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Let’s knit together, friends!

October 11, 2023

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Exciting news, knitters! Twice Sheared Sheep & Double the Stitches have been planning some great yarnie fun for knitters of all skill levels, and you’re invited to be a part of it! ????✨

Indulge in the joy of knitting as you create your own Very Stripey Cowl!

This delightfully cozy bandana-shaped cowl is a vibrant canvas for your creativity, with graduated stripes that effortlessly come to life and showcase your favorite colors as you knit.

Whether you’re an experienced knitter or just starting out, this knit-along is for everyone who appreciates the magic of yarn and the art of creating something beautiful with your own hands.

Here’s what you can expect from the Knit Along:
• An easy-to-follow pattern that has been professionally designed, tech edited, and tested by fellow knitters
• Beautiful 100% Superwash Merino yarn in drool-worthy colors from Twice Sheared Sheep
• A supportive and friendly community of passionate fellow knitters
• Step-by-step guidance from designer & instructor Jessica Ays as we embark on this creative journey together
• A Cast-On Party to get you started off on the right foot, complete with tutorials to show you the skills you’ll need for this project
• Three fun low-pressure Knit Nights on Zoom so we can get to know each other
• Tips, tricks, and techniques shared throughout the knit
• Share your progress photos, ask questions, and revel in the joy of knitting together as a community

Twice Sheared Sheep has special kits for you, including their beautiful Everyday Merino yarn in stunning shades designed to mix and match. The kits include a digital PDF download of the Very Stripey Cowl pattern, designed by Jessica at Double the Stitches.

Would you prefer to use yarn from your stash? You’re welcome to join us for the Knit Along too! ???? Grab the pattern on Ravelry, and use the form below to sign up for the KAL emails.

Get all the Very Stripey Cowl KAL details here.

Paola Albergamo Designs

Fiordifelce, a magical design

October 10, 2023

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Fior di Felce means Fern Flower in Italian. I know that ferns don’t produce flowers, but there’s a popular legend about a magical fern flower that blooms only once a year at midnight. Whoever finds it will get supernatural powers, like infinite knowledge or invisibility.

Fiordifelce is a top-down triangular shawl covered in a filigree of leaves and flowers on a dark background, mixing colorwork and Japanese lace.

There is an introductory 25% discount using the code fiordifelce until Sunday 15 at midnight (Rome time).

Olive & Two Ewe Studios

Happy Socktober!

October 4, 2023

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Happy Socktober!

We’ve waited all summer for cooler temps and the weather guy promises they are coming to Florida. Meanwhile, the rest of you are out there enjoying your fall leaves, and fire pits and pumpkin spice everything. We are a little jealous!

But Socktober is here! We’ve got super sock sets in so many bases and so many colors for you. We’ll be celebrating socks all month long in October! Next weekend we’ll be hosting Socktastic Saturday at Needleworks, our Community Crafting space. If you are in the Orlando, Florida area, come join us from 10:30am to 2pm for a few hours of fibery fun. Read more about all the fun here.

As always, we’ve got a spooky season project for you: Noemi Zimmer’s Halloweenie Cowl. We’ve put together some amazing kits in our snuggly Shelley worsted base that will have you ready for all your spooktivities. (more…)

Southern Skeins

Skull-tober Knit Stitch Tee

October 4, 2023

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Happy October! With Halloween being this month, of course we had to do a Halloween-themed shirt for the Knit Stitch Tee!

This purple yarn skull shirt will give you all the knitting vibes you need while staying on theme at all those parties and holiday activities!

Shirts are available in sizes XS-5X! Get one for yourself and a friend to share all the spooky fun this month has in store!

I found the most amazing eco-friendly screen printer who prints it all the old fashioned way — by hand! It’s a one-person shop, so when you are buying you are supporting two women owned small businesses!!

This updated unisex essential fits like a well-loved favorite, featuring a crew neck, short sleeves and designed with superior combed and ring-spun cotton.

