From Tahki Yarns, here are some wristwarmers that can be knit up “in a couple of hours because it’s never too late to be in fashion.”
Remember, there are only 117 Days Till Christmas and 94 Days Till Hanukkah!
No, it’s actually a peach. And it’s so cute!
Seriously adorable. It’s from Catherine at Brooklyn General Store. Go try it out!
Classic Elite Yarns has a free download of a beautiful scarf by Susan Mills. It is called the Magnolia Scarf. Check it out:
Just beautiful!
Bernat has a new yarn offering … the Lily Yarns Sugar’n Cream Scented Yarn. I would love to get my hands on the lavendar, which I think would be very, very calming. Wait – that might not be a good idea for knitting before bedtime…
This is a 4-ply cotton yarn, and available in the following scents:
As you can see, they’re currently out of stock, but hopefully they’ll replenish soon. Bookmark and check back!
Loop Yarn has added more sale items to their inventory. Well, their sale inventory. You get me. Here’s a sample:
Don’t forget to sign up for their rewards program, where you can earn points for future savings on each purchase you make either in-store or online.
Today only (Weds., 8/25) you can save up to 85% at Mary Maxim’s website. This is for online orders only…
Some clearance items include…
Patons SWS Worsted Weight Yarn Discontinued
Mary Maxim Aloe Vera Sock Yarn
And much, much more. Get a’savin’!
One of my favorite places on earth, Knitting Daily, has an ebook available (for free!) with 8 knitting patterns for kids.
Here are some of the patterns included:
Petite Feet by Interweave Staff
Back to School by Norah Gaughan (pullover)
Unspun Roving Mittens by Amy Clarke Moore
You Kiss a Hundred Frogs Purse by Laura Rintala
Earflap Hats by Knitscene Design Team
Simply enter your email address at the site, and the ebook is yours!
OK – I am going to admit here one of my biggest girlcrushes ever … Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan Holloway Harris on the AMC tv show Mad Men
!), and wait for it…
Oh, be still my beating heart.
She even stated she wanted to nab a movie role where she learned kung fu. I’ve been a kung fu practitioner for years, and I’ll volunteer to give her the basic forms. I even went as Joan Holloway for Hallowe’en last year (and I’ve been a redhead every since).
One of Christina’s friends has an Etsy shop, and she’s posed in the shop photos as a wearable goods model in the past. Well, she’s back!
[click on each pic to be magically transported to the Etsy listing!]
Sigh.
Have you seen the Pattern Purse from PolarKnit yet? It’s a handy way of organizing your knitting patterns, and it’s available at DreamWeaver Yarns.
It can hold over 400 pages of patterns and has 20 different sections. You can also put your circular needles in it. Also comes with a sheet of pre-printed clear labels, which look like pattern style labels.
Yeah, baby!
You and I both know that knitters are very creative individuals, and knitting is NOT relegated to the over-80 crowd in rocking chairs. We’re sexy beasts, aren’t we?
Stephanie Whiteside has teamed up with the Gray Lady Artist Collective to produce “Off the Needles: A Knitting Pinup Calendar.”
There is a Q&A with Stephanie at this article, where she gives information on her inspiration and some more factoids on the calendar.
Too bad all of the models are from the Bay Area, because I clean up pretty nice. 
Go to their Kickstarter page here to help back the project and reserve your calendar, too! They are currently at 44% funded, so they’ve got a bit to go. It’s a great start!
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