#27 Somewhere Over the Skein-bow Part 2

#25 Homeward Bound?

Windy Knitty Turns 2!

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing splendidly. This past weekend Windy Knitty celebrated it's 2 year anniversary. I'm so proud to be part of such an amazing community. I love working at Windy Knitty for so many reasons. The yarn is one reason, I mean we all know I don't leave the house with out yarn, and if I have to leave the house I definitely prefer going to a place that has yarn. More so than that are the people. There are so many wonderful people who apart of this shop. From Mandy who created such a wonderful space that brings so many wonderful people and fibers together, to all the regulars who have become friends. I honestly love everyone I work with it's like a big family, I'm truly lucky to have this opportunity.

To celebrate the anniversary Angela, the talented dyer behind Fleur de Fiber, added four new Chicago inspired colorways. Angela's colors are amazing and they keep getting better. It's no surprise that a few skeins came home with me that day.

 Here is Angela with all her yarns on display.

 

Every year here in Chicago they dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day. That was the inspiration for the first colorway. Dye the River Green:

 

 

Next up we have the colorway based on the Bucking ham Fountain at night. Fire Water - Buckingham Fountain:

 

Last but not least we have 2 colorways based on the Puppet Bike.

 

I give you Puppet Bike By Day:

And Puppet Bike By Night:

 I'm so excited to knit these up now to decide what to make! Should it be socks or a shawl? Most likely I'll have one of each which I will show you all later.

I also received a new skein of yarn from my friend Laura. We started a yarn barter so we could each experience new yarns that we might not normally find especially since she lives in the UK. If you get a moment you should check out Laura's blog Knitzors. For this skein she sent me a gift card to GnomeAcres, and I picked out a beautiful color called Ninja Cupcake. I'm so in love with it. Here is a picture of the yarn with Takara guarding it for me.

 

I have a few ideas of what I will send her next. :) I'm really enjoying this! I believe that is all for now. Until next time Happy Crafting!

#24 Snowball of Yarn

Post Holiday Check-In

Hey everyone, I hope everyone's holidays went well. I thought I'd give you all a little update on what's been going on here while I put the final touches on my next strip.

For Christmas I always knit for my cousins. I love to knit for them and they really appreciate the things I make. One of my cousins even opened my present first because she said she is always excited to see what I make for them. They are forever knit worthy. This years present was an original design. I made them all snowman ornaments.

    

 

        

I really enjoy the holidays and being with my family. I truly have an amazing family I love the time I get to spend with them.

Here is my mom and me with our chihuahuas Lucas and Takara on Christmas Eve.

This is Christmas Day with Me, my Grandma, my Step-mom, and my Dad.

The day after Christmas was Grandma's 90th birthday. So on the following Sunday we had a party for her. It was a very lovely day.

 

Here is a picture of me with some of my cousin at my grandma's party. I had to rock my Color Affection that day.

I also had a very exciting knitting related anniversary. This weekend marked my 1 year of working at Windy Knitty. What an amazing year it has been. I still can't believe how lucky I am being able to work in my favorite place on earth and get to see all my knitting friends more. I do however miss the wonderful people I used to work with at Applebee's but I'm excited by this new chapter in my life and the wonderful new people it has brought into it.

I believe that's all for now. Check back soon for more posts and until then happy knitting!

#23 North Pole Knitters

#22 Purling All the Way

#21 Dashing Through the Yarn

#20 How to Knit for Your Dragon

#19 PDF Pattern Problems

Skein Monster Pattern!

Hey all great news, my latest pattern is up on Ravelry! Now you can knit your very own Skein Monsters and they make great gifts for your knitting friends.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skein-monster

You can buy the pattern directly on Ravelry or it is also available for the In-Store Sales at your LYS.

#18 Egg-cellent Timing!

#17 Giant Expectaions

#16 Knit for Tat!

#15 The Follow Up

Simply Knitting Feature

Hey everyone some exciting news! Today issue #93 of Simply Knitting hits shelves in Britain today and there is a feature about Skein n' Bones. Thank you to Judy Darley for taking the time to tell my story! This issue should hit shelves in the USA by the end of May but you can always get a copy on their website,
http://simplyknitting.themakingspot.com

#14 Knitters' Picnic