knitting for last minute gifts is part of the holiday season and often unexpectedly fun. this year a slouchy hat using two luxurious skeins of eyre, for a close friend seemed just right.
last-minute slouch :::
yarn :: madelinetosh eyre (225 yds (206 meters): “milk”, 2 skeins, madelinetosh tosh sock (395 yards / 361 meters) : “robin’s [...]
pattern :: heirloom
designer :: amy hendrix
yarn :: tosh worsted
colorway :: wisteria
needles :: US size 9
i have loved the way everyone who has picked up the needles to knit mara has resized and reinterpreted the pattern be it using sock yarn or changing the finished dimensions of the actual shawl. that said i really wanted to [...]
if ever there was a beautiful design it is this one by melissa la barre aka knitting school dropout. i am so excited to introduce our first sweater pattern, tea leaves cardigan, designed exclusively for madelinetosh hand dyed yarns.
pattern :: tea leaves cardigan
designer :: melissa la barre
yarn :: tosh merino
colorway :: tannehill
needles :: us size [...]
any excuse to visit new york city is always a good one but especially when the yarn stores have their doors open extra hours for a special event like the nyc yarn crawl.
fourteen yarn shops based in new york city have come together to host a free, self-guided tour, replete with door prizes, events, [...]
we have hand dyed unique colorways, listened to all of the wonderful input from previous club members and put together a great web-page to form what we think is a delicious sweater club for fall/winter 2009.
i am so excited to share a few of the new colorways we have selected for the the sweater club.
betty [...]
using tosh sock for a sweater sounds perfect to me! find this new sweater pattern, knit completely in the round from the bottom up in knitty’s latest fall edition.
pictured by dusty burrill
designed by :: anna mikuskova
pattern :: ruby red
yarn :: tosh sock
colorway :: oxblood
ravel it!
i am so glad to announce a new pattern to match the snapdragon tam via ysolda. i truly think this would be the perfect gift set for the upcoming holidays.
pictured by ysolda teague
designed by :: ysolda teague
pattern :: snapdragon flip-tops
yarn :: tosh worsted
colorway :: gilded
ravel it!
you can find the snapdragon tam and the snapdragon [...]
