What's On Our Needles

Pattern: Elliana by Jacqueline van Dillen

Yarn: Brighton Beach by Queensland Collection

This sweater contains sweet feminine touches like a lace pattern, a ballet neck and a flattering drop sleeve. Knit with an amazing linen, cotton, acrylic blend yarn, Elliana will be your go to sweater this spring and summer!

Pattern: 39-6 Terracotta Dreams by Drops Design

Yarn: Cirrus by Juniper Moon Farm

Y'all, if you haven't done a project with Cirrus yet, you need to RUN, not walk to the shop and get some! This yarn is amazingly soft and is perfect for baby blankets and so many other projects. This blanket looks much more complicated than it is - you will memorize the pattern within a couple of repeats and just enjoy the soft squishiness of it all!

Patterns: Granny Square Jacket by Lion Brand Yarn

Yarn: Coastal Cotton by Queensland Collection

Granny Squares are so easy and oh so trendy right now. This jacket has a simple construction and pairs perfectly with Coastal Cotton. Come pick out your favorite colors (or the colors of your favorite team) and get started on your jacket today!

Pattern: Angela by Jody Long

Yarn: Coastline by Jody Long

The sleeves and the waistline on this sweater are so unique and beautiful! The pattern consists of simple straight forward knitting and various shaping techniques.

Recently Completed Projects

Pattern: Garden Walk Shawl by Karlie Paige

Yarn: Eco Twist by Queensland Collection

From Ravelry.com:

"The Garden Walk Shawl was designed for the evening walks in your garden after all the work for the day has been done! You can slip this airy shawl over your shoulders and admire all the work you have put into your garden!"

We have to warn you that this is Kitty's new favorite yarn, so look out! If you stop by the shop when she is there you will probably leave with this yarn and one of the many projects she has completed or has on her needles!

Pattern: Talise by Louisa Harding

Yarn: Provence by Louisa Harding Yarns



Talise is a shallow-depth lace-edged scarf knit point-to-point in one piece. It uses Provence, a self-striping cotton, linen, and viscose blend that creates a light, beautiful drape.

We have several great colorways of Provence in stock so there is bound to be one that fits your style!

Pattern: Heavenly Baby Blanket by Joyce Nordstrom

Yarn: Cirrus by Juniper Moon Farm

A beautiful pattern and an amazingly soft cotton yarn are truly a match made in heaven! Heather cast on the called for number of stitches and used almost all of 5 skeins of yarn to make a nice large blanket for her niece.

Pattern: Tufa Cowl by Catherine Salter Bayar

Yarn: Tufa Cowl Kit by Urth Yarns

From ravelry.com:

Resembling its namesake soft porous limestone, Tufa is a light yet warm fiber mix of dense rhythmic textures with airy spaces in between.

Tufa is knit with two strands of Urth yarn held together - one strand of 16 fingering (100% merino) and one strand of Bonmoher (60% Mohair

40% Silk).

April Dream in Color Pop-up

A gentle gray scattered with splashes of blue and yellow, Playing in Puddles feels like rainy sidewalks and the thrill of jumping into puddles in bright boots just as the clouds begin to lift.

With the purchase of two skeins, you will receive the Cloudburst Shawl pattern for free!

Local Yarn Store Day

 

Please plan to join us on

Saturday, April 26th 

to help us celebrate locally owned brick and mortar yarn shops.

Come in and check out our new yarns.

Workshop - Tuesday, March 10th

Join Heather on Tuesday, March 10th (10am - 2pm) to get a new project started or to revive an old one! 

Heather will help you to make sure you have everything you need to start a project or get you back on the right track with an old one. Cost is $20 per project. Space is limited. Click here to sign-up via email

Recently Completed Projects

Pattern: Striking by Dream in Color

Yarn: Practically Perfect Sock by Emma's Yarn and Aerial by Berroco

Striking is an asymmetric shawl with a exciting border of super soft luxury silk mohair. This project is super soft and squishy and also a very fun knit!

Pattern: Sophie Scarf by PetiteKnit

Yarn: Cosette by Dream in Color



The Sophie Scarf is a quick knit that will be the perfect gameday accessory! It is worked back and forth in one piece, from tip to tip in garter stitch with built-in i-cord edges. The smaller size Sophie Scarf reaches around the neck once, while the larger size can wrap around the neck twice.



Pattern: Rib and Rust Scarf by Annemiek de Bruin

Yarn: Yarn: Cosette by Dream in Color

Oh so soft and heavenly to wear, this scarf is perfect to keep in your bag or car for "just in case" it's cold at the movies or restaurant or wherever! This simple one skein project can be adapted if you have more or less yarn. You start casting on a few stitches and then you increase at the middle and sides.

What's On Our Needles?

 

Pattern: Bobbalicious Set

by Debbie Bliss

Yarn: Sami by Amano and Victoria Sponge DK by Alice’s Wonderland of Handwork 

From Ravelry.com:

Debbie Bliss’ Toddlettes collection is designed for toddlers from 12-36 months. This one, Bobbalicious, comprises an adorably bobbly cardigan, the sweetest little bonnet with bobbly edging, leggings with a bobbly hem and a darling cravat - just the most precious gift knit for little toddlers in your life!

Patterns: Winter Wonder Washcloth by Olga Vogel
Moss Stitch Washcloth by Ned and Mimi

Yarn: Coastal Cotton by Universal

Washcloths make a great small project to take with you to the doctor's office, carpool line, etc. Just leave a bag in the car with yarn and a crochet hook (or knitting needles) so it is always there when you have a few spare minutes to create! These washcloths would be perfect for that - simple but beautiful - and you will smile every time you use one. Coastal Cotton is amazing to work with and at $6.50 - $8.50 a skein you can't go wrong - click here to see all of the great colors we have in stock!

Here are three knitted washcloth patterns you may want to try: Grandmother's Favorite, Mother's Day Cloth, Spa Day Facecloth.