Ivy Cardigan

PetiteKnit has a new pattern and what a stunner. It is knit with a Kidsilk mohair held double strand. The pattern is the Ivy Cardigan and you can purchase it on Ravelry.

The Ivy Cardigan is worked flat back and forth from the top down in one piece. The yoke is constructed with shoulder increases on the first section. On the next section increases are worked on the sleeves only, and on the final section classic raglan increases are worked on both body and sleeves. The sleeves are worked in the round on double-pointed needles or on a circular needle using the Magic Loops technique. At the end, plackets are worked along the front edges and along the neck.

Alex was with me this afternoon and started to cast on for the yarn tasting tomorrow. I quickly grabbed needles this morning from beside my knitting chair. I didn’t bring enough so now I need to go to the sewing room tonight to grab more. 

We were busy making kits and more kits. 

This picture is a reminder to Lynn to bring the Temperance shawl tomorrow.

I think we have price signs on everything.

There are signs on all the Malabrigo yarns so it is easy for you to find them.

Have a good evening. We’re ready for baseball. My heart stopped a few minutes ago because our internet and TV went out. Thankfully it came back on 5 minutes later. I was scrambling to figure out how to cast the game to the TV from my iPad.

Temperance Shawl

We have another Malabrigo sample that has been hiding for a while. I found it this afternoon. Lynn is going to steam it and it will be on display on Saturday. This is the Temperance Shawl (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit with 3 colours of Malabrigo Sock on 4mm needles. I’ve had fun making up kits.

I found our Pressed Flowers. I’ll make kits for this tomorrow.

We have something new from Cocoknits. This is the Project Keeper. At this time we only have the Keeper in Gray.

• Box made of washable Kraft paper fabric
• Box comes in Gray or Kraft color
• Folders and tags are white and made of recycled paper
• Clear package window is biodegradable PLA
• Dimensions:
• Box: 5.75" / 4.5 cm wide x 6" / 15 cm long x 5.75" / 14.5 cm high
• Folders: 5.5" / 14 cm x 5.5" / 14 cm
• Tags: 3.75" / 9.5 x 5" / 12.5 cm

Use the folders and tags to keep all the details of any project organized in this retro style box. Knitting, crochet, quilting, needlework, and more - record the tools, pattern, sizes, materials, recipient, and other important information. Keep the tag with the project for notes on the go, then file in the Project Keeper when complete. The folders can hold a swatch, yarn labels, fabric samples and other materials, along with the project tag. 

These are available online and in the store. 

Beth is running errands and then bringing home dinner. Dad and I have been busy making brownies. Then I did some website updating. We received a few new colours of Kathmandu Fingering. An order for Cascade has been sent in. Now I’m going to say good evening. We have football tonight but it could be an early evening. We watched a movie last night called Lion. It was a great movie but boy did I cry. There were a lot of sad parts and then the ending was happy which led to more crying. Even dad was crying at the end. It was hard falling asleep after the movie which meant a migraine today. Thank goodness I have medication that works quickly. Lynn and I had a great day in the store - thanks to everyone who visited.

Joji One Skein Wonder

It’s a Mystery! And it’s a One Skein Wonder! And it’s by Joji!

Hello and welcome to another Mystery Knit-Along with Joji.
 

We’ll be knitting together a very easy but gorgeous shawl over the course of four weeks.

Designing and writing a mystery shawl is a nerve-wracking process: you never know if you’ll meet everyone’s expectations. 
I don’t want you to be disappointed with the result, so I’ll share a few details about the project. But since this is still a mystery, I’ll keep some surprises for later!

Here are some facts about the shawl we’ll be making:

• It is a crescent shaped shawl. It can be worn over the shoulders or as a scarf.
• Approx. measurements are 68” (170 cm) wide x 15¼“ (38 cm) deep.
• This is a small one skein shawl, so the clues are really doable within one week.
• It is worked in only one color, but feel free to use colors as you like. Perhaps you feel like striping, fading, marling? That would make this shawl truly a mystery.
• You will need approx. 420 yards (384 m) of fingering weigh yarn. You can still make it with 400 yards… but 420 will work better. And if you have more than that, you’ll be able to use them. You can also use yarns in a different weight, with a similar yardage (for example: 440 yards of DK). The result will be a bigger shawl.
• Good for all levels. This is an easy shawl and there are no complex techniques used. There is no brioche involved. No short rows either.

Clues
There are 4 clues to be revealed and they will be delivered weekly as follows: 
clue 1 - Nov 1 
clue 2 - Nov 7 
clue 3 - Nov 13 

clue 4 - Nov 19

Each clue will be sent as a ‘pattern update’ on Ravelry and you will have to download it from your library.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

This is our Pressed Flowers (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit in Malabrigo Rios. I can’t find the sample 🤬. Lynn and I have tidied and we put it somewhere very safe. I’m hoping we can find it for Saturday.

