Jaunty

I have a finished project to brag about.

Pattern: Jaunty (purchased on Ravelry)

Yarn: 5 skeins of Dyed in the Wool 

Colour: Bitter Pill

Needles: 3.75mm

From Andrea Mowry

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?

I love the size of the shawl. In my world a shawl can’t be too big. You can make the pattern in whatever thickness of yarn you want. Just swatch before you start to make sure you like the needle size you chose. 

Tomorrow Beth and I are heading to One of a Kind. Hopefully the weather is nice for the drive.

Flannel Crush Cowl

This is the Flannel Crush Cowl from Samantha Guerin. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

The Flannel Crush cowl is worked flat beginning at one corner, shaped with increases and decreases, and seamed after blocking. The cowl features an allover 
mosaic pattern, built-in I-Cord edges and an I-Cord bind off. 

This pattern includes both charted and fully written instructions.

The cowl is knit with a sport weight solid colour with a striping yarn. Samantha used a hand spun for her striping yarn but not all of us spin yarn. You can use

• Edition 3
• Starke 6
• Dyed in the Wool

For the background

• Rowan Felted Tweed
• Emma’s So Sporty
• Juniper Moon Patagonia

We also have some skeins of Madelinetosh Woolcycle Sport that are marked down for Black Friday.

Lynn’s Grid Gambit is another design from Samantha. Lynn enjoyed knitting the pattern and likes the fit of the finished Cowl.

The main yarn is Rowan Felted Tweed - colour 226 and Lynn used 2 balls. The contrast is Edition 3 in colour 2471. Lynn used one ball but didn’t have any yarn left over. 

Lynn and I were in the store early this morning to pull orders and start packing boxes. Thank you to everyone who ordered. Mr. UPS and Mr. Purolator picked up lots of boxes when we opened and they’ll be back on Monday to pick up the rest. 

We had a little bit of snow at my house this morning but nothing major. When I got into Ancaster the roads weren’t great and there were people snow blowing and shovelling their driveways. We had quite a bit of snow at the store - there are snow banks in the parking lot. My landscape company thinks about 4” in Ancaster. Friends in Dundas said that they had about 7” at their house. Hello winter!

How Now Funky Cowl

It’s almost time for Ambah’s Festive KAL.

This is the How Now Funky Cowl and the pattern should be available for purchase any day. You will find it here on Ravelry.

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Join us for the 2025 Ambah’s Festive KAL and knit yourself a gorgeous Wrap!  

How Now Funky Cowl & 3 other new patterns will be added to the Festive KAL pattern bundle, all to be published late November, 2025 ahead of the KAL start date. 

Grab some mini-skeins of yarn and whip up this fun project. It will be a fun addition to your cool-weather wardrobe and a perfect gift for someone special. Designed to use minis from festive yarn kits or those gorgeous yarn sets gathered over the year, the How Now Funky Cowl is also perfect to use up those teeny balls left over from your favourite projects. Fade it, work your colours in a more random order, alternate two colours for stripes or choose a main colour with some colour pops thrown in along the way!  

Choose between DK and Fingering weight yarn and a long or short loop and enjoy a colourful knitting adventure!

Emma’s Theme Packs are on sale for Black Friday. These would work great for Ambah’s Cowl.

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Last week I mentioned that we will be closed tomorrow (Friday November 28th). The store will be open from noon - 4pm.

Black Friday

Mr. FedEx was here early this morning with a shipment from Malabrigo. We received a restock of Arroyo.

These colours are new to us and are on the website. Hollyhock.

Indiecita

Indonesia

I’ve been working away on my shawl. Ask anyone who has knit the Nightshift and they will tell you that it is very addictive.

In case you missed the newsletter this morning here is the link. It has all the information on our Black Friday Sale.

Rowan Big Wool will be on sale for Black Friday. Here are some pattern suggestions.

These beautiful scarves are designed by Martin Storey and you can purchase the patterns on Ravelry.

Here is a link to more patterns on Ravelry.

Mohair Soft is another yarn on sale. Here is a link to the Mohair Soft patterns on Ravelry.

This photo was highlighted on my phone this morning. It is from November 26, 2018 from the Mirage in Vegas. Yes that is Siegfried.

Now back to knitting. Last night we watched Crimson Tide - a thinking movie. Tonight we are watching Major League. You don’t need any brains to watch this movie. Perfect for knitting. 

Drivers License

My Nightshift is growing. I’m using the new Noro Ito colours - 76 and 91.

It was a day of errands. I was at the spa this morning for a pedicure. Then home to work on the website and write a few newsletters. Everything is set for Black Friday - I’ll tell you about that tomorrow. I was happily knitting when I realized that I need to get my drivers license renewed. I went to Service Ontario on Upper James. BAD MISTAKE!!! It was nearly impossible to find a parking spot. When I got inside there was at least 50 people in front of me. You might not know this about me but I don’t like to wait in lines. I left and headed to Service Ontario in Caledonia. I live at the halfway point and should have gone to Caledonia first. I could park right in front and the lady working was playing on her phone because no one was there. I was in and out in under 5 minutes.

Dinner is finished and I’m going to my chair. I’m a bit obsessed with my shawl.

New colours of Ito which lead to a new project

Mr. FedEx came this afternoon just as I was leaving the store. We have two new colours of Noro Ito

Above is 76 and below is 91. They aren’t on the website yet - I’ll do that tomorrow.

Noro's Ito yarn is a kaleidoscope of color and texture that ignites the imagination. Ito is not just any yarn—it's a slubby, worsted weight wonder, crafted from 100% wool and packaged in generous 200-gram skeins boasting 437 yards of creative potential. Prepare to be mesmerized as you knit with Ito, as its ever-changing color spectrum unfolds before your eyes. One of Noro's most vibrant creations, Ito weaves together a symphony of hues, daring you to count the myriad colors dancing within each ball. A single skein of Ito is more than enough to knit a captivating scarf, but it also shines brilliantly when used for head-turning sweaters and statement accessories. Embrace the challenge and let your creativity soar with Noro's Ito yarn—where every stitch tells a story of color, texture, and endless inspiration.

This happened when I got home. I’ve been uninspired by my current knitting. It happens to everyone. I thought a new project would get me going. I normally pick colours that are very different so it will be interesting to see how this comes out. So far so good. What is the pattern? Andrea Mowry’s Nightshift (purchased on Ravelry). I’ve knit the shawl many times and enjoy it. The Nightshift also makes great blog posts - lots of colour.

Now to finish my tea and knit a few more rows. Once you start a Nightshift it’s hard to put it down. What is the next colour going to look like?

One Love Mystery KAL

The third clue is almost finished.

The pattern is easy to follow and becomes intuitive. I like how the colours are working. The yarn is Emma’s Crazy Beautiful Color for November. 

Take a look at the finished projects on Ravelry.

The Christmas tree is up.

I put up a purple tree in my bedroom. There is going to be a lot of Christmas in our house this year.

This afternoon dad and Beth made lemon loaf. It is a Starbucks copycat and it tastes so good!! Dad likes to help with baking.

Now back to football and my knitting.

Don’t forget that the store will be closed this Friday.