Woolbearers

Dr. Who -- lots of folks have been coming in lately looking for their Dr. Who scarf colors. I was really surprised when my daughter, Emma who was in the shop a few weeks ago, announced that she just had to make a Dr. Who scarf and could I help. You have to understand that she is 17. Even though she has known how to knit since she was 10, she doesn't. And I didn't push it, because I know that the more I push the more she will push back and would never ever knit. So I waited and lo and behold -- it took a TV show to get her interested once again. Last week a gal came in with a list of colors of Cascade 220 that she needed. I immediately recognized what she wanted to do, so I ran off the list of colors that Emma is using and she bought them all happily. So, in case you are looking for Dr. Who scarf colors, this is what Emma and I picked out (in no special order):
Cascade 220 8622 - Caramel Brown
Cascade 220 8885 - Dark Plum
Cascade 220 2453 - Pumpkin Spice
Cascade 220 2415 - Sunflower
Cascade 220 9459 - Yakima Heather
Cascade 220 9473 - Gris
Cascade 220 9488 - Christmas Red Heather

We are following the pattern from this website. As it happens, Rachel came in the shop yesterday with her completed Dr. Who scarf, sans fringe, which she proceeded to put on while we were all knitting. Rachel happens to be Emma's age and they are friends. I immediately called Emma on the phone and told her. Well, she is knitting as I am writing this blog post. But, I am not saying another word.

Here is Rachel's finished scarf -- she says that it's over 15 feet long.

I have a Tuesday afternoon beginning knitting class, using the Barbara Walker Learn to Knit afghan book. After 6 months, folks wanted to knit something more than squares. So, I got out Sally Melville's "The Knit Stitch" and of course, some of the gals wanted to knit Einstein Jacket.

Here's Janet's first knitted item that she made for herself. When she started the jacket, she wanted to make a size large, but I remebered some folks complaining their jackets were too big, so I talked her into a medium size. When she completed the bottom portion, we measured it on her and it looked like the medium size would fit. So, she did the fronts and backs and as we tried them on, I wasn't so sure -- Janet thought, well, if it doesn't fit, I'll give it to my sister. But I was a little worried. All that work. But as you can see, the finished result is absolutely perfect. And Janet gets the prize for finishing the coat in record time -- just about 2 weeks. I may have to hire her to knit for the shop! Oh yeah, she used Cascade Eco Wool and size 10.75 needles!

Sherry lives in Georgia and works in Staten Island. On her trips home, she always stops at Woolbearers for my hand dyed sock yarn. I am so thrilled that she would take the time to do that. Here is a sock she made out of Woolbearers' Merino and Bamboo sock yarn in the color Cranberry Bog. Something to remember New Jersey by.

Another gal from my Tuesday class, Sharon, knit the poncho from "The Knit Stitch" out of Cascade Lana Grande. This is her very first garment and she did a beautiful job. The gal who is modeling it, Liz, is also in the middle of making an Einstein jacket.