Happy 1st Anniversary!

Stop in and say "Hi" next Wednesday!
We will be here from 10am to 10pm!

Wicked!

Up until now I always felt bad that no one else ever gets to see how talented Fiddlehead Yarn Knitters are. They so proudly bring in their beautiful projects. I get to oooh and aaah and then they leave.

Allie came in this afternoon to show me her Wicked done in Louet Gems. I WOWed and I thought I would add it here so you can WOW!!

Fantastic Allie!

Tangled Yoke Cardigan

I usually wait for errors to be posted before I leap into a newly published pattern...until I saw the Tangled Yoke Cardigan by Eunny Jang in the latest Interweave Knits.



I also think life it too short and there is too much great yarn to knit the same yarn twice...but sometimes it's best to not mess with perfection.



Without further I ado, I give you my humble version...

The sweater was actually pretty quick. Done in one piece up to the armpits, the sleeves were added to the body, the beautiful cable added and then decreasing. I love the simplicity, the cable which is started thanks to a 5st increase into 1 st across the yoke. The cable sits on top of the sweater without any purling to offset it. I did change the collar slightly. The pattern says to knit up 8 rows, pick up a line of sts from the inside where the collar meets the body and bind these sts off with the collar. Knitting up 8 rows didn't leave me much for a collar and getting a straight line wasn't working. Instead, I knit the 8 rows and on the next row I K2tog, YO across the row. I added another 1.5" in st st, turned it over and bound off with the body sts. The picot hem isn't too noticeable and it gave me a nice edge to make sure it turned out straight.

Lovely! Not difficult and so gorgeous!

September Classes

The September class list is up! Check it out at the shop's website. If you did not receive email notification, and would like to, send an email to fiddleheadyarns@wi.rr.com

A cup of coffee and a box from Artyarns

Early Monday mornings sometime find me in the shop with a cup of coffee. A couple of hours to straighten up before the 2 footer awakes. This morning I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. A big box filled with Artyarns arrived and here's what was inside...

From the top...

Handpainted Stripes... 100% Superwash Merino

A pair of socks or a hat and mittens!

Regal Silk... paired with

Beaded Silk will make a beautiful scarf!

Silk Rhapsody with or without GLITTER!

Stop in and see them in person!

How About a Little Charity?

The following is a request from a friend of Fiddlehead Yarns and has a son-in-law serving in Iraq. Please consider helping!

Hats and Frisbees For The Children of Iraq

My son-in-law, SFC Donald Floro Jr is currently serving his second tour of duty in Iraq. His twice weekly convoy drives about 35 miles across the desert. When he was hom on leave last month, he called and asked if my knitting friends could make warm winter hats for the children who run after convoy begging for treats from the American soldiers. He also requested toys.
Night time temperatures in the winter in Iraq are near the freezing point and frisbees are lightweight, so I can keep the postage costs to a minimum.

Kathy

The shop will gladly collect any hats and/or Frisbees you wish to donate. Dig into your stashes and whip one up if you can!

Start the Fall Planning...

Mmmmmm...new books!

And for the icing on the cake...

Interweave Knits Fall Preview is up! http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_fall.asp