Knit or Dye and Inner Heat Yoga are having the Grand Re-opening Saturday November 17th from 11-5pm. We will have refreshments, raffles, and door prizes. Any one who spends $75 or more gets a free Knit or Dye bag among many other surprises and gifts! We will be joined by Spun Monkey 11-11:45, Gudrun Johnston 11am-12pm and Mystic Meadow Alpacas.

We are also collecting clothing for one of our nearest and dearest who lost her son-in-law to pancreatic cancer not long ago. He left behind three young daughters and his wife. We are collecting clothing for them as well as having a pay for raffle to win a fantastic gift of yarn as well as Yoga classes. The sizes we need are:

Pants- womens 7, 8, and 12

Shirts- womens small/ young girls Large, woman’s large/12, woman’s medium/8

Shoes- Womens  9, 8.5, & girls 6.5

Socks & Underwear Small, Medium &Large

Inner Heat Yoga

is doing a free drop in yoga class from 12-12:45. It is on a first come first serve basis. If any class packages are purchased that day you will be entered into a Raffle to win a private session with Alaina Murphy herself!

The leaves are changing , the nights are cooler, wool socks at night and a light sweater  in the morning are marks of the beginning of my favorite time of year. People are finishing up forgotten projects and fantasizing about their first of the new season. We are loving our new space, but most of all the front porch and the garden. Wesley loves playing in the flowers and practicing going up and down the steps. Recently I got to meet Knit Purl Gurl who not long ago moved to the neighborhood.  We had the best time knitting on the porch with coffee and chocolate brownies. We are looking forward to Having Namaste Bags. Currently I am reworking a pattern the I made for My husband a while back. It is based on an Elizabeth Zimmerman hat. I wanted to do a different color work pattern on it so I consulted  Alice Starmore’s Charts for Color Knitting. Then the thought crossed my mind if I am referencing two of the knitting greats in this design I should definitely choose a pattern from his heritage along with our favorite influence…NATURE! It is working up nicely in Frog Tree Alpaca Sport and I will post some pics soon.

Also the cooler weather reminds me that I need to make new woolies for my little man. I think I want to make it out of Malabrigo’s Rios this year. So lovely!

Wesley 1 Year ago Wearing Woolies

Jason Wearing the first version or my version or Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Hat Pattern

People always ask what I am working on and it happens to be a great many things for the first time in a long time. I am working on Elizabeth Zimmerman’s “Baby February  Sweater” (picture coming soon). Even though it has been hot as heck the last few weeks I am already fantasizing about the Fall and Winter. The Fibre Company (friends of mine from Philadelphia) have a free pattern for a beautiful shawl they have named “Quaking Aspen Shawl” made with their yarn “Acadia” which we just got in. I can’t wait to start on it this weekend. Nothing says Fall to me more then a lovely new shawl. I am also working on a pair of socks out of a fun new sock yarn that just came in called “Faires ans Elves” from Opal. The color I chose has shades of blue, green and olive. I am not usually one for machine printed sock yarns but I am finding it very enjoyable. This sock sample is for our upcoming Sock class so don’t wait to long to sign up and miss out.

Elizabeth Zimmerman’s February Baby Sweater made out of Ianthe

Quaking Aspen Shawl from the Fibre Company Using Acadia

Knit or Dye’s basic Sock Pattern Using Opal Sock yarn

It has been such a weird winter. You can see the ground in many places and there are only a handful of ice-fishing shanties out on the meadows.  At this time of year there are usually 50 or more shanties and a handful of trucks out on the ice enjoying the winter fishing. I have not seen one truck dare to go out there. The mountain behind the store has ground showing and the waterfall that we don’t see until Spring (normally around May) is in full effect. Despite all of this we are still enjoying knitting fro these cooler days and nights and maybe we will get some good storms this month, but it is just so odd.

Knit or Dye’s Super Bowl Sale is begining this Saturday and ending with a Super Bowl Sunday Knitting Party from 12pm-4pm (minus the football game). We will have Super Bowl-like refreshments and great company to go along with it! This week, for every $42 spent you will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Knit or Dye that will be drawn at 4pm Sunday! There will also be some great raffle prizes, so don’t miss out!

The thermometer  reads -8 at eight AM, my first thought is, I can’t wait to snuggle up tonight with some knitting. Reality then kicks in and I remember that I have a teething 7 1/2 month old, who doesn’t allow for much time of anything. So while I comfort him in our dimly lit room, trying to get him to go to sleep I daydream about my knitting. Teaching a Fair Isle class yesterday I pulled out my eight (or maybe longer) year sweater project from the book Norsk Strikkedesign. I am about half way finished with the body, instead of their yarn I decided to use Green Mountain Spinnery’s Mountain Mohair. I cant wait to wear it especially on these single digit days, no need for a coat with this one.

Knit or Dye had its first design contest, you wouldn’t believe how many submissions we had! We are proud to announce that Michelle Joy and Patti Frankel are the winners and really came up with some great designs! Thank you to everyone who participated we are going to have another contest in the near future.

The snow is finally falling and everything is blanketed, I love it! I finally am getting to wear my Cookie-A socks. So cozy and lovely!

The river is icing over, it was a nippy 11 degrees the other night, and everyone has pulled out their hats and mittens! All we need now is some snow! My husband and I are working feverishly to add more merchandise to our new website and our poor little Wesley has a cold. At night I get about an hour of knitting in, so I am plugging away on my Rowan cape made out of “Felted Tweed Watery“. It is so beautiful, but slow-going (especially knitting in a dimly lit room with the baby).

We had a busy Holiday season and are eagerly awaiting new shipments including Manos, Frog Tree, and Rowan. I am still craving to make the heart mittens from “Adirondack Accessories” from Manos!

- Rachel