The holiday's are barreling down on me like a freight train, BUT I am not panicking really!!! I have mentioned once, or twice of late that I always have the good intention in May and June to begin my holiday gifts, but alas that just isn't my style and I need to accept that, sigh!


Okay, okay enough dawdling get moving Jeanne!!! One of my regular customers popped by and showed me her 3 sets of the Scrunchie Hand Warmers from the One-Skein Wonder 101 Designer book and WOW I was super inspired! I grabbed the book, needles and already had the Lorna's Laces sock yarn in Goblin wound and ready to go in my knitting basket! Okay cast on and I have already knit one mitt (forgot it next to my chair sorry) and am at the thumb gusset. SUPER simple fun pattern and is really going quickly! I am giving them to %$@##^ hee hee!! She reads the blog. I think I am going to do a second pair for &%$# out of some great stash yarn I have...woo hoo!! Not only am I flying through some last minute gifts, but doing some stash busting too!!!

I love the way the 'scrunchie' comes out and think that once I am out of the woods with my holiday knitting I am going to work up some leg warmers using this great pattern; what do you think?

So with the knitting out of the way I also have a few knitter's that I shop for and was looking around the site for some ideas and I have one knitter that is as obsessed with socks as I am and so I thought the Fish Scales Socks kit out of Jitterbug yarn! I have to confess that this is a shameless plug since the pattern is mine, but what can you do with me??


The other kit I like is the Beaded Fingerless Mitts kit in the (new to our shop) Koigu yarn!! YUMMY!! What knitter wouldn't love getting this kit as a gift?

Okay so my kit will be here for me when?

How about the Debbie Bliss Aran Mulberry Silk Hat kit?? I am just drooling over this yarn and this hat is so cute!! What's not to love?



Okay I have to stop now, as I think I am hyperventilating...breath in and out, in and out!!!

Now can you tell whichever of these kits I choose to give as gifts I will have to get one for me too?? Well, duh, of course I will...gee whiz there is another way to do it? Ha ha!

As always happy knitting and crocheting!!

Jeanne

Hello,

Amy Butler's new book, Midwest Modern Knits is full of fun and funky patterns - everything from sweaters to pillows! I was delighted to find that I liked EVERY pattern in here - not just a couple. We have added several new
kits from this book to our website, including the adorable Riding Hood Scarf kit and Hobo Bag kit. All of the patterns in this book are knit with Belle Organic DK and Belle Organic Aran yarn by Amy Butler for Rowan.


Check it out!!!

-Amerique

Hello Everyone,

We have a new special edition issue of Knitscene Magazine, called Knitscene Easy. It is filled with super easy, super cute projects, like scarves, slippers, and hats. On our website, we have several great kits featuring patterns from this issue. My favorites are the Berroco Blackstone Tweed Scarflet kit, and the Cascade Eco Wool Easy Peasy Slippers kit. The beautiful scarflet is simply a strip of garter stitch which is folded and buttoned at an angle to make a cowl. The slippers are knit from the cuff to the bottom of the sole. The top of the foot is worked in stockinette stitch with YO increases, and the bottom is worked in garter stitch. The best part: one skein of Eco Wool is enough for 4 pairs of slippers!!!

If you are a new knitter who cannot wait to move beyond boring block scarves and dishcloths, this is the magazine for you! Prepare to be proud of yourself when you finish one of these awesome projects!


-Amerique

Hi everybody,