New Accessories

We have brand new Cocoknits accessories. Meet the Notions Cup, Notions Dish and Notions Tray. These are available online and in the store.

These are magnetic and great for keeping your accessories organized beside your knitting chair.

Our magnetic Notions Tray is designed to keep tools and small accessories close by - like a YARN SNIP, TAPE MEASURE, or ROW COUNTER.  Whether you're knitting, crocheting, quilting, or looking for a cute desk organizer, this PLA tray will be your new favorite accessory. The sleek design securely holds your pins, paperclips, and stitch markers with its strong magnets. The sides prevent pencils from rolling off, while the pleasantly curved angle allows easy retrieval of stitch markers.

It is made of PLA (100% biodegradable plant fiber) and is petroleum plastic-free. Three embedded magnets keep your metal Cocoknits notions secure and can also hold the COCOKNITS NOTIONS DISH and COCOKNITS NOTIONS CUP (sold separately). 

I didn’t take a set home for myself but will definitely get them when our next order arrives which should be before the end of the month. It’s already been placed with my supplier.

Last night.

Tonight. 

It’s early to bed for me. We’ve been busy this week in the store (thank you to everyone who visited and bought online) and my body is begging for a good, long night of sleep.

Super Absorbent Towel

Lynn was in today to help me. She put away a lot of Madelinetosh that arrived last week and then she moved around Felted Tweed. 

Same but Different (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a beautiful cowl but the pictures I took last week didn’t do it justice. Thank you Lynn for modelling. We used one ball of Felted Tweed (197) and one skein of Dream State (Neveruary).

Same, but Different is a bandana style cowl, knit flat from the top down, similar to a triangular shawl. The distinctive patterning is simple to create, using the mosaic knitting technique. Carefully designed to integrate seamlessly from top to bottom, those captivating spine stitches are the prominent characteristic of Same but Different! But wait, there’s more … SBD also features a split seam at the back and a continuous I-cord bind off, for a beautiful and professional looking finish. 

The delightful shades of Spincycle’s Dream State combine beautifully with a dk weight yarn to create a unique and one of a kind knit accessory. Simply choose your favorite combo for an engaging knit you’ll not want to put down. 

Same but Different includes fully written and charted instructions. Each section is thoughtfully explained to guide you from start to finish. I highly recommend following the video tutorial provided in the pattern for the I-cord tab cast-on.

My Alpine Bloom is almost dry. I used my Cocoknits Super Absorbent Towel and it worked wonders.

Our Super-Absorbent Towel speeds up the process of drying hand washables by absorbing excess water from your garment before air drying. Made from a lightweight felt-like cloth, it soaks up much more water than a regular bath towel. By gently removing excess water and shortening drying time, our towel will help your knits look their best for years to come. 

Packaged in a reusable linen drawstring bag to minimize packaging waste.

• Towel made of 85% cotton; 10% PET polyester; 5% PE
• Dimensions: 39” / 1 m x 63” / 1.6 m
• One towel
• Drawstring linen storage bag

After soaking the garment, spread the piece on the towel and roll from one end to the other, jelly roll style. Kneel or step barefoot on the rolled towel to remove as much moisture as possible. Unroll the towel and gently hang or lay item flat to air dry.

Hang towel separately and allow to dry completely before folding for storage. Wash in cold water and air dry thoroughly before storing. Do not dry in a machine.

Tomorrow night I might be able to graft the lace edgings onto the sleeve. 

Now it’s time for football, baseball and knitting.

Super-Absorbent

Mary bought one of the new Cocoknits Super-Absorbent Towels and used it over the weekend.

So the new blocking towel has been tested on a 52” man’s sweater…aran weight and it was amazing!!!

Saved my hands from trying to squeeze so much water from the soaked sweater. After rolling it in “the" towel, it was amazingly free from excess moisture, but enough that I could give the sweater a good “block”.

Best part was that I wasn’t left with 2 or 3 beach towels to launder after the process. Instead, the new towel was simply hung to dry, and was dry a couple of hours later. 

These will be great for non-knitters who simply want to launder their sweaters…..and of course, knitters will LOVE them!!

Great Christmas gift.

Julie….I’m not making this up……at first I thought it was a piece of quilt batting, but there’s something special in the fabric that just sucks up the water!

Thank you Mary for sharing. I brought one home to try it myself. 

This is the Follow Your Path Hat from Stephen West. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

During the first year of publication, 100% of pattern sales for this hat will be donated to Mind, a charity in the UK that supports people experiencing mental health issues. You can read all about Mind here.

Choose two color of DK or worsted weight yarn to knit this hat from the bottom brim to the top crown. One solid color of West Wool Tandem frames the beautiful marled and self-striping colors of Spincycle Yarns Dream State. The hat is knit with one color at time as you slip stitches, so it’s very easy and fun to knit. Wear the brim folded for extra warmth and enjoy your colorful new hat!

Photos © Stephen West

Mr. UPS brought a box of pompoms today. These are from McPorter farms and are all faux fur. Some are on the website and I will keep working to get the rest up.

