A shop sample in Rowan Lenpur Linen

During our last staff meeting, we talked a bit about knitting more shop samples. We all know how nice it is to touch and love the yarns and how having a knitted sample makes it even more appealing for many customers. With that in mind, I give you "Felisa" from Rowan's "The Lenpur Linen Collection" book.


Okay, it's not much more than the swatch right now, but it's a start! I am using Addi Turbo Lace needles US3 & US6, and the yarn is color #564 (Zest) in the Rowan: Lenpur Linen. There are 13 beautiful designs in the book and we currently stock 11 colors of the yarn. The book states that the Lenpur fiber "...is made purely from plant cellulose and is produced using an Eco-Friendly method." It goes on to say "Not only is the fibre made from a renewable resource, it is also biodegradable."

I am enjoying the process and look forward to sharing a few more updates in the weeks to come!

Happy Knitting,

Tara

The sun is out, the sun is out!

Oh what a wonderful day it has turned out to be here on the coast. It is so lovely to have the windows and back door open throughout the day. I don't know the actual temperature, but all I really need to know is that it's not raining, there's no fog and THE SUN IS SHINING!

We have had a smaller than usual gathering at our Friday Night Knitting group (we meet from 5pm to 7pm at the shop, and everyone is welcome!), but no less fun. Jerri baked, we ate. It's always good when Jerri brings something from her kitchen :) And last week, Erica brought in the sweetest knitted toy animal. Cheryl has promised to leave her camera at the shop, so we'll start taking more photos for the blog.

I have never given much thought to knitting toys or animals, but there was a bit of talk about Easter toys that night and it got me thinking it could be fun. I found several cute Easter egg patterns on Ravelry this weekend, including "Easter Egg Ornaments": http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easter-egg-ornaments. Great stash-burner!!

I hope you had a restful weekend. Ours was busy with school functions, a birthday party and playing outdoors! Tonight my husband will be grilling - yay! First of the year.

Take care -

Tara
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