Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
We had a small Adriafil "top up" delivery today so we're now fully stocked with Kid Mohair, Knitcol and New Zealand Prints - all absolutely gorgeous!
A little housekeeping note here - in case you're not aware of it - if you leave crab shells and bits in a bin fairly near an Aga for about 3 days they start to smell really, really, really bad.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Splash Patterns
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
As promised I have inputted Splash patterns today (if you click on that link all the patterns are down the left hand side) - 29 to be totally precise. There are patterns for babies:
patterns for children (boys):
and girls:
and patterns for ladies:
so if there aren't enough there to tempt you, I'm going to lie down in a darkened room and cry.
Tonight we are eating crab cakes - my kitchen smells like a fishmongers.
As promised I have inputted Splash patterns today (if you click on that link all the patterns are down the left hand side) - 29 to be totally precise. There are patterns for babies:
patterns for children (boys):
and girls:
and patterns for ladies:
so if there aren't enough there to tempt you, I'm going to lie down in a darkened room and cry.
Tonight we are eating crab cakes - my kitchen smells like a fishmongers.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Katia Patterns
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
I've spent the afternoon updating things and inserting new things so - here goes:
Two new colours in King Cole Splash: Fireburst
and Charcoal:
All being well and barring disasters, Splash patterns will be here tomorrow - there are lots of them and they're really good - from babies to adults - the whole range.
Two new colours in King Cole Bamboo Cotton: Cobalt:
which, I think, is a really useful summer blue and black:
and I know this is a summer yarn but I also know how many of you like to knit black summer cardies or tops.
There are also two new colours in 4ply Ziz Zag, which is not only good for socks but is also good for garments too:
and
So the rest of the day I've spent inputting Katia patterns for the new summer yarns, Degrade, Paper and Tobago. Degrade patterns are - here, and I love this one:
not sure if I've got the confidence to wear it but I do love it!
Paper pattern are here - so you can now crochet lots of paper bags - yes, I'm still chortling over that one (it doesn't take much to keep me amused):
and last, but absolutely not least, is Tobago: which has pattern for tops, bags, jacket and all:
Phew - hopefully there's enough to whet your appetites there!
I had a jolly afternoon yesterday dealing with a bunch of crabs - by now you'll know how my life goes but I don't often get to type that in a sentence. FB is very keen to get some crab/lobster pots so he went out with a friend on Saturday afternoon to learn the ropes and tricks of the trade. He came home with these chaps (and yes, we know they're chaps because the ladies get thrown back):
The chickens were mighty curious but, wisely, didn't get too close:
After a while in boiling water they looked like this:
note fairly dramatic change in colour. Then I got to work:
(Please note that tiny piece of pretty fairisle you can see on the far left is not a hand knit) and, finally, they looked like this:
With home-made mayonnaise and a bit of crusty bread and salad I have to say they were blinking delicious.
I've spent the afternoon updating things and inserting new things so - here goes:
Two new colours in King Cole Splash: Fireburst
and Charcoal:
All being well and barring disasters, Splash patterns will be here tomorrow - there are lots of them and they're really good - from babies to adults - the whole range.
Two new colours in King Cole Bamboo Cotton: Cobalt:
which, I think, is a really useful summer blue and black:
and I know this is a summer yarn but I also know how many of you like to knit black summer cardies or tops.
There are also two new colours in 4ply Ziz Zag, which is not only good for socks but is also good for garments too:
and
So the rest of the day I've spent inputting Katia patterns for the new summer yarns, Degrade, Paper and Tobago. Degrade patterns are - here, and I love this one:
not sure if I've got the confidence to wear it but I do love it!
Paper pattern are here - so you can now crochet lots of paper bags - yes, I'm still chortling over that one (it doesn't take much to keep me amused):
and last, but absolutely not least, is Tobago: which has pattern for tops, bags, jacket and all:
Phew - hopefully there's enough to whet your appetites there!
I had a jolly afternoon yesterday dealing with a bunch of crabs - by now you'll know how my life goes but I don't often get to type that in a sentence. FB is very keen to get some crab/lobster pots so he went out with a friend on Saturday afternoon to learn the ropes and tricks of the trade. He came home with these chaps (and yes, we know they're chaps because the ladies get thrown back):
The chickens were mighty curious but, wisely, didn't get too close:
After a while in boiling water they looked like this:
note fairly dramatic change in colour. Then I got to work:
(Please note that tiny piece of pretty fairisle you can see on the far left is not a hand knit) and, finally, they looked like this:
With home-made mayonnaise and a bit of crusty bread and salad I have to say they were blinking delicious.
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Yucky Cold
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
Since my last post I seem to have picked up a yucky coldy bunged up nosey kind of bug so I'm not sleeping well but - on the bright side - I have a deeply sexy voice (apparently). I think I got it from Tracey - thanks, Trace. A week ago she was too ill to knit, so you know it must be really bad. I didn't knit last night and the dinner party we were due to go to tonight has been postponed for a week as our hosts returned from holiday 5 days late (due to Icelandic ash) and in their extra few days on their cruise ship in Athens (yes, my heart goes out to them too) they, too, picked up a yucky, coldy throaty "thing". So, I may get some small bit of knitting done tonight before the (herbal) sleeping pill I'm going to take kicks in.
