I am a yarn addict. I have purchased yarn across places far and wide, and one of the fun places I shop is Eat, Knit, Sleep, a cool online yarn store that lets you search their inventory by color, which is all sorts of awesome. They have a great selection, a physical location in Georgia, and if you order, they send you cute kitty extras. Imagine my surprise when I saw this on Facebook.
I won’t lie, I’m terribly flattered. Now I want this yarn.
Speaking of yarn and things that it might eventually become, I finished a sweater.
The sweater is going to Kid 2. She loves green. The color is actually a little bit more saturated, a pretty green, but it is overcast outside today.
The pattern is Capulet Blouse by Fabel Knitwear.
The yarn is stash yarn, unlabeled. Not sure where I got it but it feels like cotton and a bit of synthetic fiber, maybe?
The original pattern has what the designer called a rushed princess neckline, and I tried it, but it didn’t look quite right. Perhaps it might be better in person. I will try it again when Kid 2 gets here to pick the sweater up.
So next project. No idea what to make. Hopefully something that uses up my enormous stash.
What are you working on?
I am also a yarn addict and am in love with hand dyed yarn!! My favorite dyers are Round mountain Fibers in Vermont (https://www.roundmountainfibers.com/) and SweetGeorgia Yarns in Vancouver, Canada (https://shop.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/) . They are little skeins of art!
I am currently working on Christmas presents…a lace shawl for my mother-in-law and a Celtic cable Afghan for my parents. It takes soooo long, what was I thinking?! I received my book set from Arcane Society and it is glorious!! Unfortunately, I can’t read and knit cable or lace at the same time. 🙁
So grateful for your newsletter but I have noticed that since you switched over I get it a day late. I realized it after a while and no complaint here so happy to receive it but thought you might like to be aware 🙏
Hi Lynne, the newsletter is sent out at 9:00 am central every day. It takes awhile to send out 30,000 emails so they are staggered over about 24 hours.
What a pretty sweater!
I started embroidering this past year… Not like a normal person using actual stitches learned in a class, but… well, like me – a lot of trial and error and looking things up on YouTube after the fact. (I did eventually get a book. Eventually.) Because I’m impatient, learning as I go works for me, and I’m finally turning out things I can give as gifts to someone other than my mother. Right now I’m working on embroidering wildflowers on the denim baseball cap I was wearing when I got my first kiss from my first – and last – college boyfriend while we were on a hike. It’s our 30th (!) anniversary in September, so I figured I’d wear it and ask him on another hike.
… and congratulations on having such talented fans! Did I need to know about Eat.Sleep.Knit? I did not… But too late now, they have some BEAUTIFUL stuff…
The yarns a beautiful and so cool that they made them for your books!!
I love the sweater!
I am learning Tunisian crochet amd to practice the stitches and play with different yarns, I am making soap sacks to donate – see soapsacks.com for more info and both crochet and knit patterns
i was working on crocheting a teddy bear baby afghan. it has a bear head at the top, and the four corners are bear paws. the rest is granny squares in the middle. except the original pattern i found on pinterest and ravelry – when i followed various links to it from multiple different people who made it, the website was gone and domain for sale. so i cobbled together a pattern from multiple different websites and thought it was good to go. i finished everything and laid it out. it was only then that i realized my bear head was not to scale for the rest of the afghan. it was too small. and i sewed all the face pieces (eyes, ears, nose/muzzle) on and wove in the ends so extremely well i cant remove them and reuse them. so now i need to redo the head in a larger scale. which honestly wont be too difficult. but i’m angry and frustrated and needed to walk away. so the afghan is currently sitting in a time-out until i’m done being mad at it.
now i’m working on an afghan using up scrap green yarn in various shades. the pattern is ‘lazy waves’. https://www.allfreecrochetafghanpatterns.com/Patterned-Afghans/Lazy-Waves-Crochet-Blanket-Pattern
It must be so nice to find out a place online that you follow and like – follows and likes you back (and so do their cats).
Wow! Beautiful sweater. And hey, free publicity. I looked at Eat.Sleep.Knit’s Facebook page. Very Cool. The Calamity sweater pattern looks really nice, too. Their yarn makes me want to go to a yarn store just to squeeze all the yarn!
I love love love when you talk about what project you are working on or what game you are playing on the computer. I am a Rimworld addict. I never finish the game, when I get bored I just start all over again.
