knitting school dropout

cecily and i will be bringing the book garments around for a few trunk show / book signings in the not so distant future. here are some definite dates so far, with others to be added as soon as times/details are determined.

A Stitch in Time
July 15, 6:00-8:00pm
Bethel, CT

Purl Diva
July 25, 1:00-3:00pm
Brunswick, ME

WEBS
July 29, 6:00-8:00pm
Northampton, MA
registration is free, but sign-ups are required. please contact customer service at 413-584-2225 or customerservice@yarn.com to register.

Hub Mills
August 14, 1:00-3:00pm
Lowell, MA

A Loom With a View
September 11, 2010
Newburyport, MA (where the book was photographed!)
time tbd

come say hi and see the sweaters in person!

Posted by melissa at 08:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

new england knits was always planned as a 25 project book. but, in the end, we had 26. so, one little project never made it in, but now it's available as a free pattern!

photo by sadie dayton

the wakefield scarf is a diagonal lace scarf knit with 3 skeins of the very lovely yarn mirasol tupa.. the lace pattern can easily be adapted to knit a wrap instead of a scarf (don't forget to purchase double the yardage though).

so, go check out the pattern here.

or queue it on ravelry here.

Posted by melissa at 08:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

recently i had the opportunity to try some lovely yarns before they became commercially available. it was instant love.
that's why i am so excited to tell you that quince and co is finally here!
so, go see all the lovely yarns and patterns there. you might even stumble upon this little reversible ribbed beret i designed.
photography is property of quince and co.

find this design on ravelry

or

Posted by melissa at 12:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

there are some new england knits giveaways happening right this second!

hurry, hurry!

the one at craftgossip.com ends tomorrow.

and the one at the kelbourne woolens blog started today! (kw is also giving away the yarn to make the whale watch hat!)

good luck!

i have a much longer post in the works, complete with photos from my recent trip to harrisville, but i'm too tired to write about my good time tonight. :)

Posted by melissa at 10:56 PM | Permalink | Comments (5)

i'm finishing up some new hat (and a sweater!) designs right now. the ruffled cardi is finished. a new hat design is getting charted tonight.

not that it'll make any room for my new patterns, but i thought i might take advantage of ravelry's ebook feature and group my 2 most popular hat patterns together for a reduced price. they are still the same price when purchased individually, but if you don't have them already, you can purchase acorns and crooked paths together as the two lace hats collection for $7.50. they are $5 each separately.

clicking the button below will take you to the paypal page. after you pay you'll be given instructions to download your patterns.

Posted by melissa at 05:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)