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A Pi Day Party plus new stuff!
Divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter. The answer is 3.14 (and so on, and so on), or π (Pi)! Some fun facts about π are: – Both the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians knew about the Pi ratio. – Pi is an infinite decimal. – The numbers to the right of the decimal …
Two by Two, times 4?
Joanne knitted four wonderful hats, using Diamond Luxury Pure Wool Superwash yarn. The pattern is Anne Gagnon’s Two by Two hat, available on Ravelry. Great hats, Joanne!
Pom Poms!
We have a bunch of pom poms for you! These faux fur cuties (tribbles anyone?) are available in a variety of different colours. They have a handy dandy tie that you thread through the hat and knot, so you can take your pom pom off when you wash your hat. Genius! We also have a …
There’s a New Mitten in Town!
We’d like you to meet Correna’s mitten baby! It’s called “Labakinnas,” it was inspired by a vintage chart she found, and then created her mitten pattern from. We think it’s really pretty, and thought you might like to give it a try too. You can download it free from our website here. We hope you …
Mitten Number 5!
Wow! We are on mitten number 5 of our Knit-A-Long! Have you checked out our Ravelry group thread? There are lots of great photos of everyone’s mittens, it’s worth checking out. Also, if you’re on the old Instagram, tag your photos with #marilynns2019kal and we can see them there as well! Here is Marilynn’s mitten …
Mitten Station Experimentation!
For mitten number 5, Annie thought she’d try a little experiment. When knitting her mini mittens, she used a 2.25 mm needle and Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight yarn, which is a fingering weight. This gave her a gauge of 34 stitches over 4 inches, or 8.5 stitches per inch. Plus an adorable …
Heathers!
Check out these beauties, yep, Uptown Worsted Heathers! How great are these!?
Mitten the 4th!
Here is Annie’s mitten no. 4 also in Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight, from Kathy Lewinski’s Mitten Garland Advent Calendar! Marilynn’s Knit-a-Long for this pattern is still happening. We won’t be done until November 19th, so there is still plenty of time to join in the fun. Check out our Knit-a-Long thread in …
New Roving, Loop House Yarn, and Oxford Punches!
Our friend, Hunter of Willow & Hare Handmade has dyed some gorgeous roving for us! We have a limited amount, and it is beautiful! We don’t think it’ll be hanging around too long though, so act quickly! We also have more Loop House Fingering Weight Yarn in our MCN base. And a few skeins of …