The front windows are blocked off so that the dogs can’t see out. Boscoe barked for a bit and now he’s nice and quiet. Lucy is crying. Her dad left her - he’s outside.

I looked out the window and saw a golf cart. What a great way to get around.

Happy Halloween. I’m going back to the pom-poms.

Lots of New

I spent time unpacking today.

There’s nothing quite like the lush, cosy feeling of handknitted socks! Quick and satisfying to make, small and portable, socks remain one of the most frequently handknit items today.

Following the wonderfully successful Knit How, our essential beginners knitting book, and our pullover compendium Ready Set Raglan, Pom Pom brings you Ready Set Socks, an exploration of sock designs for new and advanced knitters alike.

A collaboration with legendary sock maven Rachel Coopey, Ready Set Socks is our ultimate guide to sock-making! Get ready to experiment, discover the magic that is turning a heel, and become a seasoned sock knitter. 

The book includes ten unique patterns in both 4-ply / fingering and DK-weight versions. From simple and speedy stocking and ribbed socks, to fancy mosaic knitting colour combinations, you’ll be sure to find your perfect pair with this compendium of patterns to come back to again and again.

Ready Set Socks is a new book from Pompom. It is available online and in the store. 

We have new products from Cocoknits. 

Our Super-Absorbent Towel speeds up the process of drying hand washables by absorbing excess water from your garment before air drying. Made from a lightweight felt-like cloth, it soaks up much more water than a regular bath towel. By gently removing excess water and shortening drying time, our towel will help your knits look their best for years to come. 

Packaged in a reusable linen drawstring bag to minimize packaging waste.

Julie from Cocoknits did an Instagram video showing how the Towel works.

These eco-friendly nylon mesh cylinder bags keep your knitted and crocheted pieces, or any delicate washables, from stretching or snagging in the wash. Cocoknits is committed to avoiding and reducing plastic waste wherever possible, so the Sweater Care Washing Bag is woven of yarn made from recycled plastics. Use it to provide your knitted items the care they need to last for a long time, because your hand knit and crocheted pieces should be the ultimate in slow fashion. The Small Sweater Care Washing Bag is the right size to wash accessories or small garments. The Large Sweater Care Washing Bag holds sweaters or other medium to large garments.  Whether machine or hand washable, the bag will help protect your knits and keep them looking great for years to come.

See all the new products on the website.

Julie knows that keeping our handmade sweaters beautiful requires a little care and some great tools. The Sweater Care Brush allows you to refresh and rejuvenate your textiles so they look their best and last for years. Not only does it depill and fluff up mohair and alpaca, it removes lint and other fibers from clothing and household fabrics. 

The natural boar bristles are much more effective and less staticky than the usual synthetic bristles. The smooth oval body is comfortable in the hand and made from sustainable bamboo. The cotton twill handle completes its functionality and beautiful look.

Packaged in a reusable linen drawstring bag to minimize packaging waste.

This sturdy jute tote bag, with strong handles, is perfect for corralling all of the Sweater Care Collection tools (sold separately). Jute is a natural fiber that is 100% recyclable and biodegradable. It’s the ideal size for a sweater quantity of yarn, veggies from the Farmer’s Market, or any time you need a reusable shopping bag.

The bag and Sweater Care products are sold separately.

After I got these boxes unpacked I received two large boxes from Rowan. I will try and get that online tonight or tomorrow (or Monday or Tuesday 😀)

I wrote earlier in the store and then almost forgot to hit Publish. The third baseball game of the day is about to start which means it’s time to knit. My Inclinations Shawl is growing. My goal is to finish the second colours by the end of the weekend. The shawl should be finished by the end of the month. Normally Alex does my blocking but I want to try the new Towel. Okay, who am I kidding?? I will give the towel to Alex for when she blocks my shawl.

Ingrid

This is the Ingrid Pullover from Petiteknit. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

The Ingrid Slipover is worked from the top down in a knit and purl texture pattern. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth and the sloping shoulders are shaped using short rows. Then stitches are picked up and knitted for the shoulders, which are worked separately and then joined to form the front yoke. The front and back yoke are joined at the underarms to form the body, which is worked straight down in the round. Rib edges are worked along the armhole openings and at the neck. The Ingrid Slipover is worked in a texture pattern, which consists of three different pattern sections, each one separated by an eyelet section.

📷 © PetiteKnit

The pattern calls for a dk weight and a lace but you can use a worsted weight single strand.

Cocoknits Stitch Fixers are back in stock.

It’s terrible when you are knitting along and suddenly notice that little stitch you dropped a few rows back. Never fear, Cocoknits to the rescue! I created a two-ended hook tool which makes it easier to pull a stitch up in garter or seed or any pattern with alternating knit and purl rows.

The new colours of Akari arrived this afternoon. I’m sitting down with the hockey game on trying to update the website. For some reason I can’t log in to add the photos to the colours. Technology is great when it works. Here are the colours

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29

32

I will get pictures of the actual balls tomorrow and update the website.

Beth and Jackson are at school and Boscoe isn’t very good at changing channels between the baseball and hockey game. I’m moving to the knitting chair with my knitting, my tea and the converter.