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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I’m welcoming August with a new sweater. Cinnamon & Clove is a cozy raglan sweater with bulky stripes. Use the code AUGUST to get 15% off until August 12th. #knitsky #knitting

A woman wearing a raglan sweater with wide stripes in red-orange and purple colours.

A close-up of a cozy, striped sweater with long sleeves and folded cuffs. The sweater is knitted with naturally dyed wool in red and purple.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My latest shawl is called Linen Love. It’s an utterly romantic medley of twisted ribbing and lace. It starts out as a basic triangle shape but then changes up after the first lace section when you’ll start adding more tips to it. Use the code LINENLOVE to get -15% until the end of July. #knitsky

A woman standing on a mountain, wearing a huge white and mint green shawl on her shoulders. The shawl is a mix of twisted ribbing and simple feather & fan lace.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I’ve got a new pattern out! Summer Fling is a flowy silk dress with lace on the hem. The top is worked sideways with a cool fold at the front. Use the code FLING to get 15% discount until the end of the week. #knitting #knitsky

A woman standing in front of a lake, wearing a straw hat and a hand knit brown summer dress with a folded top and a flowy hem.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Zen Zone shawl is published! Zen Zone is a beautiful arrow-shaped shawl worked in four colours of fun intarsia stripes with an odd lace stripe every once in a while. Use the code ZEN to get the pattern for -15% until the end of June. #knitsky #knitting

A woman standing on a rocky beach, holding a shawl worked with wide stripes in four colours.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I will never grow tired of this embroidered beauty. Ostara is available in my webshop and Ravelry. Use the code NATURE to get 15% off until June 21st. #knitsky #knitting

A woman standing in a forest, wearing a flower wreath, a flower dress, and a moss green handknit cardigan with a large embroidery on the back.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Ostara is a great basic raglan cardi even without the embroidery. #knitsky #knitting

A woman standing in the forest, wearing a flower wreath and a moss green cardigan with raglan sleeves and a V neck.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

My new Ostara cardigan pattern is out. Use the code NATURE to get 15% discount. It’s a great basic raglan cardigan but you can make it glorious with embroidery (instructions included). #knitsky #knitting #embroidery

A woman with her back facing the camera, wearing a Flower wreath on her head, and a moss green cardigan with embroidery on the back. The embroidery is a pair of antlers wrapped up in flowers.

A woman wearing a moss green cardigan with raglan sleeves and a V neck. She has a flower wreath on her head, is wearing a green flower dress and is standing in a forest.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Summer Fling dress pattern is coming up in July but as we just had the photoshoot I wanna share the excitment.🩷 #knitsky #knitting

A woman standing on a beach, wearing a brown knitted silk dress and holding a straw hat.

A woman with her back facing the camera, wearing a brown summer dress with a braided shoulder strap that splits into three straps.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Ooh, #showmeyourknits is blankets this week! My Koti blanket is one my proudest knits. #knitsky #knitting

A light grey, round handknit lace blanket on a grey couch.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Ooh, #showmeyourknits is blankets this week! My Koti blanket is one my proudest knits. #knitsky #knitting

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

For #showmeyourknits wip week, I’m working a new sweater combining cables and lace. #knitsky #justknitting

A lavender colored sweater in progress, combining lace and cables.

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Kati Norppa @katinorppa.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Sheperdess Socks test knitted for @annaj0hanna.bsky.social knitted with SäieWool ’Barely Bloomed’ 🌸 #knitting #neulonta #testknit #shepherdesssocks #knitsky #🧶

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

New pattern out! Summer Flare is a fun and flirttailu top with lace and frills. Use the code FRILLS on Ravelry to get 15% discount until June 4th. #knitsky #knitting

A woman wearing a caramel brown summer top with a lace hem and frills accross the sides and shoulders.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I’m so tempted to release all my summer designs in one go but I’m trying to reign myself in. Here’s a teaser of a shawl coming out at the end of June. #knitsky #knitting

A shawl laying on pebbles at the beach. The shawl has stripes of stockinette stitch and lace in brown, beige and grey.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I’m on holiday and my current wip fits the scenery perfectly. But it’s a secret and I’m not allowed to show any wip photos. 🤦‍♀️ #knitsky #knitting

