Tracy's Fair Isle Zipper Pouch class

There's still a few short days left to sign up for Tracy's Fair Isle Zipper Pouch class!

Have 100yds each of two colors in either worsted or dk weight yarns in your stash (I thought so...) and a 16" circular needle to go along with your yarn? You can make this zipper pouch! Tracy provides fabric and zippers, you provide the yarn and knit labor. Easy peasy.

FO Friday!!!

Yay, FO Friday! We love FO Friday. Enjoy!

Melanie B. knit up this stylish kids' sweater out of stash Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. The pattern is from Ann Budd's Handy Book of Patterns. Love the stripes!

Christina designed this crocheted blanket using lots of fantastic colors of Louet Gems Sportweight - beautiful colors and washable, too!

Catherine is ready for summer in her cotton/linen tee knit out of Rowan's Creative Linen. The pattern is from the summer 2002 issue of Knitters Magazine. Perfect!

Brenda finished up this prayer shawl out of Madeline Tosh Vintage. This is going to make someone feel very special!

Karen did a marvelous job with the Big Digger Sweater from Lucinda Guy's Handknits for Kids: 25 Original Designs for Girls and Boys for her sweet grandson. She used MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino. He's going to love wearing this!

knitscene accessories is here!

With over 35 style-y mitt, hat, sock, cowl, and shawl patterns loaded up in this special issue of knitscene, there is sure to be something to satisfy everyone's sometimes need for an almost-instant gratification project.

And if you look cool sporting your latest FO, all the better.

New Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock & Solemate colors are in!

 And here they are - gorgeous, huh?

FO Friday!!!

It's Friday so it must be FO time!

Carol! She's a regular in Cate's Sunday Yarn Church Class and her latest FO is Drifting Pleats from the book Knitting New Scarves by Lynne Barr. She used, a moment of silence, please, Rowan's now-discontinued Lenpur Linen. That will be the perfect weight for warmer temperatures!

This is Donna in her Ruffle My Feathers shawl designed by Caryl Pierre (available at The Yarn Lounge through ravelry). She used Cestari's Island Collection yarn which is a lovely blend of cotton, wool, and silk. Donna used a slightly heavier yarn than called for, a US8 needle, and added a bit of length to the body. It's lovely!

I've been dying to use the newish Dirty Water DyeWorks' Marie yarn - a delicious dk-weight blend of superwash merino, cashmere, and nylon. We had the perfect color of Rowan Kidsilk Haze, which I love to add to anything that will be around the neck, so I combined the two in the third incarnation of Annabel's Cowl from Churchmouse Yarns and Teas. It's a bit shorter than the original pattern but still enough for scrunching scrumptiously.

Also on my radar for must-try new yarns is Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted. I've also had my eye on Cosmicpluto Knits! Just Enough Ruffles pattern. A nice, quick, and style-y knit just in time for summer? I couldn't help myself. The color is Firefly and I only used about a quarter of the second skein - plenty to knit up one our tiny sweaters to be displayed with the yarn.

Melanie knit up a cool little pullover requiring blocking:

Looks like a voodoo sweater, no? I'm not sure what it all means but there must be a sweater in Melanie's closet that better get its act together. Just saying.

Mom and Me and Custom Accessories!

Sounds like one big book but no, two new titles, mom and me knits: 20 pretty projects for mothers and daughters by Stefanie Japel and Custom Accessories by Wendy Bernard of knit and tonic fame.

mom and me knits is a sweet book with patterns for big and little versions of cardigans, pullovers, shawls, and vests. With slight variations yet with a common thread, these patterns are perfect for you and your little Miss Me.

This addition to Wendy Barnard's Custom Knits trilogy includes hats, scarves, gloves, and socks that are ripe for customizing under Wendy's tutelage. Of if you're not feeling that adventurous, the patterns as written are pretty darn cool, too.

Jane Austen Knits summer 2012 is here and quite lovely!

This is the second in the Jane Austen-inspired magazines published by Interweave, Jane Austin Knits Summer 2012, is here and full of really lovely and feminine patterns (with the exception of the men's patterns, which are appropriately masculine) ranging from wraps, cardigan, and pullovers to socks, purses, and wrist warmers. Using a lovely combination hand-dyed and commercially-dyed yarns, this issue is definitely a keeper.