February 2nd, 2012
by Christina
Hello Friends!
I wanted to get this posted yesterday… but Lil John was under the weather again with a runny nose. Ugh.. being two is hard. Not only are you learning a million things a minute but your immune system is getting conditioned and knocked about. Poor little guy.
We had a lot of “car road” time and “pooh-bear” time yesterday. All the cars drive to “Gimmie’s House” where they eat apples and play with Gimmie and Papa. And Pooh-bear is a “silly-bear” who sometimes plays cars too. Oh, my – it’s fun to see John’s imagination.
The Rag Bag Cardi is almost finished! I can’t believe it. It has been so fast to knit – I think that is because it is so much fun to knit stripes.
I added some lace panels to the bottom. I think it adds a bit of contrast and interest to the piece.
I can’t wait to get the front band on and to give it a good bath and blocking session. Hopefully early next week we’ll have a ta-dah post!
Also, I do think bright stripes are a must for January knitting from now on out. It was so happy and fun to knit during the rather quiet month. It added such brightness and happiness to knit with happy colors…
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January 15th, 2012
by Christina
One of the things I love about my family is how inspiring they are to me. My mom and sisters are wonderfully creative – amazingly creative. Each sister has a special talent. And my mom, well… she taught us all we know and then inspired us to go beyond her knowledge.
It was my older sister (I’m right in the middle, so I hope you can forgive me for referring to my sisters as older and younger) who inspired me to create the Mama & Baby Ruffles shawls.
She mentioned that we needed a cute “Baby” shawl for little Laura (her youngest) and of course I agreed. When it was finished she said, “Well, I want one too.” So Mama Ruffles was born. But then we all liked Mama Ruffles better than the first Baby Ruffles (now renamed Shoulder Ruffles) and another shawl was made (now the current Baby Ruffles).
Ah, you see how delightfully complicated inspiration is! =)
If I could dedicate patterns I think I would dedicate this pattern first to my Mom – who inspired me to be creative and then to my sis, Heather, who is a fabulous mother to 5 very creative children… and of course… to little Laura who has made it through so much. Love you little girl!
Here are the links for the patterns.
Mama Ruffles
Baby Ruffles
The new CCKnits Knitting News just went out and it contains a coupon for them. If you are not a subscriber – subscribe. You’ve missed out on this month’s patterns… but you are still in time for the rest of the year!
happy knitting!
C
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December 13th, 2011
by Christina
I realized we haven’t had too many “current” knitting projects… so here’s a peek at something I’m presently working on. I’ll have to tell you more about it when it’s finished….
But today…. the last day of the Christmas Pattern Sale… the two patterns that are 50% off are: Pearl Street Scarf and Summer Lace
I hope you enjoy them and I hope you had fun with the pattern sale!
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December 12th, 2011
by Christina
Hello Friends! Did you survive the weekend? Only one more to go before Christmas! Can you believe that?
We all got better, in our household, just in time for the weekend and the celebration of my two sisters’ birthdays. However, last night this nasty flu hit again…this time it knocked JK out of commission.
This is the part of winter I really hate… the nasty sickness that goes around.
I had to make the above cake for the sisters’ birthday celebration. I made it GF and well… I just would do it differently next time.
To finish off the Christmas Pattern Sale I’m going to be listing two pattern today and two patterns tomorrow and then we’ll be done for this sale!
So… today’s 50% off patterns are the popular Leaves of Spring Shawl and Moss Henley - a great men’s sweater.
happy knitting! Stay well!
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December 8th, 2011
by Christina
Hello, Friends! My goodness it has gotten cold in our neck of the woods. It really seems like winter now. Lots of bundling up and sipping hot tea. Lil John will even ask for a little cup of tea in the morning now (lots of milk and only a dash of tea).
John and I did a little bit of crafting together. We made his first paper chain to decorate his room for Christmas. If the light is better tomorrow I’ll take a pic to show you. I worked on some felted fingerless gloves – can’t wait to show you.
But… today’s sale is Ginger Leaves - everyone’s favorite. Last year around Christmas time I knit myself a Ginger Leaves in Rowan British Sheep Breeds Blue Face Leceister DK - I love it. It is so snuggley and soft…..
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December 7th, 2011
by Christina
I’m rather enjoying this pattern sale – it seems so festive. I know… I’m a little gaga for Christmas and festivities. Oh, well. That’s me.
Today the Elizabethan Shawl is on sale – 50% off - making it a grand total of $2.50. This shawl was designed in honor of Elizabeth Zimmermann’s 100th b’day. It is knit with 4 different colors of Isager Alpaca 2 and never uses a purl stitch in the whole shawl – now that’s EZ for you!
Today John and I both feel a little under the weather. So I think we’ll poke around the house and do a bit of crafting.
I went to bed early last night and did a little fun knitting while I listened to the Fiberbeat. (And then watched a good old Miss Marple.)
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December 6th, 2011
by Christina
Hello, Friends…. this is a quick post to let you know that today’s sale pattern is the South Hampton scarf… 50% off today – therefore only $3!
The discount will be shown once you place the item in your cart on Ravelry.
happy knitting!
Christina
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December 5th, 2011
by Christina
Hello Friends! I hope you had a good weekend – filled with lots of knitting time!
Today’s pattern is the Regina Cardi. I love this cardi because it is so comfortable to wear. It is constructed from a 1×1 rib which then flows into a 3×1 rib. But the rib gives it ease and allows the cardi to move with your body.
So… Regina Cardi %50 off – only $2.00 today!
Enjoy and happy knitting!
Remember the discount doesn’t show up until you have placed the item in your cart!
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December 4th, 2011
by Christina
Are you having fun with this Christmas pattern sale? I am… I just wish we could actually knit the items up in a day – then we would really be set for Christmas gift giving!
Today’s pattern is my favorite shawl of the year. For some reason Daisy Chains and I really hit it off when she came off the needles. I had the idea in my head for awhile before I got the time to design her chart.
I’ve fallen in love with the good old neckerchief and tend to wear them in the place of a scarf. To me Daisy Chains is the perfect neckerchief because the main detail of the shawl – the daisy chain – frames your face and doesn’t disappear like so many lace pattens.
My favorite version of Daisy Chains is one I made with Alpaca Sox – a luscious strand of Alpaca kettle dyed to perfection and so soft and warm to wear!
So – Daisy Chains is 50% off – only $2.00 today!
Enjoy!
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December 3rd, 2011
by Christina
Hello Friends!
It’s the weekend … all the better for knitting and preparing for Christmas!
I love gift sets – so following yesterday’s mitts we had to have the Lamb’s Lace Beret go on sale!
Today the Lamb’s Lace Beret pattern will be 50% off – yep! Only $1.50 today!
happy knitting!
NOTE: the discount doesn’t show up until you place the item in your shopping cart – I hope that isn’t too confusing for everyone!
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