it’s safe to say that we’ve been obsessed with this season’s mint and lemonade color combinations.  it’s been popping up everywhere, and we’re SMITTEN!  so much so, that for the last few days, we put all other projects on hold, picked up our needles, and started to knit a mint lemonade blanket in moo cotton that baby can use in warmer weather.

update 5/2: here’s the photo of the baby, taking the blanket for a test drive . . . he decided to wrap himself up in it like a spring roll

here’s what we did . . . . so quick & simple, it almost doesn’t need an explanation! Read the rest of this entry »

yes, that really is a topiary made of wool!  while in europe last week, we managed to pop into the wool house exhibit set inside of somerset house in the london.  the exhibition–part of the campaign for wool, endorsed by the prince of wales–ran through this past sunday the 24th, and if you didn’t manage to make it, we decided to share some of our photos.   in a nut shell, the exhibit set to show examples of everything that can be done with a sheep’s fleece.  we went about 10 minutes before closing, and as such didn’t have much time to take down the details . . .  but we’ll let the photos sing their thousand words . . . ready? here we go! Read the rest of this entry »

we added some new shades to our moo cotton line. kind of looks like easter eggs, no?

from left to right: hot hot pink, spring green, nantucket blue, chickadee yellow.   find them here!

literally dropped our bags and now scurrying away, like roger the red panda (above), to start filling orders . . .  weeeeeeeeee . . . here we go!

we’ve gone scouting for marvelous new things for the store. any orders received after 2pm EST, March 14, will be shipped bright & early on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.  until then, enjoy this pic of philbert waddling thru the english country side . . .

cu•pid

(’kyoo-pid). noun [usu. as object]

is a quick little project, resulting in a pair of baby booties featuring fun fun fun pom poms. Cupid is knit on dpns in two pieces.  The front flap is knit on its side and sewn on.  pattern below . . .  happy valentine’s day to all! Read the rest of this entry »

baby monstaa / holiday elf  has morphed into cupid for valentine’s day. . . he’s sporting some toasty booties topped with fun fun fun heart shaped pom poms.  pattern coming soon . . . available here.

 

meet matcha, latte and taro! find them here.

think spring!  the loveliest liberty tana lawn collection yet . . . find them in our liberty shop here!

photo on left courtesy of olgajazzy.blogspot.com

we’ve been long-time admirers of Olgajazzy‘s fiber artistry.  she has a truly unique point of view and always does things that delight and surprise.  so imagine how excited we were, when she whipped up the moko moko cowl in our clever camel.

photo courtesty of olgajazzy.blogspot.com

photo courtesy of olgajazzy.blogspot.com

we were so intrigued with the construction of the cowl that we decided to stitch up one for ourselves in poppy red — which we think really emphasizes how dramatic the piece is.

 

moko moko  is an ingenious design that is so much easier to knit than one would think.  if you can knit in stockinette stitch, you can knit moko moko.  plus, there’s virtually no finishing involved.  once it comes off your needles, you can wear it.  now, how’s that for instantaneous gratification?

** olgajazzy’s moko moko pattern is available for purchase on ravelry here. **

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\ˈkab-nit, ˈka-bə-\ \fər, (ˈ)for\ \thə, thē, thə\ \ˈkyur-ē-əs\ 1. a collection of strange, novel or unexpected specimens or ideas 2. a place for those desiring to investigate and learn 3. a room to celebrate things made with care

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