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Knitwear design, knitting patterns, all things knit. Hi! I am EastLondonKnit, a.k.a. Renée Callahan, a knitwear designer and knitting teacher and podcaster.

I am rubbish at Facebook, and very rarely here, so please do visit my website for more information. And please forgive me if I haven't answered your FB message! It is mostly likely because I haven't seen it, not because I am ignoring you! www.eastlondonknit.com

05/02/2023

New plan…

Deep stash mystery yarn is going to be a sweater whether it wants to or not 😅

It is my

02/02/2023

Just for a second there, I thought I was going to knit a sweater….

04/02/2022

Hey there! 👋🏻 I hope you have all been keeping well and enjoying some quality crafting time! I have been knitting, despite my absence here on the EastLondonKnit social media. In fact I designed this sweater, called Elderberry for and it is out now🤓. You may know that I have been working for The Fibre Co. for a while now and putting designing on the back burner, but there are still some ideas percolating in here!

If you like Elderberry, I have a couple of things to share with you: 1st I have a discount code if you fancy getting the yarn kit with Cirro yarn (which is what I used). I can highly recommend it! If you would like to get 10% off your Elderberry kit from The Fibre Co. website, use code ‘AnElderberry10’ when you check out.

The other thing is that I love the sweater so much I am going to knit one for myself, and you are welcome to join me if you fancy it! I am hosting an informal knit along on Zoom beginning 1st March and it would be lovely to see you there. Details and links to the zoom registration can be found on thefibreco.com/events

Rx

13/11/2021

I haven’t tried to take a proper pic of myself for ages and I’d forgotten how hard it is to take a nice selfie without making a super smug face 😏😅

I thought I should do a little post in honour of the first sweater by another designer I have knit in years.

This is ‘Cirro’ by designed for Issue 6 of 🌟

I wanted to make it both because it’s a lovely design and because I am now working for and we have a yarn called Cirro which I thought would be perfect for this. I really love the finished object and am wearing this sweater regularly✨💖✨

Not only have I finished a sweater 💃🏿 & started working for one of my favourite yarn companies 💝, I’ve also just moved house…. From East London to Switzerland. It’s been eventful around here lately!

Cheers to new beginnings all round! 🥂

11/07/2021

Hey there! How are you doin’ this Sunday? Me? I’m basking in the warm glow of a finished object 😎 I actually finished something! 💃🏿🥂

I began this sweater quite a while ago but got stuck on sleeve island. This is the first time I’ve knit with handspun yarn and it was really interesting- the yarn seemed to have a mind of its own! I designed the pattern and although at the moment it’s my favourite-est thing I ever knit, I don’t have plans to write up the pattern right now. It is a novel feeling to knit for the pleasure of it!

Did I mention that I got a job? I am now the Social Media and Content Manager for and I am really proud to join The Fibre Co. team. I’ve known and respected Daphne for years & it’s a pleasure to work with her. One of the perks of the job is yarn 🧶🤗🧶 which is fabulous because I am a big fan of all the yarns from TFC!! I can’t wait to get my next project on the needles in Arranmore Light yarn! 💖

So that’s my news. How about you?

29/04/2021

Knit classes !💖

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Hey yarn lovers! It's Workshop Wednesday and we wanted to let you know about some of the amazing makers who you can learn new skills from at our in-person workshops during the festival!⠀⠀
Image 1: Let help you take your brioche to the next level with Brioche Next Steps. In this workshop you'll learn how to decipher brioche stitch charts, master your edging in two-colour brioche, as well as casting on and off. The workshop is Fri, 21 May at 2pm.⠀⠀
Image 2: Curious about socks and why everyone loves knitting them? will make you a sock knitter in no time! You'll knit a baby sock in thicker yarn in this class as you learn all the steps to knit a top-down sock. The workshop is Sun, 23 May at 2pm.⠀⠀
Image 3: Join on Sat, 22 May at 9:30am to get clever with your cast-ons! Jen will share tips and tricks for some new-to-you cast-ons to help take your knitting to the next level!⠀⠀
Image 4: is joining us from Scotland and is bringing a special stitch mashup class with her! Learn how to move seamlessly between your knitting and crochet while keeping stitch counts and tension correct as you create your own sampler in this multi-disciplinary workshop. This workshop is on Sun, 23 May at 9:30am.⠀⠀
For more details on these and the over 30 workshops we have available in-person and online at this year's festival, visit the link in our profile!⠀⠀

22/04/2021

Wanna learn about brioche with me? I’m teaching classes in brioche, double knitting and stranded colourwork at Unravel next month! You can check out all the classes through the link in my profile.

I’m showing off a brioche shawl called ‘Sama’ in this photo— come learn how to make it with me!

17/04/2021

And just like that, a sweater jumped onto my needles.

I’m using a traditional handmade Portuguese yarn that is spun on a 100 year old wheel and oiled with olive oil. It is like nothing I have knit with before. It is so springy & has a very thick and thin texture. I’m pretty excited about the sweater!🤓

What are you up to this weekend?

05/04/2021

Yesterday I wore shorts & learned some new rollerskating skills with awesome teacher in the sunshine 🌞 Today it snowed briefly & I immediately felt the need to cast on a cable-covered sweater. ❄️ who knows what tomorrow will bring...

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