Lantern Moon Interchangeables are Back in Stock

Mr. Canada Post stopped by this morning with a box of Lantern Moon and KnitPro (Knitter’s Pride) needles. The website has been updated. 

The Heirloom Interchangeable Needle Set contains 10 pairs of 5” needle tips.
The needle tips are made of our prized liquid silk finished Ebony wood, which provides a smooth glide for all yarn types. The 24K plated brass connector ensures a smooth join between the cord and the needle tips, which are perfectly shaped for ease of knitting.

Set of 10 pairs of 5” Interchangeable Tips
US Sizes: 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11
MM Sizes: 3.0, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, & 8.0mm

Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Cords & Accessories
3 Swivel Cords - 24" (60cm), 32" (80cm) & 40" (100cm)
(Cord length denotes complete needle length)
4 Wooden End Caps, 2 Tightening tools & 5 Colorful Tassel Stitch Markers

The case is made with Khadi silk, a historically significant Indian material. The exterior features lovely floral motif embroidery. Inside there is room for multiple interchangeable needle tips and cords. The zippered case keeps all contents safely stored and organized. These needle sets are designed by artisans for generations of use by skilled knitters.

All Lantern Moon interchangeable sets are back in stock. They are available online and in the store. If you aren’t sure about a full set we have tips and cords available as well. These are beautiful needles to knit with. 

The Ancestry Interchangeable Needle Set contains 9 pairs of 4” ebony needle tips.
The needle tips are made of our prized liquid silk finished Ebony wood, which provides a smooth glide for all yarn types. The 24K plated brass connector ensures a smooth join between the cord and the needle tips, which are perfectly shaped for ease of knitting.

Set of 9 pairs of 4” Interchangeable Tips
US Sizes: 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
MM Sizes:3.0, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 & 6.0mm

Nylon Coated Stainless Steel Cords & Accessories
2 Swivel Cords - 16" (40cm) & 20" (50cm)
(Cord length denotes complete needle length)
4 Wooden End Caps, 2 Tightening tools & 5 Colorful Tassel Stitch Markers

The case is made with Khadi silk, a historically significant Indian material. The exterior features lovely floral motif embroidery. Inside there is room for multiple interchangeable needle tips and cords. The zippered case keeps all contents safely stored and organized. These needle sets are designed by artisans for generations of use by skilled knitters.

Yesterday afternoon I did an order with Biches & Buches. The shipment will have a big restock of Le Petit Lambswool, Le Lambswool and Le Petit Silk & Mohair. A few colours we need are out of stock and hopefully they will be available in a month or so.

And there will be new colours.

It’s way too hard to explain but we have boxes sitting with Canada Customs. There was a lot of paperwork to do due to changes with border services but it’s completed and the parcels will hopefully be released within the next few days. Next week we’re going to see a lot of boxes. 

• Addi needles
• Crazy Zauberball
• Malabrigo (4 boxes)
• Emma’s
• Biches & Buches (2 boxes)
• Spincycle

A huge shout out to Lynn for working today and tomorrow. Beth is away this week on a cruise so it’s me, dad and the dogs. Dad has a big tender tomorrow so he is needed in the office. Lynn coming in let me stay home with the dogs. Then we don’t worry abut dad getting them to work, out of the truck and into the office and then the reverse at the end of the day. Dad could do it but now I don’t worry - and worry is my middle name. Jackson would stay at dad’s side. Fred could go either way but Boscoe is a runner. 

Dad is trying to have an afternoon nap.

Have a good evening. I’m early today so that I can knit tonight. 

Swivel

Lynn and I started to make kits for Camp today. You might say ‘it’s still 6 weeks away’ and I will counter with ‘oh my goodness, we only have 6 weeks until Camp’. The kits will be in the store until Camp. They are in baskets and anywhere we can find a place to put them. These will give you some inspiration for choosing your own colours.

I decided that we needed a fall leaves version for the Douglas Cardi kit.

Mr. Canpar brought a restock of Lantern Moon swivel cords. Lynn swears by these. She uses them with her Knitter’s Pride Zing tips.

Lantern Moon’s swivel cords are ideal for knitting in the round projects. The cord rotates at the join so needle twisting is avoided as the knitter goes around. The 24K plated solid brass connector is threaded for easy put-on to needle tips. They are made of nylon coated stainless steel which uncoils easily and stays relaxed, with no twisting. They are available in 7 lengths from 8” to 49”.

Each pack contains 2 cords, 2 wooden end caps and 1 tightening tool.

These cords will work with your Knitter’s Pride tips and we have been told that they will also work with Lykke needles.

Tape measures are back as well. You can find the cords and tape measures on the website.

