Mystery Gnome Knitalong

The first clue for Sara Schira’s MKAL comes out tomorrow. You still have time to get your yarn - we have amazing colourways in stock. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Because Gnumpkin and Gnettle are a mystery gnomes, I can’t tell you much about them. The ‘skills used’ listed below will give you a bit of a sense of what you’ll be doing, but don’t get intimidated. It’s all just knitting, and you’ll be great at it. Plus wonkiness is gnominess.

I really wanted to blog last night but I was exhausted and frustrated when I got home. Our Rowan shipment is still sitting in Mississauga and we have no clue when it will arrive. FedEx can’t tell us when customs will release the boxes. I’m working with Rowan to make sure we at least have books for the launch. 

I have appointments that day that can’t be moved.

It’s time to close the store and head home. There hasn’t been much knitting this week and that is going to change tonight. I’m going to put my feet up with a cup of tea, my knitting and lots of baseball.

Eight sleeps until the Rowan launch

A little Kaffe Fassett for you. This is his Earth Stripe Wrap knit out of Rowan Kidsilk Haze held double strand. I changed the colours for this version.

There will be new Kaffe designs coming next week.

I spent my day at the kitchen counter working on the website. Most of the fall Rowan is uploaded and will go live at midnight. Tomorrow was supposed to be the launch of Rowan. Late this afternoon we received an email that the launch is now next Wednesday - October 8th.

Everything will go live tomorrow because I can’t go in and change everything again. My head might explode. We can’t share photos on social media until the 8th so all my pretty pictures will wait until next week.

My boxes from Rowan might arrive on Thursday or Friday - fingers crossed. They are still stuck with FedEx. Then there are two brand new yarns that won’t arrive until late next week. 

The dogs were well behaved today.

Now it’s bedtime. I have a long to do list for tomorrow. A box arrived last week from Malabrigo that hasn’t been unpacked yet. Then I will update the website - Rios, Washted, Sock and Ultimate Sock. More boxes are coming tomorrow that need to be finished before the 11 boxes from Rowan arrive.

Two more sleeps to the Rowan launch

Thank you Alex. She blocked my Sophie Scarves and sewed in the ends.

These are knit with 3 skeins of Spincycle Plump on 8mm needles. I increased to 33 stitches.

Dad and Beth baked tonight.

It is chocolate and coconut. Beth got the recipe off a can of condensed milk. I’m not a lover (too much coconut for me) but they love it.

Tomorrow they are off to their last meeting in Peterborough. I’m at home with the dogs. I need to spend time getting the fall Rowan online. The launch is on Wednesday. I don’t know if our boxes will arrive in time - they are currently being held by FedEx and Rowan is working to get them moving. 

Weekender Light

I wasn’t looking for a pattern today but it hit me when I saw another Andrea Mowry pattern on Ravelry. Weekender Light (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a great option for Kathmandu Fingering.

The Weekender, originally designed for worsted weight yarn and released a few years ago, is my most popular pattern to date and it may not surprise you that a lighter weight version has been the most frequent request in my inbox! While these 2 patterns are very similar, The Weekender Light has been adjusted for its very different gauge and with a larger range of size options! The Weekender Light is available in 10 sizes, is knit up in fingering weight yarn and has a few adjustments that I hope will result in another favorite sweater for your handknit wardrobe! 

DETAILS
This sweater is knit from the bottom up in the round until the yoke. The yoke is knit flat and then joined at the shoulders with a 3 needle bind off. Sleeves are picked up and knit down from the body for a completely seamless sweater!

Photos © Andrea Mowry

Today was a quiet family day at home. Football, golf, baseball and knitting. Here is Jaunty. I love the colour. It is called Bitter Pill. We have a few skeins in stock and more will be coming later this fall. I ordered a lot of this colour because it is so awesome. 

Congratulations to the Jays! They played great today. I hope it continues into the playoffs.

Happy Saturday

I looked at Jennifer Steingass’ patterns for a sweater to knit with Kathmandu Fingering. Her patterns are well written and fit great.

Alden

Goldenfern

Newleaf

Norwood

Here is a link to all her fingering weight patterns on Ravelry.

This was Beth’s memory photo today. Baby Jackson was so cute! I keep asking for another puppy but I’m not getting anywhere with the family.

What a beautiful day. It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of September.

Lykke Flight

Lykke Flight needles should be arriving sometime next week. Our supplier didn’t receive their full order so a few sets aren’t available yet. We will add them to the website when they arrive.

What we have coming is available to preorder on the website.

The Friday Tee from PetiteKnit (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a possibility for Kathmandu Fingering.

The Friday Tee is worked from the top down in a broken rib stitch pattern with raglan increases on the yoke. The neck edge is worked in rib and then knitted together to form a double-knit neckband. Short rows are worked on the yoke to shape the neckline. Sleeves and body are finished with a simple rib edge.

I wish Jaunty was going faster but I haven’t had much knitting time. It is exciting when the colours change.

Now it’s time for the Jays. I’m not a fan of Apple TV games. I miss Dan and Buck.