Copycat, Yes, But Can You Blame Me ??

Nancy and Ann: Neck and Neck

  It wasn't quite closing time last week when I finished writing about Nancy's sweater, so I moseyed over to the Tosh DK and thought, "Hmm, I only have five projects going right now and not one of them is a striped baby sweater.  I think I HAVE to knit one of these."

   After ten minutes of indecisiveness (easy to be that way when it comes to Tosh), I chose Mansfield Garden Party and Jade.  And oh oh oh, ah ah ah, I love the combination knitted up.  Together they remind me of a Monet painting, of spring, of my sister's wildflower garden.

   We'll keep both sweaters-in-progress in the shop.  Stop in one of these upcoming warm-weather days and you can see for yourself how pretty they are.  And maybe chose a pairing for yourself.

 -- Ann

What Should I Knit?

                                                                         Tosh DK

Sue and I LOVE it when Nancy asks “What do you want me to knit for the shop?”.

So when Nancy asked just that the other day, she and I started looking at all the possibilities. We have a great selection of superwash yarns and decided on the irresistible Tosh DK (twist our arms) combined with the sweetest Yankee Knitter striped baby sweater pattern.  

We picked out Magnolia Leaf and Alabaster, a safe but gorgeous color choice when knitting for babies not yet here.  Here's the beginning snapshot with more to come as time goes by - can’t wait to see how this knits up!  If you are looking for a baby gift sure to please, let us recommend this project.  The pattern is a top-down raglan style with minimal seaming and we have many beautiful colors of Tosh DK in stock. 

Here’s another find we’re excited about. Alpaca Core Spun to knit or weave a rug. It makes getting out of bed on these cold mornings a pleasure. And yes, you really do say AHHH when you step on it. It knits up in an evening on size 17-19 needles and felts nicely. It is well worth the price tag when you realize you have a rug for life and then some.   -- Ann