August is Uppon us

Hi all, hope that July treated you well, and that you were able to get a lot of knitting done! As you might already know by now, we will be having a Summer Knitting Club meeting on Wednesday at 7 pm. Bring yourself and some knitting and spend a couple hours chatting with people who love to knit as much as you do. We'll talk about our lace and sock projects from the past two months, and our plans for August, which I am about to disclose to you right now....

The project theme for our third and final month of Summer Knitting Club is...Elizabeth Zimmerman! Our pattern recommendations for this month are the Baby Surprise Jacket, Tomten Jacket and February Baby Sweater. However, there are adult versions of all of these patterns available, so if you're craving a larger project, why not make a sweater for yourself? If you are unfamiliar with these patterns, or Elizabeth Zimmerman for that matter, pop by the store to have a look at her books...or at least look her up on Wikipedia. If you're a Ravelry member, there is a "Zimmermaniacs" group that has loads of information in its forums on her and her patterns.

I've decided to start out August by knitting the February Baby Sweater, because I have a soft spot for lace (of course!) The yarn I've selected is Jo Sharp DK Tweed in an icy blue colour that I love. I have yet to cast on, but here's a look at the yarn...





Hope to see you on Wednesday evening. And just a small reminder that our Jazzy Jazzfest sale is still alive and strong. Save 40% on most of the yarn in the store. Until August 8th.