Socks & Sweater...

Sam knit her first pair of Queen Kahuna socks.  She used Heritage sock yarn for this project.  They turned out beautifully!

Sam said she loved how this sock turns out.  At first it was a bit difficult to decipher the pattern...but, with a bit of help she has now mastered this great sock!  Sam has the extra challenge of figuring out patterns for her left-handedness....she says she's going to re-write the pattern to accomodate this fact.

Linda M. knit her pair of Queen Kahuna socks out of Mountain Colors Crazy Foot.  Her cuff was made on the shorter side with ribbing.  Queen Kahuna guides you to make any type of sock once you have the pattern mastered.  Linda did a beautiful job!

Nancy P. knit this beautiful sweater out of Comfort.  The buttons pull the sweater together and give it a very pretty, finished look.  Thanks for sharing with us Nancy!

Close-up Cable

Carol Higgins knit these beautiful socks out of yarn that Christiane brought back from Switzerland that she gifted to her.  These socks look like a Monet painting in person.

Heel gusset close-up

Bandit is looking a little forlorn as she knows that soon the shop will be closed for a couple of weeks.  

Queen Kahuna

Sandee knit these perfect socks out of the Crazy Toes & Heels Socks by Mary Ann Beattie....otherwise known as Queen Kahuna! She used Fixation for this project. This book is incredible according to Sandee.  If you come by the shop she will share with you all the magical wonder of this amazing sock book.  You can knit two socks at a time with this book.  The instructions are very thorough and when you are finished you will have two perfect socks that fit just right....Voilà!

Bouquet of Knitting....

Mary E. crocheted this amazing flower bouquet!  If you don't have enough flowers yet for Spring...this would be a wonderful gift to make for a friend.  This bouquet is making it's way off to a friend that can't have real flowers in her hospital room.

Of course we needed to have another view...

The latest socks made by Isabel

Isabel also knit this great golf club cover set.  This set is for her daughter that is an avid golfer.

Just arrived in the shop is some new Encore Chunky Tweed in lots of new colors, Lang Jawool, and lots of new books.

Knitwear Design Workshop by Shirley Paden

Knitting Tips & Tricks by Lily Chin

Favorite Socks by Interweave Press

Knitting Broche by Nancy Marchant

Magnificent Mittens & Socks by Anna Zilboorg

Victorian Lace by Jane Sauerby

A Storm Is Coming....

A storm is coming to our part of the state so the shop was hopping today with customers coming by to pick up yarn to knit....and lucky for us they shared all of their latest creations.  We love to see what you're knitting or crocheting...bring your creations by so we can post them here to share with everyone! 

 Isabel knit these sweet little socks for children.  She used the Yankee Knitter Classic Socks pattern.  Louet Gems sock yarn was used for this project

  

Carol knit this Snowboarder hat from the Need A Hat? by Cabin Fever.  This was a recent class that she taught at the shop.  She used Louet Gems merino wool Bulky/Chunky weight.

 

Sue knit these beautiful Hedgerow Mitts from Malabrigio sock yarn.

   

Sue also knit this lovely shawl called Midwest Moonlight from Interweave Knits Accessories 2009. She used Shibui yarn for this project which is an Alpaca DK weight.  She changed the pattern slightly. 

  

Sam knit this Basil Hat designed by Christiane Burkhard.  She used Mochi Plus yarn which is a beautiful and colorful yarn that lots of people are enjoying knitting with at the shop.  Sam also made mittens and as well as a scarf out of this yarn.  Check out her Ravelry page to read more.