This is the lovely Mrs. Jane Lane. She has been working at Yarns etc... for over 4 years. We love the days we get to work with Jane! We all love her! Jane is a woman of many talents. She knits, she needlepoints, she is a master gardener and she brings us treats to snack on during the day. As you can tell by her modeling stance, Jane has also done some modeling.
We are so grateful that Jane has given us her time, talent, patience, and smiles for these past few years. Her life has gotten so filled up with all of her many activities and family that this is her last week to work with us. We will look forward to seeing her when she comes for a visit!
Thank you for being you. We will all miss you.
Jane made these cute pumpkins that are a perfect project for this time of year. You can use them for Halloween decorations and, a month later, for Thanksgiving. The yarn used was a perfect shade of pumpkin colored orange organic sport weight wool from Three Waters Farm.
The weight yarn you use determines the size of the pumpkin. You can make slight changes in the pattern and make them taller, or fatter, or embellish them in different ways.
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Pumpkin Pattern
#1 for fingering weight
#2 for sport weight
#3 for DK weight
#4 for worsted weight
Cast on 58 sts.
Row 1- p2(K5,P2) to end
Row 2- K2(P5, K2) to end
repeat above 14 times for a total of 30 rows
leave 18" of yarn an thread through sts on knitting needle
Stalk
With brown or green cast on 4 sts, work 16 rows in St st. Cast off.( you could do this an an i-cord)
Finishing
Tie cast on edge of stalk into a knot. Gather top of pumpkin around knot and sew securely. sew down the side of pumpkin, stuff and finish off. To secure the shape of the pumpkin sew one long stitch through the center of the pumpkin from base to top and back again.
Beth and Rebecca are hard at work weaving the last few rounds of their baskets.
Ann and Vickie are almost finished!
More Basket Progress!
This was the centerpiece at Nicky Epstein's booth. All these beautiful flowers were made by her and were for sale in her booth- along with many other wonderful creations by her.
Here is Nicky on a break from teaching and signing books. Everyone had fun and we can't wait to see what happens next year!
This is our UPS man Calvin. We are so happy to see Calvin coming everyday. He brings us big boxes of fun fibers and other goodies. He is also always happy and cheerful. And he shows us that not only is he really good at his job but he also really loves what he does.
We decided to make them something really special for Christmas this year. We all Needlepointed these cute ornaments for them. This is the back view of the ornaments with their name on them.
This is the front view of them-complete with packages and letters. These came out so cute and we really had fun making them. Nancy and Calvin were really surprised and were truly happy to be a recipient of these personalized ornaments. It is so much fun to give a great gift that is so well received.
Jennifer models a new tank top made by her mother Myra.
This happy customer is happy to show off her newly finished red sweater.
Kim has been working with us at Great Yarns for over a year during her search for full time employment. She has just gotten a job in her field and today is her last day working with us. We have all enjoyed working with our very own Roller Girl this year! This is a picture of Kim hard at work in the Rowan aisle at Great Yarns. What a great way to end your time working at the yarn store-rolling around on the floor in the Rowan! Good luck! We will miss you!
Jane made these cute pumpkins that are a perfect project for this time of year. You can use them for Halloween decorations and, a month later, for Thanksgiving. The yarn used was a perfect shade of pumpkin colored orange organic sport weight wool from Three Waters Farm.
Pumpkin Pattern
