KNITTING WITH JACKIE

Hiya, For 2019, I was determined to do more knitting from my stash.   To that end, I have found several cowl patterns that looked interesting and I knew that I could use the yarn I had in my craft room. The first cowl was a design from Alexandra Davidoff .  This design was given to Vogue Knitting Live NY Attendees (some years ago).  It was apart of a gift bag to those who attended the gala dinner.  It included a single ball of yarn by DMC (100% Baby Pure Merino Wool).  The pattern reminded me of the Joji Locatelli's Odyssey Shawl.  I added tassels instead of pompoms. The second cowl is a design by Bristol Ivy, Persimmon .  For this cowl, I used three different off-white merino wool yarn (Debbie Bliss, Katia & MilliaMia).  I faded the three yarns from bottom to top.  It looks great.  No one notices the difference unless I point it out to them.  The blossom (or whatever you want to call them) stitch expands on the bottom and contracts at the top.  It creates a

Hiya, It's time again to knit for Elena.  At age 2, she is now in Toddler-wear.    After much research, I found this beautiful baby cardigan with a lovely vintage feel and look about it. The designer is Anne Dresow over at Nordic Baby Knits. Anne has written a great knitting pattern with instructions for how to knit this cardigan in 4 different sizes. The sizes included in the knitting pattern are 3 to 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and finally, 3 to 4 years.   There is a circular yoke and some assemble olf the cardigan; such as the seaming the sleeves and sewing on the buttons. I recently found Kelbourne Woolens , which is a local company located in the Philadelphia area.  Founded in 2008, Courtney Kelley and Kate Gagnon Osborn, Kelbourne Woolens provided quality, affordable and classic yarns for knitters by knitters.  They also distribute yarns and products from BC Garn, Soak Wash and Navia, a line of yarns. I purchased a skein of Perennial which is 60% superwash, 25% ango

Hiya, Joji Locatelli is one of my favorite knitwear designers; therefore, I have a number of her designs on my list to knit.  The Odyssey Shawl is a crescent-shaped shawl that I knitted in 3 medium-weight yarn.   I purchased yarn at The Knitter's Day Out in Summerton, PA, from Mulberry Hill Farm .  This farm has a flock of Romney/Border Leicester cross sheep.  Mulberry Hill Farm sells Distelfink Fiber Co natural and hand-dyed yarns, farm-raised roving, hand-dyed wool, wool applique patterns, and kits, punch needle patterns, kits, and supplies, and offers classes in the fiber arts. The Shop at Mulberry Hill located on our farm in Carlisle PA and will host farm tours and retreats focusing on the "farm to needle"journey that wool takes from sheep to skein. The yarn is fabulous to work and the results are awesome. I am looking forward to displaying this shawl in the very near future. Enjoy Knitting Each Day! Jackie

Hiya, Recently, I joined the Liberty Bell Knitting Guild in Philadelphia, PA. This guild was founded in 1987 after several Philadelphia area knitters met at a knitting convention in the Washington DC area.  They didn't know each other until meeting there and decided that when they returned home they would continue to meet and knit.   This is a diverse group of crafters who have been meeting ever since. The guild meets once a month.  For those who are not able to attend this gathering, the guild also meets four times a year on a Saturday.  The Guild promotes and fosters our interest in knitting , it provides an opportunity to study and sharing,  to broaden one's skills, and to encourage high standards of design and technique in various forms of knitting .   In addition to traveling together to knitting events in the area, guild members have the opportunity to support our local fiber companies and dyers with special workshops, etc. as well as supporting local