The idea of the Crawl came about when it became apparent that interest in the local Stitch-N-Pitch was waning; attendance was declining and it became more difficult to sale the allotted number of tickets to secure the seats.  Last year, the participating LYSOs threw around the idea of hosting a Yarn Crawl and so this year, we thought, “Why not?”

Here are the details:

The Crawl operates much like a travel tour in which participating customers must obtain a passport and get it stamped at the six participating LYSs.

Hearthstone Knits
Kirkwood Knittery
Knit and Caboodle
Knitorious
Knitty Couture
The Weaving Dept/Myers House

Passports may either be obtained by printing out this or obtaining one at the first visited LYS.

For each LYS visited and your passport stamped, you’ll be eligible for the LYS local prize (really cool items here).  Get your passport stamped at all the LYSs and become eligible for one of several grand prizes (also really cool items).  Grand prize gifts may include handbags, yarn, fancy needles, accessories, shawl pins, kits, and lots others!  I’m getting a little jealous here - I only get to “ooh” and “ahh”.

The Crawl begins 10am, Friday, July 30th and ends 5pm/Close, Sunday, Aug. 1st.

In addition to the prizes, you’ll also receive a free one-skein pattern from each LYS for your knitting pleasure.  More info on Knitty Couture’s pattern to follow soon - I think it’ll be a good one.

Increase your chances of winning by visiting all the shops.  Start early if you can.  We’ve extended all shop hours to maximize your visiting times:

Friday, 10am-8pm
Saturday, 10am-5pm (Knitty Couture closes at 6pm)
Saturday, 12pm-5pm (Knitty Couture closes at 6pm)

Be sure to leave your passport with the last visited shop because drawings for winners take place that following Monday.  Oh, yes, we’re quick.

And then, there are, of course, the small print: e.g., Must be 18 or over to be eligible for prizes. One passport per participant and must be present at each shop to get passport stamped. Passports will only be stamped during yarn crawl hours/days stated above. Passports are non transferable. Prizes must be picked up within 30 days of contest, or prize will be forfeited. Identification will be required for prize claims.  Yada, yada, yada.

Let’s have some fun!!!

Last night, I began the little elephant while watching The Coal Miner’s Daughter.

At least they’re a nice array of colors, don’t you think?

This first pile of mess is a baseball raglan that was casted on pre-pregnancy (or, more than a year ago) but was set aside because I could no longer try it on for a fitting.  Then just recently, I decided the fit was too large to begin with so I’ve completely ripped it out and have begun the body with fewer stitches.

DH’s sweater - Jarrett from Rowan Vintage Knits.  It is technically finished but the seaming job on the sleeves was unsatisfactory so I’ve taken it out.  I should give it another try.

This beautiful yellow cardigan made it halfway up the body, but despite my conscientious effort to get a precise gauge, the wool/cotton blend fooled me nonetheless, and the cardigan ended up way too large.  ARGH!!!  I’ll need to go back to the drawing board and make a few edits.

The pattern for this last sweater is from an old Vogue Knitting magazine.  I’m a fan of the ’50s/’60s style designs in these magazines (so simple yet classic) and hope that perhaps, one day, Vogue Knitting will return to them.  I’m sorry I don’t have a pic of the original picture - seems I’ve misplaced it somewhere.  After near completing the sweater (seaming is all there is left to do), I decided I didn’t like it - it seemed bunchy, so the new plans are to rip and make another sweater.

You know, I just laugh at myself for being so indecisive and finicky about my knitting projects.. and yes, unfortunately, it transfers over to everything else in my life.  Oh, well.  Accept it and move on or shall I say, rip it out and move on.

Tip:  Click on image to enlarge.

As you can see, he also enjoys dropping toys and looking over the edge to see where they’ve landed.

Gram’s baseball raglan is finally completed.  At the rate he’s growing, I project he’ll fit this 18m/o size by his 1st birthday in December.  It amazes me how quickly he grows!  The raglan was a fun knit, and Lorna’s Laces yarn made it even more enjoyable.  Though it could technically be considered finished, I’m debating over whether to include a cute little pocket on the sleeves or elbow patches.  No rush necessary; I have a few months.

In the end, I didn’t mind the hassle of intarsia because it just looks so darn cute. I may even make more sweaters with motifs, albeit small motifs.

Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted, one skein of each color
Gauge: 5.5sts/”
Size: 18 m/o
Pattern: own, may be available after July’s intarsia class

Find out more about these delicious knits here!  And then stop by here to check out other awesome cupcakes!