I was looking forward to watching the Jays game tonight but it is on Apple TV. The broadcast is painful. No more baseball tonight. 

I forgot that there is another Shift kit online. It was hard to leave the skeins in the store. The middle skein is Bright Idea and I have used it in 4 kits. I think I’m obsessed.

Hurry - Free Rowan Patterns

I totally forgot to add this to yesterday’s post. I’m early today to make sure it gets out to as many people as possible. Rowan has patterns that you can download for free until Monday.

Make sure you click on pattern only and then you will see FREE DOWNLOAD. You don’t have to sign up to download the patterns.

From Lantern Moon on Instagram

Here is a link to the post so that you can try and win the set.

Here is the link to Lantern Moon on Facebook.

Beth planted tulips in my garden Thursday night. One of my friends visited and chomped on one of them already 🤣. The rest of the garden is starting to come slowly. When I looked at pictures from 2 years ago the tulips were out in full bloom. This year we have stems but no flowers yet.

Working from Home

Beth and the dogs went to work this morning. We didn't have much snow in our neighbourhood but she said that the roads weren't great. I decided to work from home. I'm going between a newsletter and my post.

Knitting Barber Cords are coming tomorrow. The website has been updated.

Lykke ball winders and swifts are on the way to us. Maybe tomorrow but probably Monday. These are only available for store pick up. If you want one shipped please contact us and we will figure out the shipping costs. Please note that these are heavy = more shipping costs. We can not give free shipping if a ball winder or swift is in your order.

We will also have individual Lykke Blush tips and cords - both 3.5" and 5" tips. I have them on the website and when the box arrives I will update the inventory.

Mindy Sleeves from Lantern Moon have arrived.

Special tool case with 5 narrow sleeves for storing a variety of tools. A fabric flap at top and a magnetic dot closure keeps all contents in place.

Open Dimension : 4.5”h x 4.5”w

These slip nicely into your knitting bag and are great for holding cable needles, sewing needles, repair hook... 

Photos © Stephen West

Painting Squares is another pattern in Stephen’s new book.

This geometric design features a self-striping yarn as the main color with a solid contrast color. Slip stitch squares form an easy to knit check pattern. The edges are framed with I-cord and the cast on/bind off technique creates the jagged edge.  

You can easily customize the length of this fabric by binding off early or continue to work the pattern repeat for a longer size.

Stephen used Zauberball Crazy with a fairly solid fingering weight yarn. I say fairly solid because it can have a bit of variation but you don’t want a crazy handdyed yarn with 15 colours in it - you won’t see the stripes from the other yarn.

The pattern can be purchased on Stephen’s website.

I knew we had the Olympics starting soon but didn’t realize that soon was this week. This will be the first time I don’t have an ‘Olympic project’. I don’t want to start anything because there is a new Andrea Mowry pattern coming next week that I want to start. I am going to use the Olympics as a time to finish projects. It will be a race to see how many I can cast off. There are quite a few that are very close.

I wrote this post earlier today and then sat down to knit. I pulled out my Inclinations Shawl that was almost finished. I knit 6 rows and cast off.

Beth claims that this doesn't count because the Opening Ceremonies hasn't happened at the Olympics. I claim that it does count because events were on TV last night.

Now I'm onto project #2.

New Arrivals

It was a very happy delivery day today.

Mr. UPS brought a huge box from Spincycle and two boxes from madelinetosh.

Mr. Canada Post brought a box of Zauberball Starke 6.

Mr. Canpar brought in the new Lantern Moon products.

This is Neveruary Dream State - a discontinued colour. I love it and use it a lot so I contacted Spincycle and asked if they could make me a batch. We have a lot now.

Meet Light-Years Dyed in the Wool. This is a fun colour. 

We received more skeins of Sugar High.

A new kit for The Shift using Sugar High, Light-Years and The Castle.

The Meadow Drawstring Bags from Lantern Moon.

This charming bag features two embroidered sheep on a soft natural cotton background. 
The drawstring cord easily cinches it closed for secure transporting of small projects and tools.

The Lantern Moon Repair Hook.

Ebony cable needles.

You can see all the Lantern Moon we received on the website.

I didn’t have time to open the madelinetosh or Zauberball. We’ll have fun tomorrow.

I mentioned that I love Neveruary. This is my Nightshift that I see when I open the store door every morning. Neveruary was used.

Another Nightshift with Neveruary.

My Inclinations Shawl has a skein of Neveruary in it.

My cowl is growing. I carry it around in the larger of the Knit Sacks which is big enough to hold my Maker’s Board.

It’s going to be an early evening. The last two nights I was up late watching football.