The magnetic snap bracelet, Knitter’s Keep, by Cocoknits is such a great idea! The bracelet snaps on and all the doodads in the package are nickel-plated steel, so they stick to the magnetic square. No more dropped needles, stitch markers, cables, etc. The Keep comes with a selection of markers and needles and a cotton drawstring bag for storage. In addition, there are some supplemental items: a row counter, colored stitch markers and colored opening stitch markers.
This Friday the 13th (never mind the date), it’s fun and games at Love.Yarn.Shop. We’ll be checking out Shetland Fingering from Elemental Affects. In addition, we’ll have a little fun with the prints of famous knitting women that are currently hanging in the window. If you want to cheat (I mean get a head-start), you may want to look at them over the next few days and see who they are. See you for nibbles and sips on Friday!
I had fun printing out pictures of famous women knitting for my window display. Come by and see if you can identify them all–you’ll have to be both a film and history buff to get all of them. Mother’s Day is a great time to give yourself…I mean your mom…a treat to feed your…sorry, her… creative addiction to yarn. Project bag, new issue of Vogue Knitting or Interweave Knits, that skein of yarn you’ve been eyeing…see you in the shop!
This Sunday at LYS, we’ll be meeting at noon to design and knit Easter eggs. There will be several free patterns available, both simple and Nordic, and thanks to The Traveling Knitter, a chart for a self-designed egg. Bring your scraps of sport or worsted weight yarn and #3 needles–or heavier yarn and larger needles if you want to make a big egg (that might be fun for a table centerpiece decoration).
LYS has received the Round Mountain order and they are beautifully dyed. Lovely color ways named after birds, “Kestrel,” “Atlantic Puffin,” “Purple Finch,” “Flycatcher,” “Dark Eyed Junco,” and my favorite color, “Wood Duck.” They are available in every weight, but we have primarily sock weight with a few in bulky. Take a look on-line or drop by the shop. See you soon!
Spring Knitting, like summer knitting, borders on being an oxymoron. We associate knitting with cold weather, warm fires, hot drinks, not mint juleps and cucumber sandwiches. None the less, the spring knitting and crochet magazines come through, tempting us with their lightweight garments. Scarves, shawls, light sweaters and household items are the usual fare. That being said, the magazines aren’t just about the projects—they are about the whole process from sheep to shawl. The spring issue of Interweave Knits is no exception. It features an article about Cormo wool, one by designer Anne Hanson about her company Bare Naked Wools, and spotlights two farm yarns, Starcroft Fiber Mills in Maine and Catskill Merino in New York. In addition, there is an instructional article on short rows. So, just as we read gardening books in the winter and dream of planting in the warm weather, we can sip a cool drink on a warm day, read a knitting or crocheting magazine and dream of winter.
On March 11th from 5-7, we’ll be “tasting” Wonderland Yarns’, Cheshire Cat, a sock yarn spun in the U.S. and hand-dyed by Frabjous Fibers in Brattleboro, Vermont. With generous yardage (512 yards) and a reasonable price ($24), this makes a great yarn for longer socks or shawl projects. There will be door prizes and a judging of our “Thought Bubble” contest–the winner of which will receive a goodie bag. If you missed the thought bubble contest, check out the blog on our website Love.Yarn.Shop. Join us!
Look closely. See the attitude. What is this sheep saying? This print of a painting by Americana artist Charles Wysocki hangs in the yarn shop, allowing a clear view of the comings and goings. Post or e-mail your thought bubble, which I’ll put around the print, and at the March Yarn Tasting, we’ll take a vote on the favorite one. Winner gets a skein of natural wool, of course!
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