KNITTING RETREAT.......

Just a note to let everyone know...A strong desire to Brush out the Cobwebs has come over our guild....
.....A KNITTER'S GARDEN will be closed on Fri-Sat-Sun April 3-4-5....
Along with Purling Petals, we are attending a Knitting Retreat...I'll post pics and info when we return...Hope to bring home to my garden a few new ideas and projects...

My husband and girls will be around, but they will not be of help to any of you, please just hold off your visit until Weds-Thurs-Fri-Sat, April 8-11...Everything back to normal again....until....Saturday, April 18th, Shop Closed Again..... I am vending at the Stratham Middle School for their..."Seabreeze Quilt Show". Check back for more info when I have more to tell.

And, of course, do not forget "The Granite State Knit In" on Saturday, June 6...Plenty of time for updates on this but keep the date open...Loon Mountain Ski Lodge for the day...Lunch, Classes, Shopping, Guest Speaker, Raffles and Yarn...Yarn...Yarn...And Lots of Kindred Spirits...

I leave you now with one thought...
Keep Those Needles Clicking!!

Easy As Pie Vest...

I have been wanting to make myself a vest forever. Peace Fleece's Zayga Fog colorway has been speaking to me for quite some time. So, I just had to do it! A very simple and basic vest pattern, from PF themselves, but of course with a twist! I was teaching a lovely 12 yr old young lady, Caroline, how to make a cable scarf when she asked me what I was knitting. I preceded to tell her about my vest, she then very quietly suggested I rip out what I had to incorporate a cable..."It will be worth the trouble of ripping out the front to start again" She told me...She impressed me with her tenacity...and I was taught to do what I was told!! I did it. She and I together, chose a cable pattern right then and there.....4 days later....I am finished and have worn my vest 3 days in a row because I LOVE THE CABLE, the Idea, how it came to be and Caroline!!!!! Thank You Girlfriend!!!!

Pattern I have Always Loved...

I didn't think I could pull this Cable Pattern off but guess what......I DID!!

I have always admired the Woven Cable in Relief but didn't think I had the knowledge or ability to succeed with it. I, of course, couldn't knit it in a straight pattern, that would have been WAY to easy! I had to design a Circular Headband and Cowl...after 3 attempts, cursing, coffee and more cussing... and just plain aggravation, I did succeed. I have printed the patterns in very understandable script for all to follow. I will be bringing the pattern and pics to the printer and the availablity is on the horizon...

The Garden Series...Second Edition

The waiting is over...Announcing the Second Edition of the Garden Series Handpainted Yarns..."Sweet Clover"...A lovely cuddley soft worsted weight yarn produced in a Superwash of 220 yards per skein...Wonderful for a lacey scarf, infant blanket or 5 hour baby sweater...Swing by and feel for yourself...