“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun, you find the fun, and snap, the job’s a game.” -Marry Poppins (film) “A Spoon Full of Sugar”

Naming patterns is, by far, the most challenging part of writing patterns for me.

It’s always the last piece I get to, and I’ll often use some sort of characteristic of the shawl as a sort of working title, or short hand, while I’m knitting.

So, I’ve been trying to publish a pattern for every letter of the alphabet.

A: Anwar. also A-ha,  Arrowhead Stole, and Asymmetrical Bluebells.

B: Baby’s Magic Blankie and Birds of a Feather.

C: Climbing Trellis. (the first pattern I ever published)

D: Dragon’s Ruff.

E: Eirwen.

F: nothing yet!

G: Gene Tierney, Ghosts & Mirrors, Gothic Spires, and Gratia.

H: nicht!

I: Izar and Idril.

J: nada!

K: Kora.

L: Lapidarius.

M: Mayur also Mrs. Peacock, Mirror World and Malus domestica.

N: zip!

O: zilch!

P: Parterre Garden.

Q: squat!

R: diddly-squat!

S: Spider Silk and Stereotypical.

T: Tumbling Deco.

U: naught!

V: nein!

W: Wafian.

X: Xylia.

Y: Yuki.

Z: Zodiac le Plume.

9 more letters to go! After I finish the alphabet I’ll need to find a new challenge to help me name my patterns.

I know it’s a little thing, and ultimately having a pattern named after every letter of the alphabet doesn’t mean anything, but sometimes having a challenge that’s a little bit silly is a great motivator.