A Maggiknits Wall Hanger

For our B&B we needed a wall-hanging type of curtain for a connecting glass door. Inge modified the New Abbey Wall Hanger in Maggiknits Irish MK Collection Book 6: Home Interiors.

This courtain is knit in Maggi's Linen in Natural (about 13 balls), with 127 stitches cast on, without the tassels, though, but with the Maggi style stepwise bottom end.

It is hanging in the store now as one of the many projects finished here after Maggie Jackson's class in Spring. See earlier posting.

Colourful Kids Vest

Inge found this "KiddyColors" vest for cooler Summer or Fall days in the Summer 2010 Knitter's Magazine, page 42. She knit up this sweater with one 200g skein of Naturally Aspire, a chunky yarn (70% NZ wool and 30% Alpaca) which comes in beautiful colour combinations.

This vest in the photo is not blocked yet. One aspect to use this yarn is the contribution to Child Cancer Foundations with every purchase of Aspire.

The Seduction Srawl for warm Summer nights...

That's a hot name for a wonderful filigrane shawl which Alison came up with. You see it in this photo draped over a tank top (knit by Pam), closed with a matching Surina Shawl Pin. Both garments are knit in Berroco's Seduce (ah, that's where the name is coming from) and both look beautifully light for a warm Sommer night!

For this Seduction Scrawl you need 3 skeins Berroco Seduce, or approximately 300 meters of a similar worsted weight yarn, and 4.5 mm needles. Ask for the pattern and yarn.

Thank You Churchmouse!

Pam first saw this Welted Wristers pattern in the Churchmouse Yarns & Teas (Bainbridge Island, near Seattle) Newsletter and adapted it for yarn sold at the Needle & Arts Centre. She loves the pattern. We give it away with the purchase of yarn.

You will need:
- 2 balls Drops Extra Fine Merino (you need just over one ball so you can use oddments of yarn and stripe the welts or buy three co-ordinating colours and make two pairs).
- Set of 4.5 mm DPN’s or 2 x 4.5 mm circ. needles
- 2 markers

Contact us for yarn and pattern!

Project Linus Blanket

Our customer Brenda came in and showed us her just finished "Box Stitch Carriage Robe".
She crocheted it in our Baby Marble by Kertzer (she used 4 balls) and thought that the pattern came out nicer than she had expected.

You can find more information on the Linus Project (providing security for children through blankets) and find the free crochet pattern here.

Iced for cool Summer days

Alison found this FREE pattern in the knitty web site and since the "Iced Beauty" cardigan is knit in our Garnstudio Drops "Ice" (55% cotton, 45% acrylic), she liked me to post this information. Download or print the pattern, pick a shade from our Ice shade card, and order the yarn from us!

This is meant to be a not too warm cardigan for cooler days ahead of us, and sitting in this heat wave right now we can only dream of these days.... But we wanted the summer to finally kick in. Enjoy weather and knit on!