Incidentally, am I the only person who is intensely annoyed by returning holiday makers bemoaning their extra days/weeks' holiday at the holiday companies' expense and expecting us to be sympathetic? FB's cousin is "stuck" in Jamaica in a 5* resort until May 1st and her children are, apparently, going "stir crazy" and are "desperate to come home" (according to her email yesterday). Every time I go on holiday (which isn't that often) I long to be told that there aren't any flights home and, oh deary me, we're going to have to look after you - at our expense - for another 10 days. Needless to say it's never happened but, if it does, I'll be whooping for joy and making the most of it, not whingeing to the TV cameras when I finally get home with my extra 10 days of tan.
Now, I appreciate that there are people who need to get to their destinations and at School we have several children who can't get flights until after their GCSE exams have started - that's a slightly different scenario and I do have sympathy for them but - come on - 10 extra days on a beach - most of us pray for that kind of luck.
Since my last post I seem to have picked up a yucky coldy bunged up nosey kind of bug so I'm not sleeping well but - on the bright side - I have a deeply sexy voice (apparently). I think I got it from Tracey - thanks, Trace. A week ago she was too ill to knit, so you know it must be really bad. I didn't knit last night and the dinner party we were due to go to tonight has been postponed for a week as our hosts returned from holiday 5 days late (due to Icelandic ash) and in their extra few days on their cruise ship in Athens (yes, my heart goes out to them too) they, too, picked up a yucky, coldy throaty "thing". So, I may get some small bit of knitting done tonight before the (herbal) sleeping pill I'm going to take kicks in.
Incidentally, am I the only person who is intensely annoyed by returning holiday makers bemoaning their extra days/weeks' holiday at the holiday companies' expense and expecting us to be sympathetic? FB's cousin is "stuck" in Jamaica in a 5* resort until May 1st and her children are, apparently, going "stir crazy" and are "desperate to come home" (according to her email yesterday). Every time I go on holiday (which isn't that often) I long to be told that there aren't any flights home and, oh deary me, we're going to have to look after you - at our expense - for another 10 days. Needless to say it's never happened but, if it does, I'll be whooping for joy and making the most of it, not whingeing to the TV cameras when I finally get home with my extra 10 days of tan.
Now, I appreciate that there are people who need to get to their destinations and at School we have several children who can't get flights until after their GCSE exams have started - that's a slightly different scenario and I do have sympathy for them but - come on - 10 extra days on a beach - most of us pray for that kind of luck.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Knitting
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
To my surprise I've recently managed to fit in quite a bit of knitting time so I've just completed my second garment of the year, which may possibly be some kind of record for me. OK, so they were both done on relatively big needles (8mm and 6.5 respectively) but, nonetheless, that's 2 more garments than I used to own. The second one is this pattern (Stylecraft Life Chunky):
knitted in this wool (Volata Tweed from Gedifra):
Had to fiddle the needle size a bit but it came out like this:
The sun is in my eyes and my hair's all over the place but I love the sweater (and the flowers in the background).
Tracey is a fabulously fast knitter so she's also been knitting for me. She's knitted 2 waistcoats in Cornish Organic - one for our agent, Stewart, and one for FB for his birthday. The pattern is this:
but then she went a wee bit mad on the backs. This is Stewart's (modelled by FB):
Here's a close-up:
This is FB's (modelled by FB):
and here is a close-up (you can see the introduction of our space dyed "Sennen" in FB's:
So - there you have another stash-busting idea from the knitters at Knit Wits (or, indeed, a suggestion of what you can do with Cornish Organic Wool!).
I'm now on sock number 2 for my Dad (birthday at the end of May so I'm on target) and a secret project which will be revealed later in the year - watch this space.
To my surprise I've recently managed to fit in quite a bit of knitting time so I've just completed my second garment of the year, which may possibly be some kind of record for me. OK, so they were both done on relatively big needles (8mm and 6.5 respectively) but, nonetheless, that's 2 more garments than I used to own. The second one is this pattern (Stylecraft Life Chunky):
knitted in this wool (Volata Tweed from Gedifra):
Had to fiddle the needle size a bit but it came out like this:
The sun is in my eyes and my hair's all over the place but I love the sweater (and the flowers in the background).
Tracey is a fabulously fast knitter so she's also been knitting for me. She's knitted 2 waistcoats in Cornish Organic - one for our agent, Stewart, and one for FB for his birthday. The pattern is this:
but then she went a wee bit mad on the backs. This is Stewart's (modelled by FB):
Here's a close-up:
This is FB's (modelled by FB):
and here is a close-up (you can see the introduction of our space dyed "Sennen" in FB's:
So - there you have another stash-busting idea from the knitters at Knit Wits (or, indeed, a suggestion of what you can do with Cornish Organic Wool!).
