Catching Up!

So, this was a week for catching up...

Our friend Allison came to visit at our last Socks of Kindness knit-along and brought along her new friend, Walter. So, the group of us had a lot of catching up to do. It was so nice to see her!

We had a very nice crowd and most of us were knitting and trying to finish up our socks, some of which can be seen below in show and tell.

But...one of us had to buck the trend and paint! So cool!

And...well...there was also yarn barf (Karin's apropos term). Sally and a few others, here with Allison, spent much of the afternoon trying to untangle a mess of yarn. Unfortunately, after 3 hours of trying to get it rewound...the yarn won! Out came the scissors...

So, now it's my turn to catch up. We've had a lot of customer show and tell in the last few weeks. I left the list at the shop so I just hope I can remember everyone who knit what. If I don't put a name to the project, leave a comment if it's yours!

Annie was busy over the last month or so and knit all these pairs of fingerless mitts. Those grad students are sure spoiled!

Below are a pair of winding way mitts...no idea whose they are though. Sorry.

This is Janice's Temple Cat Hat. She learned to knit this in a class here at the shop. So cute!

And a very cute baby cardigan. Again, I'm not sure who knit this.

Nancy C's Noro striped scarf. Knit with Noro Silk Garden and Ella Rae Sand Art. It came out so nice!

Kathy L's finished pair of Socks of Kindness.

That's Lisa P. standing behind that sweater. The sweater is gorgeous...

...and so is the Baby Kimono below. Cute, cute, cute...

Karen is below in her second Mobius Cowl of the week. She started it on Saturday and came in the next day with it done!

It took her just a little bit longer to knit the shawl but it was absolutely beautiful. It was worth it, right Karen?!?!?

Here is Karen and her first Mobius Cowl of the week and Mary with her beautiful Entrelac scarf!

Libby's Shawl Collared Cowl looks so soft and pretty below...

And her Broken Rib hat in the same Baby Alpaca Grande Hand-dye...

Here is Kathy and her Pacific Chunky Cabled hat.

Shiela made this great hat for a student at Berne-Knox-Westerlo. Their mascot is the Bulldogs. She knit the hat from the 60 More Quick Knits book and then added the spikes! So fun!

Another Sock of Kindness but I just can't remember whose it is.

But...these are Stevie's. She added a strand of mohair on the sole. They are so soft!

Looks like that's it for now. I have more pictures at the shop that I will try to upload in the coming week. I'm off to swatch for the February Fitted Pullover.

Have a great weekend!

Socks of Kindness

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted. We had a very busy holiday season at the shop thanks to all of you and I just haven't had time to post. So...are you knitting along with us on the Socks of Kindness? Look how many are! We had a nice crowd last week for our first day of the KAL. I wonder what today will be like??

I have made no progress on them this week as I cast on another Bandana Cowl. We have yet to exchange Christmas gifts with our friends and I decided that I didn't like the color I made for one of them (I won't say which one in case they read this!) so I am knitting another. It needs to be done by tomorrow so that's what I was working on this week...that an our inventory spreadsheet. I will post some of my FO's and WIP's later this week. I got a new camera so I want to test it out.

Look at everyone knitting away! I was amazed at the different techniques people were using. Toe up, top down, 2 Socks on 1 Circular (the way I'm knitting them BTW...Second Sock Syndrome won't get me this time!), double points, 1 Sock on 2 Circulars...did I forget any? And afterthought heels are planned by some of us (Lisa and Stevie...I decided to try that out!) I can't wait to see all of them completed. No one is using the same colorway either so we should have a great mix of colors.

So...on to customer show and tell...

I have to apologize to Mary Kate...some of her projects below are rotated and I don't know why. They weren't on the camera!

Here is her very pretty in pink Bandana Cowl made out of Malabrigo Worsted. Upside down...oops.

Sandy was busy making the mini stockings for her 10 grandchildren. She knitted most of them on her plan ride over Thanksgiving. Aren't they cute?

Here are Liz's adorable infant mittens she made for her niece and nephew.

And Sally's Baby Surprise Jacket made out of Ella Rae's Amity Print which self stripes the sweater without having to change yarn! She learned how to make the sweater during a class at the shop and she finished it in no time. It's just lovely!

Another one of Mary Kate's projects...sorry, upside down again. Her first pair of the Socks of Kindness and the inspiration for our KAL. The colors are so pretty. You can kind of see the pattern in the picture. They are much nicer in person!

And her Pagewood Farm Handspun Bouquet Hat. These are just so fun!

Annie made these great gauntlets out of a very pretty periwinkle Peace, Love and Yarn. They are just gorgeous!

Here is Jane K.'s Temple Cat Hat made during a class here at the shop. It is just too cute!

And Jane T.'s felted baby bonnet. I don't think that any picture could do this justice. She did a beautiful job on the finishing work that just made this hat look spectacular!

I'm sorry but I don't know whose this is. But...isn't it cute? I'm sure that baby will be plenty warm!

Sally's been busy...these are her 2 Bandana Cowls. The one on the left was knitted in the Cascade Eco Cloud and the one of the right is Cascade's Eco Duo. They are both so soft and squishy. Almost makes you want to wish for colder weather so you can wear them..almost!

