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McKnittey Musings — consciously crafting

Vintage Find Friday

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

When I was visiting my grandparents in Missouri, my grandmother was super-enthused about her latest bargain. A friend of hers moved into a nursing home and gave away everything she could not fit in to their church to be sold and the money earmarked for overseas missions. Granny just had to go to the sale because there was a sewing machine for sale. NOTE: Apple does not fall far from the tree ... possible sewing machine to purchase AND it goes to a good cause. Score!

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Vintage Find Friday

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

My friend Jeni scored the cutest knitting notion for me. It is a Raglan Sweater Wheel. You run across these wheels in games and children's books. You rotate a paper wheel behind or inside another paper wheel and line up words, pictures, or symbols and gives you an answer. I am sure there is a technical term for this device. If you know it, let me know. Well, in this case, it dials up a formula for a raglan sweater.

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Hello and Goodbye, Black Pearl!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

We have three new colors of Black Pearl Fingering in stock. Unfortunately, it is the last available fingering weight of Black Pearl available. The beautiful tencel and nano pearl powder fiber was produced in New Zealand and became too costly for the manufacturer to continue production. We are delighted to be able to offer some of the last of Black Pearl Fingering available.

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The Circus is in Town!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

We are very excited to announce the arrival of KnitCircus gradients in Greatest of Ease and Corriedale Sock bases.

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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

At McKnittey, our core business is fingering and lace weight projects. While these size yarns may be intimidating at first, these yarns allow you more bang for the buck. You get more yard per skein and can accomplish more knitting from one skein.  

 

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