The shawl was knit with 6 skeins of yarn - 3 for the background and 3 for the flowers on 4.5mm needles.

Thank you to everyone who visited today. It was crazy in the store! I love days like this when I’m busy from opening to closing. Now a bit of TV before bed.

Discount on Malabrigo Yarns

We’re getting excited for Malabrigo Day.

We are setting up displays with all our projects knit with Malabrigo yarns. There will be kits to make shopping easier. The store will be open from 11am - 4pm on Saturday October 25th.

All in stock Malabrigo yarns will be 10% off (online and in the store) from 11am - 4pm on Malabrigo Day.

How does a yarn tasting sound? Malabrigo has sent us a ball of every yarn they produce and we will have stitches cast on for you to try knitting with the yarn. The front table will be cleared off and everyone can have fun playing with the yarns.

Malabrigo sent door prizes that we will hand out during the day.

There will also be skeins for sale of yarns that we don’t normally carry. These are limited and available only in the store.

• Caprino
• Dos Tierras
• Vinetos
• Noventa

This is Washington Square knit with 2 colours of Mecha (1 skein of each colour). If you purchase Mecha on Malabrigo Day we will share a download code with you so you can get the pattern for free on Ravelry.

Haven is knit with Rasta. We have a coupon code for this pattern as well.

What a great game!! We’re all dragging ourselves around today. It was a late night the past two evenings. We have a couple days to rest up before the late nights start again. 

Ronstadt

Tanis Lavallee has a new sweater pattern.

I love a colourful yoke nordic style sweater as much as the next gal, and when I realized that I could take my favourite elements from an apres-ski pullover and make it work with a few Granny Squares, I was giddy to give it a shot. This sweater is everything that I hoped it would be and more. It’s sporty, chic, colourful, cozy, and unique! I hope you love it as much as I do.

You can purchase the pattern for Ronstadt on Ravelry.

Use coupon code BLUEBAYOU for 15% off until the end of the day on Friday, 10/24 

I have an ongoing promotion for 20% off the purchase of 4 patterns or more.The discount will automatically be applied, no coupon code needed, just make sure to check out in a single transaction, the promotion does not apply to patterns purchased separately.

Tanis used DK weight yarn for her sweater. Don’t forget that you can hold two strands of fingering weight together to make DK weight. 

The football game has started and the baseball game starts in an hour. Have a good evening. I’m moving to my knitting chair to watch and work away on Giardino. I still have 5” of stocking stitch before I do the ribbing on the bottom. I’m knitting as fast as I can.

Next week we should see a brand new colour of Dyed in the Wool. Meet Reckless Abandon. This could be the flower colour on my next Alpine Bloom.

Grid Gambit

Lynn has a new cowl. This is called Grid Gambit (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Grid Gambit is a cowl worked flat beginning at one corner, shaped with increases and decreases, and seamed after blocking. The cowl features an allover mosaic pattern, built-in I-Cord edges and an I-Cord bind off.

If you aren’t familiar with Mosaic knitting here is a quick breakdown

• You are only using one colour in a row
• For that row you could be knitting the whole row, purling the whole row, or working knit (purl) stitches and slip stitches.
• You want a contrast in the colours so that the pattern shows up

The main yarn is Rowan Felted Tweed - colour 226 and Lynn used 2 balls. The contrast is Edition 3 in colour 2471. Lynn used one ball but didn’t have any yarn left over. 

The family made it home safely from the cottage. Beth said that dad and the dogs had tears in their eyes as the boat pulled away from the cottage. Now they have to wait until May to go back.

Caitlin Hunter Pattern Sale

Caitlin Hunter is having a pattern sale this weekend. This is her Alpine Bloom pattern. We are big fans of her Bloom patterns.

To celebrate the release of my newest pattern and all of the fun fiber events this weekend I’m offering 30% off ALL of my self-published patterns using the code FIBER30, valid through Sunday, 10/19/25.

Here is the link to all her patterns on Ravelry. Take a look - Caitlin has many great patterns.

Autumn Alpine

This is her Alpine Bloom hat.

We sent out a newsletter this morning. If you didn’t receive it here is a link so you can read it.

The family is at the cottage. The boat comes out of the water in a week so this was their last chance to get there and pack up the linens, etc. Then we have someone who will come in and get the cottage closed up for the winter. The ride to the cottage was cold and rainy. It’s a good day to start boxing everything.

It was a late night. Between baseball and football I was able to get quite a bit of knitting done. Around and around on Giardino. It’s perfect knitting when you need to pay attention to the TV. I’ll have more time tonight.

Beth just sent this picture. Fred is waiting to go fishing. Maybe tomorrow.