tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25557057079755719022024-03-13T14:44:33.357-07:00K2tog with Nancy Wyattk2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-62680633653180174992012-12-26T15:22:00.000-08:002012-12-26T15:22:35.794-08:00It's Soup Time!This is the time of year that I really love homemade soup and chili. Last week I made a new three-bean and beef chili recipe that I found on the Food Network website. It was so good! This week I decided to make Tim some soup especially for him. He has been begging me to make a chicken, noodle and vegetable soup that he had at a friend's house. I asked for the recipe last year, and all I got was ak2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-1282878909815687642012-10-18T13:51:00.001-07:002012-10-18T13:51:15.612-07:00I'm Crocheting One Large Granny SquareWe have been getting in a whole lot of new yarns since I last blogged. It's kept me busy in the shop. In the process I have fallen in love with many of the new yarns. One of the new yarns to us is Classic Elite Liberty Wool and Liberty Wool Print (122 yards per 50 gram ball). It's a really soft superwash wool that knits at a light worsted-weight gauge (5 stitches = 1 inch on size 7 needles). Thisk2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-75725712294569981662012-08-24T09:57:00.001-07:002012-08-24T09:57:20.711-07:00I finally finished my shawl for the KAL!
The back of my shawl with the tails tied in back.
The front of my shawl showing the asymmetrical tails.
After a bit of thought and worry, I finished the Rockefeller Shawl for Westknits Mystery Shawl KAL. I ran out of both yarns, but got an extra one of the dark gray (Color A) and begged for a remnant of the Opal Vincent van Gogh (Color B) from my friend Stacy. Even at that I had to modifyk2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-72920495786178909062012-07-31T08:29:00.002-07:002012-07-31T08:29:18.998-07:00Mystery Shawl KAL is Progressing
I have completed all three of the clues for Westknits Mystery Shawl KAL. It's been entertaining to knit, but I'm not sure I will wear the shawl. Unless we add more than an I-cord to the outside edges of the front it will be a bit narrow to sit on my shoulders. I may have pulled the I-cord a bit too tight when I started Clue 1, so heed my warning! If you decide to do the Rockefeller when the k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-14111089658551805792012-07-17T14:56:00.001-07:002012-07-17T14:56:17.463-07:00I'm Somewhat Out of Control!
On Friday I joined the West Knits Mystery Shawl KAL on Ravelry. I had a really weak moment ... you know how I am about sock yarn! I might even say there was a bit of peer pressure involved. Regardless, I am now doing and enjoying two KALs at a time. I am actually done with Clue #1 for the Mystery Shawl, but I have a couple more inches to knit on my Independence Pillow button band for this week. k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-62049373087319804682012-07-12T10:27:00.000-07:002012-07-12T10:27:07.792-07:00To Cable Without a Cable Needle is Amazing!
The unblocked front of my Independence Pillow.
I don't think I'll ever use a cable needle again when I have to do a 4-stitch cable. I completed the front of my Independence Pillow for the KAL from Knit Purl Hunter and started by using a cable needle. After about 2 rows of cables, I watched the Cables Without a Cable Needle video and tried it. What a fantastic and SUPER SPEEDY cable k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-80424845124397654462012-07-05T11:22:00.003-07:002012-07-05T11:22:48.189-07:00Join me for a new KAL!
I'm back in the shop after my fantastic mini knitting vacation at home. And I'm just in time to start a new KAL! Michelle Hunter of Knit Purl Hunter started a new "Progressive Needles" knit along, and her first clue came out today for the Independence Pillow. You will need two skeins of HiKoo Simpliworsted to make one 12-inch cabled pillow. We have the yarn in stock at the shop, so be sure to k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-85368201735144769752012-06-29T14:01:00.001-07:002012-06-29T14:01:04.480-07:00My Knitting Vacation Begins Now!
We decided to close the shop for a mini vacation (actually ours is a "stay-cation") starting at 4:00 pm today and we will reopen at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 5th. You can probably guess what I will be doing. Lots of knitting and yarn related activities of course! No specific plans but I can tell you I will definitely work on my sock yarn blanket squares. I've got 46 squares done, which leaves k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-47902750319155520522012-06-23T10:18:00.000-07:002012-06-23T10:18:06.619-07:00I'm sort of in a rut ...
