Knew Year Knews.....

January is here and it is time for me to blog again. I hope to be able to keep my new blogyear resolution and blog a bit more frequently. Notice I place no time or frequency restrictions on myself! I am not a total fool!!

December saw me knitting many quick and simple shawls for presents...oh.. and one for myself. I have written out a simple template for doing a triangular shawl so if anyone is interested ask me and I'll give you a copy.

I also spent time knitting several Slouchy Trees.

A few friends were wearing them around town and many people ended up in the shop to get either the pattern and yarn or the finished product. Yes the pattern is available for $3. Trying to get it on Ravelry. I've almost got it figured out!

What am I up to in 2010?

Well, I have promised myself I will become more familiar with crocheting. I will learn to read patterns and I will actually make a few things! Can you tell I am still convincing myself of this fact??? Knitting is my joy. Crocheting is not.

I have been having fun knitting a few of Susan B. Anderson's Chickens. One of them is for a late Xmas gift so there will be no picture here! (But there is a close up in the previous post.)

"January is National Hot Tea Month and most of us have already made resolutions of one sort or another. Those that are simple to incorporate into our lives are the ones we are most likely to stick with past January. The potential benefits of adding tea to our diets, an easy and inexpensive addition to our daily lives, may aid in the ongoing battle of the bulge and increase the body's immunity to colds and flu. "(From http://www.teasetc.com/)

Tea Cozies are an excellent way to keep the tea as hot as can be!

Tea Cozies can be as easy as a hat to knit or they can be a canvas for any frivolity you would like to imagine!! You all know what side of that fence I fall on! (Even the Slouchy Tree could be a cozy!!) I am currently knitting a chicken tea cozy. I have been practising my fair isle technique on it. It is a great surface to practice or perfect a technique!

There are lots of patterns on Ravelry so if you are not a member yet do join!

In the shop:
Now until January 16th all in stock books are 30% off and in stock yarns are 20% off.

Berroco Sundae has come in and is included in the sale!

Check out the Kniterary website http://www.kniterary.com/ for updates and classes that are being offered this winter.

I wish all of you a Yarntastic 2010!!!