11.13.09
Shibui Knits and StitchJones have both arrived…
Just a little of what’s new at The Local Needle…
We have some very enticing colors of Shibui Knits Sock and Sock Fluids.
They seduce you into making things other than socks. Something along these cute little lines:
Then we received in specifically for this Cabled Rib Wrap:
some Baby alpaca DK and some new colors of Silk Cloud – oh SO soft!
Just in the nick of time for our HatHeel Sock KAL this Saturday, we received in a brand new sock yarn from an indie dyer originating in the Oregon area, StitchJones. Her yarns will literally rock your stash! Introducing StitchJones Titanium Sock…
And, since I still carry the torch for knitted lace, we received in a tasting of her Nirvana Lace. Oh, my! This is 1300 yards of an alpaca/silk/cashmere blend for a very permissive price.
All of these can be found in the shop or online under New Arrivals.
11.11.09
FO – #5 Shawl of Cables, Vogue Knitting Fall 2009
I enjoyed making this. It was enough to keep my mind occupied, yet relaxing enough to watch the World Series and my favorite… Masterpiece Theatre.
I found a few things to note since the last blog post. First, if you do not have the exact stitch count when entering into the instructions for row 57, you may get confused. So I have listed the stitch counts that you should have after completing row 56. If you lay the shawl on a table and looked at the RS facing you, you should see the following stitch counts:
11 sts, c-8, 23 sts, c-8, 23 sts, c-8, 9 sts, MARKER, 8 sts, c-8, 8 sts, MARKER, 9 sts, c-8, 23 sts, c-8, 23 sts, c-8, 11 sts. (c-8 means it’s a cable and it has 8 sts).
And a reminder; Do not forget to do the increases that are “usually” only done to the center panel. When you get to row 92, the increases should be done for each set of cable stitches, and the same goes for row 106 and 114. Ask me how I know this! I kept humming away and ended up having to frog a good 6″ because I didn’t have extra stitches when I needed them.
Here is our version of the magazine shoot!
I want to thank everyone that has participated in the KAL! If you’re still working on it, don’t hesitate to drop me a line.
Joan, The Local Needle
