Meet Le Trio!!!
Greetings, Beautiful Friends!
I hope you all had a fabulous week full of sunshine! The last couple of weeks have kept me super busy! I’ve been spending time with my kiddos on their Spring Break, taking care of some health stuff, and doing my best to finish up two accessory pattern designs, which are all knit this time, no crochet. Can you even believe it?
You’ve already met Le Backpack, but today I’d like to introduce Le Cinch, the 2nd of the three sister designs. A fab corset belt with a textured basket weave design (pictured below). Your new instant favorite accessory! It gives a beautiful waist to all those shapeless summer mumu dresses and tells everyone your knitting isn't just for show… it has function too! If you’ve been following along, you know the Le Fanny bag, the 3rd of the three sister designs, has been on its way for a while. Well, its debut is almost here! This knitted belt bag is sure to be a summer fave as you traipse about in your sun-friendly garbs. But did you know it’s the last installment of the Le Trio Collection?
Let’s take another look at the three sister designs of Le Trio and get super excited for the upcoming Knit-Along slated for early June, where we can make one or all of them together! You just need to purchase one of the 3 “Le Trio” patterns (the belt or one of the bags) to join in. There will be prizes, community Zoom hangs and fun! But for now…
It's the VanRey (Kn)IT LIST, Three Sisters Edition!!
Le Cinch Corset Belt Knitting Pattern
The 2nd addition to the three sisters collection is Le Cinch… an adorable and wildly useful corset tie belt, available in ten size ranges!
Made from faux suede leather cord, this belt is a simple basket weave pattern knit to within an inch of your belly-button. Ties are added to each side and finished off with tassels bc who doesn’t love tassels! The sizes available range from XS to 5XL, but with some simple customization, this belt will work for anyone and everyone whom wishes to make one!
Le Cinch is one of those me-made accessories we all need to elevate our already fabulous wardrobe pieces and it looks good on EVERY BODY! It polishes those flowy summer dresses and looks fab over a squishy loose sweater when a little cinch is all that's needed to look more mod! Whip one up in a weekend and off you go!!!
Le Fanny Belt Bag Knitting Pattern
Think you’ve used your knitting and stitching to make all the things you can possibly make with those skills? Think again! Le Fanny, the last of the three sisters, makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about your favorite hobby!
Made from leather-like t-shirt yarn, Le Fanny is the belt bag of your dreams! With a cute rounded trapezoid design, knitted back panel and open lace front panel, this bag is as useful as it is chic! Simply knit the front, then the back, add the D-rings and waist strap, toss in a zipper and voila!! Who knew you already had the know-how to create such a thing!!
Le Fanny will take your stitching outside your comfort zone and teach you that handbag construction is not out of your reach!
Le Backpack Knitting Pattern
In case you missed it, the first of the three sister designs was released a few months ago and featured backpack construction, Sari Silk fabric and a knitted seed stitch pattern! I made the original bag out of a hand-dyed rainbow silk yarn, but that was quickly eclipsed by the gorgeous orange version Miss GGMadeIt finished about a month ago. Check out her insta to see just how beautiful it turned out!!
Le Backpack takes you on a stitching trip you've possibly not gone down before with a design that relies on hardware components to become what it is meant to be. Grab your needles and a hammer, learn some new skills, and give Le Backpack a try!
Beyond Le Trio!
Beyond the three patterns above, I’m working away on my exclusive design for this years Chelsea Yarns Advent calendar! What an honor and a privilege it is to have been asked by Christina to design for this year’s holiday countdown mini-skein box! I’m super excited and can’t wait to share that design with you! Want a sneak peak? All I can say is: FRINGE!!!!
Dani and I have also been tossing-around some new concepts to further build community here at VanReyKnits! You all know we love classic rock and it has definitely been inspiring some new ideas for both get-togethers and soon to be released products. We also would love some of your input, so please don’t ever hesitate to DM us with your ideas!
And lastly, the newsletter will be taking on a new format to allow us more time to work on products and designs here at VRK, so you will only be hearing from us in newsletter form once a month. Should we have a new release or info to get out to you, an email will certainly go out with details for that specific happening…
Until Next Time…
May your days be full of sunshine, endless inspiration and the spreading of kindness.
Thank you for your continued support. Means the world!!
XO, Vanessa
