SALE Noro Prism Kits

Prism Kits

I wear this shawl all the time in the store, so much in fact that we had to make a second sample for the store.  People are constantly asking me what it is and how to make it. It's a free pattern from Ravelry, and is really easy - the yarn does all the work. Our samples were made with two skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock in two colourways: one main colour and one contrast colour (you can also use Noro Silk Garden Sock Solo for the contrast colour). The colours are carried up the side and alternated every other row - no cutting yarn, no weaving in endless ends.  Added bonus, it's on sale until the end of May!

Kits includes:

• 2 skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock (or Noro Silk Garden Sock Solo)
• pattern

Kit does NOT include:

• 3.75mm/US5-32" (or longer) circular needles
• stitch markers

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It's Crochet Day! FREE Artfully Simple Scarf (or Wrap)

Photo: Moogly

Artfully Simple Angled Scarf

This simple crochet scarf/wrap is a great project for crocheters of all levels! It's easy and makes a great gift. Use up stashed sock yarn or pick up that pretty little skein  you've been eyeing (I'm thinking some Madeline Tosh Merino Light might come home with me). 

• FREE pattern from Moogly
• 5.5mm hook
• fingering weight yarn: 420m (460 yards) 

Yarn Suggestions

• Cascade Ultra Pima Fine (cotton): 4 skeins
• Fleece Artist Trail Socks (merino & nylon): 1 to 2 skeins
• Madeline Tosh Merino Light (merino): 1 to 2 skeins
• Malabrigo Lace Baby Merino: 1 to 2 skeins (use smaller hook)
• Malabrigo Silkpaca Lace: 1 to 2 skeins (use smaller hook)
• Noro Silk Garden Sock: 1 to 2 balls
• Noro Silk Garden Sock Solo: 1 to 2 balls
• Noro Taiyo Sock: 1 skein
• Quince & Co Sparrow (linen): 3 skeins
• Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball: 1 ball
• Shibui Staccatto (silk & merino): 3 skeins (use smaller hook?)
• Shibui Silk Cloud (mohair & silk): 2 skeins
• Zen Yarn Garden Serenity Silk Single (merino, silk, cashmere): 1 to 2 skeins

Freebie Friday!

Photo: Espace Tricot

Firefly Tunic

Something light and cool, just in time for the weather to start warming up! FREE Pattern

Materials

Louet Euroflax Sport (5 skeins)
4mm/US6 - 29" & 16" circular needles

or

Cascade Ultra Pima (5+ skeins)

4.5mm/US7 - 29" & 16" circular needles

Photo: Espace Tricot

Photo: Espace Tricot

Photo: Knittyvritti

Rikke: Baby Style

Rikke Hat 

I made some quick Rikke Hats for my niece & nephew last fall, but getting pictures of those squirrely kids took substantially longer. Pictured above, Ben has adopted his as an inspiration cap, and wears it during his creative endeavours. 

The hat is very stretchy and elastic, a great garment that has grown with the kids! Also an added benefit, garter stitch is an excellent way to deal with yarns with colourways that pool.

• Cascade 220 Superwash Paints: 1 skein, colour 9916 Blues
• 3.5mm/US4-16" & 4mm/US6-16"circular needles
• 4mm/US6 double pointed needles
• Free Pattern
• Modifications: see our notes
• would also knit up beautifully using Madeline Tosh Vintage: 1 skein

New FREE Pattern: Spring Shoulder Shrug

Photo: Knit-o-Matic

Spring Shoulder Shrug

We whipped this little spring accessory up over the weekend. It provides that little extra layer that can be worn over your shoulders or around your neck - perfect for fickle weather! The yarn knits up soft and comfortable, and the colours are stunning Missoni-eque palettes. 

The Spring Shoulder Shrug makes a great gift too (people have already been trying to appropriate our store sample), and it makes a really quick & easy mothers day gift. The pattern is sized from Small to 4XL, and really fits just about any body.

Materials

• Berroco Espresso: 2 to 3 skeins show in colour 7962
• 8mm/US11 circular needles: size 24" & 29" (or 36")
• 3 jumbo locking stitch markers
• on Ravelry

Download the Free Pattern

Photo: Knit-o-Matic

Photo: Knit-o-Matic

Friday Freebie!

Photo: Berroco

Sun Prairie

• FREE Pattern
• Designed by Amy Christoffers
• Berroco Maya: 10+ skeins
• 4.5mm/US7 and 5mm/US8 needles

Freebie Friday!

Photos: O-Wool

Garden House Baby Blanket

The Free Pattern is written holding 2 strands of fingering weight yarn together, but it can also be made with 1 strand of machine washable worsted weight yarn (1 skein in each of 5 colours), such as:

• Cascade Avalon (cotton & synthetic)
• Berroco Vintage (wool & synthetic)
• Cascade 220 Superwash  (100% Peruvian wool)
• Berroco Maya (pima cotton & alpaca - 2 skeins of each of 5 colours)

You'll also need:

• 4.5mm/US7 needles
• tapestry needle

Don't forget our FLASH SALE also ends on April 11th! Take an Extra 20% off all Cashmere, Angora, and other select yarns, in store and online.

