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Hedgehog
Today we made up kits for Andrea Mowry’s Find Your Fade. The top set is Twist Sock and below we made up a kit with Skinny Singles. Photos © Andrea Mowry.All colours of Hedgehog Alpaca Boucle are...
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My socks are growing
I made it to the toe. The socks are enjoyable. The colourwork adds interest - I think I would be bored if I was going around and around in one colour.I finished a surprise project tonight and will...
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Afterthought Heel
The first sock is ready for it’s heel. This shows why you block when finished your knitting. My stitches aren’t lying flat and when blocked it will look a lot better.The turquoise line of stitching is...
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Sea Glass, Mustard Seed and Wild Rose
The Cocoknits tape measures arrived today. They are so cute. After years of requests, we have finally made our own version of a tape measure - in Sea Glass, Mustard Seed, and Wild Rose (aqua, yellow,...
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Fleegle Heel???
Andrea Mowry has a new sock pattern.These are the socks I cast on again and again. Simple enough for an adventurous first time sock knitter, and available in 11 sizes so that you can make a pair for...
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It Happened
I had to try the cast on last night. I was right. Follow the video and you can do the Turkish Cast On. The first few rows are awkward but keep going. A suggestion is to take thicker yarn and larger...
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Blocked
My Shift adaptation in Rasta is finished. I think she is looking for mistakes 😘It’s big enough that Lynn could pull it over her shoulders.I used 3 skeins of Rasta and 10mm needles. I will be adding...
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Feathers
Alex finished her Birds of a Feather. It is gorgeous. Alex was lucky that the shawl got back in the car with her. I love the colours. She used Uschitita in the colour Feather.Happy news. Hedgehog is...
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Cathy and Lynn
I was getting a lot of pictures from Cathy and Lynn last night. They were trying to outdo each other with Christmas decorations. These are from Cathy. My goodness. They are so cute.This is the SnoBuddy...
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Skylights
Are you following Melanie Berg on Instagram? I totally missed posting this on December 1. Melanie has an Advent Calendar for knitters - every day she offers a discount on a different pattern.The...
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Socks and more
Jennifer finished her Sparks. They look so cozy!! Jennifer used a skein of Hedgehog Twist Sock and a ball of Crazy. I am not the best at colourwork but I pushed through and ended up really enjoying it....
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A Day of Andrea
Mr. Canada Post left a box from Lynda this morning. She finished my Honey Moss and it is stunning! The shawl is knit with Universal Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash. Lynda used 4 balls with just a little...
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Cashmere
We have new kits on the way from Rowan - the Glory hat and mitts.Cosy up in Rowan's new Pure Cashmere! Create this on trend hat & fingerless mitts set with just 2 hanks of the world's finest...
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Minikins
It’s always a happy day when Ms. UPS shows up.We received a big box of Freia Minikins. I have a lot of colours to add to the website. I've started but there are still a few to go.Here is a link to...
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We have a guest blogger tonight
Lynn has been working on a new sweater. I ‘suggested’ that she write about it for tonight’s post.Here is a picture of my progress so far on Arboreal by Jennifer Steingass. She published this pattern a...
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Skystorm
Stephen West has a new shawl pattern called Skystorm (you can purchase it on Stephen’s website).Skystorm is an asymmetric top-down shawl knit in garter stitch with stockinette stitch texture stripes....
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Work or Knit?
We're excited about a collaboration happening between Madelinetosh and Shibui. Madelinetosh has dyed Merino Light to match colours of Shibui Silk Cloud. These yarns will not be available on the website...
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Scrappy
Stephen West has a new pattern called the Modular Inlay Wrap. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.This garter stitch design is a graphic statement piece knit with fingering weight yarn. The fabric...
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Chevrons
Jen Steingass has a new pattern. Meet the Recollect cowl.This easy moebius cowl is knit in the round in a tube. Alternating garter and stockinette stitch chevrons create an interesting texture and...
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Clouds
Ms. UPS brought a lot of boxes this morning. The Shibui Silk Cloud is amazing.Two boxes came from Malabrigo including a few colours of Rasta. Lotus and Glazed Carrot. I check Malabrigo’s site every day...
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