Sunday, August 02, 2026

Pattern Sale

I pulled out another almost finished project on Friday night. This is Night Lights. I’m using Le Lambswool and Dream State. Kits are on the website or you can put together your own combination.

I forgot how easy this pattern is. There isn’t much thinking involved and it looks amazing!!



If you are a fan of Andrea Mowry patterns now is the time to go shopping. She is having a great pattern sale on right now. This is from her Instagram page



This Night Lights is hanging in the store. We knit this version with 4 balls of Estelle Merino DK and 3 balls of Edition 3. 

My first Inclinations Shawl is blocked. Now I need to find a needle to sew in the ends.
Inclinations #2 was soaked this morning in Soak.
It was lying out to dry but the family came home and I had to roll it up for dinner. It should be dry tomorrow.

Now back to Night Lights. There was a lot of knitting today and it could be finished tonight.

Saturday, August 01, 2026

Mixed Tape Tee

Wool & Pine has a new pattern,

New Release! Mix Tape Tee is 30% off through Monday, August 3, discount applied at checkout, no code needed.

Every stash has a soundtrack. Mix Tape turns every color, mini, and leftover into a relaxed, lightweight tee you’ll wear on repeat. Worked side-to-side from sleeve to sleeve, the simple construction naturally creates flattering vertical garter and stockinette stripes with beautiful drape. Finish the shoulder seams for a classic tee fit or leave them wider for a relaxed off-the-shoulder look.

Approximately 3–6 grams per stripe. Perfect for minis, half skeins, advent calendars, and all those leftovers you’ve been saving.


Design Details

Mix Tape is all about making your stash the star. The side-to-side construction creates long vertical stripes with beautiful drape, while alternating garter and stockinette stitch add subtle texture and keep the knitting relaxing and wonderfully rhythmic.

The colors you choose become your own playlist, so every Mix Tape is one-of-a-kind.

Finish the shoulder seams to suit your style. Wear Mix Tape as a classic tee, leave the neckline wider for an off-the-shoulder look, or easily reseam it later if your style changes.


Pattern Highlights

  • Side-to-side construction
  • Relaxed, lightweight fit with beautiful drape
  • Vertical garter and stockinette stripes
  • Approximately 3–6 grams per stripe
  • Customizable shoulder fit
  • Minimal finishing

Construction Overview

Mix Tape Tee is worked side-to-side, a remix of traditional sweater construction that creates its signature vertical stripes. One color at a time in simple garter and stockinette stitch, the knitting is wonderfully straightforward with minimal finishing.

You’ll begin by knitting one sleeve in the round. From there, you’ll work the back flat with shoulder and neckline shaping before placing those stitches on hold. Next, you’ll knit the front in the same way before joining the live stitches with Kitchener stitch. Finally, seam the shoulders, choosing either a traditional shoulder width or a wider seam for an off-the-shoulder look.


Yarn Notes

Mix Tape was designed for the yarn tucked away in your stash: mini skeins, leftovers, advent calendars, handspun, speckles, solids, tonals. If it’s fingering weight, it’s going in.

Any fingering-weight yarn with good stitch definition will work beautifully. Mix dyers, mix bases, repeat favorite colors, or never use one twice. Every Mix Tape is one-of-a-kind.


You can purchase the pattern for the Mix Tape Tee on Ravelry. Check out the finished projects on Ravelry. One knitter made the sweater in a solid colour and it looks great.



August 2026 is a vibrant, juicy blend of strawberry watermelon pinky reds and tropical, citrus-y yellow. Pink lemonade!

This is the perfect colour for the hot summer we’ve been having. 

I’m early today because there is TV to watch when I get home. I’m binge watching The Blacklist. Beth and I watched season 1 but didn’t go any further. I’ve started back at the beginning to make sure I catch everything. I want to get through season 1 quickly so I can move onto new.

Friday, July 31, 2026

Flock Pullover

Andrea Mowry has a new pattern.

After I finished the Flock Vest, I knew I needed a pullover version as well! The Flock Pullover includes clever top-down construction, combining a saddle and drop shoulder and a gentle drop hem, with playful stripes to create a fun new wardrobe staple for your closet!


This sweater is knit from the top down (meaning you can try it on as you go and add length to suit your own personal style!), beginning with the the saddle shoulder, then picking up stitches for the back & fronts separately. Once the yoke is completed, we will join to work the body in the round. Thanks to the saddle construction, there is a gentle drop hem of approx. 1.5”/4 cm in the back. The sleeve stitches are picked up from the armhole openings and worked in the round, for a totally seamless sweater!