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Easter Freebie!

Photo: Olya Bagi

Flieder

Pattern is FREE until April 11th, so get it soon!

• SALE Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (2 skeins, white or ecru to get the look in the picture) 
• Shibui Silk Cloud (1 skein)
• circular needles 4mm/US6-16" & 5mm/US8-16" 
• double pointed needles 5mm/US8 
• cable needle
• 4 stitch markers
• Other yarns that can be used in place of the Debbie Bliss Rialto DK: 1 skein of Cascade 220 Superwash, Cascade 220, or Berroco Vintage

Don't forget our FLASH SALE also ends on April 11th! Take an Extra 20% off all Cashmere, Angora, and other select yarns, in store and online.

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New Store Projects: One Skein Cowls

I'm sorry it's taken so long to show off the store knits, we've been up to our ears in work (ie. yarn) and haven't had a chance to breathe, let alone take pictures and publish them.

People often ask me what is my favourite project to knit, and from the samples below it appears to be cowls, mostly because they are a fun way to see how a yarn knits up. Behold, a selection of One Skein Cowls - all freebies, all pretty simple.

Bulky Mobius Cowl

• 1 skein Malabrigo Rasta (lotus)
• 10mm (US15) -36" circular needles
• 1 Jumbo Stitch Marker

Malabrigo Rasta always surprises me. The colourways always knits up lighter, brighter, and prettier than they look in the skein. 

Bulky Ribbed Cowl

• 1 skein Berroco Borealis Tweed (5093)
• 7mm (US10.75)-24" circular needles
• cast on 92 sts

I kinds really love this new yarn, Berroco Borealis Tweed. It is of course soft and very scarf worthy. In the skein the texture looks very consistent, but knit up it has a bit of a mind of it's own (although far from a slubby yarn). It knitted up BEAUTIFULLY, the colour distribution is nice, and the colours really pop. It seems to do well in simple stitches, like a K2P2 rib, stocking stitch, brioche stitch, etc. It's definitely design-worthy (ie. I have a hankering to design with it). 

Easy Mobius Cowl in Borealis

• 1 skein Berroco Borealis (5087)
• 8mm (US11) - 36" circular needles (or 40" to 47")
• 1 jumbo stitch marker
• cast on 60 sts

Like it's cousin, above, Berroco Borealis is soft, has great colour, and knits up beautifully. I don't think the welts in the Easy Mobius Cowl show it off to it's best effect, simple stitches seem to be key (see note above).

Easy Mobius Cowl in Mecha

• 1 skein Malabrigo Mecha (Arapey)
• 8mm (US11) - 36" circular needles (or 40" to 47")
• 1 jumbo stitch marker

This is the second season we've carried Malabrigo Mecha, I was already familiar with it, but clearly not familiar enough because it looks AMAZING worked up in the  Easy Mobius Cowl. Who knew? And like it's cousin Rasta, above,  the colourways always knit up lighter, brighter, and prettier than they look in the skein. 

Long Mobius Cowl in Mecha

• 2 skeins Malabrigo Mecha (arco Iris)
• 8mm (US11) - 36" circular needles (or 40" to 47")
• 1 jumbo stitch marker

Yup, Malabrigo Mecha definitely rocks the Mobius. 

Mini Gaptastic Cowl

• 1 skein Malabrigo Chunky (Milonga)
• 8mm (US11) - 24" circular needles
• 1 jumbo stitch marker
• cast on 51 sts

Good old Malabrigo Chunky, you get the job done every time! Is there anything you can't do?

New Yarn Noro Taiyo Sock

NEW Noro Taiyo Sock

Noro Taiyo Sock isn't a brand new yarn, but over the last year or so they've come out with some STUNNING new colourways which have made us give this yarn a second look. It's a wonderful, colourful, self-striping fingering weight yarn. It is soft and cool (there's very little wool in it), and is great for wear all year round. You can use it for socks, shawls, and wraps. We think it looks especially beautiful knit up in the Bermuda Scarf (it's really a wrap), Inspira Cowl (Free!), Joshephine Shawl (Free!), Mon Petit Gilet Raye (cute cardigan, also Free), the Petal Cowl, Lanesplitter Skirt (Free), Entrelac Scarf (Free), or a Babette Blanket.