I'm now on sock number 2 for my Dad (birthday at the end of May so I'm on target) and a secret project which will be revealed later in the year - watch this space.
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Summer Yarns
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
Well, the fantastic new summer yarns are coming in thick and fast now and just in time for the glorious weather.
Our Araucania 4ply (Ranco) isn't specifically summery but it is gorgeous and just right for a little top or even a special pair of socks - and it's at a really special price too - just £5.99:
They describe their yarn as being "hand painted" which is a process I'd love to see - guess I'd better save up for a trip to Chile then!
Our new yarns from Katia are truly summery, gorgeous and - being Katia - fantastic colourways. First is Tobago - which is an Aran weight pure cotton:
Then we have their DK pure cotton, Degrade (which should have an accent over the last "e" and be pronounced accordingly with an "eh" on the end) which gently fades up and down its colourways:
And, finally, Katia have produced a yarn made from pure paper!! Yes, it's absolutely true and it's machine washable but they've only produced bag patterns so far so you can knit or crochet yourself a Paper bag! (Yes, I've been chortling over that one for at least the last 24 hours):
I sort of have a wrap or shawl pattern in mind for this yarn but am not sure whether it'll work or not - guess the only way to find out is to give it a go ........ then I could have a paper wrap(per) ............!
We also have more stock of the very popular cotton Samba and the "knitting in" yarn Paillettes.
Yesterday FB and T went up to Torquay for a rugby tournament (in blistering sunshing which always seems like an odd combination) so G and I are home alone. Tonight I have some of the girls coming over for the evening - Susie is bringing home made chocolate chip cookies and Clare's bringing home made white chocolate cheesecake so you can see how the evening's going to pan out .............
Tomorrow I drive to Torquay to bring the boys home so T can be at school at 7.30am on Monday for 2 days Ten Tors training plus night under canvas - so he'll be knackered for the start of term on Wednesday - deep joy.
I am willing to bet quite a lot of wool that FB is burnt again and will peel again.
Well, the fantastic new summer yarns are coming in thick and fast now and just in time for the glorious weather.
Our Araucania 4ply (Ranco) isn't specifically summery but it is gorgeous and just right for a little top or even a special pair of socks - and it's at a really special price too - just £5.99:
They describe their yarn as being "hand painted" which is a process I'd love to see - guess I'd better save up for a trip to Chile then!
Our new yarns from Katia are truly summery, gorgeous and - being Katia - fantastic colourways. First is Tobago - which is an Aran weight pure cotton:
Then we have their DK pure cotton, Degrade (which should have an accent over the last "e" and be pronounced accordingly with an "eh" on the end) which gently fades up and down its colourways:
And, finally, Katia have produced a yarn made from pure paper!! Yes, it's absolutely true and it's machine washable but they've only produced bag patterns so far so you can knit or crochet yourself a Paper bag! (Yes, I've been chortling over that one for at least the last 24 hours):
I sort of have a wrap or shawl pattern in mind for this yarn but am not sure whether it'll work or not - guess the only way to find out is to give it a go ........ then I could have a paper wrap(per) ............!
We also have more stock of the very popular cotton Samba and the "knitting in" yarn Paillettes.
Yesterday FB and T went up to Torquay for a rugby tournament (in blistering sunshing which always seems like an odd combination) so G and I are home alone. Tonight I have some of the girls coming over for the evening - Susie is bringing home made chocolate chip cookies and Clare's bringing home made white chocolate cheesecake so you can see how the evening's going to pan out .............
Tomorrow I drive to Torquay to bring the boys home so T can be at school at 7.30am on Monday for 2 days Ten Tors training plus night under canvas - so he'll be knackered for the start of term on Wednesday - deep joy.
I am willing to bet quite a lot of wool that FB is burnt again and will peel again.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Classic Shop Moment
Knitwits Yarns knitwitspenzance.co.uk
A car has just driven past which reminded me of a classic shop moment about 4 years ago.
Causewayhead - the street we're in - is semi-pedestrianised and vehicles travelling down it should only be here for deliveries. However, inevitably, we get some who use it as a cut through.
On this particular day it was boiling hot so the door was open and you could hear the car coming long before it reached us. It was obviously going to be a young man, or men, as the music system base was on full and the "boom, boom, boom" preceded his passing, which shook the windows.
In the calm and quiet as he disappeared into the distance an elderly grey haired lady, who was looking at patterns, gently said, "I beg he's got a small dick".
Total collapse of everyone in the shop. A classic moment.
A car has just driven past which reminded me of a classic shop moment about 4 years ago.
Causewayhead - the street we're in - is semi-pedestrianised and vehicles travelling down it should only be here for deliveries. However, inevitably, we get some who use it as a cut through.
On this particular day it was boiling hot so the door was open and you could hear the car coming long before it reached us. It was obviously going to be a young man, or men, as the music system base was on full and the "boom, boom, boom" preceded his passing, which shook the windows.
In the calm and quiet as he disappeared into the distance an elderly grey haired lady, who was looking at patterns, gently said, "I beg he's got a small dick".
Total collapse of everyone in the shop. A classic moment.
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