A blue project bag and grey yarn on a piee by the lake.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I’ve got a new pattern out! Mellow Meadow is a cardigan with European shoulder construction, set-in sleeves and a little field of flowers on the back hem. Use the code MELLOW to get 15% discount until Sunday May 18th. #knitsky #knitting

A woman with her back facing the camera, wearing a dusty pink colored cardigan with little flowers on the back.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I casted on a new shawl and feel pretty excited about my choices. For once, I drew out the lace chart beforehand and it sure made things easier. #knitsky #knitting

The beginning of a shawl in natural white and mint green, featuring twisted ribbing and lace.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Writing knitting patterns is always this: simple concepts that are somehow impossible to write out while they’re so easy to explain to someone in person. I hope I finally nailed this one so I can start the test knitting soon. #knitsky #knitting

A light yellow sock on a sock blocker. The sock is full of cables and lace.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

My favorite DK weight make is Crush sweater, a brioche design of mine worked Skein Queen Crush DK. The body is brioche and has pockets! The sleeves are stockinette stitch and cables. #showmeyourknits #knitting #knitsky

A woman wearing a grey brioche sweater with pockets and a turtle neck.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Coming up with romance texts is hard for me. It’s much easier to tell you I’ve finished a new summer dress after 49 days of knitting and 173 652 sts. #knitsky #knitting

A brown summer dress with three wriggly i-cord shoulder straps waiting to be braided and sewn on.

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Harmony Leiker @harmonylanddesigns.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

New sweater! I had to frog it twice but I’m glad I stuck with it. Pattern by @annaj0hanna.bsky.social #knitsky #knitting

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I’ve got a new pattern out! Xylem is a lovely colorwork sweater worked with three colors of fingering weight yarn. Use the code XYLEM to get 15% intro discount until April 22nd.

A round yoke colorwork sweater in brown, green and grey.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I got excited about embroidery last year and I’ve even got a pattern coming out in June. #knitsky #knitting #embroidery

A woman wearing a green cardigan with the back embroidered with antlers wrapped up in flowers. Her back is facing the camera and she’s holding a colorful bouquet of flowers behind her back.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Not a fancy photo but I’m working on a summer dress and looking for test knitters on Ravelry. #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

A woman wearing a brown half done knitted summer dress.

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Kati Norppa @katinorppa.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

’Cream & Cocoa’ is a test knit for @annaj0hanna.bsky.social and it is ever so lovely 🤎 Pattern will be out later this year. Ravelry: ravel.me/KatiNorppa/k... #knitting #testknit #knitsky #creamcocoasweater

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Stitch at a Time socks are now available on Ravelry. The code SAAT gives you 15% discount until April 6th. #knitsky #knitting

A pair of colorwork socks with reversed colours against a creamy white carpet.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

#showmeyourknits baby knits: I made Sunbreak blanket for my girl while expecting her.❤️ #knitsky #knitting

Yellow knitted blanket with cabled edges and a sun at the center.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Would you like to learn something new? My new Stitch at a Time sock pattern teaches you a really cool trick to work a gradually growing colorwork pattern where there are no ladders or floats outside the pattern. You can get 15% discount with the code SAAT until April 6th. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

Colorwork socks with a pattern resembling knitted stitches. The colors are reversed on the other sock.

The soles of handknit socks with a gradually growing colorwork pattern.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

My colorwork for #showmeyourknits is my mystery knit-along from 2023, It’s a Bug, Not a Feature. #knitsky #knitting

A woman wearing a colorwork pullover with insect and butterfly patterns.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

#showmeyourknits is calling for green this week. One of designs from last year, Metsätähti, fits the bill. #knitsky #knitting

Woman wearing an emerald green cardigan with her back facing the camera, standing in a forest.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I’ve got ruffles on my needles! New summer top design getting ready for test knitting. #knitsky #knitting

A caramel colored sleevless sweater lying on a wooden floor. It ha ruffles on the front.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I enjoy challenges when it comes to knitting but this time the challenge was to design and knit something truly simple. Find V for Vanilla on Ravelry and get 15% off with the code VANILLA until the end of the week. #knitsky #knitting

A woman facing the camera but looking to the side. She’s wearing a fluffy light blue sweater with raglan sleeves.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I just released a new sweater pattern, V for Vanilla. It’s a really basic raglan sweater with a V neck. It’s worked with fingerig + silk mohair. Use the code VANILLA to get 15% off through the week. #knitsky #knitting

A woman wearing a light blue raglan sweater.

