Fresh out of the box, we present  ‘Avalon’. This stunning new range of pima cotton comes in 4, 8 and 10 ply, each in 47 glorious colours. Yes, you read correctly; fourty-seven. For those of you who counted the 42 colours in the above photo and are wondering about the other five, here they are!

Here we have five lovely variegated colours to add to the mix. Just think of all the possibilities! (We know we’ve tried to!)

These are some staff selections of magazines and books that contain patterns perfect for putting the Avalon cottons to use.

We absolutely adore Debbie Bliss’s magazines! They come packed with patterns, some of which are taken from her equally wonderful pattern books. We have her Spring/Summer 2011 and Spring/Summer 2012 magazines available in store and online, as well as a great range of her larger books. This ‘Knitscene’ magazine from Interweave Knits is also filled with wonderful cotton creations. We have several editions in store and online. Browse through and be inspired!

This here is one of Debbie Bliss’s fantastic pattern books, ‘The Knitter’s Year’. The reason we love this book is there’s a pattern for every week of the year, organised seasonally. For cotton patterns, check out the spring and summer sections of the book. There’s a mix of homewares and garments for both adults and children. It’s one of those books where there really is something for everyone.

Although, if you’re just dying to try out all those colours, then we have just the thing for you. ’300 Classic Blocks for Crochet Projects’ by Linda P. Schapper is a hugely comprehensive guide to crochet motifs. All shown in white, the only thing left is your imagination as to which colours you’ll use. Cotton afghans are useful and hardy, and with so many options as to which motifs and colours you can use, there’s plenty of room for you to create a truly special blanket. That said, many of these motifs can be used as decorative embellishments and incorporated into other projects. If you just feel like trying out some of the motifs, why not make a set of coasters? Or a centrepiece for your dining table? Options, options, options!

And then there’s ‘Knitting Block by Block’ by Nicky Espstein. Just about every knitting technique imaginable is covered in this book in order to give you a wondrous collection of squares to mix and match for your own afghan. Think cabling, I-cords, sewing other knitted pieces to your squares, beading, intarsia, textural stitch patterns… the list goes on! What’s more, there is also a section on ways to use your squares to make things other than afghans such as bags, hats and garments. This book is a great way to practice some more advanced knitting techniques as finishing a sample square is far less daunting than a whole project.

We all know that wool can be harsh, and with the weather warming up, it can be totally impractical for those of us who want to make something for baby. Cotton is perfect for young, sensitive skin. ‘Knits for the Modern Baby’ has plenty of sweet baby knits that will work up in next to no time and make great use of Avalon. The hard part will be choosing which pattern, and then which colour…

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So there you have it. Cotton galore, and more crafting possibilities than you and the Morris and Sons Team and most any other person can poke a knitting needle or crochet hook at.

What would you make with Avalon? And for whom would you make it?
Comment and let us know. We’d love to be inspired by your ideas!

Happy creating!
Best,
The Morris and Sons Team

For the photographers out there: this was shot in a white lightbox with a medium grey backdrop and 2 small spot lights. I used the 7D with the 100mm prime lens at f10, to get every detail in the fibre for some shots, and f2.8 for the shallow DOF shots. I processed them in lightroom to select the finals and do a batch edit for colour correction, tone, cropping and adding the vignette effect. Finally, small clean ups (cat hair, non fluff bits from the mill) were taken care of in Photoshop with the patch tool. The entire shoot start to finish was 1.5 hours including processing time.

During the summer I often like to knit bigger projects.  Provided the AC is working.  Mostly I can’t wear knits between late June and Mid-September anyway.  So the instant gratification aspect goes out the window, and I can concentrate on things with longer time requirements.  Like the “Bird’s Nest Shawl” from “Folk Shawls” by Cheryl Oberle.  Which I completed yesterday and blocked last night.  Here are the pictures.

I really like looking at “Folk Shawls” There are so many lovely looking projects. But this is the first one I’ve completed from a book I’ve had for about two years. Why? I’m one of those knitters who is perfectly willing to settle for a similar look in a finished object, if it means I don’t have to deal with the constructions headaches. For instance, the “Bird’s Nest Shawl” has a 346 stitch cast on. I must have counted to 346 fifty times trying to get it on the needles. Now once it was there, it was a pretty simple knit. And totally worth it in the end. There is another one in the book that my friend Kelly really likes. I’ve toyed with making it for her. However, somewhere in the middle I would have to pause and pick up 262 stitches. Maybe next summer. Maybe never.

