Gifted: Felted handbag FREE pattern

perfect with a felted flower or two!

Yarn Substitutions (200m worsted weight wool):


Araucania Nature Wool (1 skein, $11 each, wash with vinegar when felting) Colour Variation

Infiknit Hemp Wool (1 skein, $10)

Galway Highland Wool (1 to 2 skeins, $7.50 to $8 each)

Istex Lopi Lite (2 to 3 skeins, $4.50 each)

Sublime english mohair (2 to 3 skeins, $8 each) MULTI COLOURED

Brown Sheep co. Lamb's Pride Worsted (1 to 2 skeins, $10 each)

Noro Kureyon (2 to 3 skeins, $10 each, wash with vinegar when felting) MULTI COLOURED

Filtes King Extra merino (2 to 3 skeins, $10 each) MULTI COLOURED

Naturally Merino & Fur (2 skeins, $14/solids, $20/multi) MULTI COLOURED

Naturally Sensation angora & merino (2 skeins, $14 each)

Manos Del Uruguay (2 skeins, go up a needle size, $15/solids, $20/multi)

Gifted: FREE Vintage Emboidery Patterns

it ain't just about knitting - vintage embroidery patterns!

Coupon: 20% off @ Chapters on Nov 21st

Enjoy 20% off all regularly priced books in store at any Chapters,
Indigo or Coles location across Canada.*

Pick up the latest new releases, award winning fiction, hot
cookbooks, great children's classics and more.

Go to chapters.indigo.ca/friendsdeal for your coupon or print this
email and bring it to the store to enjoy the discount.

Pass along this special offer to your friends & family.

* Offer valid Sunday, November 21, 2004 in-store only on regularly
priced books. Coupon or email must be presented at time of purchase to
receive discount. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer,
including iREWARDS discount. In Nova Scotia, Friends & Family Day will
take place at Chapters and Indigo stores on Sunday, November 21st and
Coles stores on Monday, November 22nd.

Gifted: more flower power - Free Pattern

more flower power!

Araucania Nature Wool, 100% wool
Naturally Sensation, 70 merino/30 angora
Naturally Merino & Fur, 70 merino/30 possum fur
On Line Tessa, 100% superwash wool
Filtes King Extra, 100% merino wool
Rowan Kid Classic, 70 lambswool/ 26 mohair/ 4 nylon
Reynolds Odyssey, 100% merino
Brown Sheep Co Lamb's Pride Worsted, 85 wool/ 15 mohair

Gifted: mittens Free Pattern

cold hands, warm heart, need mitts

Yarn Suggestions:

Brown Sheep Co Lamb's Pride worsted (85% wool, 15% mohair from USA)

Araucania Nature Wool (100% wool from paraguay)

Gaulway (100% wool from england)

lopi light (100% wool from iceland)

Filtes King Extra (100% merino wool from Italy)

Naturally Sensation (70% merino wool, 30% angora from New Zealand)

Naturally Merino & Fur (70% merino, 30% possum from New Zeland)

Dale Sisik (from norway)

Gifted: make flowers! free pattern

Crochet flowers

Gifted: make lots of flowers! Free Pattern

knit felted flowers!

flower references: Knitted Embellishments by Nicki Epstein

here is another free pattern (no photo)

Gifted: hottie Free pattern

making hotties in a soft yarn will make you friends for life


Yarn Suggestions:

Rowan Kid Classic (70% lmbswool, 265 mohair, 4% nylon, from england) YUMMY!

Brown Sheep Co Lamb's Pride worsted (85% wool, 15% mohair from USA)

Filtes King Extra (100% merino wool from Italy)

Naturally Sensation (70% merino wool, 30% angora from New Zealand) SOFT!

Naturally Merino & Fur (70% merino, 30% possum from New Zealand) WARM!

Free pattern: slouchly leglets

Size
- one size fits most, 27cm long x 13cm wide; slouchy fit
- to make leglets larger add 4 sts, to make them smaller (kids size) subtract 4 sts.
- if you choose tpo substitute a dense wool (ie. like a lopi, lamb's pride, etc) add 4 stitches
- to make leglets tight work in a K1, P1 rib on a 9mm needle

Time
- knitters experienced with circular needles: about 2 to 2.5 hours

Materials
- 8mm/40cm circular needle
- 100m polar weight yarn (photo: 2 balls Lang Sanaibar, 50g/50m, $10 each)
- Crochet Hook (for tucking in ends)

Suggested Yarn Substitutions
2 skeins Twilley's Freedom Wool
(50g/50m, $5.50 each): soft, airy consistency, 100% wool

1 skein Rowan Chunky Print
(100g/100m, $22 each): thick & thin, 100% wool

1 skein Filati Bretagna Donegal (add 4 stitches)
(100g/100m, $15 each): tweed, 100% wool

3 skeins Gedifra Gigante
(50g/30m, $11 each): nubbly consistency, 100% wool

3 skeins Filtes King Keope
(50g/38m, $12.50 each): soft boucle, kid mohair, merino , etc

3 skeins Filtes King Kolibri
(50g/33m, $18 each): soft & fluffy, 100% alpaca

3 skeins Needful SanBernadino
(50g/35m, $8 each): soft & thick, wool blend

2 skeins Stahl Landlord
(50g/50m, $9 each): multicoloured, thick & thin, 100% wool


Directions
- Cast on 28 sts
- Row 1: work in K1, p1 rib for 1 row.
- Row 2: work in K2, P2 rib until piece measures 25.5" from cast on edge
- work 1 row in K1, p1 rib.
- cast off in rib
- weave in ends, block if desired. weave in fine elstic thread if desired.

☺ Slouchly Leglets pattern by Haley Waxberg, Knitomatic, 1378 Bathurst St, Toronto ON M5R 3J1, 2004, knitomatic@gmail.com.

COPYING IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY!

leglets

new kit - diagonal striped scarf

new kit in store on tuesday: Diagonal Striped Scarf (pictured here in Filtes King Kolibri, 100% Alpaca from Peru). Available in a variety of quick to knit yarns & colours for men & women. from $40 to $50

new Jane Ellison book for NORO

new noro for kureyon, silk garden, etc. from 11 to 14 skeins.

new noro

from 3 to 5 skeins kuryon/silk garden; from 6 to 8 balls of debbie bliss cashmerino aran (or substitute)

new noro book

from 9 to 11 skeins of kureyon/silk garden.

new noro book

from 14 to 17 skeins kureyon/silk garden

new noro book

3 skeins kureyon/silk garden, 2 skeins of debbie bliss cashmerino aran

new noro book

from 7 to 11 skeins of kureyon/silk garden