Crochet, that is what I do. I used to do cross stitch but my eyes don’t like it anymore. I make mostly shawls and give them to friends and family. I have 3 (yes you heard it) 3 shawls on the hook, numerous blankets, a Amish Puzzle ball, a few Amigurumi (wow I think I spelled it right) just to name a few. I have yarn in my bedroom, piled ceiling high in my craft room and some downstairs that hasn’t moved up yet. I can say now, I have enough yarn to shop my stash. Do I still buy that pretty yarn? Darn right I do. (JoAnns has some pretty quartz cakes right now.)
I’m working on a baby blanket. The baby was born last year but I broke my arm 2 months before so she’ll get it for her first birthday!
I’ll love the red and black yarn combo.
I too have a stash. It isn’t a problem except to other people…
I am currently working on a baby blanket and a marl pattern scarf.
Got both patterns from Ravelry. That site is addictive.
Finished a sweater for a grandson and a shawl. 1
10 skeins used up and 3 more acquired…
Well since I just went to a Renaissance Fair,I got inspired to get back into DIY jewelry so I am trying my hand at a Viking knit weave copper bracelets at the moment. I plan to try out making Scale Maille next.
One day, when I retire, I may make quilts. I have all kinds of pretty fabric set aside. I afraid that it’s very likely that I’ll just read more instead.
I just finished a sweater, my second ever. It’s called Königssee by Jane Vanselous, and it was a blast to knit. I wove in all the ends and it needs a good soak and block.
I have a few sweaters and larger projects to finish, including a giant pi shawl that got pushed to the side once I started trying to make sweaters.
Love the shout out! I quilt, it takes up so much space. I need to start knitting instead… but then what would I do with my closet full of fabric!?!
I applaud all of you. I’ve spent about an hour picturing all your projects. As for me, if it has anything to do with needles whether hypodermic or knitting, I’ll be off in another room. I garden with glee and abandon. I bake. I’m a terrible housekeeper or crafter.I am the utter black sheep in my handy- crafty family. I did, however, once knit an Irish fisherman’s sweater. Just to prove I could. Took me 3 years, but looked okay. Did I mention I’m stubborn? Keep up the good work guys.
Yay for you finishing!!! I applaud your willpower.
You’re a great knitter! I’ve never been able to master it. I do crochet. those yarns were lovely! Hope you continue to feel better! have a great day!
Gorgeous yarns, gorgeous sweater. I love looking at yarns.
WIP is getting the yard and garden here in my new home into shape. Most of the natives in the current phase are in the ground. However I just realized false indigo would go better where the tall coreopsis is currently, so I’m moving the coreopsis (planted as seedlings, and still small enough to move easily) from the backyard fence line to out front along the driveway.
It will go in front of the two yucca that I rescued from the woods yesterday. This is an old property and things are in weird places. For instance, a standard military gravestone, belonging to a member of the family that had owned the place since Reconstruction, who lived in this house with his mother after the original farmhouse burned down. It was lying face down by the old kennels (!) and needs to go somewhere nicer. Based on my own family’s experience, there is probably a replacement stone in the military cemetery now. This stone needs to be treated respectfully though, so some enquiries are in order.
Meanwhile I have the yuccas, a rose (Blue Girl, my first attempt at a hybrid tea, because the fragrance was amazing and it’s supposed to be tough for a hybrid tea) and a few orphaned bearded iris to get in the ground, and another rose (my favorite, Blanc Double de Coubert) and some strawberry plants due to arrive soon. Plus at least one more bed to prepare in the veggie garden, because woman does not live by tomatoes alone, and the asparagus won’t be ready for harvest until next year. Herbs are mostly in, and the winter garden’s swiss chard is still producing well. It’s starting to feel more like home. Finally.
Sounds like a wonderful property. Enjoy!
Wow!! Gorgeous yarn to go along with those covers. Now I wish I could knit. I can’t deny, I love my new books (and I don’t buy hardbacks anymore hehe).
That’s a cute sweater. I used to have one similar in design, but I’ve pretty much gotten rid of all my sweaters now. I loved wearing sweaters too. I keep waiting for the old age cold to kick in, but it’s proving to be the opposite.
That sweater is adorable! I keep trying crochet but haven’t gotten past the hat making stage. I am currently painting a mural on my backyard fence.
Blood Heir, my favorite book of all time. I think I’ve read it 5 times already. Looks beautiful with the yarn.
I’m starting my first cross stitch project in many years, and, thanks to Ilona’s inspiration, it is Dragon of the Magic from Nadzehda Gavrilenkova’s patterns. Hopefully, I won’t make a mess of it. Also, rereading Sweep of the Heart.
