LYS Day

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

New Colours

Take a dip into July 2025! It’s a gorgeous deep blue - to match those summer days at the lake. It’s got little hints of lush green

Today was spent unpacking boxes. We have new colours from Cascade.

220 Heathers. Above is Iridescence Heather and below is Silver Spruce Heather.

Cascade 220. Above is 9567 Smoke Blue and below is 9566 Olive Oil.
We also received new colours of Emma’s So Sporty and a restock of existing colours. I have heard rumour that there is a pattern coming out soon that is knit with Sportweight yarn.

Grape to Meet You
Grayscale
Kale
Whisper

Mr. FedEx brought one box from Rowan and another should be coming tomorrow. We were running low on Rowan Felted Tweed and we’ve restocked. What came today is on the website and the other missing colours should be here tomorrow.
Mode at Rowan’s pattern Else is back in stock. The sweater is knit with Mode at Rowan Cotton DK that was introduced this spring.
Beth is busy packing so they can go to the cottage in the morning. I am going to try and get up there on Sunday. It will depend on the weather. Right now the forecast is really hot on Sunday so they might come home early and head back next weekend. The cottage doesn’t have air conditioning and it can get hot inside. 

Now back to the Jays game. It was going really well and now it isn’t.

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Happy Canada Day

I hope everyone had a great day. 
My shawl is growing. There was a bit of knitting time this afternoon and it’s almost time to roll another skein of Dream State.

We’re happy that the holiday weekend is coming to an end. There have been fireworks around our house every evening. Fred and Jackson get very upset. Boscoe couldn’t care less. They had a bit of ice cream with dad and then they went to hide in Beth’s bedroom.

Dad and I are watching a bit more TV and I’ll get a few more rows knit.

Monday, June 30, 2025

Scarlet Cardigan

PetiteKnit has a new pattern. Customers who have knit her patterns tell me that they are great to follow and they love how the finished garment fits.

You can purchase the pattern for the Scarlet Cardigan on Ravelry.

The Scarlet Cardigan is worked from the top down with a line of raised knit stitches down the middle of the back, and along both sides of the body, as well as down the underside of both sleeves. The first section of the back yoke is worked flat, back and forth, while the slope of the shoulders is shaped using short rows. After this, an i-cord edge is worked along the back yoke cast-on edge. The stitches for each of the shoulders are picked up and knitted along this i-cord, and the shoulders are worked separately flat, back and forth. The shoulders are worked with increases for the V-neck. The fronts and back yoke are joined to form the body, which is worked back and forth on a circular needle. The sleeves are worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the armholes. At the end, stitches are picked up and knitted along the front edges and a double knitted front packet is worked.

The cardigan is knit with DK weight yarn. Here are a few suggestions

  • Arranmore Light
  • Patagonia
  • Rowan Felted Tweed
  • Estelle Superwash DK
  • Anchor Bay
  • Mode at Rowan Cotton DK



We finished watching 1923 last night and tonight we are starting on Yellowstone. 
I am just about finished 10 repeats. 11 more to go and then I’m at the halfway point. I brought home extra yarn in case I want to make the shawl longer.
Tonight was Philly Cheesesteaks on the Blackstone. Dad loves making the vegetables.

Now it’s back to knitting!

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Poppy’s Garden

Sally Melville has a new pattern. What a stunning garment!!

I am still enjoying explorations of crochet + knit. Again, the crochet does the colourful and intricate work, while knitting does the work of filling in spaces between hexagons plus the entire back, sleeves, and edgings. 

While this piece looks challenging (and it was a challenge to draft), I have tried to limit its challenges in execution. The crochet work is pretty straightforward. And for the knitting, you only need follow the instructions while working either garter, or reverse stockinette, or the simple knit-and-purl stitch pattern. German short rows are used (and explained), and the proportions required for picking up and knitting or for seaming are offered in detail. In addition, lots of photos support the instructions.

You can purchase the pattern for Poppy’s Garden on Ravelry.

Sally used DK weight cotton. Here are some options that we carry.

  • Summerlite DK
  • Double strand Summerlite 4ply
  • Mode at Rowan Cotton DK
  • Allino
  • Anchor Bay




I cast on Night Lights tonight. This is the setup. I have 8 more rows and then I start the increasing pattern repeat. I sat at the island to start. It’s easier to read the pattern on a table than on your lap. Once I get into the increasing I will move to my knitting chair. That is if I can get Boscoe out of it. It’s his favourite place to lay.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Pouring Concrete

Mr. UPS brought in two boxes this afternoon. One from Emma’s and the second from Atenti. We have a few new bags.

The Daphne Hope Basket and Caddy. These aren’t online yet - tomorrow.

The Roseto Caddy.

Here are some pictures from today’s concrete pour. These are the people that we were baking for. Dad was out of the house before 5am - pour day is his favourite day. Everyone tells Beth and I that we need to make him retire. He would go stir crazy. Working makes him happy.





I made it to the fourth colour on What the Fade?! It’s time to knit a few more rows and watch The Price is Right. Then early to bed.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Bold

Deidre picked up yarn this morning to start on Night Lights. I went bold for the store sample.

Estelle Superwash Merino - 325

Edition 3 - 2298

I sent extra yarn so Deidre can make it a bit bigger. The great thing about the shawl is you can make it as large or as small as you wish. When you get halfway through your yarn you start the decreases.

Le Lambswool Soft Gold
Dream State Something Wicked

This could be the colours I use for my shawl.

In case you missed last night’s post - here is Night Lights. Photo © Andrea Mowry. Pattern purchased on Ravelry.

Kits are available online and in the store for the shawl.

Then I made some kits using Noro Ito and Cascade 220 Superwash Merino. These are available online and in the store.

I’m fading away. 

Tonight is going to be an early night. Dad wants to be on the road to Peterborough at 5am. It’s pour day. We have cookies, muffins, brownies and banana bread for the guys. They’ll walk off the job if dad shows up empty handed. Thankfully it will be much cooler tomorrow for them.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Night Lights

Andrea Mowry released a new shawl pattern today.

Wrap yourself in color and texture with this striking shawl pattern based on the Night & Day Cowl. Designed with dynamic colors and a playful stitch motif, this project is as fun to knit as it is to wear. Perfect for adventurous beginners and seasoned knitters alike, this shawl is a bold statement piece full of texture! This shawl is knit sideways, increasing up to the widest part of the triangle and then decreasing back down.

You can purchase the pattern for Night Lights on Ravelry. 

Andrea used a DK weight yarn with Spincycle Dream State. You have many, many options. 

Malabrigo Rios would make an amazing shawl. Deidre needs knitting and I might send Rios to her this week. Edition 3 with Estelle Superwash DK would make a beautiful shawl.

I will play with colours over the next few days.


Photos © Andrea Mowry



When I was looking at the website I realized that I forgot to add Eleventh Hour Dream State. It’s there now. This would look amazing in the shawl. I would pair it with Le Lambswool Black for a great contrast. 

The dogs and I had a good day. Fred is in a cone for a week. He has a bit of a skin infection on his stomach. It’s from being in the water at the cottage. Jackson goes to the vet tomorrow for the same thing. They have too much hair on their stomach and their stomach stays wet. Then they lick at it and it gets a bit infected. Nothing bad but we need to get them cleared up.



I was able to get some knitting accomplished today. The third colour has been faded in and now it’s time for 10 rows of it on its own. The further I get the more I like the colours. I want to knit a bit more before another picture.