A present for me

Mr. Canada Post brought a box from Fleece Artist this morning. We have lots of Thrum Mitt kits. I won’t get these online until next week but if you stop by the store on Saturday they will be in a basket for you to choose one of the amazing colourways.

This afternoon Mr. UPS brought me a box from Hedgehog Fibres. They sent me this beautiful gift. 

Now I need to find the perfect fade pattern. I think it will be Andrea Mowry’s What the Fade?! (Pattern purchased on Ravelry)

Photos © Andrea Mowry

I was afraid to knit this when it first came out because of the Brioche. I really like knitting Brioche and don’t know why I was hesitant. Andrea explains it very well in her pattern and there are many videos online.

Thank you to everyone who brought in more hats. I have a big box full and we’d love to fill another one. 

Dad and Beth played with paint today. A touch of green.

White

It’s time for The Amazing Race and Survivor. 

Black Friday

I got up this morning, got dressed and went outside to run errands. My car was covered in ice. YUCK!!! I came back in and started working.

New JUL shawl pins are on the way.

There will be a restock on Sea Turtle and Tree Frog Shawl Sticks.

An order has been placed for Sirdar Snuggly DK and Knitter’s Pride needles.

Lynn knit another hat for #GivingTuesday. She used Cascade 220 Superwash Grande. We had some yarn leftover from a store sample. We didn’t weigh the yarn to see how much she had to start. Not very bright on our part.

The pattern is called Tamitik and you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

My next job was to work on Black Friday. There is a tab at the top of the website saying Black Friday. More items have been added and more could be coming.

Our Black Friday sale will start at 4pm EST on Thursday November 23rd and will run until 8pm EST on Monday November 27th.

There will be no in store shopping on Friday November 24th. We will be closed to pack orders and start shipping. The website will be available to place orders online.

The store will reopen Saturday November 25th at 9am and will be open until 4pm.

There is no free shipping during our Black Friday sale. Free shipping on Canadian order over $200 will resume Monday November 27th at 8pm EST.

Please note that the sale pricing will not show up until the sale starts.

The sale pricing isn’t going live until 4pm on Thursday but here’s a sneak peek at a few

The Della Q Maker’s Satchel will be $50 off.

Hedgehog Fibres 24 Days of Minis Advent Calendar will be $50 off.

Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted Tweed is on for a steal. $7 off a ball. You read that correctly. This will make the yarn $9 a ball. We don’t have room to put it on the shelves so we’d like it to move to your house. 

We used 5 balls to knit Andrea Mowry’s Honey Moss shawl.

Lynn is wearing the second size of Andrea Mowry’s Weekender. The sweater was knit with 5 balls.

Oh - I forgot the most important one. Everything online and in the store (including sale items) will be 10% off. This starts at 4pm on Thursday.

Someone is ready for dinner. Fred gets his food in the corner and when we start making everyone’s bowls he sits with his head on my chair waiting.

Jolly

You still have time to knit some Jolly Wee Elves for the holidays. The pattern is from Churchmouse (you can purchase it on their website). They suggest a fingering weight yarn (like Le Petit Lambswool or any sock yarn) or a DK weight yarn (like Rowan Felted Tweed).

These little handmade pals, created by Jennifer Evans, are perfect on the holiday mantelpiece, tree, or packages. But they’ll celebrate any season cheerfully! Originally designed for fingering-weight yarn, we love them just as much a bit bigger in DK-weight yarn. Once we started knitting them, we just couldn’t stop!

With elves, it's certainly true that the more you make, the merrier! They’ll naturally all turn out a little different, but you can make them even more various: Taller. Shorter. Plumper. Thinner. All green for St. Paddy’s day. All pink for your Valentine. All white for a snowman with a smart black hat and coal buttons. Once you’ve got the hang of it, the only limit is your imagination. Knit up a whole neighborhood of wee elves!

These elves live on my mantel. Cathy made them for me.

Here are some Elves that I knit with Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok on 3.5mm needles.

