Our Anthony-A-Long is going strong and we’re all having such a great time making one of Anthony Casalena’s beautiful patterns! Have you joined us yet?
There’s still time, you just need to complete your piece by the end of May to qualify for the final prize, but we’re also giving away weekly prizes so you can join anytime! To participate, you just need to buy one of Anthony’s pattern and complete our sign-up form!
Sign-up Form ► https://forms.gle/hMxCREbqSgDorpQT6
We’re sending out a weekly email for the Anthony-A-Long but we’ve including all the great tid bits and resources we’re sharing in those here too so you can always find them!
Knitting Technique Video Links
Here are a few of the knitting techniques used in Anthony’s Patterns which help to make them so beautiful!
Wrap & Turn Short Row
https://youtu.be/QuN8fwVthUY
Two Color Brioche
https://youtu.be/9Sl86WbucDk
M1R & M1L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Figure 8 Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Jeny’s Suprisingly Stretchy Bind Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Mtbkyf5CQ
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Showing Your Progress
We love seeing progress on your pieces! Many have taken to posting them on Social Media (Facebook or Instagram) and in our Yarnover Truck Ravelry Group. Please keep doing this and encourage others you know are in the Anthony-A-Long to do that same!
Here are the links you might need:
When you do post on Social Media, please tag the Yarnover Truck and Anthony so both of use can see your work! Just include @yarnovertruck in your write-up for us and @acasalena_crafted for Anthony on Instagram. Also, please try and include the Hashtag #YOTAnthonyALong. The hashtag will help others easily search to see what everyone is working on!
If you want to see what others have already posted using this hashtag just Click HERE! There are lots of beautiful pieces to see!
Weekly Prizes
To add to the fun of our Anthony-A-Long as we are all working away, we’re giving away weekly prizes!
In order to be entered to win, you do need to official join the Anthony-A-Long To do this, complete this form where you tell us which pattern you’re making and include your receipt from purhasing the pattern. We do ask for your email address so you can be included in our weekly emails. this is where we announce the winners!!
Here again is the link to our sign-up form ► https://forms.gle/ojP2KYuCPqmhPg517
When You're Finished
We all have until May 31st to complete our pieces. We picked this date because we want to show off all the work you’ve done in creating your beautiful pieces.
We’re going to share the finished photos on our social media channels and ask our followers to vote or like their favorites. This is how we’ll give-way our final prize. The photo with the most likes will be our grand prize winner!
Once you’re finished, take a great photos of your piece. When submitting your photos, please make sure you have good light for the picture. Try taking it outside if possible, as that helps the colors of the yarns you’ve chosen really shine.
It can be a shot of the finished piece alone, or it can be of you, or someone else, wearing the piece. We really want you to send us a photo that shows off your beautiful work on this piece in the best light! Please be sure NOT to send photos that include animals or small children as your final piece submission!
Here is the link to send us your photo ► https://forms.gle/
We’re so excited that so many of you have joined us for this fun opportunity to make one of our friend Anthony Casalena’s patterns! We’re all going to have a new beautiful piece when we’re finished!