A closeup of a light blue sweater in fuzzy yarn.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#showmeyourknits Chunky knits aren’t really my jam. But I knitted this magnificent cardigan with Wooldreamers Manchelopis. #knitsky #knitting

A woman walking on a bridge with her back facing the camera. She is wearing a chunky cardigan with a big ram head on the back.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Just finished writing up the pattern and now, these socks are looking for test knitters in my Ravelry group. www.ravelry.com/discuss/wher... #knitsky #knitting

Hand knit socks in beige and purple with the feet lifted up to matching colored wallpaper. One sock is finished and the other halfway done. They feature a colorwork pattern resembling knitted stitches. The colors are reversed on the other sock.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Just started working on my first summer design for the coming season. #knitsky #knitting

A lace swatch in a cold gold colored yarn.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I’ve cast on a new pair of socks and I’m trying out a combination of intarsia and stranded knitting to make a gradually growing colorwork pattern. #knitsky #knitting 🧶

A new sock project on the needles lying on top of a woven table cloth.

A sock knit on the needles, turned inside out. The project is showing stranded knitting floats on one side of the sock.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Stripy goodness is finished and photographed. I just picked test knitters and we’re good to go!🥰 I have really long test times at the moment so the pattern for Cream & Cocoa is set to be published in September/October-ish. #knitsky

A smiling woman wearing a stripy sweater is sitting by a window. The focus is on a little green plant at the forefront.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

#showmeyourknits this week is lace and my favorite piece is this Imarre top/vest. #knitsky 🧶

A woman wearing a green lace top facing away from the camera.

A woman wearing s green lace top/vest standing next to a blossoming apple tree.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

POV: when your breakfast changes the design name. This was going to be Cream & Roses sweater. But now, I think it’ll have to be Cream & Cocoa. #knitsky 🧶

A stripy sweater almost finished with an Italian bind-off. And a hand holding a little leftover yarn ball.

A delicious hot chocolate with cream and cinnamon on top.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

My weekend purchases. I was all about sock yarn. My plan is to try out the new stitch dictionaries on sock patterns. #knitsky 🧶

Three skeins of sock yarn. One teal, one orange and one speckled beige.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

#showmeyourknits my favorite wip at the moment is this raglan sweater with wide stripes. A fingering weight version is already in test knitting while I’m working on a DK weight sample. #knitsky 🧶

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

What’s your fav st dictionary? I just bought 5 more. I used to have the 260 and 1000 Japanese knit sts and Norah Gaughan’s Cable source book. Now I’ve got 280 Japanese lace sts, 250 Japanese knitting sts, the Ultimate all-around st dictionary, and Vogue Knitting Ultimate st dictionary. #knitsky

A pile of knitting stitch dictionary books.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I have this pet peeve where I take two scrap yarns that aren’t enough for a pair on their own. I try to match the colors as well as possible. And then I knit striped socks where you can’t really see the stripes. #knitsky 🧶

Lavender and fuchsia colored socks paired with floral leggings.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Blending In sweater is a fun mix of diamonds and triangles worked with just knits and purls, and cute little eyelet rows in between. Use the code BLEND to get the pattern -15% until Valentine’s Day. #knitsky 🧶

A woman in raspberry-colored textured sweater, holding one arm with the other hand.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Blending In sweater features European shoulder construction. It’s a fun and easy way to shape the shoulders. All that’s needed are increases at the back. There are no short rows! Use the code BLEND to get 15% discount until Valentine’s Day. #knitsky

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

My new sweater is called Blending In. It has several fun stitch patterns with eylets in between. The sweater has a relaxed fit and European shoulder construction.⁠ .⁠ Find Blending In on Ravelry. Use the code BLEND to get 15% introductory discount until February 14th.⁠ #knitsky 🧶

A woman standing, wearing a raspberry-colored textured sweater.

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Anna Johanna @annaj0hanna.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

#showmeyourknits My all-time favorite stripes are these over-the-knee socks called Surprise Stripes (a free pattern of mine). They’re knit with striping two scrap yarn balls with 1-row stripes. #knitsky 🧶

A woman standing on strairs outside, wearing colorful, striped socks.

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