Saturday, December 10, 2011

SALE Malabrigo Worsted 25% Off



100g/200m $12 (reg. $16)















  • 3.75mm (tweens) to 4.5mm (adults) double pointed or 12" circular needles
  • 2 skeins Malabrigo Worsted







As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

SALE! Noro Taiyo 25% Off



SALE! 25% off Noro Taiyo 
$13.50 (reg. $18)

Ooo-oo, you are going to luuuuuv Noro Taiyo!  It`s everything you always wanted Noro Silk Garden to be. Instead of Mohair it has Cotton (40% cotton, 30% silk, 15% wool, 15% nylon), which makes it soft, light, and airy - perfect for any time, but especially Springy.  Suggested needle size is 4.5mm to 5mm, and the tension is 18 to 16 sts = 4 inches. 


Lizard Ridge Blanket
  • 5mm needles
  • 6mm needles
  • 11 skeins Noro Taiyo (as many colours as you like)


  • 6mm & 5mm circular needles
  • 1 to 2 skeins Noro Taiyo 
  • 100g contrast colour, aran weight yarn

  • 5mm needles
  • 2 skeins Noro Taiyo (1 in each of 2 colours)

  • 4.5mm double pointed needles
  • 1 skein Noro Taiyo






  • 5mm needles
  • 2 skeins Noro Taiyo (4 for a long one, like above)


  • 5mm circular needles 
  • 5 to 6 skeins Noro Taiyo 



  • 5mm-24" circular needles
  • 6mm needles
  • 1 skein contrast colour
  • 2 to 3 skeins Noro Taiyo 


  • 5.5mm needles
  • 1 to 5 skeins Noro Taiyo (Size 1 to 7 years)

Noro Striping Tricks
You can get great striping effects using Noro yarns, all you need to do is use colours of yarn and alternate every other round.
  1. Yarn A is a Noro yarn like Silk Garden, Kureyon or Taiyo. Yarn B is a solid colour, like Cascade 220, Lamb`s Pride Worsted, or Malabrigo Worsted.
  2. Yarn A is one shade of Noro yarn, and Yarn B is another shade of the same Noro Yarn. 
  3. Use only 1 colour of Noro yarn, but Yarn A is taken from inside of skein, and Yarn B is taken from outside of skein (ie. opposite ends of the colourway). 


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Friday, December 09, 2011

Cabled Cowl A La Boss


I love the style of this cabled cowl, a la Hugo Boss!  




6mm-24" circular needles and one of the following choices: 
  • A) 2 skeins Abuelita Thick & Thin ($16.50 ea)
  • B) 2 skeins Abuelita Bulky ($16 ea)
  • C) 3 skeins Super Alpaca ($12 each)
  • D) 2 skeins Berroco Vintage Chunky ($8 ea)
6.5mm-24" circular needles and
  • A) 3 skeins Malabrigo Chunky ($15 ea)
  • B) 3 skeins Dream in Color Groovy ($22 ea)

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!







Thursday, December 08, 2011

11th Hour Blanket


How much do I LOVE this blanket!  Cascade Magnum is soft as a cloud, and the project is FAST!


  • 7 skeins Cascade Magnum in main colour
  • 1 skein Cascade Magnum in contrast colour
  • 20mm or 25mm circular needles


As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Quick Gifts with Cascade Magnum



All of the following patterns are fast, free, and make great Holiday Gifts! I put them together for you, but now I'm itching to make them for me!




  • 1 skein Cascade Magnum
  • 5.5mm-16" circular needles
  • 8mm-16" circular needles
  • 8mm double pointed needles


  • 1 skein Cascade Magnum
  • 10mm-16" circular needles
  • 10mm double pointed needles




  • 1 skein Cascade Magnum
  • 10mm-16" circular needles
  • 10mm double pointed needles


As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!


Friday, December 02, 2011

New Berroco Lacey!



Just arrived, Berroco Lacey!  Now, your may or may not know that I am not into fancy scarf yarns, but when the sales rep came by with a sample of Lacey knitted up I was wowed!  It is both beautiful, and cool! It looks like froufy Victorian lace, and I mean that in the best way.  One skein makes a quick scarf, and HERE is the free pattern for it.



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Thursday, December 01, 2011

Gifts with Malabrigo Rasta


Ok, the days are getting short and the holidays are closing in, so lets talk about some quick gifts you can make with big yarns. Today, we talk about Malabrigo Rasta! It's super soft, subtly coloured, and very, very fast to knit. 

  • 1 skein required
  • 9mm double pointed needles


  Marian Cowl

  • 1 skein required
  • 8mm-16" circular needles
  • 8mm double pointed needles

  Leaf
  • 2 skeins required
  • 12mm needles


  • 1 skein required
  • 9mm-16" circular needles
  • 9mm double pointed needles


  • 1 skein required
  • 10mm-36" circular needles

  • 1 skein required
  • 9mm-16" circular needles
  • 9mm double pointed needles


As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Interweave Knits Winter 2011




The Winter 2011 issue of Interweave Knits has arrived!  Check out a preview of all the projects HERE.  Some of my favourites ....









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