Eight sleeps until the Rowan launch

A little Kaffe Fassett for you. This is his Earth Stripe Wrap knit out of Rowan Kidsilk Haze held double strand. I changed the colours for this version.

There will be new Kaffe designs coming next week.

I spent my day at the kitchen counter working on the website. Most of the fall Rowan is uploaded and will go live at midnight. Tomorrow was supposed to be the launch of Rowan. Late this afternoon we received an email that the launch is now next Wednesday - October 8th.

Everything will go live tomorrow because I can’t go in and change everything again. My head might explode. We can’t share photos on social media until the 8th so all my pretty pictures will wait until next week.

My boxes from Rowan might arrive on Thursday or Friday - fingers crossed. They are still stuck with FedEx. Then there are two brand new yarns that won’t arrive until late next week. 

The dogs were well behaved today.

Now it’s bedtime. I have a long to do list for tomorrow. A box arrived last week from Malabrigo that hasn’t been unpacked yet. Then I will update the website - Rios, Washted, Sock and Ultimate Sock. More boxes are coming tomorrow that need to be finished before the 11 boxes from Rowan arrive.

Two more sleeps to the Rowan launch

Thank you Alex. She blocked my Sophie Scarves and sewed in the ends.

These are knit with 3 skeins of Spincycle Plump on 8mm needles. I increased to 33 stitches.

Dad and Beth baked tonight.

It is chocolate and coconut. Beth got the recipe off a can of condensed milk. I’m not a lover (too much coconut for me) but they love it.

Tomorrow they are off to their last meeting in Peterborough. I’m at home with the dogs. I need to spend time getting the fall Rowan online. The launch is on Wednesday. I don’t know if our boxes will arrive in time - they are currently being held by FedEx and Rowan is working to get them moving. 

Weekender Light

I wasn’t looking for a pattern today but it hit me when I saw another Andrea Mowry pattern on Ravelry. Weekender Light (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a great option for Kathmandu Fingering.

The Weekender, originally designed for worsted weight yarn and released a few years ago, is my most popular pattern to date and it may not surprise you that a lighter weight version has been the most frequent request in my inbox! While these 2 patterns are very similar, The Weekender Light has been adjusted for its very different gauge and with a larger range of size options! The Weekender Light is available in 10 sizes, is knit up in fingering weight yarn and has a few adjustments that I hope will result in another favorite sweater for your handknit wardrobe! 

DETAILS
This sweater is knit from the bottom up in the round until the yoke. The yoke is knit flat and then joined at the shoulders with a 3 needle bind off. Sleeves are picked up and knit down from the body for a completely seamless sweater!

Photos © Andrea Mowry

Today was a quiet family day at home. Football, golf, baseball and knitting. Here is Jaunty. I love the colour. It is called Bitter Pill. We have a few skeins in stock and more will be coming later this fall. I ordered a lot of this colour because it is so awesome. 

Congratulations to the Jays! They played great today. I hope it continues into the playoffs.

Happy Saturday

I looked at Jennifer Steingass’ patterns for a sweater to knit with Kathmandu Fingering. Her patterns are well written and fit great.

Alden

Goldenfern

Newleaf

Norwood

Here is a link to all her fingering weight patterns on Ravelry.

This was Beth’s memory photo today. Baby Jackson was so cute! I keep asking for another puppy but I’m not getting anywhere with the family.

What a beautiful day. It’s hard to believe that we’re at the end of September.

Lykke Flight

Lykke Flight needles should be arriving sometime next week. Our supplier didn’t receive their full order so a few sets aren’t available yet. We will add them to the website when they arrive.

What we have coming is available to preorder on the website.

The Friday Tee from PetiteKnit (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a possibility for Kathmandu Fingering.

The Friday Tee is worked from the top down in a broken rib stitch pattern with raglan increases on the yoke. The neck edge is worked in rib and then knitted together to form a double-knit neckband. Short rows are worked on the yoke to shape the neckline. Sleeves and body are finished with a simple rib edge.

