The winners are

Sorry this is going to be a really quick post today. I didn't get a chance to start one earlier today and now Beth and I have to run to Toronto for a meeting.

I wanted to let the winner of Sweet Shawlettes know that they had won. We picked the name in a very scientific manner. My parents are driving home from Myrtle Beach and called to check in at noon. I asked my dad to pick a number. He chose 8. The eighth person to comment won a copy of the book. Irene P-please email me your mailing address. If you look under About Me in the top right corner it says Contact Julie.

Guess what-it gets better. I was told that I can give a second book away so my dad picked 17. Jane Prater-you won a book as well. Taunton Press will be mailing you each a copy of the book.

Here is a quick look at my knitting. I still have one side seam to sew up (on the right side of the picture which is why it is hanging a bit funny). Almost all the ends are sewn in so it will be ready in time to pack on Thursday.

This is the Short Row Triangle Scarf in Classic Elite Liberty from a few posts ago. I told you that I loved Liberty. I couldn't help myself. It will be great airplane knitting.

Have a good evening-hope you get to stay in and knit. :)

Sweet Shawlettes

At the beginning of December I received an email from Jean Moss asking me to participate in a blog tour for her new book Sweet Shawlettes. I'm flattered that Jean and her partner Phillip thought of me and asked me to join.

In early January an envelope arrived in the store with a copy of the book. WOW! There are patterns available for cowls and capelets but Jean takes these to a higher level. When you start flipping through the book you think you have found the one that you want to make. Then you get to the next page and there is another that you have to have. Easy to knit stocking stitch. Cables. Entrelac. Lace. Fair Isle. Intarsia. Take your pick of different knitting techniques. Her yarn suggestions are amazing-most are done in Rowan.

Harlequin
Yarn: 2 skeins Rowan Colourscape Chunky
Needles: 6.5mm

I like it over the shoulders but am really liking it doubled around and worn as a cowl. I like it so much that I have started making it for myself.

Ceilidh
Yarn: Rowan Lima
Needles: 4.5mm and 5mm

Did you know that Ceilidh is the Gaelic word for party?

Twine
Yarn: Rowan Big Wool
Needles: 12mm

It's all in the twist: The secret to Twine's wonderful, woven-rope look is the final step, which makes a rectangle into a twisting Mobius strip of alternating textures.

Bronte Fichu
Yarn: Rowan Purelife Renew
Needles: 4mm

I didn't know what a Fichu was so I Googled the word and found this on wikipedia

A fichu is a large, square kerchief worn by women in the 18th century to fill in the low neckline of a bodice.

Drift
Yarn: 2 balls of Rowan Big Wool
Needles: 12mm

Easy cables, plenty of rest rows and virtually no finishing.

If you go to Jean's website you can see all the amazing cowls and capelets from the book.

Here are the other participants in the blog tour. Do you see these names? We are talking big names in the knitting industry. I have been very nervous about my post. So nervous that it has been written many times over the past week.

Tues 3 Jan  Wendy Knits Wendy Johnson  

 Wed 4 Jan  Knitgrrl Shannon Okey

Thurs 5 Jan  Yarnagogo Rachael Herron

 Fri 6 Jan  The Knitter Rosee Woodland

Sat 7 Jan  Rhythm of the Needles  Joanne Conklin

Sun 8 Jan  Knit Purl Gurl  Karrie Steinmetz

                Mon 9 Jan  Craft Sanity  Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood
 Tues 10 Jan  Planet Purl  Beth Moriarty

Wed 11 Jan  Sunset Cat  Stephannie Tallent 

Thurs 12 Jan  A Really Good Yarn  Julie Schilthuis

Fri 13 Jan  knit 1 chicago  Lynn Coe

Sat 14 Jan  Go Knit In Your Hat  Carol Sulcoski

Sun 15 Jan  Redshirt Knitting  Erika Barcott

Mon 16 Jan   In The Loop  Cheryl and Ellen

Tues 17 Jan  WEBS  Kathy Elkins

Wed 18 Jan  Zeneedle  Margene Smith

Thurs 19 Jan   Knitspot  Anne Hanson

Fri 20 Jan   Urban Yarns  Alexa Ludeman

Sat 21 Jan  A Friend to knit with  Leslie Friend

Mon 23 Jan  Tentenknits  Margaux Hufnagel

Tues 24 Jan  Fancy Tiger Crafts  Amber Corcoran

Wed 25 Jan  Chic Knits  Bonne Marie Burns

Tues 26 Jan  The Panopticon  Franklin Habit

The book can be purchased from Chapters/Indigo online right now and we will have copies in the store in the next week.

Do you want to win a copy of the book? 

Please leave a comment (these can take a few hours to show up on the blog) including your name with last initial that you would like the book. You have until noon on Monday, January 16. We will put all the names in a box and draw a winner. I will post the winner's name and ask them to send me their full name and mailing address. Taunton Press will send the book directly to you. If I didn't already have my copy I would be entering asap!

Thank you again to Jean and Phillip. The book is amazing.