Another classic from Churchmouse

Churchmouse Yarns and Teas publishes beautiful patterns that are timeless and classic in style. We sell their patterns and have quite a few samples knit up in the shop. 

For my trip to TNNA in Ohio, I chose to knit Annabella's Cowl out of Koigu KPPPM and Shibui Silk Cloud. It was perfect travel knitting - and so lovely to work with as the Silk Cloud is amazingly soft.  

I recently finished.  This  project is another great example of why blocking is so important. Here is the before: 

during:

and after:

I am really pleased with how it came out. The color is beautiful and this cowl couldn't be softer. 

The blocking process truly is magical; the stitches relax and fall into place making for a gorgeous finished piece. 

To block, I fill my sink with cool water, add a teaspoon of Soak wash, submerge my knitted piece, and squish it around a bit to make sure it is saturated. I let it sit for 15 minutes, drain the sink, squeeze out excess water, roll it up in a towel to get out more water, then lay flat to dry. Sometimes I use blocking wires to help maintain straight edges but this time I only needed pins. It takes a finished project from nice to gorgeous. 

I love this cowl!

Knit, Crochet, Create!

-Patricia

Happy New Year

We are back from the holiday time away feeling refreshed and excited for the new year ahead. Upon our return to the shop we were greeted with packages holding some very exciting things... Addi Turbo Clicks & Koigu.

A few customers have been waiting patiently for their sets to come in & Chris was first in to purchase his set. He sat down & immediately transferred his sleeve of his Tomten jacket onto a new pair of Addi Clicks. It was definitely love. He is working the sleeve utilizing the 'Magic Loop' which is an ideal technique for the very flexible blue addi click cord.

Next we opened the big box of Koigu full of a mix of KPPPM & KPM in fantastic colors.




A few images of color combination fun - the possibilities are endless & wonderful all at the same time.