I mentioned in my last post how much I love the Sanguine Gryphon's Bugga, and that I will have a pattern in the Sanguine Gryphon's upcoming Art Nouveau line using Skinny Bugga (did I mention how excited I am about it?!!!). 

But I forgot to say how much I love the patterns in the Sanguine Gryphon's recent collections.  Here is their Steam Punk line from Fall 2010.  All of the patterns are gorgeous.  My favorites are Emily Prefers, in Her Secret Heart, to Flounce (who doesn't, really?) and Scavenger.  I would love Emily Prefers . . . to Flounce for the name alone, but the structured fabric over the delicate lace skirt are reason enough to knit this project, even if you're not a big fan of flouncing yourself.   As for Scavenger, it's clearly styled as Steam Punk in the photo shoot, but the saturated colors and intricate stranded pattern remind me of an illuminated manuscript.  It's as if a Celtic warrior princess stole the pages from a monk's work book and fashioned them into a skirt to go off to battle.  Awesome, right? 

Here is their literature-inspired collection.  Again, all gorgeous.  I love the whimsical themes the Sanguine Gryphon chooses whenever it puts out a new line.  It made it a lot of fun to come up with my design proposal for the spring, and it definitely paid off in their winter line.  I looooove this one in particular -Ambergris - and it's not just because it calls to mind one of my favorite books, Moby Dick.  The designer nailed it, framing the delicate whale-tail-like design on either side with a nautical-looking cable.  Love it.