All Sewn Up!

Just finished sewing up this cute little sweater for one of our customers. I had to finish knitting the collar on it and there was exactly enough yarn to finish! Oh the stress! I find it quite funny that people always start to knit faster as if that will make the yarn go farther or that you could out knit it the length. Although I shouldn't laugh too hard as that was me trying to see if there would be enough. I ended up with 2 inches remaining!

The Moss Stitch Cowl is Now Available on Ravelry

The Moss Stitch Cowl!

 I just uploaded The Moss Stitch Cowl pattern for purchase here and on Ravelry! I've been putting this off for 2 years - why? I have no idea . . .
This pattern was designed for my beginner knitting class for their second project. I wanted them to knit something that was

A) Something fuctional but fashion forward.

B) Something that would help them to identify the difference between knits and purls.

C) Something that would have both moss stitch and stocking stitch.

D) Something that would introduce them to knitting with nice yarn at an affordable price point - because no matter what your level of knitting (beginner to expert) you deserve to have decent yarn that doesn't make your skin crawl while you are knitting it. And yes, it does exist at all different price points! :)

It's a basic moss & stocking stitch cowl made from luxurious baby alpaca. The pattern includes instructions for working flat and in the round so when my students decided to tackle working in the round they already had a pattern that they were familiar with. It only takes one skein of yarn and a few hours of time to make. This cowl will be an instant hit in anyone's wardrobe. Enjoy!

Off to Olds!

This time of year has yet again snuck up on me and I forgot that Fibre Week at Olds College was this weekend. For some reason I always think it is after Stampede instead of just after TNNA. I drove up to Olds to check out the Merchant Mall. There were new vendors there that I hadn't seen in previous years and some of the ones that I am familiar with didn't come again this year.

I found some lovely roving from West Coast Fibre Works . It's made from s.w. merino. It's a dream to touch and I just couldn't resist that color! I love the way hand dyed rovings look spun into yarn. *irresistible*

I also found some very reasonably priced merino top in solid colors from Legacy Studio. I chose the Wintergreen and the Indigo. So beautiful and soft!

The rest of the day I will spend spinning - I can't wait!

Now Pirates in The Sea!

I've just finished up sewing together another one of Pat's beautiful creations. She always adds a special touch to each sweater she knits - just like the swords on the back of this one. Pretty cute!

Photos for Mary's Cardigan

This morning I rushed and rushed to complete Mary's Cardi for the photoshoot with Cheryl at 10:00. Cheryl was amazing and saved the day. I'm leaving on Tuesday for TNNA and I haven't finished writing up the pattern. The up side is that now I will have photos that I can use to make a flyer to intice customers with my newest pattern (Mary's Cardi) at the Done Roving booth. Here are a few of the photos that Cheryl shot today.

Mary looked so cute today! She was checking out her bunnies in their hutch.

I also made a sample of Mary's Cardi using Diamond Luxury Collection Foot Loose in color #25 Lollipop to try out my pattern.

BIG thanks to Cheryl for being super amazing and to Mary for being the sweetest little girl and looking so adorable!

Fishies in the Sea!

I'm trying to finish up all of the customer projects before I leave for TNNA in Columbus - a little over a week away! Just finished sewing up another sweater for one of our customers. She does the cutest baby sweaters and then brings them in to have me finishing them for her. I love sewing up her sweaters, as she always does a great job of the knitting making them an easier sew.

A Side Adventure

Today is my day off! I originally was going to spend the day knitting on a design that I am working on but then Diana mentioned yesterday about Jelly - Modern Doughnuts. It's the first gourmet doughtnut place in Calgary. So I had to put the knitting down for a minute and run out just long enough to find this new pâtisserie. Not only are they creating amazing treats, their doughnuts are made with organic and locally sourced ingredients. They also use environmentally friendly packaging.      

I bought clockwise from the top left: Marshmallow, B-52,

Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, Coconut, and their most amazing (and top seller!) Maple Bacon.  The Maple Bacon doughnut was amazing! When you first hear about the Maple Bacon, instantly not pleasant things pop up in your mind. But then you hear that the maple icing is more like a glaze and that the bacon is locally sourced (Vablella Meats). Still, the sound of those two flavours together, when they seem so completely opposite, is a bit strange! I only bought one, but I should have bought two - turns out that they are really yummy! Now that I have amazing snacks to devour, I can concentrate on designing my baby sweater!