Do you only knit, or crochet also? Beautiful blouse! Looks very lightweight and soft.
With the extras of yarn you could make slippers, fancy headband, dishcloth, scrunchies or a jar cozy for sourdough starter! ☺️
Almost finished with the Shades of Wicklow Scarf by Martina Munroe, a rare bulky yarn scarf that is finally using up some of the oldest yarn (baby alpaca) in my stash – using chocolate brown, pink, and light grey. Been a really lovely knit. Also starting a Knit Sisu Essential Variegated Shawl.
The ‘ruched princess’ neckline? Good call scrapping that lol
Center-ruching like that looks best on smaller-busted folks, as it adds a bit of volume. It’s very finicky to fit to those larger than a modest B-cup, as the ruching may ride up and the full bust will spill into the bodice area, making the top look sloppy and/or ill-fitting. 😉
I’ve been thinking of re-learning knitting. This means I’ll have even more unfinished projects than I do now LOL. I love cross stitching and embroidery and have a bag full of things started and not finished. I have a ton of diamond painting projects waiting for me too. What am I doing instead? Working rather than creating. At some point, I swear I’m taking a month to be away from people (though I do love my hubby very much) and do nothing but binge on my favorite movies and stitch.
I’ve already made 4 sweaters for my local yarn store (Sealed With A Kiss) just this year. They are used for floor samples/display models. But I’m trying to finish a cardigan for my granddaughter and sweaters for her parents. I have a shelving unit filled with To Do projects and a 2nd bedroom overflowing with yarn, fabric, leather, thread, dye, batting, books, tools, hopes, dreams, plenty of excuses to procrastinate, and unrealistic expectations.
Well- I can’t knit to save myself (unless you want a REALLY ugly scarf!) but I’m a dab-hand with a torch, so I’ve just forged a yummy Montana Agate and Sterling silver ring.
I am not a knitter yet I am in a knitting group! I do hand sewing, EPP, and/or embroidery while with the group. It’s a fun few hours with people I know. However, I am a fabric-holic! I am also a quilter and can’t resist stopping at fabric stores! Now you know my deep secret! 😝😂
Those are both beautiful color ways! and I think I may need them now…
Currently working on assembling a spiral crochet sweater for my oldest. The last piece is done blocking and it’s time to assemble! I’m also working on a hex cardi, and I’m circling a new pattern from a designer I came across on Instagram… I can never just have one project. 🫠🙃
Elizabeth Zimmerman’ s Concentric Circle shawl from stash yarn. ( try having a quilting fabric and a yarn addiction!!!)
Those book covers are beautiful i love them
You should go to Rhinebeck! 🙂
That is so cool when there is mutual admiration going on-especially when it’s in secret!
Using up scrap yarn on scrunchies and headbands. Plus I have a big batch of chunky scrap yarn “read unwieldly and hard to knit” that I’m using on a shawl pattern.
The never-ending knitted scarf project.
1. Aquiring the kit:
One of my friends is an avid goodwiller. She goes to goodwill finds the greatest thing for $1 or $2 which someone she knows will love, such as a yarn / pattern kit from the local yarn store and buys it even she doesn’t knit. During the annual crafting retreat with the friends in 2019, she brings this kit and asks if anyone wants this fantastic deal she found. I said yes even though I have knitted exactly one scarf 10 years ago but thought I might want to knit something new.
2. The sleeveless sweater and most beautiful hand dyed yarn ever:
Shopping at my friends weaving store, a friend of hers was getting rid of her entire stock of hand dyed yarn. I must buy all the beautiful yarn especially if it is a MOST excellent price and there is plenty of it. The mistake was that the kid was with me and saw the pattern: a knit pattern. Therefore, now I must relearn how to knit.
3. Bringing out the practice project (AKA the free knit kit): It has been living in my stash for a couple of years where I glance at it periodically and think that it’s very pretty yarn and pattern but can’t be bothered to pick it up because I am a crocheter and knitting is slow and difficult, but I am determined to make this sweater for my kid so out comes the kit.
4. Cursing the knitting needles:
I swear you need 4 hands to knit. Casting on was a disaster no matter how many YouTube videos and knitting books I looked at. Once I finally cast on, trying to pick up the knit stitches was impossible. I cursed it and gave up.
3. The Class
I saw Lily Chin was offering a class of knitting with a crochet hook in the 2022 DFWFF class schedule. I was able to get into it. It was awesome! Lily Chin is awesome. Yes, I may have done some fan girling.
