our studio, by our hands.
Just a peek..

Another peek at 2024 knits for Carasan Designs.. light as air lace..

Inspiration for spring 2024 colors..
Get out and be inspired by all you see!

Sun blocking.. LOL
Only a peek..

Spring 2024 designs.. just a peek.
Marigolds are our current inspiration!
Have a great knit day..

Inspiration is everywhere.. just look and you will find it.

Lace and garter.. working on new designs for fall winter 2023 in beautiful natural fibers.

It is not too late to knit a gift for someone.

Cast on 40 sts..
R1: k5, p5, repeat these two sets to end of row.
R2: repeat row one.

You are repeating because you ended the 1st row with p5, so of course you will know knit those 5 sts..

Repeat these two rows 4 more times, 6 pattern rows in all. Then on 7th row, (right side row)..

R7: p5, k5, repeat these two sets to end of row, ending with k5.
R8: p5, k5, repeat these two sets to end of row, ending with k5.
Repeat these two rows 4 more times, 6 pattern rows in all.

Repeat these pattern sets that create a basket pattern for as long as you want your scarf to be. Just have fun.. cast off when it is long enough for you.

Finish the ends with pompoms, fringe, or faux fur puffs that you can buy at a craft shop.

Have fun..and post your finished scarf here.

Have a great knit day wherever you are in the world.

Not sure I like this new page and posting change..
But was are slowly getting our new studio built.. we are still here at Carasan Designs..
We hope to be bringing you new designs to knit, and finished garments and home decor for you to buy soon.
Stay tuned..
New little knit for one of our local winery owners. ; )
Have a great knit day wherever you are in the world!
The staff of Carasan.

A beautiful sunrise in the country.
Great time to dig out sweaters, or knit one!

Our hearts are broken.. we pray for the innocent victims of this deplorable crime against Ukraine.
We pray for the madness to stop!

We have babies in the air at Carasan Designs!
Going back to our roots of designing baby knits.. new model coming this summer!
Till then, we have tiny baby birds to care for and love.
Hope all have a great knit day.. year!!

Wish you could see how beautiful this mulberry silk really is.. it looks like spun gold!
Hope all are having a great knit day!

We have been busy this last year at our farm planting new fig trees, putting in a small orchard and raising our chickens and ducks to be happy and healthy.
We have also been working on knit designs and will be posting new patterns and also knit kits to our website by fall.
All of us at Carasan Designs hope every one is doing well and staying safe around the world.
Find something in your life that is positive and makes you happy. Be inspired by all you see and have a blessed weekend.
And we ask all to pray to all who are in harm's way in Afghanistan, and other countries around the world, as well as those who are still dealing with the pandemic.
Stay positive and safe.

Feeling blessed..my son recently got married to a wonderful young woman..
I was more then happy to design both her wedding dress and shawl. She looks amazing in red!
I know they will both be blessed in their marriage. We are beyond thrilled for both of them.

The color yellow!

We just are finishing up samples for our new Carlye Shawl.. we named it after our new family member.. Carlye.
We will be collaborating with a local yarn shop for a knit a long in the spring. There will be a few versions of this, from a lace/sock weight yarn, a DK and a worsted weight for those of you who want a larger shawl and are not comfortable working with small #2.5 size needles.
This will keep you busy knitting while you stay at home while this virus still is running rampant though out the world.
The pattern will be available at: www.carasan.com
Have a great knit day wherever you are in the world.

The 1st week of September the 35th Anniversary issue of Vogue Knitting magazine is coming out!
You can find my new design, this beautiful teal and blue mohair pullover in there. The yarn is an amazing South Africa Mohair..the design is a relaxed fitting raglan sleeve pullover with a wide boat neck.. the stripes.. well, you may think you know how to knit them, but you are in for a little surprise when you do. It is always fun to learn a new technique in knitting.. I am sure you will love making this and wearing it this fall.
Oh, if you want to buy this yarn it is from Be Sweet Yarns in Michigan..
Have a great knit day.. Terri Rosenthal of Carasan Designs.