They're Here!

The Spring issue of Interweave Knits is here! Many fun top and a great article on Schoolhouse Press!

The other is Verena! A European magazine just now being circulated here in the states. Check out this website for more info! http://www.verenaknitting.com/Default.aspx

A Tangled Yoke Sighting

Miss Stacy drove up from Chicago this weekend to show us her latest work of art!

...A gorgeous dusty pink "Tangled Yoke Cardigan". Done in Rowan's Felted Tweed, it is breathtaking!

Great work Stacy. What's next?

May Classes

The new classes are up!

http://www.fiddleheadyarns.com/Classes/classes.htm

Vanishing Magknits

If you have knit the "Jaywalker Socks", the "Odessa Hat" or the "Fake Isle Hat", you are familiar with Magknits. A great online knitting magizine, it has provided free patterns for all knitting levels for over 4 years. Unfortunately, the site has folded and the patterns are gone....
Before you flip out because you didn't print the copy of the Jaywalkers off, at this moment it's still possible to get the patterns.
Google the pattern name with MagKnits following (i.e. Jaywalkers Magknits)
Rather than clicking on the website...click on "cached" and the pattern will appear, though without the picture.
I'm not sure how long this will be available so check it out soon!
I hope this helps those that still were going to knit themselves something from this site!

Exposing A Yarn Snob

Just like most people, there are things in knitting that are "fine" and then there are things that I am "unwaivering" about. Find a terrific color scheme to knit my next sweater..."fine". Under the "Unwaivering" catgeory I can add socks. I like to knit them in certain ways, with certain needles and with specific fibers. Nylon to be exact. I wear my socks so I want them to last. When holes do occur, I would much rather spend a few days knitting a new pair then spend the few minutes fixing holes. Don't ask, there is no logic. Occasionally, I find a goregous yarn with no reinforcement that still needs to be knit. So with this said, I have resorted to different manuevers to make those socks without nylon last a little longer. Garter stitch heels, adding Wooly Nylon, knitting an Afterthought Heel ala Elizabeth Zimmermann and a few others. My favorite sock yarns fit the "gorgeous" and "with nylon" group. A new one has been added to this group and, although I'm not finished yet, this might be the best!
We just received our inaugural shipment of Misti Alpaca and inside, along with some gorgeous lace weight, was something brand new to our shop and the knitting world...

Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn

50% Alpaca

30% Merino Wool

10% Silk

10% Nylon

(Nylon and Silk...twin powers of reinforcement!!)

Kim and I fought over the 12 colors as to which ones to knit. This was my pick...