Baby Blanket Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the six winners of 

Knitting on the Square's Baby Blanket Contest!  

Top, left to right: Honorable Mention by Barbara 

and Best Blanket by Berni

Bottom, left to right:  Best Natural Fiber by Jean, Best Unfinished by Diane, Most Unique by Paula, and Best Crochet by Martha

Einstein Coat!

Don't worry, I have plenty of my own knitting projects to share, I just haven't photographed any lately!  Instead, I would love to show off the new Einstein Coat that Shelly knit for the shop.  Isn't it lovely?

We have an Einstein Coat class coming up in a couple of weeks if you are interested.  This garter stitch coat from Sally Melville's book, The Knit Stitch, is a wonderful beginner's first sweater project or a relaxing knit for more advanced knitter.  

The yarn she used is Arucania Nature Wool Chunky.  Check out all of the gorgeous colors in this chunky wool yarn!  Some are kettle-dyed, and the others are handpainted, so any you choose would have a great color variation in the coat.  This yarn is wonderful for any chunky sweater, as well as cozy winter accessories and home accents. 

Einstein Coat class:

Wednesday, January 28, 4:30 to 6:30

OR Thursday, January 29, 1 to 3

OR Saturday, January 24, 1 to 3

$15 plus supplies

Call or email Knitting on the Square to sign up!

440 285 5648 info@knittingonthesquare.com

A new addiction?

Yes, the rumors are true.  I learned how to spin last week, and it was awesome!  If you've never spun before, you've got to try it just for the mesmerizing effect it has.  Imagine the zone that knitting puts you in when you're doing stockinette in the round, wool on bamboo, and it's about 10:30 at night, and you just drank half a pot of Sleepytime tea . . . times ten . . . zzzzz.

I was so "in the zone" that I didn't get a picture, even though my awesome teacher Sierra left me with her wheel and merino for almost five hours. 

This is the first photo taken- when we were winding my first yarn onto a swift in order to ply it.  That's Sierra on the floor behind me.  She plied my yarn for me, and it came out quite pretty!

I spun 60 g total - enough for a nice hat - if I can stand to knit it!  It's just so pretty!  I washed it and set the spin since this photo, and the wool did bloom nicely, while retaining the "designer slubs."

Thanks again Sierra!  I loved it!  

don't drop those needles!

I keep forgetting to take super blog pics while knitting, or at the shop, so I just have this video to share with you today.  I found a link to it here, which I linked to from knitgrrl.  

pokemons, monkeys, monsters, and stinkers

This is Drew. He is showing off his project from the last knitting olympics.



He's the guy who showed me his handknit peas and pokemons yesterday, and inspired me to make my own peas in the pod! I love any pea-in-the-pod things because my maiden name is Podnar, so it was always kind of our thing.

These are Amy's monkey socks. (Yes, Amy who used to own the shop.) She made them with Southwest Trading Co.'s Tofutsies, from yours truly. Lovely, no?



You may have noticed that I did not take these last two pictures. That's because I have no camera today! But I still blogged, and that's what really matters.

Oh, and this:



Little monster and little stinker, my two sweeties. (Sitting on big sweetie's lap)