Hi, Knitters,
Happy Halloween!
Lil Buddy carved that pumpkin up there, while I sorted through the innards for the seeds. Roasted pumpkin seeds are a delicacy we enjoy just once a year! I put them on a tray with parchment paper, olive oil and seasoned salt and bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Both of my kids are old enough that they’re going off with different friends tonight. They’re just getting so grown-up! It’s a pretty cold day for our poor trick-or-treaters, though; we woke up to snow on the ground. Lots of layers under those costumes…
New November Gradient
I couldn’t resist announcing this one day early; the new color for November is Defying Gravity. It has wonders like you’ve never seen! It’s all grand- and it’s all green! Defying Gravity begins with a bold emerald, then fades to a smoky forest green. A gorgeous color to show that nobody in all of Oz- no wizard that there is or was- could ever bring you down. The one shown is a 150-g double gradient, meaning it starts and ends with the same color. You can also, of course, order regular Matching Socks sets and 100g gradients.
New Gradient Stripes Colors!
More new colors are joining the lineup; it’s just so much fun making these!
Race to the Cookie Jar; a cheerful variation of the color developed by the Cookie Crumbs sock knitting group, stripes from yellow to yellow-green, to green-blue, before ending on several shades of blue.
Captain America: Red fades to white, then to blue in a series of thin stripes. For Truth and Justice!
Wit & Learning are the celebrated virtues of these colors; classic blue stripes with silvery gray, creating a gradient effect. We think they’d be very cozy in a library or a plush easy chair, snuggled up with a good book.Third in the Harry Potter House Colors series.
Vampire Boyfriend fades in a series of thin stripes from a pale red to scab rust, before ending in a deep red-black. It would look just as good defending the Hellmouth as it would standing up to the Volterra, or cracking open a bottle of O Negative in Bon Tomps. Care for a bite?
Yarn Clubs Out!
We promised they’d be done by the end of the month, and they are! All of the second All Wrapped Up club packages, first Firefly packages and half of the first Matching Socks club packages went out today. The rest of the Matching Socks will be headed your way on Monday.
Aran Knits Winner
The winner of the Interweave Knits Aran Lace Knitting with Stephannie Tallent DVD is Suzanne. Thanks so much to Stephannie for the giveaway and to everyone who entered!
New Giveaway
New Giveaway! We have a copy of Gramma Nancy’s Animal Hats (and Booties, too) courtesy of Potter Craft. Nancy Nielsen made hundreds of hats for her son-in-law’s Navy shipmates over the years and has collected a menagerie of road-tested patterns for babies and kids!
If you’re interested in winning a copy of this, please leave a comment about your baby and toddler knitting; who and what are you knitting? What’s your favorite baby gift to knit? The Random Number Generator will choose a winner next Tuesday, November 4th.
Take care, have a happy and safe holiday and stay warm,
Jaala
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I have been busy making lots of cute little thins for my new grandson. Thanks
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I like to knit baby hats for gifts. They’re quick, easy, and work for babies in any climates.
I like making mittens for babies.
I’m knitting some toys for my son right now. I’m also working on a couple hats for friends that just had babies! Thank you, Jaala!
I love baby and toddler knitting, because I’m a very slow knitter! I was working on a dragon sweater for my daughter, but stalled when I got sick last month. Thinking about starting it up again, but possibly giving it to my friend’s youngest instead. It’ll depend on her reaction to the finished product.
I’m not doing any toddler knitting right now – I finished a couple of dresses for my daughter this summer. I do have a baby shower coming up at the end of the month and need to come up with something.
My DH’s co-worker is pregnant with her first and is due in January. I love how baby knitting goes so quickly! Still trying out different patterns to find my “go-to” baby knitting.