Happy Camp Sweater

This morning Spincycle sent out a newsletter talking about Brienne Moody’s Happy Camp sweater. I have this in my ‘I need to make’ list.

The Happy Camp Sweater is a seamless, top-down design that balances bold all-over colorwork with easy wearability. A ribbed collar and short-row shaping set up the yoke, where geometric motifs unfold in rhythmic repeats across the body and sleeves. Simple rounds in the main color give the eye (and the knitter) space to breathe. 

The straight body and relaxed rolled hems keep the silhouette casual and layer-friendly, while the sleeves taper gently toward ribbed cuffs for a polished finish. It’s a sweater designed for joyful knitting and everyday adventure — equally at home by the campfire or out in town.

You can purchase the Happy Camp Sweater pattern on Ravelry.

Brienne used Spincycle Dyed in the Wool for her sweater. Another option is Zauberball Starke 6. Or you can make your own striping pattern with solid yarns.

Take a look at the finished projects on Ravelry.

I spent the day at home with the dogs. I did paperwork for a while and then got bored of that so I picked up my Traveler Cowl. It’s almost finished.

Stay warm tonight. 

Lantern Moon Interchangeables are Back in Stock

Mr. Canada Post stopped by this morning with a box of Lantern Moon and KnitPro (Knitter’s Pride) needles. The website has been updated. 

The Heirloom Interchangeable Needle Set contains 10 pairs of 5” needle tips.
The needle tips are made of our prized liquid silk finished Ebony wood, which provides a smooth glide for all yarn types. The 24K plated brass connector ensures a smooth join between the cord and the needle tips, which are perfectly shaped for ease of knitting.

Set of 10 pairs of 5” Interchangeable Tips
US Sizes: 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11
MM Sizes: 3.0, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, & 8.0mm

Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Cords & Accessories
3 Swivel Cords - 24" (60cm), 32" (80cm) & 40" (100cm)
(Cord length denotes complete needle length)
4 Wooden End Caps, 2 Tightening tools & 5 Colorful Tassel Stitch Markers

The case is made with Khadi silk, a historically significant Indian material. The exterior features lovely floral motif embroidery. Inside there is room for multiple interchangeable needle tips and cords. The zippered case keeps all contents safely stored and organized. These needle sets are designed by artisans for generations of use by skilled knitters.

All Lantern Moon interchangeable sets are back in stock. They are available online and in the store. If you aren’t sure about a full set we have tips and cords available as well. These are beautiful needles to knit with. 

The Ancestry Interchangeable Needle Set contains 9 pairs of 4” ebony needle tips.
The needle tips are made of our prized liquid silk finished Ebony wood, which provides a smooth glide for all yarn types. The 24K plated brass connector ensures a smooth join between the cord and the needle tips, which are perfectly shaped for ease of knitting.

Set of 9 pairs of 4” Interchangeable Tips
US Sizes: 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
MM Sizes:3.0, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 & 6.0mm

Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Cords & Accessories
2 Swivel Cords - 16" (40cm) & 20" (50cm)
(Cord length denotes complete needle length)
4 Wooden End Caps, 2 Tightening tools & 5 Colorful Tassel Stitch Markers

The case is made with Khadi silk, a historically significant Indian material. The exterior features lovely floral motif embroidery. Inside there is room for multiple interchangeable needle tips and cords. The zippered case keeps all contents safely stored and organized. These needle sets are designed by artisans for generations of use by skilled knitters.

Yesterday afternoon I did an order with Biches & Buches. The shipment will have a big restock of Le Petit Lambswool, Le Lambswool and Le Petit Silk & Mohair. A few colours we need are out of stock and hopefully they will be available in a month or so.

And there will be new colours.

It’s way too hard to explain but we have boxes sitting with Canada Customs. There was a lot of paperwork to do due to changes with border services but it’s completed and the parcels will hopefully be released within the next few days. Next week we’re going to see a lot of boxes. 

• Addi needles
• Crazy Zauberball
• Malabrigo (4 boxes)
• Emma’s
• Biches & Buches (2 boxes)
• Spincycle

A huge shout out to Lynn for working today and tomorrow. Beth is away this week on a cruise so it’s me, dad and the dogs. Dad has a big tender tomorrow so he is needed in the office. Lynn coming in let me stay home with the dogs. Then we don’t worry abut dad getting them to work, out of the truck and into the office and then the reverse at the end of the day. Dad could do it but now I don’t worry - and worry is my middle name. Jackson would stay at dad’s side. Fred could go either way but Boscoe is a runner. 

Dad is trying to have an afternoon nap.

Have a good evening. I’m early today so that I can knit tonight. 

Elza Sweater

Zanete Knits has a new pattern. The sweater is beautiful.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Use code RAV_ELZA to get a 15% discount. Code is valid until 8th February 23:59 GMT.

