Coming Soon

The Big Brown Truck should be visiting on Tuesday with more colours of Lore from The Fibre Co.

The Fibre Co had different combinations of Meet Me at Midnight in their booth at TNNA.

Like the perfectly aligned hands of a clock at midnight, the exquisite center spine stitches of Meet Me at Midnight are designed to beautifully meet in the middle. (Be sure to check out those edge stitches too, which are are equally divine!) These features, combined with fun and surprisingly simple to knit bands of mosaic and texture will make this knitting project one you’ll not want to put down. 

Meet Me at Midnight is an elongated triangular shawl, knit flat, from the top down. Its gorgeous mosaic pattern is surprisingly simple to knit, using just one color per row to create stunning results.

Meet Me at Midnight is gorgeous all knit up with The Fibre Co’s Lore. My sample is knit using 2 high contrasting shades for the mosaic sections, plus one light/mid tone shade for textured bands in between. Please note that I used almost the entire skeins of Colors B & C. 

Processed in a mill in England’s historical textile region of West Yorkshire, Lore is made of 100% lambswool from the Romney sheep breed also referred to locally as Kent lamb. It is an honest woolen spun DK weight yarn that blooms into a beautiful knitted fabric after washing.  Garments made from Lore will wear well and are perfect for everyday and special adventures alike.  We named this yarn Lore to honour the stories we create with wool. Great stories happen to those who knit them.

I placed an order this morning for more stitch markers. These are so cute. We should see them at the beginning of September (which isn't that far in the future) - they are being shipped from British Columbia.

They come in a very cute decorative tin.

We have a guest for the weekend. Meet Sammy. Sammy is Roko's half brother. They have the same parents - Sammy was one litter before Roko. They could have been twins.

Beth tried to tell me that Sammy is afraid of the dishwasher, vacuum, broom and toilet bowl cleaner. It was her excuse so that she didn't have to clean this weekend. I'm going with Sammy doesn't like me sitting at the computer so I can't work anymore.

Lucy and Sammy love each other. Beth took this picture at work. They're always together.

New Accessories

I love this picture from Cocoknits. We received two big boxes of accessories today.

Donegal Cottage Tweed Sock has a new home. It finally made it into the fingering weight room and is sharing space with tosh merino light.

I started the I-Cord bind off last night but didn't get it finished. Alex has taken it home and will finish the cast off and block. It'll be in the store next week.

Speaking of Spincycle, I just paid an invoice and more yarn will be here soon. Maybe by the end of next week. All skeins will be Dyed in the Wool.

Ghost Ranch, a brand new colour, will be in the box.

Andrea Mowry used Ghost Ranch for the Montana Mountain Cowl.

Photos ©Andrea Mowry

Cold Comfort is also coming - Andrea used this in her new Stonecrop Sweater.

There will be a surprise colour in the box. Something I didn't think we would be able to get for a few months, if at all. More on that over the weekend.

Now it's Guthrie time. Lynn has finished the first sleeve and is way ahead of me. I need to get going.

Donegal

We had another visit from the Big Brown Truck today. Yarn from Meadowcroft Dyeworks. We have new colours of Donegal Cottage Tweed DK. This yarn is perfect for a Hipster.

We have new colours of Donegal Cottage Tweed Sock as well.

In yesterday's boxes from Sirdar we had another brand new yarn. Meet Jewelspun.

Sirdar Jewelspun Yarn gives stunning colour variegation. Inspired by intense jewel-like colours, the aran yarn gives you the look of hand-spun yarn, with complementary shades running throughout.  

Jewelspun is 100% acrylic, and is lightweight and easy to care for. The colourful yarn is machine washable and makes for a practical choice.

This is a 200gram ball with 500m on it. It is an aran weight which means it knits to a tension of 18 sts = 4" on 5mm needles.

There are great ladies patterns for this yarn (that we have in stock) but I was thinking about this yarn for little ones.

