Cosmo Scarf

Posted by Caroline Hershey

Reversible Cabled Scarf

The road trip did yield ample time to try out the new Cosmo yarn that we received last week. It became very interesting trying to knit on the PA turnpike. Boy! Is that ever a rough road. I decided to make a reversible cables scarf, and crossing the cosmo-scarf-1 cables while crossing the potholes was a feat. But I worked a large enough sample to judge what the yarn is like. Besides making a scrumptious, soft, and all around lovely scarf, the yarn is great to work with, not splitty and moves over the needles very well. Definitely one to knit with.

This is a simple pattern with a 4 stitch reversible cable. We are teaching cabling and reversible cables at our KnitXperience Retreat in November.

Don’t forget that the Cosmo yarn is currently our Featured Product. Find out more here on the Blog under Featured Product post.

Reversible Knits

Posted by Caroline Hershey

Once Upon a Cable

Here’s a photo of the scarf we’ll be knitting at KnitXperience this year. Melissa is modeling the scarf knitted in llama yarn which has a reversible cable pattern. We will learn cabling by completing an easy bookmark and then, using the simple idea of using a knit/purl combo on the cable itself, make it reversible. Perfect for those scarves, collars, anywhere both sides will show. A detail of the scarf edging shows the lovely scalloped cable edging. Wouldn’t you be thrilled to complete this scarf in the scrumptious yarn we are providing.? It really is not complicated at all.

KnitXperience 2010

Posted by Caroline Hershey

Once Upon a Cable

Information and registration is now ready on the website for KnitXperience 2010.

Cables flummox a lot of people but actually are very simple with the use of markers and an excellent instructor. We’ll have both at KnitXperience so that you will be confident including cables in your next project.

And don’t forget the location, Graves Mountain Lodge. The scenery is spectacular in the fall and you’ll want to take advantage of the trails for hiking or just sitting on the porch letting the world go by.

Mitered Corner Afghan

Posted by Caroline Hershey

KnitXperience Miters

afghan-miter-squares Melissa was working on this afghan when we were at KnitXperience in November and just finished it. She used Elsebeth Lavold’s Chunky AL yarn and designed the pattern herself. She added a knitted edging when she finished. The sides definitely needed blocking when finished, so she threaded Lysley Solomon’s blocking needles afghan-miter-squares-2 through each side, then blocked with a steam iron and a damp cloth. The wires held the afghan in place and made an afghan-miter-square-3 arduous task considerably easier. You can see what a difference it makes in these photos. These wires are too long for us to ship, but we will have them at the Mancuso Show in Hampton in February.

Cutting Corners

Posted by Caroline Hershey

No, no no. Not cutting corners, but mitering them producing beautiful designs within garments. We were first introduced to miters with Heartland Knits, Diamond Patch Socks, which we featured at our 2006 SoXperience.

Look at the variety of
designs that can be
created simply by
varying yarn color placement.

These squares are done with Silk Garden which is gorgeous with the change in colors throughout the yarn. After completing several of the squares, a shawl is what I’m aiming toward.
	We are so enthalled with mitered squares, that we are offering workshops in their construction at our 2009 KnitXperience coming up in November at Graves Mountain Lodge. Information and registration will be published in July. So stay tuned.