The tools were awesome -> https://www.knitdenise.com/collections/crochet/products/denise2go-for-knitting-crochet. Unfortunately, I had some neurological stuff going on so I didn’t use any of it right away. When I tried to pick it back up, I couldn’t remember how. I went to the 2023 crafting retreat and one of my other friends who took the class walked me through it.
4. Beginner projects:
Dishcloths in knit stitch and purl stitch were made since I was coached that I shouldn’t start with a knit drop lace pattern.
5. Dropped lace scarf keeps going: Dropped lace stitches are tricky. After much practice knitting and tinking and knitting again, most of the scarf is complete. However, I dropped a stitch and ripped back. Know I can’t figure out how to get it going again. Here’s to hoping my friend can help me out during our 2024 crafting retreat in July and finishing the scarf. Next year’s goal is to make the sweater.
The scarf pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dropped-lace-stitch-scarf-2
The sweater pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/santa-fe-shell-2
I got my books! Swoon! I don’t knit or crochet. My project will be reading these fabulous hardbound volumes!
oh I love that blouse. Its gorgeous. Saving the pattern. Also the book yarn combos are absolutely perfect.
Currently knitting down my stash. I have a baby sweater to finish for gifting. A pullover for myself I’m working the ends on. I used a lot of scrap sock yarn on it so the ends are overwhelming. And socks I am always knitting socks.
I just started knitting. I am a crocheter. I had tried knitting once and gave up promptly. this time, I have a reason. I have seen crochet videos where artists use a single hand to hold the hook and the yarn, and it intrigued me. After some research, I realised that most of them learned knitting before crochet and that particular technique is a carry over from knitting. Now I am knitting a shawl for myself with the same tech. Its coming along beautifully.
My name is Kris and I am a yarn addict….. The first step is admitting the problem, right?
I currently have crochet WIPs: a 4’x6′ blanket (only the border left to do, yay!), a baby afghan, the second of a pair of fingerless gloves, and a top for myself (my first wearable).
On deck: another baby afghan, a poncho for my perennially cold mother, multiple hand/dish towels and wash cloths (for Christmas presents), scarves for charity and arm sleeves for the hubby’s LARP character. All of which when combined MAY eat up 10% of my stash.
Those yarns are lovely, as is the sweater. Well done! My works in progress are many and require much frogging. Except for the temperature cross stitch. That one is mostly on track, thank goodness.
Just a short thank you for the yarn shop!!! Silly I know. I usually kick around on this site scanning for updates and new POVs once or twice a year now for MANY years. Decided in the middle of the night listening to Hidden Legacy series – for the too many-eth time – to scan the posts and ran into this. I’m from Northern Virginia and all three of my favorite independent yarn shops closed down in a period of a few years. I’m what I think of as a tactile knitter. I do it not really to create but to run the yarn through my fingers, listen to the click of bamboo, and enjoy touching the colors. (This has led to me and all of my friends being resplendent in tons of 10foot skinny anime scarves.) But that is neither here nor there. I have found my life barren of my hand dyed chunky wool yarn for years now. On a lark I looked up Eat, Sleep, Knit since it was here. Shoot me now. Because my husband is going to when he sees the bill…
My 90 year old mom knits scarves for the homeless and always has a baby blanket on the back burner. Happily we accumulate yarn by donations. She will pass 400 with this years batch.
I, too, am working on using up my yarn stash. I found a simple crochet pattern calling for 4 complimentary colors of cotton yarn to make a set of 4 placemats with symmetric stripes and a fringe using all 4 colors. Each placemat uses the same pattern but stripes in a new color variation. I pulled out colors that remind me of the beach for this set. It’s going well but I will certainly need to block these!
Painting swathes through an army of Warhammer 40k Orks. I have to finish that one before I can start painting my own army of Necrons which have far fewer details to worry about.
I am making a cot blanket in Noro no95 for my nephew’s expected baby. I have just finished a cardigan for one of my great nieces.She is 5 and very tall and slim (wears size 8 -10 years for length but it is falling off her in width). I liked to do complicated patterns when was young (at school)and prided myself on being able to knit and read and listen to the radio at the same time. I am now old and arthritic and have cataracts. I still cannot resist a new pattern occasionally but when a child is cold and needs warm clothes urgently I have the most hope of finishing a pattern which is plain stocking stitch preferably with raglan sleeves and long cuffs to allow for growth.