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27 Jun 2009 | | A few months ago I started a seed stitch scarf with a new super chunky yarn, Socos, but set it aside to work on more interesting projects. It wasn’t the yarn that put me off but that I was knitting yet another scarf. Last week I ripped out the half-done scarf having decided to use the yarn for a hat.
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19 Jun 2009 | Misti Alpaca Ruffled Shawl |
| Every year when it comes to buying yarns for the coming fall and winter Bonnie and I see more and more choices in alpaca based yarns. We buy from several very good companies but I do have my favorite and it is Misti International. I’ve knit with their baby, royal and suri alpacas and each project has given me immense pleasure. I’ve spent countless happy and relaxing hours feeling their yarns slip through my fingers and watching the beauty of the colors unfold. My latest project is a Ruffled Shawl knit in Misti’s Hand Paint Worsted Alpaca.
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07 Jun 2009 | Soviet Knitters’ Open-Air Market at Mt Elbrus |
| This week while our Lenox store was closed for our annual June break, Bonnie and I plus our terrifically hard-working sales staff (Lois, Lauren, Allison and Gina) cleaned and re-organized the basement. Previous cleanups had only straightened shelves but never delved into the deepest recesses behind those shelves or looked within file cabinets. It was while I sorted through fifteen-year-old files that I re-discovered these pictures of Russian knitters at their local open-air market.
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22 May 2009 | Preview of Louisa Harding Fall Yarns Plus a Yarn Find |
| As the month of May goes by Bonnie and I continue to meet with the sales reps from our major vendors to buy for fall. Recently it was Jeff’s turn to show us what’s to come from Louisa Harding. Penciled drawings of the designs in two upcoming books revealed Louisa’s continuing preference for romantically feminine looks. Her two new yarns, Willow Tweed and Thistle, pleased and excited us with their feel, colors and knitted appearance.
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06 May 2009 | Take a Peek at Rowan Fall 2009 |
| Spring is here but Bonnie and I are in the midst of buying yarns for fall. For us spring not only brings warm temperatures, leafy trees, green grass and flowers but also sales reps to our store. Last Tuesday we had an appointment with Jess, our Rowan rep. And before Jess and her dog, Oliver, left I snapped a few pictures of what’s to come.
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