Knitting on 25mm circular needles with a yarn the circumference of my index finger was very far from my mind....until the call went out last week from www.stashlounge.com to the team for hats, scarves, cowls and blankets made with "Big Loop" , pure wool merino. Stash has been invited to open a "Pop Up Shop" in Holt Renfrew, for the weekend of November 7-9. Here is what Veronica, our intrepid leader, has planned:
"Our
booth is going to feature finished knitwear made from Loopy Mango's Big
Loop merino. Blankets, hats, scarves, and cowls will be for sale at our
booth. We will also be selling Big loop skeins, Big Loop Mini kits, and
Big Loop needles and kits. We will be knitting hats and scarves on
site. We will be giving micro knitting session to anyone interested. "
So..the knitting is ON!
Veronica loves big knitting - the bigger the better. Her reasoning is that the project goes very fast - and she's right. One of these hats knit up in about an hour...maybe a bit more or less. The tailing in is done with a felting needle. The hats are chunky, clunky and very, very popular right now - actually all knitted or crochet hats and scarves are very popular right now - this is a good thing. Winter is coming to Calgary.
I pressed the pumpkin into service as a hat model - although his head was a tad big.
The hats look warm and cozy, and they are
It will be a fun time at Holt Renfrew this weekend for sure.
Drop in if you are downtown and say hi.
Such mighty yarn! Just imagine a big, squishy blanket made out of that! ♥
ReplyDeleteThe blankets are pretty gorgeous too - heavy though Stash runs a class to make a throw out of one skein - in one three hour class the students can get it mostly finished.
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