I have four rows to knit and the I-Cord bind off to do and then I can say that my Nightshift is done. Big Brother is on soon and I should be finished before bed so that my blocking angel can take it home from work tomorrow.

I'm trying to get our Knitters' Fair booth planned. Every time I think I have the perfect set up something else pops into my mind. In the past I would make sketches on paper. By the time the show came I had a huge pile of paper. Now I use my iPad and can erase and start again. I'm going to sign off and erase to start again. I had a bit of an 'aha' moment in the store today.

Bunnies

Diana came in with a brand new sweater. It looks great and fits her beautifully.

Diana hasn't been a fan of sweaters - they take too long, they don't fit... Now she's a believer.  So much so that she bought yarn for another sweater.

The pattern is called Newleaf (purchased on Ravelry). Diana used Rowan Felted Tweed for the body and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool for the yoke.

Bunny just arrived. It is a new yarn from Sirdar that makes the cutest baby outfits. The yarn is super soft.

It is 100% nylon that you can wash in the machine but it should be laid out to dry.

We have two bunnies that live under our back deck. They love to snack on flowers in our garden. We've watched them on their hind legs reaching up for the flowers so we are taking a new approach. Beth bought a bag of carrots for the bunnies. Every night we throw another one out and hopefully this will satisfy them.

I did not finish my Nightshift. I'm moving to the knitting chair now.

Wooden Shoes

If you are looking at Joji's patterns, don't forget about Lemongrass. We used Cascade Eco + for our store sample.

Here is a chart showing how many skeins you need

The sweater is knit from the top down and the cables are only on the front.

Lynn is wearing the store Lemongrass here. She also knit one for herself because she liked it so much.

Lynda finished the knitting on Birch. It will be blocked and shipped later this week. I can't wait to feel the Cashmere Haze.

We took my dad's Uncle Bert to dinner tonight. Swiss Chalet of course. Uncle Bert is in his 90s and it's great to hear his stories. The big discussion tonight was wooden shoes. My dad was born in Holland and came to Canada when he was 9. For some reason dad and Beth were talking about wooden shoes at work today and Beth didn't believe that they actually wore them. She thought they were just decoration. No, they wore them. Apparently they weren't as uncomfortable as you would think they would be.

From wikipedia

A klomp (plural klompen) are whole feet clogs from the Netherlands.

Approximately 3 million pairs of klompen are made each year.^[1] They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs. However, some Dutch people, particularly farmers, market gardeners, and gardeners still wear them for everyday use. Outside the tourist industry, klompen can be found in local tool shops and garden centers. 

The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE mark and can withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than steelcapped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.

A little bit of information to complete your evening😘.

Ambah O'Brien #KnitAugust

After playing with Spincycle yarns this week I needed to knit with some. My Nightshift came out to play today. It's almost finished. I think I have 26 rows to go.

My colours are
Nostalgia
Heart Sigh
Neveruary
Melancholia
Cataclysm
Robin's Egg

Ambah just put posted on Facebook that the Orianna Wrap is today's discounted pattern. I love this shawl and really need to make it. (I better live to 180 with all the projects I need to knit).

Day 19 of #KnitAugust - enjoy 50% off Orianna Wrap for the next 48 hours, no code needed

Cast on Orianna and have fun knitting as you play with subtle textures and colour transitions. Sometimes fingering weight yarns are held together with co-ordinating Kidsilk lace strands, but other times they are held singly and alternated to add to the textured effect. Stripes and lace also combine to further showcase the contrasts and textures. The result, a luxe wrap cosy enough for the coolest of days will certainly be a beautiful addition to your wardrobe. Keep your colours muted or play with bold choices; the options are limitless.

This is Lucy's friend Tux. They love to play. Lucy lays on the ground and Tux jumps all over her. When we take her for a walk she always pulls towards Tux's house to see if he can come out and play.

Now back to knitting. I want to finish my Nightshift by Tuesday evening so that it can be blocked for the Knitters' Fair. I also need it finished so that I get back to Guthrie.