I wish Jaunty was going faster but I haven’t had much knitting time. It is exciting when the colours change.

Now it’s time for the Jays. I’m not a fan of Apple TV games. I miss Dan and Buck.

Ooh la la

I was going through Ravelry looking at patterns for Kathmandu Fingering. I want to use the yarn and am deciding which pattern. I’m going to blog about patterns over the next few days before I decide.

I like this sweater from Isabel Kraemer called Ooh la la (purchased on Ravelry). 

Ooh la la is worked seamlessly from the top down. The back is worked in plain Stockinette stitch while the front features a lace pattern panel at the center. Knitting starts with the cast on of the shoulders for the back. Once the short row shaped shoulder slope is done, the back is worked flat to underarm. Shoulder stitches are picked up to work the front to the same length. At underarm both front and back are joined to work the body top down in rounds to the bottom hem. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the arm openings to work the sleeves (short or long) top down in rounds. Neck finishing is worked last.

It happened. We all knew it would. I cast on Jaunty (pattern purchased on Ravelry) in Dyed in the Wool. The yarn was already wound at home for something else so I pulled it out and started. I’m using 3.75mm needles because they were in the bag with the yarn. The pattern is well written and fairly mindless. I am keeping track of the rows right now to make sure I do increases on the correct row. Once I get a bit further (and get over the cold I have) I will be able to continue knitting and know which row is the increase row.

Now time for the Jays. I hope tonight goes better because things aren’t looking good right now.

Losing at Yarn Chicken

Andrea Mowry has a new scarf/shawl pattern. You can purchase the pattern for Jaunty on Ravelry.

My hope for this project is to spark your creativity and sense of adventure! Don’t be afraid to play with different yarn weights, adjust the size, and use up your stash. Try different yarn textures, holding multiple strands together, or using handspun for a truly personal touch. The rhythmic stitch pattern offers a soothing flow, while the simple construction and adaptable sizing means you can use what you’ve got. This is definitely a pattern to knit again and again! This shawl is a shallow triangle, knit sideways using Half-Fishermen’s Rib. Do you love this stitch? 

These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, how big you make your shawl and any modifications you may make. Remember, this shawl is perfect for using up odds and ends and playing with different yarn weights and sizes! Keep a scale handy and follow the directions in the notes on pg. 3 to use what you’ve got! 

Photos © Andrea Mowry

I’ve purchased the pattern and read through it. It looks like mindless knitting. This is a great project to use up stash or play with yarns that you’ve been looking at. There are finished samples on Ravelry. Someone used Crazy Zauberball with a mohair. There are scarves knit with Dyed in the Wool. Some knitters made their scarf in a solid colour and others did multi-colours. Some used two different yarns - 2 rows of one and 2 rows of the other. Have fun. Be creative.

Andrea includes instructions to make sure you don’t run out of yarn. I knew this but didn’t take it into account on my current project. Sometimes we think we are smarter than we are. 

I’m knitting another Sophie Scarf in Plump. It was perfect knitting for football on the weekend. I got to the halfway point and didn’t think I was going to have enough yarn but just kept going. I am going to run short. My last two scarves worked perfectly in 3 skeins but not this one. It can happen. I’m upset with myself for not going with my instincts. I’ll get another skein in the store tomorrow because that is much easier than ripping back 1/2 a scarf. 

Now it’s time for the Jays.

New kit combinations

Today has been all about making kits. I was in the store early to pack boxes and get them out. I had to wait a long time for Mr. UPS which gave me lots of time to make kits and get them online.

I started with Alpine Bloom. Kits are available online and in the store.

Here are some new combinations.

Photos © Andrea Mowry

Then I put together kits for Andrea Mowry’s Ooey Gooey Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry.)

These kits are online. There are a few more kits in the store that use one of a kind skeins.

The last kit I worked on was the Plumped Up Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Now a bit of knitting while watching the football game.