Elves

Talking about gnomes got me thinking about Churchmouse Yarns Jolly Wee Elves.

You still have time to knit some Jolly Wee Elves for the holidays. The pattern is from Churchmouse (you can purchase it on their website). They suggest a fingering weight yarn or a DK weight yarn (like Rowan Felted Tweed).

The new Woolstok Tweed Light is a great choice for the elves. Le Petit Lambswool is another option.

These little handmade pals, created by Jennifer Evans, are perfect on the holiday mantelpiece, tree, or packages. But they’ll celebrate any season cheerfully! Originally designed for fingering-weight yarn, we love them just as much a bit bigger in DK-weight yarn. Once we started knitting them, we just couldn’t stop!

With elves, it's certainly true that the more you make, the merrier! They’ll naturally all turn out a little different, but you can make them even more various: Taller. Shorter. Plumper. Thinner. All green for St. Paddy’s day. All pink for your Valentine. All white for a snowman with a smart black hat and coal buttons. Once you’ve got the hang of it, the only limit is your imagination. Knit up a whole neighborhood of wee elves!

Today was spent running errands, doing housework and writing a newsletter. I will go over it again tomorrow and hopefully it will go out on Thursday.

I also worked on our hours for December. Extra hours have been added for the week before and after Christmas.I will be away the first week of December. Beth and Lynn will look after the store on November 28th and December 5th. 

My Nightshift is growing and I will take it to work tomorrow for pictures. 

Now it’s time for knitting and a movie.