Birds of a Feather

Lynn was with me today and helped to straighten the Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Single/Kidsilk Lace wall. If you haven’t checked yet here are some of the yarns/kits/books that will be on sale for Boxing Week.

We brought out one of my all time favourite samples. Birds of a Feather (pattern purchased on Ravelry). The shawl is knit with 2 skeins of Skinny Singles and a skein of Kidsilk Lace. The sample was knit with the colour Bandit.

Lynn finished her first sock and it looks awesome!! The pattern is called Step Into Christmas and you can purchase it on Ravelry.

Dad and I are about to wind colour 11. I won’t make it for Christmas Day but maybe by the end of the month.

Just a reminder about our hours for the rest of the month and the start of January.

Rabbit Hole

I cast off another Traveler Cowl this afternoon. 

I knit this one in Dyed in the Wool Rabbit Hole. I’m a bit obsessed with this colour. The cowl is beautiful and I can’t wait to wear it. 

The cowl takes three skeins and I knit it on 3.75mm needles. Alex will block it and sew the back seam after Christmas for me.

Romi Hill has a new pattern called Winter’s Finery. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

The pinyon pine forest wears a cloak of white in the winter, with icy tendrils trailing after the pogonip. The Winter’s Finery shawlette echoes the beauty of a snow flurry amongst the evergreen branches, with an edge decorated for the solstice. 

It’s a satisfyingly simple pattern, and a great introduction to lace. The top uses a T increase to present a beautiful smooth triangle, and the lace charts (with written instructions also included) are straightforward. The edging is finished up with an Icelandic bind-off that leaves a sturdy edge, and yarn scraps are used for the wee decorations along the bottom. It’s perfect for every day, or for special occasions.

The shawl is knit with one skein of fingering weight yarn. 

After work Beth and I visited our new house. We had some questions for the owners who helped us with everything. I’m very excited and wish we were moving in January.

New Shawl Pattern

Elara is a new pattern from Wool & Pine. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Elara is designed to flow beautifully off your needles and onto your shoulders, blending rhythmic lacework, rippling garter panels, and bobbles that dot the fabric like treasures waiting to be discovered. Thoughtfully placed short rows shape this DK-weight wrap, creating a generous silhouette with effortless drape. 

The result is a timeless piece with a quiet, earthy vibe: easy to style, easy to love, and sure to become a favorite in your handmade wardrobe. 

Construction Overview: Click here for schematic
Elara is knit flat from the top down, shaped with short rows to create gently sloping garter panels that play beautifully alongside lace sections and bobble accents. The final flourish? A delicate picot edge that feels both polished and playful. 

The finished wrap is generously sized to enhance its drape and versatility, with dimensions that feel like they belong on the walls of a sunlit artist’s studio—or wrapped lovingly around your shoulders.

Wool & Pine suggests DK weight yarn but I think that Rios knit on 4.5mm or 5mm needles would be a great choice. 

Thank you Wool & Pine for all the beautiful pictures. 

I’m tired today and wasn’t sure if I could come up with a blog post. Dad and Beth gave me a cruise for my birthday/Christmas. Check in opened at midnight last night so it was late/early to bed. I got the best boarding time so it was worth it.

 

Mozart Pullover

The Mozart Pullover is Caitlin Hunter’s latest design. What a gorgeous sweater. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

The Mozart pullover is knitted from the top down, starting at the back and worked to the base of the armholes. Then, the front shoulders are picked up and knitted separately, working from the top down to the edge of the front neck. After joining both front sections, the front is worked to the armhole. Then the front and back are joined and knitted in the round down to the hem. The sleeves are picked up and worked in the round. Finally, the collar stitches are picked up and worked outwards from the body in the round.

The sweater is knit in worsted weight yarn. Or you could take a dk weight yarn and hold it with a silk/mohair blend. Did I mention that the sweater is beautiful? What a great project for the new year.

I’m going to say goodnight. We had visitors and now Beth and I need to do some Christmas baking.

Key Sweater

This is the Key Sweater from PetiteKnit and you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

The Key Sweater is worked from the top down with raglan increases on the yoke. Short rows are worked after the neck rib edge to shape the neckline. The body and sleeves are worked in the round and finished with rib edges. The pattern is knitted with a two-colour stripe pattern.

The yarn thickness is Aran weight so you have options. You can knit the sweater in a yarn like Cascade 220 or Malabrigo Rios on its own. Or you can take a DK weight yarn like Rowan Felted Tweed and hold it with a mohair/silk. 

I did quite a bit of website updating today. We received orders from Lantern Moon, Addi, Zauberball, Cascade, Clover, Knitters Pride and more. Tomorrow we should receive more Addi needles.

We received a happy email from Spincycle that new colours are on the way with the Plump I ordered yesterday.

Grumpy Birds Dream State

Strawbaby Dream State

Something Wicked Dyed in the Wool.

Strawbaby Dyed in the Wool.

Then we received another happy email. Malabrigo is shipping my yarn tomorrow. The order includes the Mecha and Chunky. I’ll have lots of website updating to start on tonight.

Plump

I’ve been doing some Christmas shopping for the store. We have new colours of Spincycle Plump coming soon. My guess is we will see these at the beginning of January. This is Opia.

Good Omen - we had this in stock and it sold out.

Rusted Rainbow

Strawflower

Perfect Crime

I can’t decide if I want to knit the Plumped Up Harlow in the same colours as I knit my Plumped Up Cowl (Afternoon Delight and Echo Echo) or new colours. Now I’ll wait for the box to arrived to decide.

I showed my knitting yesterday. This morning I received an email asking what I was making. This is Flora Daze (pattern purchased on Ravelry) that I am knitting with a Smalliday Set from Emma’s.

This is the Flora Daze I knit with a 2023 Smalliday set. Last year I used the DK kit. This year I’m knitting with the fingering weight kit.

This came up in my featured photos today. Dad and his dogs at the cottage.

Baby Fred. Really baby Fred.

Here are our December hours for the rest of the month. 

Now back to Flora Daze. I might need another mini wound tonight. Thankfully we have more apple pie for dad.