December 2010

SQUSHYA COWL

I know, we’ve a real cowl issue around here! But this one is going to save your bacon if you’re stuck for last minute gift ideas…

Using one skein of Mirasol Ushya and 12.75mm needles there’s really no more than 2 hours of knitting here, maximum. It’s a lovely woven stitch and there’s no need to worry about button holes because the texture of the fabric allows buttons to go through pretty much anywhere you like.

The cowl can be worn in a variety of ways…

and the pattern is free with the yarn. Both yarn and buttons are part of our ten-for-three promotion so pick them up in the shop, by phone or online in the next three days and enjoy the 10% discount

Thanks for joining us on our tour of quick knits and crochet gifts these last few weeks. Happy Christmas and Happy Crafting everyone!

MULBERRY GIFT BAG

For trinkets, or soaps, or extra-special memories… we give you this sweet and very easy to knit Gift Bag.

This Christmas Gift idea comes in a delightful kit, with a generous amount of colour co-ordinating Sari Ribbon yarn for the twisted cord drawstring tie. There’s enough yarn in the kit to make two bags so you can give one away and keep one for yourself – that’s Christmas at its best

We’re offering the ten-for-three deal on the kit itself and also on the Mulberry Silk yarn if you’d like to knit a larger project. This yarn is stunning in shawls – check out this project on Ravelry to see just what I mean…!

PANSY HAT

There’s still another three projects to come but I wanted to squeeze this hat into the Christmas Knits series because it took just two recent snowy evenings to knit up! I’m in love with the yarn – Louisa Harding Thistle – a dreamy mix of merino and suri alpaca.

The pattern is from the Louisa Harding Pattern Booklet “Violet Sky” which has 6 other fantastic garment and accessory patterns too.

The turnback brim is perfect for keeping ears warm in the Artic weather we have been experiencing and the rosette is so easy to do – I think I’ll be adding little flowers to lots of projects from now on!

Grab the yarn for this project on our ten-for-three discount and you’ll have a stylish, warm & cosy new hat for a materials cost of just €10.71!

RINGSEND COWL

Our Christmas Knits series continues with another great cowl pattern in the Mobius style (with a half twist)…

This one is great for those of you who don’t want to jump in to the circular needle method, as it’s knitted flat on straight needles, twisted and then sewn up or grafted together (depending on your preference).

The lovely little edge isn’t at all hard to do and the stitch pattern breaks up hand-dyed yarns in a very flattering way. The pattern is free from the shop with the purchase of the yarn for the project.

Our pattern sample was knit in Malabrigo Silky Merino, but you can also use Louisa Harding Grace Hand Dyed. Both of these yarns are on our ten-for-three offer right now so grab them at a discount while you can!

NORTHERN LIGHTS / REVONTULI SHAWL

Next up in our favourite Christmas Knits series is the Northern Lights Shawl aka Revontuli Shawl. The pattern pdf can be downloaded for free at this link and you can get a really decent shawl from just one ball of Noro Sekku.

With the ten-for-three discount this project will cost you just a whisper over €8… How great is that?!?

BELLAS MITTENS

Jacqui recently knit up this version of Bella’s Mittens in Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed Chunky.

With weather this cold I love how the mittens can be pulled on up over your coat sleeves – no biting wind will get through these! They knit up really fast and they also wear really well as this chunky yarn is worked on 5mm needles.

A great project and a brilliant gift – get the yarn now at our ten-for-three discount. There’s 10% off Luxury Chunky Tweed for the next three days when you quote this blog post