The 8th Little Sublime book is here

Dionne    Knitting and Crochet, What's New     649, 8th little sublime book, baby cashmere merino silk dk, hand knit, sublime

Bright, cheery and irresistible!

649 The 8th Little Sublime Hand Knit Book has arrived in store, along with Sublime’s usual accompanying new palatte.  This bright cheery little book features pretty purples and trendy retro blues and browns for boys.  There are textures, cables and fair isle patterns for your precious little bundles.  If book 7 is anything to go by this will be incredibly popular.

Cheery new colours, Little Miss Plum, Ragdoll, Caterpillar and Puffin are mixed into the existing Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk dk palatte with these patterns to create lovely fair isle designs.

Good things come to those who wait …

Dionne    Free stuff, Knitting and Crochet     alpaca kid lustre, alpaca silk georgette, classic dk wool, free patterns, Free stuff, jo sharp, Knit issue 3, knit issue 6, rare comfort kid mohair, silkroad aran tweed, silkroad dk tweed

About this time last year, I informed you all that Jo Sharp books Knit Issue 3: A Winter of Luxury Knits and Knit Issue 6: A Winter of Poetry were out of print and we had run out of stock.  I also informed you that we would be offering, with Jo’s kind permission, free downloadable patterns from these books to customers who purchase the yarn to complete the projects.

The wait is finally over.  The patterns listed are all that have been made available to us from these 2 lovely books.  What is great, is that there is a good cross section of garment and accessory patterns for men and women, designed for beginners to advanced knitters.

I have to say it did take me some time to figure out how best present the products to give online purchasers the information needed to purchase the correct amount without compromising the conditional nature of the generous pattern give away from Jo Sharp.  Then a bit more time to get it done.  So, if you simply have to have one of these lovely garments, and you missed out on your very own copy of Knit Issue 3 or Knit Issue 6, we can help.

All you need to do, is select your desired garment and click on the links to determine the yarn and quantity you need to purchase to complete the garment.  We have included sizing information to ensure you get the fit you want.  Links are also provided to purchase needles and stitch holders if you need those too.  Remember to add the pattern to your cart before you head through the checkout.

Knit Issue 3:  Striped Scarf requires Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Lustre, Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed and Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair.

This is a unisex style. Alpaca Silk Georgette Cable & Rib Vest.

The Knit Issue 3: Cable and Ribbed Vest and Knit Issue 3: Stockings are both completed in Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette.

Alpaca Silk Georgette Stockings

Classic DK Wool ZigZag Vest

Knit Issue 3: ZigZag Vest and Knit Issue 6: Cable Shawl are both completed in Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool.

Classic DK Wool Cable Shawl

Rare Comfort Kid Mohair Wrap Jacket

Knit Issue 3:Wrap Jacket is completed in Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair, and Knit Issue 6: Garter Stitch Scarf is completed in Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Infusion Kid Mohair.  These are now under the same listing, the Infusion colours are those with the colour variation.  There is no difference to their tension and application.

Rare Comfort Infusion Kid Mohair Garter Stitch Scarf

Silkroad Aran Tweed Garter Stitch Jacket

Knit Issue 6: Garter Stitch Jacket and Knit Issue 6: V Neck Sweater are both patterns for Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed.

Silkroad Aran Tweed V Neck Sweater

Silkroad DK Tweed Wide Collar Vest

Knit Issue 3: Wide Collar Vest also has a Cropped Cardigan variation both are stitched in Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed.

Silkroad DK Tweed Wide Collar Cardigan

Due to the conditional nature of Jo Sharp’s offer, these patterns are available only to customers who purchase the wool to complete the project.  Exchange of yarn is available where there is a fault in your product, returns are not possible under the terms of Jo Sharp’s free pattern offer due to potential for copyright infringement.

Baby Booties to die for

Dionne    Book of the Month, Knitting and Crochet, What's New     baby booties, book of the month, caroline de hugo, made in france

Been quite a while since I had a fab new book to squeal about and now it seems I am spoilt for choice!  Made in France: Baby Booties was one of the new arrivals in store last month, and I love it.  I can even get past the fact that a ply is not given on any page or pattern.  There is a tension square in either stocking stitch or garter stitch and needle sizes are given.   Because of this I would be loathe to recommend the book for a beginner knitter, you would need a little confidence.

There are wonderful diagrams and instructions for techniques at the front and the 18 designs have the beautiful photography and clear instructions we have come to expect from the Made in France crowd.

It could just be because I am clucky but I love the Roman Sandals, little chubby feet in them … you just want to eat them.  I also love the Magic Moccasins, so simple, with 6 variations.  That is nearly one for every day of the week.

This dear little book full of delicious little people with smartly decorated feet can be yours for just $25.00 and is available now online or in store.

New Bundanoon Knitting and Crochet group

Dionne    Knitting and Crochet, Up coming events, What's New     crochet group, knitting group, ravelry

Looking to hang out with other Ravelers and don’t know where to find them in the Southern Highlands.

How about a new weekly get together venue and time for knitters and crocheters in Bundanoon?  Organised by Barbara-Louise, this group are meeting on Thursdays from 1pm to 3pm at Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe in Bundanoon in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW.

Their first scheduled meeting is the 23rd of June.

Scrumbling Workshops in Macarthur

Dionne    Knitting and Crochet, Up coming events     macarthur textile challenge and expo, prudence mapstone, scrumbling

As part of the Macarthur Textile Challenge and Expo 2011, the Macarthur Textile Network have secured Internationally recognised knitter and teacher Prudence Mapstone to run two Scrumbling Workshops.

Don’t know what Scrumbling is?  Me neither and I am both a knitter and crocheter.   I had to Google it, … what DID we do before Google?  Apparently Scrumbling is the art of creative free-form crochet, according to James Walters and the late Sylvia Cosh who collaborated from the late 1970′s through to 2000, teaching and re-igniting the passion for crochet, knitting and textile art long before their recent renaissance in popular culture.  Essentially, it is a make it up as you go along approach, randomly incorporating many different pieces, changing colours, textures, fibres and stitches often and joining them all together.

Prudence Mapstone, on her website, goes further incorporating knitted sections amongst the crochet in her Scrumbling objet d’art.  Her What is Freeform page is a detailed step by step guide to total originality in your textile piece.

This looks like a heap of fun, but you must already know how to crochet or knit to participate.

The classes will be at the Camden Civic Centre on

1. Friday 27th May from 12.30-3.30
2. Saturday 28th May from 12.30-3.30

Cost is $50, places are limited to 20 per workshop, so don’t miss out.

To book phone 02 4626 4764 or email MacarthurTextileNetwork@gmail.com

I have attached a copy of the registration and payment form and we have some in-store.