Yarn Gallery Blog

Here’s my finished Featherweight:

I love it, it’s definitely better in fingering weight yarn than in laceweight.  I did little stockinette rolls at the front edges and cuffs to give it a little oomph since the Ranco yarn is a bit plain. It’s something you could wear all the time, and I would like to make another in a neutral color.  We’ll see.

I have nothing major to say this week (so what’s different??) so we’ll get right to these great projects:

Karla Renninger made these terrific socks in Packer colors.  She’s all set for football this fall:

Kristin Ruth made this amazing sweater for her dad – we’re completely impressed!  Beautiful Job!

Martha Weidner crocheted these adorable little elephants from bright colors of Jeannee – they will hang from a mobile.  Aren’t they just the cutest?  If I did this, the mobile would only have 4 elephants – I would have to have one of these cuties for myself.

Jeri Kozloff knit this glorious little jacket from Ranco (she inspired me to use it for my Featherweight because hers turned out so well.)  You can see some of the clever construction details, but can you tell it’s made from 3 identical triangles? Jeri did a wonderful job – the exposed seams demand meticulous finishing!

Becky Steltz makes a great model for her black jacket knit from De Aire superbulky merino.  Despite a rather sad spring, she has kept her beautiful smile.

And Pam Burger made this very cute bag in Mountain Colors “Crazy Woman” colorway.  It’s very cute, with I-cord drawstrings and handles, and one perfect button.

Have I mentioned that we have some new Advanced Beginner classes up on the Classes page now as well as a new beginner series and a Kids Knitting series?  And don’t forget our crochet classes – you too could have a cute little elephant all your own!

See you soon…

Trish

Robot Sweater, a photo by yarngal628 on Flickr.

I made this for Jackson’s "friend". The pattern is from Ravelry. The yarn is from my stash from years ago: Pebbles Classic Elite. I would have liked the body to be a little longer, as it hits him in a weird spot….doesn’t matter though because he won’t wear it. I put it on one of his Teddy Bears.Thanks!Rebecca

Robot Sweater, a photo by yarngal628 on Flickr.

I made this for Jackson’s "friend". The pattern is from Ravelry. The yarn is from my stash from years ago: Pebbles Classic Elite. I would have liked the body to be a little longer, as it hits him in a weird spot….doesn’t matter though because he won’t wear it. I put it on one of his Teddy Bears.Thanks!Rebecca

Baseball sweater, a photo by yarngal628 on Flickr.

Just finished the baseball sweater, from the book knits men want .i did it with left over yarn I had in my stash .
Almost done with big Alfred. Will post soon.
Cya soon
Dave

For some reason I noticed today that I and a few others (David, usually) have posted to this blog 371 times.  Think of all the projects that means!  Over a thousand, at least.  Good job, you all! And thanks for remembering to bring in projects and putting up with modeling and my crummy photography – it makes it so easy for me to keep up the blog and it’s so inspirational for others.  I don’t keep up with other shops’ blogs, so I do wonder if all their customers are so accomplished, supportive, patient, lovable, etc., etc., etc. – or am I just the luckiest yarn store owner in the world?  Don’t know, could go either way, I guess, but I’m leaning toward lucky!

So, on with some great projects, and we’ll begin with a sad tale.  This is Marci Frey with her beautiful felted tote.  Doesn’t she look so happy?  Little did she know when this picture was taken…

…that this was going to happen:

A very naughty dog spotted her bag while Marci was contentedly sitting at home knitting away on a new project, and he decided that leather handles were just what he was hungry for.  What luck to find two available!  How often does that happen?

Well, I’m sure it won’t be happening any more at Marci’s house.  And don’t worry, we’ll find a solution to fix the bag.

Mary Ann Posey brought in another very beautiful lace shawl she finished. Isn’t it just lovely?  I forget how many shawls this is for Mary Ann.  Marjorie Marinaccio modeled it for us – her white top showed it to perfection and she’s so cute – one of the few people I can look at eye-to-eye!

Sandy Albert finished her Louisa and it looks wonderful on her!  And just see how pretty she looks in this color:

Beth Rumble knit her felted tote in vibrant colors – so much fun!  I love how the Noro multi-colored yarn pulls it all together without dulling it down.  A tote is a great place to play with color:

And this is Lynda Slovitsky’s Celes Shawl – Karen’s class just finished up – in a beautiful shade of Madelinetosh Merino Light.  This picture doesn’t do it justice but it was rainy outside, and we got busy before I could do a better job with it.   It’s lush and looks delicate, but feels drape-y and substantial, all at the same time:

And I have to show you a new needle case that Donna and her cousin Cathy have designed.

As usual, it’s beautifully sewn, with carefully selected fabrics and buttons, and laid out with great planning and efficiency on the inside:

Space for circulars, double points, hooks, cable and sewing needles, scissors and more. It’s compact and perfect for packing with everything you need for a travel project or a week at the beach, or to hold all your supplies for a class.  They’ve made only a few so far, but the Danu Art factory is working on it.  (Danu Art is a very wee factory, consisting of Donna and Cathy, both great sewists!)

I’ll see you soon!

Trish