NEW STUFF!

Hi knitters,

Finally i got the pictures to upload. Sheesh! Hope everyone had a great week. We have gotten in several new things this week. First... We have Skacel's Merino Lace booklet with 5 different lace patterns... If you would like to give lace a try this is a great booklet. We also received some great Merino lace yarn to go with it. It's 100% fine Merino Wool, and each hank has 1375 yards. WOW! Gorgeous colors too!

Second...we received Trekking HandArt in some beautiful colors... You can't even tell how bright the colors are on your screen. You have to see them to believe it! Also Trekking XXL in a bunch of new colors. The last picture in the group is a Limited Edition color pack of Fortissima Socka and Fancy Sox. Both of them are in some great colors!

We also received several new colors of Berroco Comfort. Very cute baby colors!

Below is a new yarn from Berroco called Mica. I LOVE IT! Its part linen and has a little bit of shine. 3rd picture is a new yarn also by Berroco. Pure Pima....It is 100% gorgeous cotton. It has a great feel to it and we also have several new pattern books to go with these yarns.

Lastly we received Crystal Palaces new sock yarn. (I'm using it for a hat) Mini Mochi. Beautiful rainbow colors!

Ok, onto other things. One of my GOOD customers, Licia Grim was in the paper recently. She is a volunteer for the Child Advocacy Center of Lehigh Co. She and several other volunteers knit blue scarves to be donated. Each scarf comes with an anti-child abuse label. GREAT JOB LICIA!!! We are proud of all of you! If any of you would like to make blue scarves PLEASE let me know. You can drop them off here and we will make sure they get to someone who needs them. I am attaching the article to your email so you can actually read it.


This is a bulky cable scarf I made last week. I used Plymouth's Baby Alpaca Grande and love it....It's sooo soft...It's like butta! I will be sending you the pattern in case ya wanna give it a try! Have a great weekend!

SHOP NEWS: Diana's class January 29th has been canceled!

BRRRRR!

Hi Knitters,

Hope your all staying warm. I know I'm trying to! It's perfect weather to knit or crochet something warm and cozy.

Below in the fuchsia color, Athena knit a great headband using Brown Sheep's bulky. The pattern was posted a few weeks ago. If you decide you would like to make it also. Just check back to "It's December Already" post and you will find the pattern. It's #5 on the list. It is so cute!

Athena also made this beautiful scarf using a "wing it" pattern. You just grab all the yarn you have layin around, line it up together in color groups you like, grab a size 11 or 13 needle and cast on 60, 80, 100 or 120 or more if you like and knit leaving a 5 or 6 in. tail at the beginning and end. Change yarn each row and knit until it is a wide as you want....What could be easier! They come out great!


Susan made the scarf below using Ultra Alpaca. Its such a great pattern. I love it. I can't remember where the pattern came from at the moment but I will figure it out asap and post it here.

Remember this scarf? I made one myself using black Creme...Silk and wool. Luann is finishing hers up using Ultra Alpaca in red. Great color choice!

Bonnie is the baby sweater QUEEN. She is making this sweater using Mission Falls Superwash in the cutest colors! I will post another picture when she is finished.

I am making a sweater from Fitted Knits using Cascade Eco Wool....I love this wool so much that this is the second sweater I"m making with it. I also made the thrummed mittens and hat and the 28thirty cropped sweater with it. I decided today that I needed a break from the k2,p2 rib on my sweater sleeves. It's drivin me nuts. Soooooo...lol.... I started a scarf to do in between. I just got in some of Plymouth's Baby Alpaca Grande and since I have always loved this yarn I decided to use it. This is the pattern I'm using.. because I love this scarf! http://knitcafebulletinboard.typepad.com/bulletinboard/reversible_cable_scarf/index.html

Very easy and fast but a cable too! Have a great weekend and stay warm!

THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER!

Hi Everyone, YAY! the holidays are over and we all seem to have made it through in tact. Lots of us finished the gifts we planned to give and some of us (including me) are still working on several different things.
Below are two scarfs that Carol made. For the first one she used Crystal Palace Kid Merino and felted it using small wooden balls rubberbanded in the fabric towards the bottom. As you can see where the balls are does not felt and gives it quite and interesting look. The white one she used Kid Merino and Ultra Alpaca held together. This one you can really see where the marbles were rubberbanded. They came out great!




I had to take a picture of this. It's a scarf using Ultra Alpaca. Look at all the different colors. She has many more patience then I do. Its beautiful and I cant wait to see it finished!


These are a pair of Thrummed mittens. These are two patterns that I found>>>>> http://www.wool-tyme.com/mittens.html
http://www.knittingonthenet.com/patterns/mittensthrummed.htm

They are easy, fun and very WARM!






This is a bad picture that I took of the sweater I made. I got the pattern from http://www.zephyrstyle.com/catalog/item/2367447/5358923.htm Its called the 28thirty.I used cascade Eco Wool. I love it and it was quick and easy. Also, some of you have gotten addicted to the changing rows scarf. I'm wearing one of the 15 I made.
Just in case you did not receive the email or were planning on coming to Diana's class tonight, Thursday Jan. 8th....It has been canceled. Hope to see you all knitting in the new year! Donna