I used the Holiday Cheer Woolstok Bundle from Blue Sky Fibers. There are 7 colours, 3 skeins each. The green and red elf were knit with just under 3 skeins. The grey elf was knit with 2 skeins. I have enough in my cream skein to knit at least one more face. The scarves don’t take much yarn.

We’ve been trying to figure out what to do with the bedroom walls at the cottage. Right now they have paneling. Think 80s basement paneling. Beth did some searching online for different options and she found one using wood pallets. Search ‘wood pallet walls’ online and you will see pictures of what we are thinking of doing. 

Dad’s winter job is to find pallets on job sites. They found two crates made of pallets at a business near the yard. The pallets were at the road so Beth asked and we were given them. Mike took the forklift and brought them to the yard and dad is pulling them apart. 

Beth has gone to the hardware store in town to purchase paint. Tomorrow dad is going to try whitewashing some wood. He will be practicing on old wood in the yard - not these great pieces from the pallet.

When I was looking for Elf pictures I found this one of baby Jackson. That is a ball of Dream State by his foot. Thankfully all the dogs (including Fred) know that yarn is off limits.

 

Happy Sunday

Are you looking for a fun easy knit? The DRK Everyday Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry) is a great project for yourself or as a gift. 

 From Andrea Mowry

I love having patterns that I can return to time and again. Those special designs that work as a blank canvas so that you can add your own special touches - handspun yarn, stripes, fading, using up odds and ends to create ever-changing, unique knits. A pattern you can relax into as you knit it again and again. For me - that is the DRK Everyday Cowl, with its soothing garter stitch and polished slip stitches and I-cord edges. I’ve already knit 5 myself, and have no plans of stopping anytime soon! 

This cowl is knit flat, on the bias, and seamed at the back neck to create a cowl that wears like a triangle shawl (with none of the fuss!) This pattern includes sizes for the whole family! 

BONUS
As mentioned above, I’ve knit quite a few of these - including a couple faded versions. I thought it would be fun to include my fading notes, as a fun bonus for you in the pattern itself! I created my fades by diving into my stash for fingering weight yarn that I held double for a marled fade! You can check out my project page here!

Your yarn choices are endless. There are a lot of projects on Ravelry and knitters used Malabrigo Rios, Madelinetosh DK, Spincycle Dream State and Dyed in the Wool, Rowan Felted Tweed, Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK, Cascade 220 Superwash Merino….. You can also take fingering weight yarn and double strand it. 

Photos © Andrea Mowry

It’s a short post tonight - the Grey Cup is on. The weather is great tonight. We were at the game in 1996 when it was snowing and cold. Lots of snow and very cold. 

Kitten Soft

Alexis (Cold Comfort Knits) has another new hat pattern. You can purchase the pattern for Fluffberg on Ravelry.

What do you get when you combine three strands of mohair and a meditative pattern you just can’t put down? An ultra-decadent, light-as-a-feather, feel-good knit that will have you adding mohair to cart on repeat. Kitten soft, but deceptively warm, this hat weighs so lightly you’d barely know it was there…if it didn’t make such an impressive impact! Use one colour…or two, or three. Fade it. Colour block it. Fluffberg is a virtual blank canvas for mohair lovers, designed to bring joy to knitters and wearers alike.

We’ve got you covered if you’re looking for mohair.

Lynn was tidying on Thursday and found my Clementine Cowl. The cowl is knit with two skeins of Dyed in the Wool.

This slipped stitch polka dot pattern is a simple way to add a beautiful texture to Stockinette stitch. Knit in the round, the finishing couldn’t be more simple. Enjoy the color play as you watch this pattern unfold.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

I made up new kits today - coming to the website next week.

Melancholia and Robin’s Egg.

Purse First and Dear Diary

Nostalgia and Dead Reckoning

Havana and Pick Your Poison

Nicoya and Water Witch

As I was leaving I made another combination for The Shift - 3 colours the same. These three skeins are all Every Rose. I will add these to the website on Monday. 

It was a long day today - thanks to everyone who visited. It’s time to put my feet up.