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Photos © Andrea Mowry


I put together a few combinations. The first two are using Cascade 220 Heathers.
9452
2452
Above is 2420 and below is 2425

I put together some colours in Malabrigo Rios. Both Cascade 220 and Rios are yarns that Andrea mentions as an alternative.
Reflecting Pool
Lettuce
Above Hollyhock and below Glazed Carrot
You will need one skein each of the contrast colours. For the main colour here are the number of skeins. These are the yardages that Andrea recommends. If you are making your sweater longer please take a look at the pattern because you might need an extra skein of the main colour
Finished bust followed by skeins
32” - 3
36” - 44” - 4
48” - 56” - 5
60” - 64” - 6
68” - 7

See all the colours

If you want to have fun you can use a solid colour for the main colour and then add Spincycle Dream State for the stripes. Here is an example on Ravelry.
My shawl is cast off. I love the colours. I don’t think there will be any blocking tonight. I was up at 5:30 to make sure I was out of the house by 7am. I was in the dentist chair from 8-9 for a cleaning. Then at 9:30 the dentist took me in to fix my tooth. The cracked tooth that actually broke late last night. I was in the chair until 11:10 and then had to rush to get back to the store. It was 12:15 when I got here - just a bit late. My head and mouth hurt - they still do.

I did make up a few one of kind kits for the Inclinations Shawl. Kit A is the colours from my shawl above. Kit B is from my colours below. More will be added to the website tomorrow.
It’s bedtime soon. The family had a great day at the cottage. They caught lots of fish (that were released) so everyone is happy. 

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Surprise coming next week

I’m casting off. This is the Inclinations Shawl from Andrea Mowry. The yarn is Dream State and I’m rushing to finish it before all our Dream State is gone. My goal is to get it cast off tonight and then block it over the weekend. Dad, Beth and the dogs are heading to the cottage tomorrow and will be back on Sunday or Monday. I’ll be able to lie it out with no dogs around.
These are the colours I used. I will make up kits over the next few days and get them on the website. These will be one of a kind kits where you will receive the skeins that are pictured. I think I put together 7 combinations today and will get pictures tomorrow if I can. I would come in early but I have an emergency dentist appointment - I cracked a tooth. 😂

On Monday one of my suppliers will be unveiling a brand new yarn. That is all I can say for now but I know you’re going to love it. It will be online (the front page) at 12:01am and I will do a blog post during the day. Right now UPS says that the yarn will be arriving on Tuesday but it could be Wednesday.

Now back to my casting off. Then an early night. My dentist is 45 minutes away. I should move to someone closer but I like my dentist and his office so I’ll continue to make the drive.

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Framed Sweater

We have new kit combinations for Andrea Mowry’s Framed (pattern purchased on Ravelry)



My Framed is almost finished. I need to sew in the sleeves (I knit mine from the bottom up) and finish the neck. I’ll get it finished before fall. I loved knitting it.

Our kits use Biches & Buches Le Lambswool with Dream State. You can see all the combinations here.

You can also use Malabrigo Rios with Dream State if you’d like to make your own combination.




This morning I was out and about with dad. We were near one of the job sites so of course we had to stop.
The building is brand new affordable housing - 8 floors. The elevators aren’t working yet so he has to do the stairs. Today he did 5 flights - yes he came home for a long nap. 

Monday, July 27, 2026

Fading Point

Stephen West has a new shawl pattern called Pierre Light. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

When you purchase Pierre Light, you will also receive the original DK Pierre Shawl pattern!


This lovely textured shawl is a fingering weight version of the original DK weight Pierre Shawl. Choose four colors of fingering weight yarn and enjoy easy breezy textures and simple stitch patterns like seed stitch, twisted rib, garter ridges, and triangles. I extended the shawl with a few extra sections for finer yarns and a lightweight fabric. Create a smooth gradient as you follow the step-by-step color guidance or customize the palette with as many colors as you like. A single color version in a radiant hand dyed semi-solid would look fab! Instructions include a video tutorial to help you cast on and begin the shawl, making the project suitable for adventurous beginners and beyond.





I haven’t shown pictures of my trip knitting. I’m making Joji Locatelli’s Fading Point (pattern purchased on Ravelry) with Hedgehog Sock. Now it’s being put away until my next trip. I want to get back to my Antipodes Sweater.

Dad and Beth are watching a movie and I’m going to work on the website. 

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Step by Step Sweater

Diana stopped in this afternoon with a new store sample. Lynn ripped it out of Diana’s hands and put it on. She said it feels so soft and it’s very light.

This is the Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Our sweater is knit with Lang Cloud. Diana knit the 3rd size and used 3.5 balls.

See all the colours.

The Step By Step Sweater is a simple raglan sweater with no complicated techniques, perfect as your first garment knitting project. It has a relaxed fit and two options for the neckline. 
This sweater also has an associated video demonstrating all the tricky steps in the knitting process.
 

Optional short row shaping is included.




I started my post in the store and then forgot to finish it. Have a good evening. I have lots more for tomorrow’s post.