KNITTING WITH JACKIE

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 i...

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 ...