Yarn Gallery Blog

It’s rainy and chilly, and I have developed a rotten cold – perfect circumstances for staying home, sitting beneath an afghan, listening to an audiobook and knitting – and as soon as I’m done here, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing!  I’m going to start listening to Outlander, a novel in which a woman alive during World War II is transported to the olden days in Scotland.  It’s massive, so it should take me quite a long time to hear it all – when I’m in the midst of a long book, I find I must listen at least 30 minutes several times a week or I start not to care, so I have to be ready for the commitment.

Last week at the shop was fun – lots of new folks came in, several from down in Lancaster County.  It’s always neat when new people come in, they have so much fun exploring.  I think when you visit a shop frequently, you don’t look around as much and, frankly, you could be missing something really great.  Next time you’re in, look at the yarns and models with fresh eyes and get some new ideas.

Since I feel kind of crummy, I’m going to show a lot pictures this week, so let’s get going:

First, Karen Walter finished the Fair-Isle hat model for the class that starts in a week or so.  Here are two shots of it, one almost finished and one completed with all the cute (and optional) trims.  We have one more space to fill, so if you’re interested give me a call as soon as you can.

Karen also finished this adorable shawl for her daughter Alex from one skein of Kureyon Sock – she says Alex just loves it, and who wouldn’t? (Sorry for the bleached-out picture, just don’t have the energy to Photoshop much today.)

Melissa Korth bought one of our new Namaste binders in a really great lime color:

and let me take a picture of it filled with all her accessories – isn’t it cool?

such a great way to get organized.

Suzy Crump made this “bump sweater” for her daughter-in-law in LA who is expecting.  She wore it on an unexpectedly cool morning in Northern California.  The ties at the sides let out to allow for expansion:

She looks so adorable!

Jeannie Edfort strolled in looking very chic in her Edie’s Wrap, made from beautifully soft and warm Highlander:

Lynne Nagle crocheted this fun chunky neckwrap from Brand X, but is planning to make it in lovely soft Blizzard alpaca blend next.

I don’t know if the buttons are vintage, but they look like it and really add to the piece.

Lynda Slovitsky made these funky mitts from K1C2’s Ty-Dy Sock. a really soft superwash wool and nylon blend that stripes the same way their Ty-Dy cotton does – very cute, and I really love this colorway.

Nancy Baker made this beautiful wrap (and took this lovely picture – remember the sun?) for a friend of hers who now lives in California.  The wrap is based on our Scribble Lace Scarf pattern (free with purchase at the shop) but she made it wider and longer – such a wonderful gift:

I finished a pair of socks in Handmaiden’s Casbah last week – it was a breeze because the yarn is just too yummy for words and knits on a size larger needle than I normally use.  I really couldn’t put the socks down, it was such a pleasure to work on them.  If you want to try this luscious yarn (merino, cashmere, nylon), for socks or for a scarf (or make an afghan, what do I care??!!), come by soon because we finally put it out this weekend and sold half of it in two days – still very beautiful colors left.

And today I’ll be starting an Adult Surprise Jacket in Noro’s new Yuzen, cannot wait to see how these gorgeous colors play out in this design:

And the highlight of my week was when my cousins from Western Pa and NY stopped by the shop on Friday on their way to visit other relatives.  Rita (seated) is my only relative who’s as crazy about knitting as I am, and we had a blast rummaging through the shop – she left with some wonderful goodies for socks, and some lovely Silk Garden for heaven only knows what.  Mary (red hair) and Anita are her sisters – we seldom get to see each other now that I have the shop so it was really fun to see them.  And I have to thank Janet K for holding down the (very busy) shop while the four of us hugged and yakked and I totally ignored our customers…I hope no one felt abandoned.

So, thanks again for making another great week at the shop – now I’m going to go curl up with my Addis and my Yuzen and maybe some hot soup and enjoy my cold and the excuse to do nothing else today. (I hope I don’t read over this tomorrow and find that my mind was too fuzzy to make sense…)

See you soon!

Trish