Cool Socks

This looks like a lovely handpainted scarf... but no.... It is actually a Sock Blank that you unravel and knit into a sock. This is from Plymouth Yarn and comes in a variety of colorways.

You unravel one end and start knitting. It is really fun to knit because you don't know how the pattern is going to come out and you just want to keep knitting to see how it will look.

Here is the finished sock. I was really happy with how it turned out and like the way the finished sock feels. Now I just have to knit the 2nd one....

Stitch n Pitch with the Durham Bulls

Fun was had by all at the 2nd annual Stitch n Pitch with the Durham Bulls. The weather cooperated and we watched the Bulls win over Rochester.  This is Leslie- Leslie is the tireless coordinator of the Stitch n Pitch. She organized with the Bulls to block off the section of seats, coordinated donations for goodie bags and door prizes, promoted the event and more that I don't even know. Thank you so much for putting on a great event! I am glad you had a chance to sit and knit and enjoy the game after all your hard work!

This was the youngest fan- 11 weeks old- in her hot pink knit mini skirt!

The purl girls were having fun giving away the well stocked goodie bags.

There was lots of great knitting going on! Also good eating and drinking and talking !

Oh, and we enjoyed watching the game!

Knitters are a persuasive bunch- we convinced this young man to give knitting a try.

Stitch n Pitch was a huge success! I am already looking forward to the next event!

New Sweaters

We have a few new store samples made out of yummy yarns for you to knit.  Even though it was over 80 degrees on Saturday Debra still looked cute in her sundress and blue cardigan made out of Classic Silk from Classic Elite. The yarn is a silk/cotton blend which is perfect for our climate.

The openwork stitches on the fronts of this cardigan make it a good look for the Spring and Summer.

This pullover is made of Wool Bamboo- also from Classic Elite. The yarn makes a soft lightweight garment and the bamboo gives it a slight shine.

The ZigZag rib gives a slimming  look to the bottom of the sweater.

Today it is 58 degrees in our area. This Organic Wool from Nashua makes a cozy cardigan for a cool May day. The organically dyed wool is soft and really show off this cable pattern. This yarn has a gauge of 3.5 sts to the inch which makes this pattern work up quickly.