I know. I am obsessed with making the sock yarn blanket squares. I'm working on my 41st and will most likely finish it today. It's not that I'm not knitting other things, but forgive me, the squares are MINDLESS! And sometimes mindless is really nice! I only have 22 squares to go and I'm sorting them into piles of like colors. I can see that I need a few more greenish ones and no more pink or k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-50123335281821563002012-06-08T10:05:00.004-07:002012-06-08T10:05:32.997-07:00My Makeshift Blocking Board
Here's an idea for you (it may not be a new one, but it was new to me ...)! I went to Lowe's on Monday and bought my new "blocking board" for my sock yarn blanket squares. Lowe's sells a package of four 24.5-inch square foam mats. I bought the gray set which are meant to be used for exercise or exercise equipment. (They also carry the same size set in primary colors for kid's playroom floors.)k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-73169995119876257112012-06-02T12:12:00.000-07:002012-06-02T12:12:24.002-07:00Vera Bear KAL for June
Oh honey! Let me tell you that I barely got this blog posted in time. The June KAL is going to be Vera Bear by Annita Wilschut. This pattern is by the same designer from our April KAL, Jacobus the Monkey. Purchase your pattern on Ravelry, then purchase your knitting supplies at KT and join us Thursday evenings from 6-8:00pm beginning June 7th.
Knit me, knit me, knit k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-53889035912214419672012-05-31T09:13:00.000-07:002012-05-31T09:13:44.833-07:00The Sock Yarn Blanket Revisited
We had a fantastic long weekend. We started off with a trip to the downtown Farmers Market. There were lots of people and pets wandering around, but the temperatures were cool. Then just before we left the market the sun came out and we could feel the temperature climb about 10 degrees!
As for knitting over my long weekend, I finished my Meandering Mesas scarf and blocked it on Tuesday. It k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-75534786931196632462012-05-25T08:30:00.000-07:002012-05-25T08:31:20.474-07:00Have a good holiday weekend!
We have chosen to close the shop tomorrow so we can have a nice long 3-day weekend! I'm so excited to go to the Farmer's Market with all the other crazy people. We will join the fray of strollers, dogs and people just so we can enjoy an unusual breakfast. We will stop by Saloo's and have some delicious Indian food and pop by Java Joe's for coffee! We may or may not buy anything else.
I'm surek2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-8241974648146426962012-05-16T10:13:00.000-07:002012-05-16T10:13:07.883-07:00It's Been Gorgeous Knitting Weather
As a yarn shop owner, I hear all the excuses to not knit in the warm weather. Really! But when the weather is beautiful like it has been, I still knit as much as I always do. I need that time for relaxation as much in the summer as in the winter. What about you? Do you still knit, but only in the evenings? Or when it rains? Or on your deck while drinking your coffee in the morning?
What kindsk2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-63321293546814148362012-05-10T17:35:00.001-07:002012-05-11T08:13:21.440-07:00The Great Jacobus Monkey Party!
Tonight we had a party to celebrate the end of the KAL for Jacobus the monkey. We planned it a couple of weeks ago, giving all the knitters time to get their monkeys done and ready for their photo moments!
A whole lot of monkeyin' around!
At least one of the monkeys showed up without it's maker, but we all --- knitters and monkeys alike --- had fun. We enjoyed wine, fruit, dessert bars, k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-147777557802152282012-05-05T11:03:00.000-07:002012-05-05T11:03:00.538-07:00Shades of Blue: Skinny Summer Scarves
Renee and I have been feeling blue ... in a good way though. We have been knitting our many skinny scarves all in shades of blue. We choose yarns that make them wearable as decorative indoor scarves. We ended up with nice size scarves by using only one skein of yarn for each of the scarves!
Shades of Blue Summer Scarves!
Names of the scarves shown in the photo above from left to right: Noro k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-9977898160222405822012-05-03T08:43:00.001-07:002012-05-03T08:43:57.237-07:00Meandering Mesas Scarf KAL
Tonight we begin the Meandering Mesas Scarf KAL at 6:00 pm at Knitted Together. I started my scarf awhile back, but set it aside for all of the "summer" scarves we have been knitting for the shop (oh and a couple other projects as well ...). This week I started to work on my scarf again and it seems to move along rather quickly. The pattern is from Mountain Colors and calls for one skein of k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-4291369474048990642012-04-25T11:15:00.002-07:002012-04-25T11:15:49.154-07:00The winner of the NCAA Scarf Contest is ...
