This cardigan is worked back and forth in rows in 2 halves, each half beginning at the sleeve cuff. The two halves are joined using the three-needle bind-off method. Lots of new techniques to learn including making a button-hole.
This pattern is crocheted in the round with a pretty drawstring closure. The pattern is designed to wear loosely around the shoulders, but with the drawstring loosened, it could be worn around the hips as a beach skirt! Come see our shop sample……lovely!
See Home Page Class Schedule for more details.
The “Brea Bag” has become a favorite here at the Cottage. Ours is made from a great cotton yarn for the summer, but we will be knitting our next one from one of our beautiful winter yarns.
Everyone who has seen our shop sample wants to make it…….you will too!! Kits for this project will include a free pattern and sufficient yarn. Also available for sale are purse handles and decorative buttons.
Classes are scheduled for September 15 & 22. See our class calendar on our Home Page.
Colder temperatures (and football games) are just around the corner. (So is the season for gift giving!)
We’re making a pair here in the shop out of a superwash yarn by Lanett in a lovely ivory color.
We’re planning a class for this in which you’ll learn knitting in the round and how to knit lace without resorting to lace weight yarn. Class is scheduled for Oct. 31, Nov. 7 & 14. (See Home Page for all classes).
I love a cowl — the warmth around my neck without having a scarf hanging down — and they’re so chic!
This season’s Knitscene magazine features an irresistible project that I’m working on right now — the Contemporary Cables Cowl.
"Ice" Alpaca Silk
I’ll be using a customer favorite — Blue Sky Alpacas’ Alpaca Silk — in the color “Ice.” I haven’t chosen my buttons yet, so drop in and give me your vote for which one suits it best. I’m not crazy about the buttons they used on the one in the magazine.
If you haven’t yet learned to work cables, here’s your chance. We’ll be knitting this in a class that will also teach buttonhole techniques. Look at the class schedule on September 16 & 23 “Pale Skies Cowl” for all the details.
If you already know how to work cables, a small project like this would be a good one to experiment going without a cable needle. Expand your skills — and if you need support, we’re here for you at the Cottage.
Vogue's Vine & Leaf Beret
I couldn’t make myself choose just one of the charming hats from the Fall Vogue Knitting lineup, so here’s the Vine & Leaf Beret. I blogged about the Eyelet Cap earlier.
Ruby Red
I’ll be knitting a sample of Vine & Leaf out of the upscale Blue Sky Alpaca in a rich Ruby Red (#123) .
This project promises to be popular for gift giving and will be a quick project to learn how to use double-pointed needles if you need to expand your skills.
If Vogue Knitting is right, hats will be a hot item this fall and winter.
I’m making the one pictured here out of the fabulous Mericash Solid in the slate blue pictured below #401.
If it turns out for me as well as it did for Vogue Knitting, everyone’s going to want one for seasonal gift giving.
We’ll make plenty of kits in a variety of colors and offer classes for those who don’t know how to use double-pointed needles.
What fun!
For those who have come to LOVE knitting with Comfort yarn by Berroco, we have just received a huge shipment of dk, worsted, chunky solids and variegated colors. Mention seeing this in our blog and receive a 10% discount on Comfort until July 31st!
Class schedules for July and August are being prepared and will be posted soon. Please make your reservation as soon as you can for the “Knitspeak 101″ class, July 18th from 9:30am to 11:00am. This is an incredible opportunity to meet author Andrea Berman-Price and learn some invaluable tools for pattern reading. Included in the cost of the class is an autographed copy of her book. All this for $25.00! Other upcoming classes are some 1 day scarf and wrap classes, Entrelac, the Hounds Tooth felted handbag, Mother and Daughter beginner’s knitting classes and Berroco’s “Brea Bag”. Kathy will have a special class on how to line a handbag. Another 1 day class is the Cafe’ Capelet we found on Ravelry. It’s an open weave little capelet/scarf that can be knit in a variety of yarns either for right now as an accessory or in more fall and winter yarns for warmth. Of course, as always, we will be offering beginning knitting and crocheting classes.
August will be “Classes on Demand!” We’ve scheduled Saturday classes as usual but we want YOU to determine the classes. If you have a project that you’ve been wanting to make, but need help, set up a class.If there’s a class we offered and you could not make it at the time, now’s the time. How about a technique that you want to learn, we’ll show you.We have set aside Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays all through August for you to make up your own classes. As always, yarn purchased for classes will be 15% off!
Now through July 31st Cottage Yarn is featuring a “Yarn of the Day” which means a 15% savings for you on some of your favorite yarns. Each day will showcase a different yarn, so don’t miss out on this great savings. Today, June 24th, our featured yarn is Artyarn!!!