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Andrea Gaughan
@andreagaughanknits.bsky.social
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🐌 Slow fashion focused knitting patterns
🌱 Always size inclusive
⛰️ Asheville, NC

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Do you like watching knitting podcasts?! Well sometimes I make them! (This is my second one this month after not podcasting for most of the summer!!)

You can check out my latest episode here - youtu.be/eQ3ztfHl1vg?...

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Cover of my latest podcast. I am wearing a checkered vest and holding up a colorwork coaster. Text says “Andrea Gaughan Knits / Podcast Episode 13”
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Réalta Pullover is now live!! 🥳

You can get this pattern for 20% off through the end of the weekend with code REALTA20 🥰

Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

My Site - www.andreagaughanknits.com/knittingpatt...

P.S. There’s KAL happening for this sweater in collaboration with Norah Gaughan!
September 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I’m looking for test knitter for a new turtleneck pullover! 🌱

Sassafras Pullover is both size & gender inclusive with two fits types each graded to 10 sizes. Both fit types include optional bust darts.

You can find more details through the test knit application linked in my bio 😊💗
Andrea stands indoors in a green handknit turtleneck sweater. The sweater has a boxy fit with a wide split hem. In the background there are plants, an armchair, and a map on the wall.
September 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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New pattern alert!!! Checkered Vest is now live 😊💗

This beginner-friendly intarsia pattern is gender & size inclusive with two fit options and ten sizes. Check out the pattern page for more details!

Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

My Site - www.andreagaughanknits.com/knittingpatt...
Andrea stands outdoors leaning against a railing wearing a handknit vest. The vest has a v neck and features bold cream & tan colored checkers.
July 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Just finished another @andreagaughanknits.bsky.social #essentialbeanie this time in size adult small. I used Malabrigo Arroyo in Neverland to create the most perfect pink beanie✨ 🧶 #knitsky
June 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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New pattern coming next week!!! 🤗

Checkered Vest is a beginner-friendly intarsia pattern. I knit mine in De Rerum Natura’s Gilliatt, but this would also be a great pattern for using worsted scraps! Several testers made really cute patchwork versions 💗

Pattern will be released Friday, July 11th!
A flat lay of a tan and white checkered v neck vest. The background is a white quilted blanket.
July 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Happy summer solstice!!!! 🌞

To celebrate the start of summer, I’m having a pattern sale!

Use code SOLSTICE30 to take 30% off all of my published knitting patterns on Ravelry & my website 😊💗
June 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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New release alert!!! High Falls Pullover is available now on Ravelry & my website.

This is my new favorite summer sweater! It will be a great layering piece for spring swims and cool summer evenings 💗

Ravelry - www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
My Website - www.andreagaughanknits.com/knittingpatt...
Andrea stands in front of a creek wearing a light green handknit sweater with a slightly oversize fit. The sweater has textured stripes made of eyelet lace rows. She has her hands on her hips and is smiling.
May 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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New knitting podcast episode is up now! I talk about a new pattern release coming this Friday & my latest in progress design (a cabled pullover!) 🫶

youtu.be/w7P-s8VlSAU?...
Upcoming pattern release, completed intarsia vest & and a new cabled pullover!
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May 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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The High Falls Tester Showcase is now up on my blog!

The showcase has detailed info about each tester’s project to help knitters preview the design on a variety of body shapes and sizes.

Thank you SO much to all of my testers for making this possible! ♡

www.andreagaughanknits.com/blog/high-fa...
A collage of four different versions of the same pullover with lace stripes, modeled on test knitters of different sizes and in different colors. One test knitter’s version has short sleeves.
May 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Finished my test knit! This is the Hyacinth top from @andreagaughanknits.bsky.social - pattern to be released in June, I believe 😊 super fun knit and a treat to wear
A white person poses sideways with their left hand on their waist. Their purple pants have a seam up the side that lines up nicely with the faux seam on the hand-knitted lace tank top they are modeling. A white person poses at a slight angle from the viewer. They are wearing purple drawstring pants and a hand-knitted lace tank top.
May 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Coming next week.... High Falls Pullover!!! ♡

High Falls is one of my favorite sweaters I've ever knit, and I'm so excited to finally share the pattern with you all next Friday!

If you want to be notified as soon as this pattern is released, be sure to join my newsletter 💌
Andrea sits on a large rock by a creek wearing a light green handknit sweater. The sweater has stripes of eyelet lace and a relaxed fit. The sweater is styled with forest green shorts and brown Chacos.
May 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Finished, washed and blocking 🥳

#GalaxTank by @andreagaughanknits.bsky.social

#PureSilk in the colour Putty by #KnittingForOlive

#SummerKnits #KnittingForSummer #KnittedTank #KnittedGarment #SizeInclusiveKnitwear
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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I’m going to be teaching another knitting class at Black Mountain Yarn Shop!! We’ll be talking about how to select the perfect yarn for your projects 🫶

If you’re local to the Asheville/Black Mountain area, be sure to check out this new class listing:

www.blackmountainyarnshop.com/collections/...
A promotional image for the class shows a photo of Andrea, the Black Mountain Yarn Shop logo, and the following text: Choosing the Right Yarn May 17th 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM with Andrea Gaughan
April 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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New pattern alert!! 🚨

I’ve just released my Mountain Laurel Top pattern today! This #sizeinclusive sleeveless top is knit up in sport weight yarn and features a rich texture made of a mix of lace and cable motifs.

