The Weekend Tote is a free pattern by Purl Soho. Knit with a worsted weight cotton yarn, on a size 5 needle gives this tote a nice and dense fabric. This is a nice beginner project. The only fiddly part is when you have finished the bottom rectangle and begin to knit in the round…it’s a bit tight until you get a couple of rows in. Otherwise, it’s easy and quick!
We used the Blue Sky Fibers Organic Cotton Worsted for ours. I knit the smaller version and used 2.5 skeins.
October is Socktober in our knitting world. Join us beginning October 4th at 10:30am and every Friday in October for sock class. You will learn both the toe up and cuff down methods.
These classes are free. Skills required are being able to knit and purl, join in the round, magic loop, or double point needles.
Register by calling the shop, stopping in, or email for your spot.
Come anytime to purchase your yarn and needles…
Join us ~ June 1st and 2nd all weekend long for a gorgeous trunk show with Shelby Stings Yarn Co. These luscious yarns are dyed locally. Zoe lives in Ankeny and with the help of her mom and dad ~ she has created a delightful array of weights and textures.
Yarn makes the world a better place.
Below is just a teaser of what you’ll see. ✨
We are doing a sock a long // all because I ordered a book and now it’s all I can think about. Pick a pattern, any pattern from Summer Lee Design Co. or her book (The Sock Project) available in the shop and join us starting now and into summer. If you have not made a sock before and are ready to try ~ I will help you through Summer Lee’s I’m So Basic Sock pattern.
The Sock Project by Summer Lee is in the shop and it is an adorable book. If you have never heard of Summer Lee, check out her website at Summer Lee Design Co. or stop in the shop and pick up a copy of her new book.
I have made socks, reluctantly. There are loads of adorable patterns out there and my mom was a constant sock knitter. I never caught the bug. Many of you that come into the shop always have a sock going. Not me, well… I will have a sock going but never a sock finished. When I saw The Sock Project pop up on my screen from somewhere I ordered it immediately. Pre-ordered it actually and then waited… When it arrived I was convinced ~ everyone should knit socks.
The book has a wonderful layout and all the colors are so inspiring ~ it has you wanting to make every single pair!
Simple patterns, with simple heels. More complex patterns with the heels constructed in a different way will keep your interest as you move through the book. Summer has wonderful videos to help you along if you aren’t able to make it in to the shop or you are looking for some entertainment while you knit. She has a fun personality and makes everything feel doable.
There is not a shortage of sock minis or whole skeins in the shop to chose your first pair and join us in our sock a long. No registration required, as always the help is free. Come in when you need help or when you just want to hang out and see what others are working on.
See you soon, I guarantee that this will be fun.
Socks are on almost every knitter’s bucket list. 2024 is your year to check it off! If you can knit and purl, you can make your first pair of socks. Join us as Jean Gross teaches “Basic Toe-Up Socks.”
This will be a two-session class on Thursdays, 2/22/24 and 2/29/24 from 10:30 to 11:30.
Registration is required, seating will be limited. $30 plus the cost of materials. You will need one 100g skein of light-colored sock yarn and a 24 or 32-inch 1.5 (US)/2.5mm circular knitting needle.
We will be making thrummed mittens this January. Thrummed mittens are incredibly warm, squishy and easier to make than you think! We will be using a free pattern by Debi Wilbur, Easy Mittens with Thrums.
This will be a two part class. You must know how to knit and purl in the round, use magic loop or DPN’s.
Saturday, January 20th and Saturday, February 3rd // 10:30 – 12:00. Pattern calls for worsted weight, roving and uses size 6 needles.
Class is free with materials purchased in the shop. registration is required. Call the Shop or stop in for more info.
We will be having monthly ~ Friday morning lessons beginning in January. These will be a year long series of the Building Blocks. Knit Purl Hunter has wonderful beginner books. Classes will be held on Friday mornings at 10:30. You can take them all or pick and choose according to your interest or skill level.
We will begin Friday, January 12th. Lessons will be free with the purchase of the book and materials. Registration will be required. Seating will be limited. Call the shop or stop in for more information.
