Our Saturday secret surprise addition to our Last Minute Gift Sale is……Cascade 220! It is a fabulous yarn for felting and colorwork. It is a classic workhorse yarn. It is 20% off today only!
Baby sweaters are wonderful things. First of all, what is more adorable than a sweater in minature? Secondly, in a baby sweater you get all the satisfaction of completing a sweater but in a fraction of the time it would take you to complete an adult sweater. Thirdly, they make for fantastic gifts for new parents. Think of all those oohs and ahhs when the box is opened at a baby shower.
With those thoughts I bring you Debbie Bliss’ Ribbed Baby Jacket.
This is a cute-as-a-button cardigan for babies. The design is simple so it is classic and, depending on your color, unisex. And cardigans make for easy dressing of babies. Moms and dads will appreciate that.
The pattern calls for the super squishy and machine washable Cashmerino Aran. We have lots of lovely colors of Cashmerino Aran in stock. Check them out here!
Happy Friday and happy knitting!
Today I give you Juliana. This free pattern from Berroco is a “versatile scarf with sleeves.”
The pattern uses Ultra Alpaca Light. Have you ever had the chance to squish Ultra Alpaca? If you haven’t then you’re missing out. It is scrumptious. Finished projects with Ultra Alpaca have a stunning drape too.
Click here to see all of our colors of Ultra Alpaca Light.
Click here for the free pattern.
Happy knitting and happy Friday!
This just in….Plymouth Yarns! We are restocked with Baby Alpaca Grande and we have new yarns too!
All of the Baby Alpaca Grande yarns are 100% alpaca and bulky weight. You absolutely must touch this stuff. It is incredibly soft!
We have Baby Alpaca Grande Tweed.
We have Baby Alpaca Grande Hand Dyes.
We have Baby Alpaca Grande Glow. It’s brand new!
Look at that sparkle!
And speaking of sparkle, check out Holiday Lights. It’s new too! It’s a machine wash and dry acrylic/wool blend. This worsted weight yarn would look great in a holiday accessory or featured in some holiday decorations.
Last we have Dolce Vita. Check out this crazy stuff! Its a super bulky wool blend. Instructions are included on the label for a super fast finger crochet scarf.
These are pictures of only just a few of the colors in each of these yarns. Come into the shop to see them all!
I’m starting a tradition. I just decided this. I am going to post a free pattern every Friday and call it “Free Pattern Friday.” There are so many fabulous free patterns out there on the interwebs, from yarn companies to indie designers to the person who created an awesome object and wanted to share the idea. And I like sharing, don’t you?
So, for our inaugural Free Pattern Friday I give you the Mayfaire Camisole by Corrina Ferguson.
It’s August which means its still summer and camisoles are great for summer (or you could even layer over it in Fall). Here is the blurb from the pattern.
This simple summer camisole is edged on the bottom by a lovely plantation lace pattern which scallops nicely all by itself. The waist shaping is full fashioned—perfect to show off an hourglass figure. The top is easily adjustable to your specific measurements, as each ten stitch repeat of the plantation lace adds two inches of width to the bottom edging. Worked up in Classic Silk, it is the perfect summer staple—lovely on its own or fancy enough to wear under a shawl or jacket on a cooler day.
So go to the pattern page on the Classic Elite website and download this pattern for free!
Happy Friday and happy knitting!
Back in June some of us got together for a knit along. The pattern of choice was the Bermuda scarf/shawl.
Then back in July I promised to take and post pictures of all the lovely finished Bermudas that we finished. Well, I say “we” loosely. I, sigh, confess mine isn’t done yet. But take a look at these beautiful examples that ARE finished!
The lovely Carol’s Bermuda in Noro Taiyo Sock.
The delightful Regina’s Bermuda, also in Noro Taiyo Sock.
The engaging Susan and her Bermuda made out of Ruca.
The effervescent Andrea’s Bermuda in Kudo.
And last but most certainly not least here is the ineffable Kay’s Bermuda, also in Noro Taiyo sock.
I ran across this today on the interwebs and it blew my socks off!
The artist Rachel Denny created this deer head out of a recycled cabled sweater. She has a whole series of them too! From her website:
These deer trophies are a playful take on traditional hunting and gathering for the hearth and home. Each deer mount is unique and hand made in my studio, so no two will ever be the same.
I love people that can take a item that has been discarded and breathe new life into it, especially when it is an old knitted item!
Felting wool sweaters is an awesome, easy, and economical way to reuse older sweaters. Simple square coasters are one of the easiest projects to make from a felted sweater. CraftyCrafty has great links to a cabled storage box and a picnic blanket, both crafted from felted sweaters!
According to the fabulous Pantone Fashion Color Report, Fall 2011 is all about ” Sensible and Spirited” colors for women.
I’m totally loving bamboo, deep teal, and coffee liqueur. What do you like?
There is a fabulous article in Slate about Ravelry. It echoes something that I have heard more than a few times in the last few months - that one of the best (if not THE best) social media sites out there today is Ravelry. It’s tiny compared to Facebook but it is industry specific and its members are incredibly devoted to it. There is no other site quite like out there on the interwebs.
I find it an absolutely invaluable tool in my daily knitting life. It is a gargantuan library of patterns, yarn, and designers and it is all cross referenced. If I need an idea of what to do with a particular yarn I can look it up on Rav and instantly see what other people have done with it. I can see individual reviews of the yarn, I can sort the finished projects by item (like baby blanket or socks), I can sort by yarn color, I can see all of the combinations of that yarn with a particular pattern. Seriously, the list goes on and on. In fact, I love Ravelry so much I could keep going on and on and on……
So check out the article, explore Ravelry more, and go out and spread some Ravelry love. It is an incredible site that we are so lucky to have!
I just love Gebera Daisies, don’t you? They are so perky and playful looking and they come in a million different colors.
I have a very brown thumb so unfortunately plants never live too long at my house. But knitted flowers never die! Check out this free pattern for a Gebera Daisy on ODDknit.
You could knit one as a gift for somebody or just have a couple in a vase on your kitchen table. And you wouldn’t have to worry about wilting or the cat eating it. Now that’s the kind of flower I’m talking about.