Introducing the Elza Sweater, the first garment in a new collection inspired by motifs I have seen on traditional Latvian mittens. 

The design is a raglan with simple shaping and all-over stranded colourwork so you can enjoy the process of savouring every stitch. It is worked top down seamlessly in the round, although the neckline area is worked flat. 

The chart is a simple, repetitive symmetric motif with predominantly short floats. It has a very intuitive rhythm and makes for a relaxing project. 

Using a colour-changing gradient as the main colour adds to the intrigue and makes the project more addictive. I recommend using colour combinations with high contrast so the intricate motif stands out. Any sport weight yarn that gets the gauge and works well for stranded colourwork will be a perfect choice for this project.

I worked from home yesterday and placed orders including a restock a Soak. All scents should be back in stock next week.

This was my set up yesterday and this afternoon. 

My Nightshift has been cast off. It needs a good blocking.

I pulled out a part finished Traveler Cowl to work on. This is Eleventh Hour Dyed in the Wool.

I wind all my skeins before I start and plan the order.

Then I put each ball in a Ziplock bag and mark the ball number. I also mark if I’m going to work from the inside or the outside. This makes my colours continue in the same order when I join a new ball. It isn’t perfect, sometimes the colours are a bit off but you’d have to look very closely to find my colour changes.

Now back to paperwork. 

Finished Jaunty

Alex dropped by on Saturday with my blocked Jaunty.

Pattern: Jaunty (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 5 skeins Spincycle Dyed in the Wool

Colour: Poppy

Needles: 3.75mm

I love this pattern. It is mindless but not boring. I will be making it again.

This could be my next Jaunty. It’s a brand new colour coming from Spincycle within the next two weeks.

Yesterday afternoon I finished my Ooey Gooey Cowl. It needs to be blocked and then the ends grafted together.

Then I picked up my Nightshift. I wanted to blog last night but I was trying to get the stitches cast off first. I had about 20 stitches left when it was bed time. I’ll get it finished later today.

This was about 6:30 last night. It didn’t look too bad outside.

This morning I went out to get dad’s newspaper. I had to dig a path to get it.

Mike came from the workshop this morning to get the driveway clean. Sending thoughts to those who got slammed.

Emma’s Theme Packs

We received an email from Emma’s this week that select Theme Packs are being discontinued to make way for new colourways coming soon. We have marked down the discontinued kits.

Theme Packs are available online and in the store. See all the colours.

Lisa K. Ross (Paper Daisy Creations) has a beautiful shawl pattern called Perennial It is stunning! You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Perennial plants, when cultivated, can be everlasting. They come back year after year, no matter what happens in between. Handknits, when carefully tended, are the same. This scarf is effortlessly knit on the bias, highlights your palette, drapes beautifully when worn, and will return year after year to keep you warm and stylish. It’s the perfect canvas to play with beautiful yarns, transitioning colors through a combination of garter, stockinette, and easy-to-knit wildflowers.

Lisa knit the shawl with a Theme Pack from Emma’s. You can knit the shawl with the Practically Perfect Small Theme Pack or the Super Silky Small Theme Pack. 

This shawl is called Tropical Dilemma and you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry. 

The pattern calls for a Theme Pack from Emma’s in Practically Perfect Sock. For the sample we used a Theme Pack in Super Silky. Super Silky is 80% Superwash Merino and 20% Silk. The drape is amazing.

From Emma’s Mom, Laura, who designed the shawl.

I live in the subtropics where we enjoy year round sunshine and hot sticky summers. I often find myself in a dilemma, do I dress for the weather outside or the weather inside? Outside the sun is blazing and inside the air is frigid, almost freezing! Enter Tropical Dilemma, the perfect take everywhere 

This gorgeous shawl is knit from the top down, beginning with a garter tab cast on. As you add increases to the spine and edges a triangular shape is formed. The simple repeat of knits and purl rows are memorizable and meditative, making this the perfect lazy day, knit night or Netflix project! Grab a kit of colorful yarn or use up bits from your beautiful stash, this shawl is all about letting the yarn do the heavy lifting so you can relax and enjoy!

Capricorn is a new Theme Pack coming next week.

I went way back again. This shawl is from November of 2016 - Winter Cove (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit with 2 skeins of Malabrigo Rasta on 15mm needles.

A lightly-fulled single-ply yarn of magnum proportions! Whip out a super-cozy accessory in just hours with this super-sized delight of a yarn. Our premium Uruguayan merino is just as soft as ever, and Rasta comes in a range of our unique “watercolor multi” colorways as well as a rainbow of semi-solid basics. Unbelievably squishy, this is the yarn to turn to when you want the ultimate in warmth (or the ultimate in speed!)

Have a good evening. Stay safe tomorrow - hopefully they are wrong with how much snow we are going to get.