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March 2017 - My new site is now up and functioning. I can blog, share my thoughts and photographs, and sell my patterns! So much happening in my life and all is creative and forward moving! Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Sept 2015 - I haven't updated this in a while! Still knitting, always knitting, I still teach and work at Mad About Ewe Fine Yarns. I also have designed for Vogue Knitting, Koigu Magazine, Zealana, Jimmie Beans, and Malabrigo, As of the beginning of 2015 I also became creative director of the Buffalo Wool Co., a new job that just flows along with what I already do.
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A Busy Time…..

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Belle Starr

This time of year always seems busy!

Spring is coming and I always start a few new projects as ideas and yarns keep pouring into my life.  The Retreat always happens and that keeps me busy right up until it happens!  Then I keep myself busy!  Now that I have so much more family around; a grandson that just keeps on getting cuter; my father is about to move into the basement and both my brothers have moved to the Island as well; there is never enough time.

I had this last week off of work.

It was wonderful – I got caught up on some things that had been piling up!  Patterns  mostly!

Meandering Meadows!

I have released 3 new patterns onto Ravelry in the last week!  Belle Starr for the Buffalo Wool Co; Knitting an Estonian Garden, the Retreat project this year; and from last year, a forgotten pattern that I had written and had test knit and then submitted to a couple of magazines.  I put the sample away and got caught up in the busyness of life!

Well I found the sample this week, dusted off the pattern and just submitted it to Ravelry!  The found pattern is called Meandering Meadows, I hope that you like it – if you do, please use the coupon code Almost for a 33 % discount on the price of the pattern.  The code is good until midnight March 11th.

I found a couple of other samples as well!  More dusting is needed on those!

This one needs a name!
Got any ideas?!

Tomorrow I go back to work!  I have been told that lots of new yarns have arrive and new colours in old yarns I can hardly wait!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

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Knitting an Estonian Garden

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This afternoon I am off to Kiwi Cove Lodge for Mad About Ewe’s Annual Retreat.  This is our 18th Retreat and I will be teaching Rooistud or Inlay, an embellishment technique common to Estonian Knitting.

Inlay is the dominant technique that I will be teaching, but there are other techniques as well, other small embellishments that compliment the project.  The other Estonian techniques that are included in the retreat handout come with names like peas, peppercorns, roses and most involve colour – lots of colour and lots of play!  My favourite types of knitting.

Click here for a downloadable photo tutorial on inlay.

Our projects are fingerless mittens.  From a simple ribbed cuff to wildly adorned options – the idea is to pick and choose – personalize and play!

I have been trying to improve my media skills – with varying success.  Check out my facebook page for a video of the Travelling or Horizontal braid that I use in one of the mittens.

I hope that you have a great weekend!

Happy Knitting

Lynette