I know this is a bit late, but as the saying goes, better late than never! We want to thank our winner, Barbara Anderson for making the incredible scarf for our NCAA Scarf Contest. She used Mirasol Nuna and designed a very classy tiger stripe pattern for her Missouri Tigers! Barbara did a beautiful job ... actually a bit better than her Tigers did. They lost in the first round. Oh well ... we k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-15347141202525940832012-04-21T11:51:00.002-07:002012-04-21T11:51:59.190-07:00We are busy knitting little scarvesThis week has been scarf knitting week for me and Renee. I know what you're thinking. Scarves! How boring! But what a perfect way to try out a new yarn or try out a new stitch pattern! Skinny, lacy, textured, or wispy scarves are fun to knit as well as wear as a wardrobe accent at any time of the year.
I have enjoyed trying out some new stitches ... well not actually new, just new to me. k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-49156428674879103452012-04-17T12:21:00.000-07:002012-04-17T12:21:01.688-07:00My Whirlwind WeekendMy oldest daughter Elizabeth moved to Gunnison,Colorado a month ago and we made a quick trip out this past weekend to deliver more of her things. Gunnison is near Crested Butte which is near . . . nothing. Look on the map at southwest Colorado. Look for a large area labeled 'middle of nowhere'. That should give you a pretty good idea of where Gunnison is. A mere 13 k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-63164725586929683512012-04-13T13:16:00.000-07:002012-04-13T13:16:10.809-07:00Tiny Rosetta Monkey is DoneI was able to finish Rosetta in time for everyone to see her last evening at the Jacobus monkey KAL here at the shop. Rosetta ended up being about 9.5 inches tall including the tuft of yarn hair that I added last minute (you know how baby orangutans always have that fluffy hair on the top of their heads). I also only used a little less than 30 grams of a 50 gram ball of Regia 4-ply sock yarn. I k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-12231606241133410742012-04-11T13:10:00.000-07:002012-04-11T13:10:28.548-07:00Monkey Business All Around!Last week we started Renee's KAL for Jacobus. We had quite the crowd last Thursday - the chairs were filled with people starting their monkeys. What with Judi's Magic Cast-On and magic loop learners, we were kept busy. Renee brought Banana cup cakes that were really moist and delicious. They were perfect for all the monkey business as we knitted together!
I got my Jacobus monkey started, and k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-9518042468196734562012-04-07T10:50:00.000-07:002012-04-07T10:50:34.540-07:00Cat Fights at Our House
From left to right: Louie and Hughie on my lap 2 weeks ago!
When our female cat Allie died in January the vet said that we might notice a battle between our two male cats for ruler of the house. We didn't notice anything at all until last week. Hughie and Louie are litter mates, so have been together forever. They turned 9 at the end of March. The boys (as we often refer to them), k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-81945241660077040572012-04-03T14:06:00.000-07:002012-04-03T14:06:33.836-07:00Customer Profile - Sara Fritzsche
Say hello to Sara Fritzche, lovingly referred to as 'Sara One' here at KT. By day Sara is a Financial Analyst/Accountant. Aside from knitting and crocheting, in her spare time she enjoys photography, traveling and reading. Sara is not a pet owner at the moment but may find herself with a cuddly something or another one day if she continues to look at pictures on the ARL website.
Sara learned tok2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555705707975571902.post-34937699548621351502012-03-31T08:35:00.001-07:002012-03-31T08:35:00.112-07:00I Have a Shawlette ObsessionWell, I'm just about to finish my second Hitchhiker using stash sock yarn, and decided I would knit another of Martina Behm's shawlette patterns. The pattern is Trillian and again calls for sock yarn and garter stitch (mindless, right?!), but this one has a simple lace edge on it. Simple enough to not take too much of the mindless part away! I'm also planning to knit Asking for Roses designed by k2toghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15322833993685774840noreply@blogger.com0