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Finally Finished! Darlene finished the Meg Swanson, totally fair isle sweater that she has been working on for over a year. This is truly a sweater to be proud of. It is out of Berroco Alpaca Ultra and from one of those patterns that you have to do a lot of calculations for and draw your own charts and really think about. See where fearless knitting can get you? This is her second sweater ever. She has been knitting almost two years.
starts this Saturday. If you have been wanting help getting started on a purse this is for you. We'll make a siimple felted purse and embellish it to your heart's content. Last day to sign up is tomorrow by 4pm.
I've been straightening and rearranging all day trying to make things fit.....
There are new colors of Mignon - a superwash fingering weight merino - REALLY Soft. There's some new sport weight wool - Sydney. And a new baby yarn called Bambino Soft - It is very appropriately named.
Then a new yarn rep came in - there'll be Misti Alpaca in the spring and some other new stuff that is so colorful and fun that arrives sooner.
There are some new things in recent projects, including my new favorite Halloween scarf from Chinchilla and Carioca that was quick and easy and made to look special with ribbon fringe.
And a vest I made up the pattern for using that wonderful graph paper. I used Crystal Palace Aran in Black and then some of my Hand Dyed and Hand Spun yarn for the design.
It's a yarn from Plymouth's new Bristol Line. King George is alpaca, wool and cashmere. Still to come is another from Llama and Silk...but that's later. There are also 5 new colors of Boku - that wonderful copy they did of Kureyon that actually not only worked but feels better.
This is from Knit Kimono - the new book. In the book it is knitted from a variegated yarn and the pattern stitch is hidden. Susan did this one and it is so much better and very beautiful.....it is the current customer project since she was kind enough to leave it for us to see.....
There is so much new for fall, it just keeps coming and I don't know where to put it all. But today LOTS of new books came in..Some oldies but goodies - Elizabeth Zimmerman and Fair Isle and Lace Knitting things, Iris Schreier books, & more. A few new things - The Knitting (Man)ual - projects for men, the new Bag Style book, 12 Bags Fulled, Creative Weaving, Lacy Little Knits....
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I have been playing in the dyes again with luscious BFL....it's here and there's more to come in the next few weeks.
Lang Silk Dream.....
"yarngasm".......Says Bronwyn who was working today......
Here's the newest weaving thing. There's a table runner for fall now. And there's a weaving class next weekend too. You could do this.
The new Knitty came out Thursday and Stacie has already made this hat - it's very pretty out of Crystal Palace Taos.
The hat starts at the top on this one.....
I brought home three bags full..........
Do you think they get embarrassed when they are like this?
We went to the fair last night to see the spinners competing. This whole thing is organized by a wonderful sheepy person - Kim Caulfield - who raises sheep, dyes and processes wool that is a dream to spin.
SO since Darlene and Jan and I all have fleeces we are having a clean the fleeces day at the store. If you have always wanted to do that or learn how this would be a good day to show up. It'll be October 6 - that's a Saturday - and will start early afternoon. The date is tentative so watch the calendar.