Check out the pattern page for more details: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Andrea stands smiling in front of a stone wall. She is wearing a copper orange sleeveless top with columns of cables and lace. The neckline is finished with ribbing and the armholes are finished with I-cord edging.
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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My latest knit-fit is here! I test knit the Mountain Laurel Top for @andreagaughanknits.bsky.social 🎉
It’s my first all over texture piece, and it’s perfect for spring.
🧶: The Wandering Flock Cotton Lino
#knitsky #knitting #thisweekineips
A close up of a knitted tank top in light green yarn with cables and textured lace. Only the upper bust and shoulder are visible in frame. A middle-aged white woman with dark hair modeling a knitted tank top in light green yarn with cables and textured lace. She wears the top with a pair of medium wash jeans and is standing in her backyard in front of a wooden fence.
April 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lil update: I finished it! This is the Sunshine Tee by @andreagaughanknits.bsky.social ...except I reverse engineered it to be bottom-up instead of top-down, so that I would have an easier time keeping my stripes lined up.
Yarn is all from the splendid @valkyriefibers.bsky.social.
A closeup of a white person's torso wearing a handknit black tee, with turquoise and gold stripes. The tee has a crew neck and loose fit. They have their hands loosely in their jean pockets and are standing at a three-quarter view, against a white wall. A closeup of a white, tattooed person with their back facing the camera as they stand in front of a white wall. They're wearing a boxy handknit black tee with turquoise and gold stripes. A closeup of a white tattooed person's shoulder in a three-quarter view They're wearing a black handknit tee with turquoise and gold stripes.
April 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Today is the one year anniversary of Sunshine Tee’s release, and to celebrate I’m having a little sale! You can take 20% off this pattern using code HBDSUNSHINETEE today on Ravelry or my website ♡

This has been my most made garment pattern to date and it makes me SO happy to see your versions!!
Andrea sits outside at a brewery with a glass of beer raised for a cheers. She is wearing a handknit white tee with yellow stripes.
April 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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I have a new knitting pattern coming out this Friday: Mountain Laurel Top!!!

This sport weight sleeveless top features a cables complimented by columns of lace. Minimalistic finishing lets the stitch textures shine ✨

If you’d like to receive the release discount, be sure to join my newsletter 💌
A flat lay photo of a coppery orange handknit sleeveless top. It has vertical columns of cables mixed with vertical columns of knot stitch lace. The collar is finished with ribbing and the armhole is finished with i-cord edging.
April 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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I’m looking for test knitter for a new summery design - Hyacinth Top!

I worked my sample in Ritual Dyes Undine DK, and selected testers will be able to get 15% off this yarn if they choose to use it for their own versions!

See the test knit application in my bio for more info ♡
Andrea stands indoors surrounded by plants and in front of a shelf with colorful board games and a record player. She is wearing a blue tank top with an all over eyelet lace motif.
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I have a new knitting pattern out today - Wildflower Pullover! 🌸
Andrea stands outdoors in front of a brick wall painted white. She is wearing a light grey sweater covered all over in rows of pink and orange flowers.
March 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Warm weather means it’s time to break out one of my very favorite tees! 🏳️‍🌈🧶✌🏻
Andrea stands outdoors in a cropped tee that says “queer knitter” in a funky rainbow colored font
March 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I have a new pattern releasing in just two weeks - Wildflower Pullover!! 🌸

I knit my sample up in Brooklyn Tweed’s fingering weight base Tones Light. It comes in so many gorgeous colors, perfect for colorwork.

This was my very first time steeking and it was actually so much easier than I expected!
A flat lay of a light grey handknit sweater with rows of orange and magenta flowers.
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I made a little video with some ideas for different ways to style a handknit vest!! I’m wearing my South Slope Vest pattern which is available now ♡
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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It feels wrong that after all the sweaters I’ve knit, my very favorite sweater to wear is one of my most basic designs - Front Porch Pullover!

This basic drop-shoulder sweater is worked top down in fingering weight yarn + lace weight mohair to get a DK gauge. I used KFO Merino & mohair in Rust ♡
Andrea stands in her living room beside a window and surrounded by plants. She is wearing a red/brown cropped sweater with brown pants, black Docs, and a leather bag with a checkered pattern.
February 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM