Showing posts with label Birds of a Feather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birds of a Feather. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Birds and Turtles

Sometimes you just need a quick and easy knit. The Sunday Cardigan fits the bill.

The Sunday Cardigan is knit from the top down with one strand of Inca Wool and two strands of silk mohair held together throughout the work. The yoke is knit back and forth in rib and shaped with increases. The button bands are knit simultaneously with the rest of the cardigan, so you do not have to pick up stitches at the end. The body and sleeves are knit in stockinette stitch and are finished with a wide rib edge. The sleeves are extra-long. The neckband is folded in and sewn to the wrong side. The button holes are constructed at the end by widening up a hole in the knit fabric (and are thus not worked as you knit the button band); they are secured and shaped by sewing along the edges of the button holes with buttonhole stitches (sewing).

Photos © PetitKnit
The cardigan is knit with one strand of worsted weight yarn and two strands of lace weight mohair. Your options are endless.

Here are all our worsted weight yarns and mohair.

Sarah has knit many PetitKnit patterns and has great success with them.

The one question I am asked about their patterns is figuring out how much yarn you need.

400 (400) 400 (500) 500 g Inca Wool from Hjertegarn (100 g = 160 m)

This is for the worsted weight. If you are making the first three sizes you need 640m of yarn (4 x 160). The next two sizes are 800m of yarn (5 x 160).

125 (150) 150 (175) 175 g Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting For Olive (25 g = 210 m)

This is for the mohair.

For the smallest size you need 1050m (5 x 210). The next two sizes 1260m. The last two sizes 1470m. It looks like more yardage for the mohair - it is because you are using two strands. You need 525m per strand for the smallest size. 

I hope this makes sense. If you are ordering yarn and having problems with the amount of yarn to purchase, please email me and I can help you.

I added some Birds of a Feather kits to the website today. The kits are Soul Single and Soul Mohair from Old Soul Fiber Co.









The yarn from Turtlepurl is on the way to us. Once it arrives in the store I will post about it showing all the colours. I will also give the time when it will be live on the website. We have 50 sets on the way so I want to give everyone the same opportunity to order.

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Lots of Shawls

 It’s pretty shawl day at The Needle Emporium.

Diana dropped off her latest project today and was wearing a beautiful shawl. This is her Passeggiata knit with the Back to Basics minikin kit. This colourway wasn’t on my radar but I think it should be. Diana said she tried to plan out the colours but then decided to just wing in. The combination looks fabulous.

She has yarn in her hand to knit Only Good Vibes for me. We are using Hedgehog Alpaca Boucle and Skinny Singles in the colour Artichoke.


You can purchase the pattern for Only Good Vibes on Ravelry.

Photos © Melanie Berg

Diana knit Birds of a Feather for me. You can purchase the pattern on Andrea Mowry’s website. It is gorgeous. The colours are so bright and cheery. I love it over black. Imagine it over a jean jacket. Or a white summer dress. We used Soul Single and Soul Mohair from the Old Soul Fiber Co in the colour Pink Panther.





Now I want one in every colour!!!

It’s almost time for bed. More stupid dreams last night. I think I was worried about our Fantasy Football. I had reason to worry because it was very close but we ended up winning. This is what Yahoo said about us after the draft - they weren’t kind and ranked us last. We showed them. 



Friday, December 04, 2020

Feathers

Alex finished her Birds of a Feather. It is gorgeous. Alex was lucky that the shawl got back in the car with her. I love the colours. She used Uschitita in the colour Feather.

Happy news. Hedgehog is sending us some Sock. We didn’t think we would see this until the new year. If you are waiting on one of these colours, send me an email and I will send an invoice to make sure you get your yarn the minute the box is opened.

  • Artifact
  • Birthday Cake
  • Cereal
  • Crush
  • Daydream
  • Fool’s Gold
  • Graphite
  • Harvest
  • Jelly
  • Liebling
  • Magpie
  • Monarch
  • Petrol
  • Plume
  • Poison
  • Pollen
  • Raku
  • Rosehip
  • Spell
  • Urchin
Tin Can Knits has a new pattern called Embers.

With deliciously textured colourwork, Embers is a perfect project for playing with colour, and using up precious odds and ends!




You can purchase the pattern on the Tin Can Knits website. I haven’t been to their website in a while and it has been updated. There are some cool features on each pattern page. Anything in turquoise is a link to more information.

If you click on view pattern details this comes up

I chose Woman ML (40”) and this came up

Very detailed information for each size.

There is a hat to match and the pattern is also available on the Tin Can Knits website.


Friday, October 09, 2020

Artichoke

This is the Radvent Throw from Ambah.

Knit yourself a gorgeous throw to treasure over the years to come, for yourself or as a gift for that very special someone. Each square is designed to use a mini-skein of yarn, perfect for a 24-colour set. Or use up those lovely leftovers you’ve been saving and create a memory blanket of all your favourites. Alternately you could make a monochromatic version with your favourite colour; the options for you to express your creativity are endless. Designed for 24 colours, the Radvent Throw could easily be made larger or smaller to suit you.

A geometric lace motif is worked in each square that join together to create diamond patterning.

Each square is knit centre-out, working in the round and joined together with a simple crochet join

The pattern will not be available until November 30 but you can purchase it now and it will be in your library when it is released

Read more about Ambah’s Advent KAL 2020 here.
Imagine this knit in one colour - it would be an amazing heirloom throw.

Alex stopped by today to pick up the latest issue of PomPom and brought her knitting to show me. She is making Birds of a Feather with Uschitita’s Feather colour. It is gorgeous. I am fairly confident that when she is finished she will give it to me. 😘


As I was getting ready to leave the store Mr. UPS came with a box from Hedgehog. Surprise!

This is a new colour called Artichoke. I’m in love. It’s out of my comfort zone but there is some mauve running through it. This is going to become a Birds of a Feather for me. I love how the shawl drapes and it feels so light.

The website has been updated.
Spark is growing. The main colourwork chart is finished and now the pattern is mindless. I hope for lots of knitting time this weekend.