A Great Easy Project

This three-button wrap is a great, very simple project. It is just a large rectangle with one buttonhole and three buttons. You can wear it in any number of ways. I photographed two. You can just pull it over your shoulders like a shawl when you are chilly. Fasten the bottom button to show off all three. Like this:Or, toss it over a shoulder and button it like this:

Just look at what a beautiful neckline that makes.

Mary knit this in Plymouth's Alpaca Boucle. My photography doesn't do the yarn justice- it is a gorgeous heathered green with a tight looped boucle. Like all alpaca, it is very soft and very warm but lightweight even though it is a little bit chunky. It is a fairly quick knit for any fast knitters still looking for a holiday gift to knit.

'Tis the Season

Join us

Saturday, Dec. 6

for a

Holiday Celebration and Sale
25% off all yarns

10% off needles and books

and Refreshments!

Oh no, another project!

We just got in the new Ella Rae book today.
I. LOVE. THIS. BOOK.

These are my three favorite sweaters:

I need to start one of these sweaters but I need an excuse. So, does anyone want to start a knit-along? Pick a sweater and let's knit it together! As always for our knit-alongs, we are offering 20% off the yarn for the project.

For Men Only

We just got this great cashmere scarf kit in from Jade Sapphire designed especially for men. With seven patterns and a choice of seven manly colors with names such as GQ Green, Burly Blue, Five O'Clock Shadow, each scarf will be one he'll be proud to wear. This is a great holiday gift- both as a knit scarf for a non-knitter or as a kit for a knitter.
And by the way, I don't actually think these need to be limited to men only.

Doggie Knits Book Event

A very big thanks to Corinne Niessner, author of Doggie Knits, Sweaters and Accessories for Your Best Friend. She was in on Saturday helping our customers learn to measure their dogs for a perfect fitting knit sweater. She also brought in samples from her book for the dogs to try on. We had a great time. I even got a couple of pictures of the dogs trying on some samples. What wonderful models! I can't believe how patient they were while being dressed. Don't they look adorable?

Above: Dobby is trying on a work in progress.

Below: Camille and Dobby are modeling some samples.

Sidewalk Sale- Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24

It's SIDEWALK SALE time again. This time we are going to stay inside. But we are still going to have tons of great deals. Come in and see what we have in our $2 bins. Stop by early for the best selection.

Fall Colors

Although I am way past school age, every Fall I still get that "shopping for school clothes" excitement. I love the rich, dark colors of Fall. I just love the way the yarns look on the shelf. The picture above is of old favorites Silk Garden and Kureyon by Noro. As always, Noro outdid themselves with colors in interesting, wonderful combinations this season. Below I have pictured "The Chunkies"-- Twinkle's Soft Chunky (new for us!) and Gedifra's Highland Alpaca. Chunky knits are huge for Fall. There are books that feature both yarns with very fashion-foward patterns. The patterns using chunky yarns have become much more interesting than seasons past. Once again, the only problem is how to decide on a manageable number of projects to work on!