A new project

I couldn’t help myself. A bag of Rowan Felted Tweed came home with me on Thursday.

What is this for? The Mixed Tape Sweater (pattern purchased on Ravelry). It’s going to be my knitting in two weeks while I’m away. I cast on and started without doing a swatch. Bad move. I finished the first stripe then realized that the needle was too big and I didn’t like how loose the stitches were. It was also going to be way too long (I added stitches) so last night I started again on smaller needles with less stitches.

In case you missed our December hours. I am away the first week of December.

Last night’s movie was a Dog’s Perfect Christmas. It was a good movie but there was some crying.

Question of the day

Who controls the music in the car?

-Driver

-Passenger

-Depends

Back at work

Lynn is swatching tonight. She took home a brand new colour of Cascade 220 Heathers - 1113 Borealis Heathers. The picture doesn’t show the colour well. It is a dark navy with a bit of burgundy and teal running through it. It is beautiful.

What is she making?

PetiteKnit’s Hannah Jacket (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

The Hannah Jacket is worked from the top down. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth on the needle with increases. The shoulders and the front yoke are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the back yoke, and the body is then joined and worked back and forth on the circular needle. The sleeves are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the armhole openings. Stitches are picked up and knitted along the neck opening, and a 2x2 rib edge is worked. At the end, stitches are picked up and knitted for the front plackets along the front edges. The front plackets are worked in double knitting with buttonholes along the right front placket.

I was feeling much better today so I came in and worked with Lynn. She straightened while I started on website updates. We received a HUGE restock of Cascade 220, Cascade 220 Heathers and Cascade 220 Superwash Merino - the website has been updated.

The website has also been updated with KnitPro (Knitter’s Pride) needles and Clover accessories.

Next week we will have more Fox & Pine accessories. These have been a hit.

Yesterday morning a tree service came and did some work in our parking lot. Branches are out of the way and the low hanging wires are gone. There were a lot of dead branches on the big trees and they’ve been cleaned up. Small things make me happy.

Now it’s time for the Amazing Race and knitting.

Cashmere

New colours (and a restock) of Cardiff Cashmere have arrived. This is 100% Cashmere with 110m on a 25gram ball.

See all the colours

PetiteKnit used one ball of Cardiff Cashmere to make the Sophie Scarf (Pattern purchased on Ravelry)

I want to send a huge thank you to Lynn for working today. I’m starting to feel better but there was no way I could have been in the store today. And thank you to everyone who visited. Lynn was busy and she said everyone was so pleasant and patient - she said it was a great day! 

Mr. Canpar brought two huge boxes of Cascade that she tried to unpack but there wasn’t time which is a great thing. The boxes included the brand new colours of Cascade 220 Heathers. These are now available online. I will update the rest of the order tomorrow once we have checked dye lots.

It’s Survivor night. I’m working away on my Nightshift and it’s looking good. I could have it finished by the weekend.

DRK Everyday Cuff Down Socks.

Andrea Mowry’s newest pattern was released today and you can purchase it on Ravelry.

These socks are the sum total of all the requests I have received over the past 6 years from when I first released their toe-up counterpoint, the DRK Everyday Socks. Team Cuff Down - these are for you! This pattern includes 11 sizes and 3 different sole versions for fit and style preferences. They utilize a traditional heel flap and gusset and I love to wear them slouchy, straight or cuffed and they are the perfect base for jazzing up with some stripes or color blocking!

Question of the Day

What is the best way to eat potatoes?

• Mashed
• Baked
• Roasted
• Fries
• Tots
• Chips

We were at the dentist early this morning and all went well. I spent most of the day in bed - Dr. Mike gave me great pain killers. I’m going to have a bit of soup for dinner with my antibiotics and then back to bed for the night. Lynn will be in the store tomorrow and I’m going to try and help as much as I can.

Easy Folded Poncho

This is Churchmouse Yarns Easy Folded Poncho (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Our favorite poncho transcends the trends. As a friend from Peru wryly observed, “Where I come from, we’ve worn ponchos for three thousand years!” It’s easy to knit (just one long stockinette rectangle), easy to finish, and easy to throw on. We think it’s like a really elegant sweatshirt.

Lynn came in with me on Saturday and put away the 7 boxes of Rowan. There were so many DK weight yarns and it got me thinking about the poncho. We are restocked on the following and all would make a beautiful poncho.

See all the yarns online - these are also available in the store.

Tomorrow morning I need to be at the dentist office at 8am to have a tooth pulled. It has been bothering me and I can’t wait. Luckily it’s at the back of my mouth so it won’t be noticeable. And if it bothers me we’ll deal with it later. The dentist put me on Antibiotics on Thursday to deal with infection. It started my sinuses draining so I’ve been coughing. Most of yesterday was spent in bed as well as today. Orders placed over the weekend were taken to the UPS store this afternoon. It’s almost bed time. I’m still tired.

I took a quick picture of my Nightshift so far. It’s been good knitting while I haven’t felt great.