Feather and Fan Cowl

The yarn of the month for the month of October is di'Ve Autunno. We love knitting with this yarn and to give you an incentive to try it out we are offering 10% off all Autunno in October as well as a free shop pattern for this feather and fan cowl that uses two skeins of this fabulous yarn.

Cozy Malabrigo Leg Warmers

This is a great accessory for all that cold weather we've been having. The malabrigo is super soft and will keep your legs toasty. A fairly simple stitch pattern with some ribbing, eyelets and a cable-ish effect (contains no actual cables) makes for an easy, but rewarding knit. The pattern is free with yarn purchase and contains instructions for knitting them flat or in the round.

Simple Shawl

We combined Copa and Kid Seta to make this simple, elegant shawl. It is soft and light, perfect for cool evenings or to accent an outfit. This project is suitable for beginners and knits up quickly on size 11 needles. Pattern free with yarn purchase.
Also, we now have new colors of malabrio as well as malabrigo laceweight. We also just got some fall colors of fixation.

Hemp Washcloth

So it's hot outside and you don't feel like working on a huge project or touching that ball of wool.

This hemp washcloth is a great little project perfect for the dog days of summer. It uses allhemp6 by Hemp For Knitting and it's softer than you might think. Knitting with hemp is similar to flax, and hemp can be substituted for flax in patterns. This washcloth is quick and easy to knit and makes a wonderful gift. The pattern is available for free in our store with the purchase of yarn.

Amaizing Market Bag

Shoppers in the US consume more than 100 billion plastic and 10 billion paper bags annually, that's over 300 bags per person. Market bags and other reusable bags are a great way to cut down on wasteful plastic bags, making the world a cleaner place. Not only is this market bag eco-friendly by it's very nature as a reusable bag, but it is made with Amaizing, a yarn from South West Trading Company made from corn by-products. This bag is also great made of some of our other Earth friendly yarns, especially allhemp6 (hemp) and Pheonix (soy). It's fairly easy and very quick to knit, a perfect summer project! The pattern is available in the store, free with yarn purchase.

Noro Felted Bag

Looking for a cute new purse? This felted bag highlights the long-striping quality of Kureyon. The unique shape makes it easy to find everything in your bag and it fits comfortably over your shoulder. Knitting it takes a bit of concentration, but is well worth it, and you will be a pro at short rows by the time you're finished! We have 16 colors of Kureyon in stock, so you're sure to find one that inspires you, and the pattern is free with yarn purchase.

Warm weather knits

To help celebrate the warm weather that has finally hit the bluegrass we knitted up this quick and easy Bamboo Ballerina tank top from South West Trading Company. The pattern uses from 3-5 balls of the SWTC bamboo, but would also knit up well in Pure, Eden, or Hempathy. The pattern has great shaping and is free with yarn purchase.

It's cold outside

The temperatures are not rising fast enough for us so we thought we would share our pattern for a super quick knitted cable hat. We knit this has with one ball Lana Grande on size 15 needles. The hat can be knit flat or in the round, but we found that when working with needles this large it is much easier to knit the hat flat and then seam it up when you are finished. Since the hat is knit with such large yarn and needles you should be able to complete it in just under two hours.

Warm Winter Cable Hat

Materials:
1 ball Lana Grande
1 pair US15 straight needles or 1 set US15 double pointed needles
1 cable needle
Tapestry needle to sew up the seam

Sizes:
Woman, Man

This hat is very stretchy so it will fit almost any adult head. The difference in the two sizes is one cable repeat which compensates for the difference between a man and a woman’s head.

Definition:
c6f= sl 3 to cable needle, hold at front, k3, k3 from cable needle.

To make the hat flat:

Cast on 58 stitches.
Row 1: k1, *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2: p1, *p2, k2, p6, k2, p2* rep * to last stitch, p1.
Row 3: k1, *k2, p2, c6f, p2, k2* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: repeat row 2.
Repeat rows 1-4 three more times for a woman’s hat and four more times for a man’s hat.
Repeat rows 1-2.

Decrease rows:
Row 1: k1, *k2tog, p2, c6f, p2, k2tog* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2: p1, *p1, k2, p6, k2, p1* rep * to last stitch, p1.
Row 3: k1, *k1, p2tog, k6, p2tog, k1* rep* to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: p1, *p1, k1, p6, k1, p1* rep * to last stitch, k1.
Row 5: decrease 8 stitches evenly across the row which you will knit.
Row 6: p all stitches.
Row 7: repeat row 5.
Leave a 12” tail and draw it through the remaining stitches and sew up the seam.

To make the hat in the round:

Cast on 56 stitches.
Rnd 1-2: *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to end.
Rnd 3: *k2, p2, c6f, p2, k2* rep * to end.
Rnd 4: *k2, p2, k6, p2,k2* rep * to end.
Repeat rounds 1-4 three more times for a woman’s hat and four more times for a man’s hat.
Repeat rounds 1-2.

Decrease Rounds:
Rnd 1: *k2tog, p2, c6f, p2, k2tog* rep * to end.
Rnd 2: *k1, p2, c6f, p2, k1* rep * to end.
Rnd 3: *k1, p2tog, k6, p2tog, k1* rep* to end.
Rnd 4: *k1, p1, k6, p1, k1* rep* to end.
Rnd 5: decrease 8 stitches evenly across the row which you will knit.
Rnd 6: k all stitches.
Rnd 7: repeat row 5.

Leave a 12” tail and draw it through the remaining stitches and sew in the ends.