New Colours

Mr. UPS brought the first box from Hedgehog this afternoon and the second box should be coming tomorrow. We received Twist Sock, Alpaca Boucle, Oh So Fine, Kidsilk Lace and Hedgehog Sock Minis. The colours are amazing. I didn’t take anything home but there was a lot of temptation.

Superbloom

Seahorse

Avo

Crocus

Peachy Keen

Monsoon

Pond Life

When I got to the store today the phone was out. I didn’t have the energy to deal with Bell today so I’ll do it in the morning.

We are changing our hours for the rest of the summer. This will give me time to help get dad to his speech therapy in the morning. Closing an hour earlier on Saturday lets me get on my way to the cottage.

Now back to updating the website. Have a great evening!!

Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny is a new pattern (free pattern) from Hedgehog Fibres. You can download it on the Hedgehog website.

Simple top down stockinette cardigan with minimal shaping and relaxed fit. Rolled stockinette collar and ribbed hem. Light and Airy. Easy to wear and quick to whip up!

The cardigan is knit with Alpaca Boucle. 

Brenda shared pictures of her Alpine Bloom - she just separated for the sleeves. Oh my goodness. The colours are amazing! She is using Practically Perfect Sock Be Hoppy with Midsommar.

I put this Alpine Bloom combination together last week and forgot to add it to he website. Himalayan Salt and Water Witch. 

We were up early so we packed up and got on the road. I was in the store by noon and packed up orders from the weekend. These will ship tomorrow. Then I did running around.

Dad and Beth are back to the cottage tomorrow. The barge is meeting them to take across the trailer and more. Almost everything for the bathroom plus new couches. We never thought to sit on the couches when we bought the cottage. They are so uncomfortable. Mike, Jeremy and Chris are going along to help. I’m baking muffins and brownies as I’m writing. They won’t last long into the trip.

We had a great time at the cottage but I’m tired. I was on a roll with my knitting last night and stayed up too late. Once the brownies are out of the oven I’m going to knit a few rows and head to bed. 

Smallidays

We received the first of two boxes from Hedgehog this morning. There are 3 new colours of Twist Sock.

Puppy Love

80% Blue Faced Leicester wool and 20% nylon, superwash. Hard-wearing fingering weight yarn with a high twist in the ply. Great stitch definition, best suited for sock knitting. That tight twist will keep precious hand knit socks in shape wash after wash after wash. Soft, yet durable and machine washable. Best of both worlds! Sold in approx. 100g skeins/365m.

Daisy Chain

Dada

Emma’s Smalliday kits are available online for preorder. You have two options - pay in full for a discounted price or put down a deposit and pay the balance when the kits are ready to ship.

I am very excited for these. I am definitely getting one for myself in fingering weight but there could be a DK weight kit in my future as well.

Emma’s mom (Laura) designed this shawl for the 2021 Smalliday set. I really like the shawl and think that this might be what I make. But you never know because Ambah also has great patterns and she will bring out something this fall. Plus there is the new Laura Nelkin pattern coming.

Atenti Hope Baskets are online for preorder. 

It’s bed time at my house. Dad and Beth are leaving at 6am for the cottage. Three men from work are driving up a trailer full of furniture and housewares. A barge is meeting them to bring the trailer across the lake. I’m not going until Sunday morning. By that time everything should be in order. LOL. They are going to be too busy fishing.

Tiffany Waves

Hedgehog Fibres has a new pattern. This is Tiffany Waves and the pattern is free on the Hedgehog website.

Lovely two colour shawl with a beginner friendly lace border. The 'Oh So Fine' yarn is dreamy soft and is perfect for shawls and accessories that feel luxurious and plush.

Yarn: 2 skeins of Hedgehog Fibres Oh So Fine (100% Merino, 425m/100g), one colour each. Pictured in Kelp (A) and Taffy (B).

 

Needle: 4.5 mm/ US 7 or to obtain gauge. The shawl is worked flat.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 40 rows = 4’’/10cm in garter stitch, after light blocking

The shawl was designed in the new yarn Oh So Fine. The shawl can also be knit with Hedgehog Sock or Skinny Singles.

I was in the store briefly this morning to pack orders. Then I had an emergency dental appointment - I cracked a tooth on Friday. I really need to stop grinding my teeth!!!

Tomorrow morning I will be back in the store packing orders and hoping to meet Mr. UPS. There is an order coming from Spincycle. We have new colours of Trine coming. This is 82°.

Here is 11°

And 17°

I have errands to run in the afternoon. It’s under 2 weeks until Beth and I go away. Don’t forget that the store will be closed on Wednesday April 5th.

Fades and Snow

This is Stephen West’s Marled Fade Triangle (pattern purchased on Ravelry). It is the perfect project for the new Hedgehog Fade Packs.

All the irresistible speckled yarns out there are begging to become faded gradients. This top-down triangular shawl uses five speckled colors fading from light to dark. Hold two strands of yarn together, drop one color, and introduce the next color for a gradual marled blend. Diagonal ribbing decorates the fabric and makes the splashy speckles pop. The border fades into the darkest colors with voluptuous brioche ribbing. This expansive shawl is surprisingly quick to knit with the thicker gauge producing a squishy textured fabric.

Photos © Stephen West

Stephen West’s Dotted Rays Speckled Fade.

Chevron Shenanigans

The Big Marl is a free pattern from Hedgehog Fibres.

The big marl is a squishy pile of goodness that will keep you warm all winter long. Easily customisable for any size and combination of yarns. Why not try my rainbow technique for picking colours - use all of colours of the rainbow but eliminate at least one. In the example shown I used (almost) no green but all other colours were fair game!

Finished Size:
Approx. 120cm by 120cm.

Needle:
10mm circular needle, preferably with a long cable.

Gauge:
9 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch.

Yarn:
Any! This blanket used a mix of Hedgehog Fibres Aran, Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK, Hedgehog Fibres Sock, Hedgehog Fibres Sock Minis, Hedgehog Fibres Twist Sock and Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles. Lace weight yarns can easily be added.

You can use the Fade Pack and add in yarns from your stash.

Photos © Andrea Mowry

You can add two colours for Andrea Mowry’s Find Your Fade. We have over 125 colours of Hedgehog Sock so I’m pretty sure we can find something that works.

Andrea’s So Faded. 

You will need one more skein for What the Fade?!

I did a search on Ravelry for Fades and here they are. There are 12 pages of great patterns.

It looks like more snow tomorrow. YUCK!! I will decide in the morning if I head to the store. It will depend on when the snow starts. If I do go in I’m pretty sure I will be leaving early. The roads in my survey are bare but we are down to one lane. I’m not sure what is going to happen if we have the 15-20cm of snow they say we might get.