Double the Stitches

From Farm to Fashion: The All Breeds Mosaic Cowl Story

September 28, 2023

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Step into the heartwarming world of Eagle Bend Alpaca Farm with the All Breeds Cowl – a mosaic knit cowl that draws inspiration from the idyllic landscape and the captivating creatures living in perfect synchrony in Burlington, Kentucky. This unique cowl design is a loving tribute to 40 show-quality alpacas and award-winning Cormo sheep that roam 52 acres of peak Bluegrass beauty, where rolling hills meet pastoral landscapes, and friendships flourish.

I designed this cowl as a skill-building pattern for the confident advanced beginner looking to expand their skills, or an interesting project for an intermediate knitter. The geometric sheep design is created with mosaic knitting — a way to create a colorwork pattern while holding only one yarn at a time. Working in stockinette stitch in the round, you’ll only need to knit & slip stitches.

The mosaic stitch pattern reflects the harmonious existence of the alpacas and sheep, their unique fibers intricately woven together, just like the bond they share at Eagle Bend Farm. The All Breeds Cowl is more than just an accessory; it’s a tangible connection to the heart and soul of a remarkable farm and its inhabitants. Wrap yourself in the embrace of the alpaca’s softness and the Cormo sheep’s woolly warmth. As you knit this cowl, cherish the harmony that nature so effortlessly weaves into our lives.

Knit your own All Breeds Cowl.

Want a discount? Join the Double the Stitches Pattern Club today!

Eden Cottage Yarns

Post-Yarndale update!

September 28, 2023

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We have had a busy few weeks at ECY Shedquarters in the run-up to Yarndale this past weekend. It was lovely to meet so many yarnie friends new and old. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello and to squish and buy from us. We took lots of yarn with us and we have finally managed to get all that was left afterwards photographed and on the website. We have added Brimham Bio Bingering, Brimham 4ply, Brimham DK, Pendle Aran, Bowland 4ply and Bowland DK. Plus a few individual batches of other yarns that are still being added!

Brimham Bio Fingering is our first yarn made with biodegradable nylon mixed with Superwash extrafine Merino. You can read more about this yarn including the biodegradable nylon in this blog post. This yarn is slightly finer than our other fingering weight yarns but can also be used in patterns for fingering-weight yarns as long as you can obtain the correct gauge.

Brimham 4ply and DK are Superwash extrafine Merino with standard nylon making it super soft but also with the durability from the nylon. It is ideal for garments and socks but also soft enough for shawls and accessories.

Bowland 4ply and DK are both 100% Superwash British Bluefaced Leicester yarn. BFL is a fabulous hard-wearing yarn which is very different to Merino. We have even written a blog post comparing the two fibres if you aren’t familiar with them. Read it here. This yarn is great for a really wide range of projects, including accessories and garments. Some may find it fine for socks, but being a pure fine wool, it may not be hardwearing enough for you, so please bear that in mind.

Pendle Aran is buttery soft Superwash extrafine Merino which is squishy and smooth whilst retaining a bouncy and hard wearing quality. It shows off stitch patterns and cable details well, and we love it for knitting as well as crochet. Aran-weight yarns are wonderful to work with as we move into the colder months and will be perfect for winter accessories. We have set the price of our Aran and chunky yarns lower than the finer weights making them more affordable for larger projects.

Apart from the blog posts we have already mentioned, we also have a page detailing all the yarn specific blog posts in one place. and you can find it HERE. Here you will find our Projects and Patterns pages which you can use for inspiration if you aren’t sure what to make with the yarns. We are working to add more of these blog posts all the time so do check the list out occasionally!

Before Yarndale we released a new free crochet pattern. Cloud Cowl by Victoria Magnus is a granny stripe cowl made with Lowther Lace. It has four size options: one, two or three skeins, using one skein of each colour. The fourth size is a Yarnling stripe version using 24 of our 4ply Yarnlings. The pattern is available to download for free on our website, on Payhip and on Ravelry.