Friday Finds- Stocking Stuffers for Knitters

Truth be told, I would love if any of these items made an appearance in my stocking! Hopefully this helps with the knitter in your life...



1. theknitkit.com- The Knit Kit

2. Amazon- Holiday Knits: 25 Great Gifts from Stockings to Sweaters

3. luckybeepress- Letterpress Notecard Set- Yarn

4. karatstixs- Count Your Stitches 2 Inch Stitch Gauge Rule

5. karatstixs- Yarn Stash Knitters Rule Needle Gauge

6. Rowan- Rowan International Membership

7. Madelintosh- Madelinetosh Sock Yarn

8. soakwash.com-Soak Wash

9. Knit Picks- WPI Tool and Knit Card

10. Knit Picks- Knitting Needle Point Protector

11. Knit Picks- Pill Remover

Breckenridge Cowl

My new "Breckenridge Cowl" has officially been released! Here are a couple more pictures we took yesterday at Center Street Knits:
I must admit, I felt very goofy posing for pictures. We took WAY more than this...most of them I just had this awkward "I can't believe I'm doing this right now" look on my face.

This is another very quick knit- perfect for a last minute gift or an immediate accessory. Now that I have the pattern down it takes me about an hour and a half to knit one up- how ideal for this busy time of the year!

So here's what you'll need:
  • about 80 yards of super bulky weight yarn
  • Size US 15 (10mm) needle
  • Cable Needle
And as always, the pattern. You can purchase it on Etsy or Ravelry. I also started putting the Ravelry links on here to the left of my posts.

Here's some other yarn ideas for this pattern (use up that stash!):


This cowl was made with Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Bulky. Because it is not super bulky, I held together two strands of yarn and made the cowl exactly as directed.






This was two strands of Paton's Pure Organic Cotton yarn. Since it is only a worsted weight, I held together two strands of yarn and added 2 extra stitches to the width. To do so, I added one stitch to each side of the border.







Finally, the original Breckenridge Cowl, knit with 1 skein(yes, one!) of Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick yarn:

I can't wait to see new WIPs on Ravelry!

Preparations

Today I met up with Brittany of My Mom Thinks I'm Swell. We have been following each other on twitter and in the 'blogosphere' for a few months now. I will often tweet about how much I love Center Street Knits in Northville and she happens to live only a few minutes away. Besides having the wonderful opportunity to chat and catch up in 'real life', Brittany was also able to give me some great photography tips. She also helped me snap some shots of my newest design.

Here's a sneak peek:


Check back tomorrow as I should have the pattern ready(along with more pictures and details!).

The lovely ladies of Center Street Knits have been putting my Autumn Orange Cowl pattern to use! They have been knitting it in Blue Sky Alpaca Bulky and I love the result. I took some pictures on location to spruce up my pattern pictures. Thanks to Nancy for a beautiful shop to take pictures in and to Brittany for these wonderful photos and for teaching me how to get 'smudgy' background pictures!





This last picture I am so excited to share- I feel like a proud mother. In reality, it is a proud wife moment. This is Joe's swatch from Craft Day. He learned cables! Impressive, yes?