That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend!

Victorian Holidays and a LOT of Show and Tell

Well...it's been a busy few weeks but we've got the shop decorated and we decorated the tree below with over 50 ornaments made during our 2 charity knitting classes. We donated $375 in gift cards to the Schoharie County Community Action Program. They were trilled to receive them and will be handing them out to flood victims from Hurricane Irene. So...thanks again!

I hope you got to see the tree in person. I took this picture right after Jana and Jean got done with the initial decoration. They added a little bit more before the voting began. We came in Second Place in the voting by the community and we got MANY wonderful comments about the tree.

These are the lovely girls whose tree came in First Place. They treated us with a Christmas Carol during the Victorian Holiday Celebration this weekend.

The day was just beautiful and the arrival of Santa on the train was very cool!

So... since I haven't posted in a while, there are a lot of customer FO's to list. So, get ready...here they come.

Of course, wouldn't you know... the first one, I didn't write down the woman's name who knitted this. Yvette helped her pick out yarn (Cascade Eco Wool) for this man's sweater knitted for a friend of hers that was very particular. He wanted a boat neck with extra long ribbing in the cuffs. Didn't she do a wonderful job?!?

Mary Kate has been on a finishing streak. The next 3 pictures are her Gilet vest...

.... her Felted Urban Bag...

...and her Window Pane Felted Bag made during KGA's class here at the shop.

Jan also finished a few things. These are her Winding Way mitts out of Cascade 220 Sport made during Robin's class along with a great pair of socks!

These are Gail's socks. I believe this is her first pair. Aren't they lovely? And they look SO warm.

I THINK these are Mari's socks (correct me if I'm wrong please...I forgot to write it down!) made out of the Periwinkle Sheep's Spinning Room colorway.

And...a few of the felted buttons made during the class at the shop. This class continues to be so much fun for everyone. There will be another one soon!

Kathy L. has been busy too. Here are 2 mini stockings made during class...

... and 4 pairs of slippers, made after taking Trudi's class. They are so nice!

This hat and booties set are SO cute. Theresa couldn't wait to show them to us. (Oops...sideways...sorry.)

And, this is Florence's absolutely gorgeous sweater. She was lucky it made it out of the shop in her possession. There were several of us that would have gladly put it on and ran out of the shop with it!

Liz's Daybreak Shawl (before she blocked it). It's it beautiful? She'll be teaching a class on how to make this next month!

This blanket is just fabulous. But, there was no name on my list of pictures so I apologize for not knowing whose it is. Please leave us a comment. It's beautiful!

And...Christine's LAST creation for the year. We love her!

This is Heike's B4 bag. She overdyed the yarn with kool-aid. Isn't it neat? The colors are so bright and cheery.

And Diane's VERY large stocking made during class at the shop. She was so happy to finish this. It was her first project in a while and she did a wonderful job.

That's it everyone. I hope you have a great week!

Pullin' a Yarn Harlot

So, most of you know that Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (aka The Yarn Harlot) travels alot. If you read her blog, you know that she knits and also works on her computer on ALL of her flights. Well...I pulled a Yarn Harlot and I uploaded pictures for the blog during my flight to Florida. Because the connection was so slow, I also knit while the pictures were uploading. But I did not knit socks...that would be what Ms. McPhee would do. I've been knitting my Noro Striped scarf. The only thing I didn't do was take a picture of my knitting and my computer on the tray table of the airplane. But, I ran out of time on the plane so I wasn't able to do that. And...once I got off the plane, I promptly forgot that I hadn't posted yet! So, it's the night before Thanksgiving and I just remembered. So, I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Don't forget to stop in the shop this weekend to take a break from the malls and the traffic. Remember that Saturday is Small Business Saturday too so be sure to patronize your favorite small business this Saturday and through the holiday season.

So...pretty much all I have below is customer show and tell. But I do have to confess, I've left my notes somewhere in the shop and I don't remember who owns some of the items below. So, if it's yours and I forgot, please accept my apologies and comment below.

This is Shiela's Boogie vest, I think. I hope I'm right on that one.

And I'm sorry but I've forgotten whose Irish Hiking Scarf and hat this is. Oh wait...it's...oh shoot...I just forgot. I can picture who it is but can't remember her name...so sorry.

Kathy L's Pavement Scarf and 2 Noro hats. So nice!

And her beautiful sweater from the Vintage Modern Knits book made out of Cascade 220 Sport. This picture does not do it justice. The cabling on this is just gorgeous.

Nancy C's blanket made for herself out of Encore. Perfect for those upcoming chilly nights.

The next 3 pictures are Flora's and Yvette wrote everything down for me about each item and I can't find the note. Guess it's been a little hectic. They are all beautiful Flora!

Melissa and her sock made during the Socks 101 class. Very nice...now onto the second one!

Jane's Noro hat. She added the earflaps. Isn't it cute?

More from Kathy L. Two Temple Cats Hats made during class here. I love these hats.

And Mari's Temple Cats Hat, also made in class here at the shop. And, her Knitted Beaded Ball made during the Charity Knit-Along this past weekend.

Have a good week everyone and a very Happy Thanksgiving!