• 50% Cotton, 17% Wool, 16% Silk, 17% Polyamide
• Fingering weight/Sock yarn
• 2.5mm to 3mm (US 2 to 3) needles
• 24 to 26 sts & 36 to 38 rows = 4" (10cm)
• Hand wash, lay flat to dry
• Made in Japan
• Pattern ideas
• SHOP ONLINE

Josephine Shawl

• FREE pattern available online
• 2 skeins Noro Taiyo Sock
• 3.5mm/US4-29" (or longer) circular needles)
• Photo: tnhausfrau

Petal Cowl

• Pattern download available for $5
• 1 skeins  Noro Taiyo Sock
• 3.75mm/US5-32" circular needles (or 29")
• Photo: Xandy Peters

Effetto Giocoso

• Pattern available as online download
• 2 to 3 skeins Noro Taiyo Sock
• 3.5mm/US4 needles (see pattern for details)
• Photo: Emma Fassio

Lanesplitter Skirt

• FREE pattern available online (see modifications for Noro Taiyo Sock HERE)
• 2 skeins Noro Taiyo Sock
• 3mm/US3 needles
• Photo: knickknackknits

New FREE Pattern Random Stripe Pillow

This pillow cover is designed with knitterly pleasure in mind - there are no seams and there is no sewing involved. All of the techniques used (which aren’t all that special) are listed below and have links to good explanations/tutorials, some of which are pictorial, and some have videos.

Size

16” x 16” with pillow form

Gauge

15.5 sts & 26.5 rows = 4”/10cm

Materials

° MC: 2 skeins Noro Silk Garden, colour 245

° CC: 1 Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride Worsted in M07 Sable

° 4mm-29” circular needles

° Pillow Form: 15 inches

° Buttons & sewing thread that matches buttons (ours were 28cm or just over 1”)

° Snaps (black) and matching thread

° 2 Stitch Markers (the locking type are best, we like Clover 353)

° Sewing Needle

Notions

° Dice or random number generator smartphone app

° Scrap Yarn

° 4mm crochet hook (for cast on)

° Ruler or measuring tape

° Darning/Tapestry Needle

° Scissors

DOWNLOAD PATTERN 

NEW Yarn! Cascade Lana Grande

Cascade Lana Grande

Cascade Lana Grande is a lofty, super bulky/polar weight yarn made with 100% Peruvian Wool. It knits up beautifully and FAST, and you can't beat the price, only $9.97 a ball! 

• 100% Peruvian Highland Wool
• 100g/80m
• Super Bulky Weight
• 12mm/US17 Needles
• 8 sts = 4" (10cm)
• Made in Peru
• Project ideas on Ravelry

You can, of course, make a Gap-tastic Cowl with 3 skeins of  Cascade Lana Grande, but we've got some other inspiring ideas too.

Umaro by Jared Flood

• Pattern available for $6 online (it's worth it, it's a lovely pattern!)
• 13 skeins Cascade Lana Grande
• 10mm/US15-36" (or longer) circular needles
• Clover Jumbo Stitch Markers
• Clover Jumbo Tapestry Needles
• Picture: Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed

Big Snowy Owl

• Free pattern from PurlBee
• 2 to 3 skeins Cascade Lana Grande in the main colour, 1 skein in each of the contrast colours
• 10mm/US15-24" (or 16") circular needles
• 10mm/US 15 double pointed needles
• Clover Jumbo Stitch Markers
• Clover Jumbo Tapestry Needles
• Photo:PurlBee

Grey Owl Cowl

• Free pattern from Juju Vail
• 3 skeins Cascade Lana Grande
• 10mm/US15 needles (29" or longer circular suggested)
• Clover Jumbo Cable Stitch Holders
• Clover Jumbo Tapestry Needles
• Photo: Juju Vail

Button Bear Cowl

• Pattern available for $5.50 online
• 2 to 3 skeins Cascade Lana Grande in the main colour, 1 skein in each of the contrast colours
• 9mm/US13-24" circular needles
• Clover Jumbo Tapestry Needles
• Photo: Velvet Acorn Designs

Sweet

• Free pattern from Amanda Lilley/Cascade Yarns
• 2 skeins Cascade Lana Grande 
• 10mm/US15-16" circular needles
• 10mm/US 15 double pointed needles
• Clover Jumbo Cable Stitch Holders
• Clover Jumbo Tapestry Needles
• Clover Pom-pom Maker, size XL
• Photo: Amanda Lilley

Some Finished Store Projects

Iced Cardigan

• 2 skeins Cascade Eco+ (2433 Pacific)
• 8mm-29" circular needles (or longer)
• 8mm double pointed needles
• Clover jumbo stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Windward 

• 1 skein Freia Ombre Lace (Melon)
• 3.5mm-24" circular needles (or 14" straight)
• Clover Triangular Stitch Markers size XS or S
• Tapestry needle

Puerperium

• 1 skein Cascade Ultra Pima Paints (9778 Turquoise Mix)
• 4mm-24" circular needles (or longer)
• 4mm double pointed needles
• Tapestry needle
• 7 small buttons