Please note the store will be closed on Saturday the 4th. Have a great day whatever you do. I think my day will consist of knitting, yard work and knitting.
Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting
June 28, 2009 · 5 Comments

Lorna wearing "Grandma's Lace Shawl"
A big thank you to all who joined us for an inspiring day at By Hand Yarn. Lorna was/is a captivating woman who quickly settled in to tell stories with us all. I can’t wait to have her back again.
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June 24, 2009 · 5 Comments

Shawl in Helen's Lace
In honor of Lorna Miser due here on Saturday, it seems appropriate to have our last Customer Trunk Show picture be one done in Helen’s Lace.
A big thank you to everyone who has loned us their beautiful handknit and crocheted items for this years Customer Trunk Show.
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Kimono Style
June 22, 2009 · 12 Comments
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Great “Public” knitting
June 17, 2009 · 3 Comments

Waterfall Shawl
Today’s selected picture from our Customer Trunk Show is of the Waterfall Shawl. This was done with Blue Heron Texture Cotton and Gems sport weight held together.
Here in the store we have coined the term “public” knitting to refer to those projects that one can knit on whenever, and carry on a conversation, perhaps sip on a glass of wine or whatever. This particular project is knit all in garter stitch until the cast off which is done dropping the stitches and letting them run to create a waterfall. This is public knitting at its best…
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WWKIP
June 13, 2009 · 4 Comments

Frankie & Eric enjoy WWKIP
A good time was had by all in courthouse square during World Wide Knit in Public Day. A big thanks to all of you who came and joined in.
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Texture, texture, texture
June 11, 2009 · 5 Comments

Cables, Bobbles and more!
Today’s picture from the Customer Trunk show is of an amazing sweater that uses stitch combinations to provide an abundance of texture.
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Texas or Bust…
June 9, 2009 · 6 Comments

Pretty in Purple
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Challenge
June 5, 2009 · 3 Comments

Forest Path Stole
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Out of the box…
June 2, 2009 · 5 Comments
One of the things I loved about the Customer Trunk show last year was getting inspired by all the ideas our knitters came up with. The pairings of yarn/patterns/colors, etc…
I decided to post a picture that epitimizes just that. The sweater below is a Knitting Pure & Simple pattern gone “wild” with imagination!

KP&S Summer Cardi - Creativity Unleashed!
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