These cute baby hats were knitted by Martita, one of my oldest (not in age) and loyal customers. Would you have guessed that these were knitted on an antique sock machine? I have never seen one but they create some amazing works of art – and fast. We can add Martita to the list of Mini Mochi lovers.
Mini Mochi color 103 (left) and 112 (right)
Jennifer knitted her beautiful, lace socks on #1 needles in Mini Mochi color 103.
Dan’s socks were knitted in Mochi Plus color 562 with #6 needles. His sister’s going to love them!
Rowan’s new yarn for fall, “Lima,” has kicked off the knitting season! It’s been a huge hit – we sold 37 skeins the first day. The 15 designs (13 sweaters for guys and gals) in the pattern book The Lima Collection are not only great but very wearable. The yarn is a cabled construction which makes it plush, and the fiber content of baby alpaca, merino and a bit of nylon makes it extra soft.
12 heathered colors
“Brea” Sweater in color 882
Detail of cable pattern
We’ll be closed Sunday, September 6th. Remember to stop in next week when our shipments from Rowan and Cascade are due to arrive. Have a great 3-day weekend!
Most of us know about the curse of knitting your boyfriend a sweater. So if you’re on the fence you can safely knit him this hat, which requires 2 skeins of yarn and a weekend. Finally a great guy’s hat (that looks great on gals too)! Visit the store and get your free hat pattern with yarn purchase.
No it’s not a sinful pastry but the pattern that piques the most curiosity. So here’s the pattern for those who want to take on the challenge. It’s a bit tricky (not recommended with wine or TV), but fun once you get the hang of it. This 3-dimensional pattern which is part lace, part slip stitch is adapted from my favorite knitting pattern book, A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Vol 1 (there are 4 volumes), by Barbara Walker.
Look how different the pattern looks with various yarns.
GGH “Softkid”
Cascade “Pastaza”
GGH “Velour”
Double Brioche or 3-D Honeycomb
CO even number of stitches
Notes:
- Use 1 – 2 needle sizes larger.
- CO additional stitches for edge stitches (2 – 3 on each side).
- All slip stitches are slipped purlwise and with yarn in back.
- BO on the right side by knitting together the K1 and YO.
- YO: bring yarn to front before working next stitch.
Prep Row 1 (WS): *K1, YO, SL1; REP from *.
Prep Row 2: K1, *SL the YO, K2; REP from *; end SL the YO, K1.
Row 3: *YO, SL1, K2TOG (the YO and next ST); REP from *. Note: To do a YO as the first stitch, SL1 with yarn in front.
Row 4: *K2, SL the YO; REP from *.
Row 5: *K2TOG (the YO and next ST), YO, SL1; REP from *. Note: Make sure the YO goes over the needle and stays in back after completing this row. The YO will be made when you K1 at the beginning of Row 6.
Row 6: K1, *SL the YO, K2; REP from *; end SL the YO, K1.
REP rows 3 – 6.
