Finished Quill

Diana dropped by yesterday afternoon with Quill. The blanket/shawl is beautiful. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

“This ethereal shawl or blanket is an homage to traditional hap shawls of the Shetland islands. These beautiful, utilitarian shawls were made and worn to protect the wearer from the harsh weather conditions of the Scottish Isles. The wavy lace motifs on the broad border were often used as a canvas for color experimentation (like our striped variations), but haps are equally stunning in a solid color, where natural shades of wool allow the delicate textures to shine. The pattern calls for fingering-weight yarn, but it can be upsized easily using sport, DK, or even worsted weight. Quill is the quintessential heirloom baby blanket, one that I’m proud to say has warmed many babies in the Flood family over the years!” — designer, Jared Flood 

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory may be worked from written or charted instructions.

We used 4 skeins of Emma’s Super Silky for the store sample which is the larger size. Any fingering weight yarn will work.

It was raining this morning so I took a few quick pictures outside. We’ll do better pictures the next time Lynn is in.

Things are gearing up for LYS Day. I received this in an email from Knitting Fever this morning. Purchase more than $50 of their yarns or needles on LYS Day and you can enter to win a set of Lykke needles. 

What counts towards the $50?

• Noro 
• Kureyon
• Silk Garden Sock
• Akari
• Ito
• Queensland Collection Kathmandu Aran
• Juniper Moon Patagonia
• All Lykke needles and hooks

In store or mail order purchases qualify. 

I will be sharing more about LYS Day as it gets closer to the day.

I put my sleeve stitches on holders and I’m working down the body. I talked to Lynn this morning and she is 4” ahead of me. 😂. We’re watching The Fugitive and I’m knitting away. 

My Knitting

My cardigan is growing. Someone asked today if you could make the collar shorter. I don’t see why you can’t - just work less rows and make it the length that you are comfortable with.

We were supposed to receive a shipment of Patagonia today but the FedEx driver decided to mark that the store was closed and they didn’t try to deliver. No I wasn’t pleased. We should have our boxes tomorrow morning and I will get the yarn online. 

Beth and I had computer problems this evening and couldn’t get it resolved. We decided to turn it off and try again tomorrow. I hope I don’t dream about it tonight. 😂 The worst part is that it cut into my knitting time so I didn’t get as much accomplished as I had hoped. Wish us better luck tomorrow.

A Day of Knitting

I have been following Tif Neilan on Instagram for quite some time. I finally sent her an email to ask permission to share her pictures on the blog. This is her latest design and you can purchase the pattern for Variations Cowl No. 1 on Ravelry.

Variations Cowl No. 1 - A sport-weight cowl worked flat with unique shaping, finished with a three-needle bind-off. This design features an exposed seam, meant to be worn visibly at the right-front side.

This rhythmic design features textural stripes of Interrupted Garter stitch worked with two separate yarns in each section, encouraging color-play and exploration! The easy-to-remember stripe pattern is repeated from beginning to end, with color transitions recurring throughout. The shaping is divided into three distinct parts to create the unique finished shape.

The cowl is knit in sport weight yarn. A few yarn options are

• Rowan Felted Tweed
• Juniper Moon Patagonia
• Malabrigo Arroyo
• Emma’s So Sporty
• Spincycle Dyed in the Wool
• Starke 6 or Edition 3

I will be sharing more of Tif’s patterns in future posts. There are quite a few shawls and scarves that I really like.

It was a day of knitting.

I finished the 7.5” of ribbing on the collar and started into the cardigan. The short rows are finished and now I’m working back and forth. I am making my cardigan with the knit side facing.

Dad made muffins after dinner. He takes his job seriously! Beth is doing a puzzle.

I’m writing while the muffins are in the oven. The timer has gone off, the muffins are out and I’m going back to my knitting. Happy Sunday.

Another great Tanis Lavallee design

Tanis Lavallee released a new pattern today. You can purchase the pattern for the Ostara Cadigan on Ravelry.

I own a store bought cardigan that I have a real love/hate relationship with. I love the shape and style of it, I love that I reach for it all the time and that it goes with everything, but I hate that it pills and falls off my shoulders and I especially hate that every time I wear it someone asks me what pattern it is and I have to explain that it’s store bought. Nothing against store bought sweaters, we all have them! But the look of utter disappointment on people’s faces when I tell them that is more than I can bear. So, I did what any sane knitwear designer would do and I took the ready to wear cardigan as a jumping off point, kept the features I liked, got rid of the features I hated, and created my ultimate cozy cardigan pattern! Now I can proudly share my favourite cardigan pattern with everyone who asks.

The cardigan is knit in worsted weight yarn so you have many options.

I swatched for my DRK Everyday Cardi. I know - it’s not a very big swatch and it wasn’t blocked but I have enough here. LOL. If it comes out the wrong size it is totally my fault for being lazy!!! I’m working on the ribbing and it’s taking forever. I can’t wait to get into the stocking stitch.

I chose Arranmore Light from The Fibre Co. The colour was on the shelf but never on the website. I will reorder it because it’s perfect for the cardigan.

I just got home from work and I’m going to knit while Beth makes dinner.