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McKnittey Musings

Circo Gauge Swatch

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I have been working on the gauge swatch while waiting impatiently for the Nelkin Designs Circo Mystery Knitalong (MKAL). I confess I often bypass making a gauge swatch for shawls, scarves and cowls because the are usually one size. However, for this project, which uses a gradient and every bit of the skein, it is important to make sure you are getting gauge so you have enough yarn.

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Circo Cowl MKAL

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I am constantly working on store samples so I know how the yarns I recommend and sell will work in a project. It is very important to us to have what I call "inventory integrity." In other words, what we carry to sell is what we would buy ourselves.I decided that I needed to take a break from work knitting and make something for myself. Laura Nelkin's latest mystery knitalong project, the Circo Cowl, is launching September 15.

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Let's Rock the East Texas Fiber Festival!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Join us for the McKnittey Road Show at the East Texas Fiber Festival at the Pickers Pavilion in Lindale, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are going to be introducing some Collegiate Color kits and McHoliday projects!

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Vintage Find Friday

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

This week I am showing off the button box. Let's see what we can find. It has a pack of German needles. Yay! They are sharps. There are molds and hardware for placing grommets, snaps and for making covered buttons. And, there are some really fabulous plastic buttons.

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Three Irish Girls is Beckoning!

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Three Irish Girls Beckon has hit our shelves and we are in awe! When they called and said they were going to substitute Beckon for Adorn, I was a little skeptical. But, when I got the fiber I was so glad! It is a 2-ply superwash merino with high twist.

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