Love Note

Sarah finished her sweater. She got the yarn on October 19 so you know it is a quick knit!

Meet Love Note (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

This sweet little sweater knits up quickly from the top down. The combination of mohair lace and single-ply merino creates a fabric that is floaty, soft and sensual. With a high-low hemline and two length options, what’s not to love?

Sarah used Biches & Buches Le Petit Lambswool and Le Petit Silk & Mohair.

The sweater is gorgeous. Lynn is working away on hers and I need to choose my colours. This is a sweater that I can see knitting again and again in different colours.

This beautiful wrap, designed by Kaffe Fassett, uses the candy of the yarn world: Kidsilk Haze. Riotous color is Fassett's trademark, and in this simple-yet-striking striped wrap, a generous assortment of colors is arranged to dramatic effect.  

The wrap is a generous size, big enough to wrap multiple times around a neck or lushly around your shoulders. Knitting it will be half the treat.

This gorgeous wrap (The Ombre Stripe Shawl) is a free pattern on Knitty.com.  It is knit with 13 colours of Rowan Kidsilk Haze.

Our ever-popular Kidsilk Haze combines the soft halo of super kid mohair with the vibrant shine of silk in one incredible yarn that is loved by knitters the world over. Kidsilk Haze can be used with a variety of needle sizes to create different effects and styles, and is a firm favourite with lace fans. Used alongside other yarns it takes on an almost magical quality, and is available in a kaleidoscopic array of stunning colours

I just ordered new shawl cuffs from JUL Designs. They are beautiful.

Handmade in the JUL Studio in the United States 

Genuine Leather 

Available in Black, Espresso, Blue Indigo & Pewter leather 

Available with Brass Rings 

This versatile shawl cuff is made from a half-inch wide strip of leather linked together by a glossy nickel-finish spring-gate ring, which opens and closes like a carabiner.  

The leather strap may be wrapped twice or three times around the knitwear, depending on the fiber weight and volume of fabric. We invite you to try looping the strap both through and next to the ring to achieve different looks. 

Our straps come in a standard finished length / circumference of approximately 13 inches. 

These should be here by the end of November.

I saw the new Rowan for spring this afternoon. I can't share pictures yet but I really like the patterns in the new Mode magazine. Very wearable. Magazine #67 has many great patterns including a fabulous Kaffe Fassett design. There are quite a few crochet designs as well. If you aren't into knitting/crocheting for summer there are a few neat things coming in fall/winter yarns.

Sirdar has a great new yarn (with outstanding patterns) for children. It is a double knitting weight so there are many, many patterns if you want to use it for an adult or baby garment. It is 50% cotton/50% acrylic. There are new colours coming in Cotton DK along with new patterns. This yarn is 100% cotton - also a double knitting weight.

I'm very early today with my post. This makes up for the days when I'm rushing to get finished before heading to bed.