Spincycle Dream State

Spincycle posted this on Instagram yesterday. 

This was on Instagram today.

I’m not sure when the new version will be available but we are clearing out our current stock to be ready. All in stock colours of Dream State are 30% off. 

See the Dream State we have in stock

Pattern: Traveler Shawl (purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 7 skeins of Dream State in the colour Overboard

Needles: 5mm Ewenicorn

Here is a link to Ravelry - there is 7 pages of patterns that use Dream State.

This is Night Lights (pattern purchased on Ravelry). I’m about 1/3 way through the scarf. I like knitting the scarf and I’ve learned new increases along the way. The yarns are Le Lambswool and Dream State

I added new colour combinations to the website.

I need to stop working on the Dream State and get to the two boxes of Cascade that just arrived.

I’m home now and I didn’t get to the boxes of Cascade. Lynn isn’t going to be happy with me tomorrow😋

Now it’s time to knit and watch The Amazing Race from last night.

Busy few days

My car was back at the dealership today so I sat in an office at the construction company to do work. They are just down the road from each other and the dealership didn’t have a loaner vehicle for me. Then there was a bit of knitting.

Yesterday was a crazy busy day. Up early, have breakfast, shower, get ready and out of the house before 8am. I was at the passport office at 8:13. I know the time because Beth and I were texting. The office opened at 8:30 and I was on my way out at 8:45. My passport expires in January so it had to be renewed now. Then I went to the store and packed lots of boxes. Thank you to everyone who ordered over the weekend. The boxes were packed in my truck and delivered to UPS and the post office. Grocery shopping then a trip to Denningers. I got home just as the family was pulling in from the cottage. I had a short nap then started on dinner. 

This morning started busy with a trip to the doctor with my dad. He’s good but as he gets older there are small things that the doctor needs to keep track of. Then back to the dealership. My truck was supposed to be finished in 2 hours but they ran into problems. I picked it up after 4 hours but it has to go back in. 👿

Boscoe in his favourite office chair.

He laid beside me while I knit.

The back of my sweater. I am finished the back neck shaping and have started down the shoulder.

Lynn was coming to unpack boxes tomorrow but now we’re waiting until Thursday. It’s going to be super hot again. She isn’t going to be happy because more boxes are coming tomorrow and then more again on Thursday.

Stay cool tonight. I hope you’re inside playing with yarn.

The Cast On

This happened last night. 

I cast on Antipodes. I chose a colour that no one has ordered and I’m in love. The background colour will be back in stock later this week - I’ve already ordered it. The contrast is Wild Horses. It’s going to be bright.

I cast on with the needles that the pattern suggested but I am knitting too loose. This afternoon I started again and the tension is still a touch loose but much better.

Why are there two needles? You start with a provisional cast on. Andrea has you do a really cool version where you cast on to a second needle so when it’s time to use the stitches they are ready to go. No picking out waste yarn. I used a 100cm (40”) needle for the cast on and the saddle shoulder is being knit on a 60cm (24”) needle. Because of the different lengths it is easy to figure out which needle to use.

 

Here is Andrea's video which is very easy to follow. Grab two circular needles, scrap yarn and give it a try.

Now a few more rows before bed. It’s going to be a busy week.

Doreen’s beautiful sweater

Doreen stopped in this morning beaming. She had on her Happy Camp Sweater and it is amazing!

Doreen used Dyed in the Wool Wololo for the main colour with Patagonia for the flowers. She loved making it so much that she’s going to knit it again for her grand daughter. Doreen knits a lot of sweaters and this will be the first time she will knit the same pattern twice.

Grevillia is growing. I’m about to start the eighth skein.

Happy Saturday evening. I’m moving back to my chair to knit. I’ve started watching the Lincoln Lawyer and I’m part way through the second season. I need to keep watching to see what comes next.

Douglas Cardi

We received a huge shipment of Cascade yesterday. 220 and 220 Heathers. The website has been updated. Now I need to unpack the boxes. 

This is the Douglas Cardi (pattern purchased on Ravelry) by Andrea Mowry. We knit our store sample in the third size with Cascade 220 Heathers. Lynn thought it would be too big for her but it is perfect.

The Douglas Cardi is a grandpa-style cardigan complete with stripes, big pockets, and a relaxed fit. Named for my father, who is now fondly known as Grandpa Doug to my kiddos, it reminds me of when I spruced up my school uniform with my own grandpa’s golfing cardigan when I was in middle school. I love to amp up my cozy with this sweater no matter the outfit! This sweater is knit from the bottom up with afterthought pockets and a sewn on button band.

This is Lynn’s cardigan. Also knit with 220 Heathers

We finally have all the colours for our cardigan kits back in stock.

We also received 4 colours of Lang Cloud. 2 colours were a restock and 2 colours are brand new. We have more colours on backorder including brand new colours coming this fall.

Mountain. Diana is going to knit us a store sample in this colour. What pattern? The Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller. There are 175 projects on Ravelry using Cloud so I know it will be a beautiful sample for the store.

Violet

I didn’t get pictures of Diana’s sweater because we had torrential rain here. The great thing about the rain is the drop in temperature. 

Antipodes Sweater

I always think of the Rhinebeck Sweater as my showstopper for the year - and this one has a little bit of everything! Very interesting saddle shoulder construction, stripes, stranded colorwork, and faux seams a la The Weekender! I can’t wait for October!

This sweater is worked from the top down, seamlessly. We begin with the saddle shoulder, then pick up stitches for the back and fronts separately. Once the yoke is completed, we will join to work the body in the round. The sleeve stitches are picked up from the armhole openings and worked in the round.

You can purchase the pattern for Antipodes on Ravelry. 

Photos © Andrea Mowry

This morning my truck was in at the dealership for an oil change. I brought my iPad with me and worked while I was waiting. Kits for Anitpodes are on the website.

From the dealership I came to the store and started putting together new combinations.

Happy Birthday Beth!!! 

Baby Jackson on the day Beth met him.

Now working on the rest of the kits and then writing a newsletter. I still haven’t unpacked the Malabrigo yet and we have four more boxes coming tomorrow.😂

Lots of boxes

We have two brand new colours of Dyed in the Wool. This is Tough Love

Tender Thoughts.

This is Goldie. Not a new colour but this batch is very different than previous batches.

Ranunculus. Our current stock has lots of yellow in it - the new batch is beautiful. More pinks, peaches and mauves.

The bright turquoise is a brand new colour of Plump - Last Splash.

The website has been updated with everything from Spincycle.

There are two more boxes to unpack. These are from Malabrigo.

• Rios
• Washted
• Sock
• Ultimate Sock

I have added the yarn to the website and will get the boxes unpacked tomorrow.

The pattern for Andrea Mowry’s Rhinebeck sweater comes out tomorrow. I don’t have any information except that it’s knit in fingering weight with Dyed in the Wool. I put together a few combinations.

For these combinations I used Kathmandu Fingering with Dyed in the Wool.

18 with Ghost Ranch

22 with Ghost Ranch

22 with Goldie

15 with Ranunculus

27 with Petrichor

15 with Tough Love

22 with Tender Thoughts

I will put together more tomorrow when I have all the information. I think that Le Petit Lambswool will work for the main colour but I want to see the pattern and some of the finished sweaters before making that recommendation.

Now it’s time to relax and knit. It was a busy day.