Wordless Wednesday
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Color Affection: New Knitting Obsession
Kathleen is knitting Color Affection. It look like it’s number 11,770 in the Ravelry statistics for the pattern. That is an amazing amount of garter stitch and short rows! After Shepherd’s Harvest, we decided we needed another sample project for our booth, and we wanted something that would show off more than one color of
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Mary Jane Socks
Who remembers wearing cute Mary Jane shoes with lace anklet socks?? We do!! Who wishes there was a grown-up version for grown-up feet?? We do!! These lovelies are Mary Jane Socks by Joanne Seiff. These are toe-up ankle sock with short-row heels and a really fun, funky picot ruffle. The yarn is ModeWerk Fingering in
Shepherd’s Harvest 2014- Such a fun weekend!!
Kathleen had so much fun meeting all the ModeKnitters who stopped by the booth at Shepherd’s Harvest this past weekend!!! The booth looked good! It’s definitely a work-in progress, changing a bit at each show. We added the display at the back of the booth (made by Kathleen’s husband Tom and her friend Karen). The
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Featured at Shepherd’s Harvest!
Or, What will I buy with my coupon? We will have our mini skein sets in “MidWife Speaking” and The Knitting Dead. We will also have some mini skeins sets not available online known as A & K Choice. These are 8 15g skeins of complimentary colors for your small projects. We will also have
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10 Reasons Why We LOVE Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
The excitement. There is an amazing amount of excitement on the fairgrounds from the attendees and the vendors. Everyone has a great time! The animals. Sheep, lambs, bunnies, sheepdogs. The list goes on. The yarn and fiber. So much to see. So much to buy! The tools of the trade. Needles, hooks, books, patterns, looms,
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Shepherd’s Harvest 2014
Good morning ModeKnitters! One week from today we will be vending at Shepherd’s Harvest in Lake Elmo, MN!! Saturday, May 17th 9:00 – 5:00 Sunday, May 18th 10:00 – 4:00 Do you receive our newsletter? Sign up for the newsletter to receive a special something for the Shepherd’s Harvest Weekend! We will be showcasing several
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Yarnover 2014!
On Saturday we were vendors in the market at Yarnover. Yarnover is an annual event here in Minnesota, put on by the Minnesota Knitters Guild. This was our very first show, and it was tons of fun!! We met new friends, reconnected with old friends, and sold lots of yarn, books and patterns. The mini skein
A Peek At Some Projects, and a Winner!
The random number generator has spoken, and the Mini Skein set winner is….. JOAN! Joan, we’ve emailed you. Please reply so we may send out your mini skein set. Here’s her winning comment “The colors are all so beautiful! Isn’t business growth wonderful? Both daunting and exciting at the same time.” We couldn’t agree more!
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StoneyBrook Top from the Holla Knits! Spring/Summer 2014 Collection
A few months ago we sent out 1000 yards of ModeSock in Lazurite for a new design for Holla Knits! Spring/Summer 2014 Collection. That lovely blue sock yarn has turned into the StoneyBrook Top, a light, airy sweater perfect for spring and summer. It’s youthful and fun, and looks great with leggings as pictured, or would look good
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Win A Mini Skein Set!
Leave a comment on this post or on “Nonnatus House, Midwife Speaking” for a chance to win a 15gr mini skein set of “Midwife Speaking” in one of our favorite yarns, ModeWerk Fingering. A random commenter will be chosen on Tuesday April 8th, 2014. Join our Ravelry group ModeKnit Yarn on Facebook Follow Annie on
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“Nonnatus House, Midwife Speaking…”
You’ve probably noticed how quiet I’ve been – I apologize for that! Believe me, it’s all because of work, and that’s a good reason! We just shipped our first wholesale order, which was huge (to me) and this adventure will NOT be duplicated until 2015, when we’re set up to seriously seek wholesale accounts. All
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Sooner Than Expected!
I’ve been rather quiet on the blog, and I apologize for that! You see, we’ve been KILLER busy! According to our [back of napkin] business plan, ModeKnit Yarn, LLC wasn’t scheduled to begin working on acquiring wholesale orders until 2015. Kathleen and I both feel that one of the easiest mistakes to make with a
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Archer Mitts
Provisional cast on? ICord Bind Off? Short Rows? Grafting? Creating a Thumb Gusset? These are all techniques that you can try out with this simple pattern. Note that I said SIMPLE, which is not the same thing as EASY!
The Knitting Dead, All The Colors
I’ve made the decision to display ALL of the colors together, in a cohesive group, which I hope will make these more compelling colorways!
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The Knitting Dead, Color 2: Daryl Dixon
Daryl’s the quiet muscle, the thinking wo/man’s redneck, and he’s proven to be a better friend, defender and father-figure than almost anyone else on the show.
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