Other than that, I wonder what the editors and Interweave are thinking. It’s fine to have an entire book where the author uses obscure independently grown, spun, and marketed yarn. It’s lovely stuff. I wish I could afford it. But then, include the weight of the yarn used. It renders the patterns much less practical when I have to chase down a manufacture I’ve never heard of just so I can figure out a good substitute yarn.

Moving on. I have three other small projects that need to be blocked. Including one cowl that is probably a post all by itself. I’m seeing another night spent with the blocking pins. For now, I’ve started “Bigger on the Inside”. Which I’ve been wanting to make since it first came out in their Spring and Summer 2012 issue. Here’s the link: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEss12/PATTbigger.php

And before anybody points it out. Yes. I know I’ll have to pick up 311 stitches in the middle. I don’t care. I grew up firmly believing my name should have been Sarah Jane. I want this shawl. Plus the yarn is the perfect shade of blue. And who can resist that?????

Thalweg Socks profiled – I like the heel a lot.

I bound the second sock off on Friday. It was a bit bittersweet but I feel a little bit more confident now that I can take on a more complex pattern for a bus-sock in the future. Also, I finally googled the word thalweg (link goes to wikipedia). It’s a geography term that refers to a line drawn to join the lowest points of a stream or river. This seems very appropriate to the flow of the cables that extend the entire length of the sock.

Thalweg Sock from the top – the cabling extends all the way from the top to the bottom of the sock.

I’ll be visiting Sage Yarn this coming Saturday, August 25 from 9-12 if you’d like to stop in to say hello!

Pattern Details: Peppermint Hat            Pattern Details: Snowflake Cowl
Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas Techno, bulky     Yarn: Classic Elite Fresco, sport
(Try Peruvia Quick for super warmth)       Needles: Sizes 3 & 5 16″ circulars,
Needles: Size 10 16″ circular                  size 5 dpns
Notions: Stitch marker, tapestry needle  Notions: Stitch marker, tapestry needle

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Huge savings for artists and crafters lasts June 8-12, 2012; Shop online for 30–70 percent off your favorite art and craft books

Loveland, Colo., June 8, 2012: Interweave announced today the opening day of sales for its annual Hurt Book Sale, with savings up to 70 percent off during this annual five-day event.
More than 400 art and craft resources will be deeply discounted and sold online on a first-come basis during the Hurt Book Sale, beginning today through 11:59 p.m. MDT on Tuesday, June 12. This is Interweave’s largest online book sale ever, with deep discounts on backlist and recently published books on the topics of drawing, painting, quilting, beading, jewelry making, knitting, crocheting, felting, spinning, weaving, needlework, sewing, mixed-media and other popular arts and crafts.
“Our Hurt Book Sale is one of our most highly-anticipated sales events of the year,” says Interweave Books Marketing and Sales Director Elisabeth Malzahn. “With prices slashed as low as 70-percent off retail for many of our books, we know that many budget-watching artists and crafters will find some good deals.”
Hurt books are still in good condition but may have slight imperfections, like minor dings, a scratch on the cover, or a bent page. In addition to the huge discounts on hurt books, Interweave will be offering exclusive discounts on overstock books, eBooks, and book-related DVDs and video downloads during the sale.

Read some of the excitement on Twitter and Facebook around last year’s Hurt Book Sale on Storify: http://storify.com/hurtbooks/hurt-book-sale-chatter.
“We love hearing our customers brag about the deals they snag each year,” adds Malzahn.
This year’s sale will also feature bundled deals on a variety of products, which will be announced to the company’s e-newsletter subscribers and on the Interweave Books’ Facebook page.

Hurt and overstock books can be combined with normal products at check-out. Interweave’s Hurt Book Sale is for online customers only and no phone orders will be accepted.

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Andrea’s sister Lorna, bought some of my yarn at Christmas as a present and lo and behold it turns out that Andrea is now designing knitting patterns. What great luck. You can like it, or pin it or just pass it on. Better yet, put it in your Ravelry queue and knit someone a special gift.

In other unrelated business I am working on a fun project inspired by the new Alabama Studio and Design book. This book is beautiful and if you like fashion, sewing, or just crafting, this is a very inspiring book.

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I bought some cotton bamboo jersey in dark blue and off white. I was planning to use the white for the under layer, but I decided it was going to be too flashy and too much of a contrast so I dyed it a periwinkle blue. Then I cut out a stencil inspired by one of Natalie Chanin’s and away I went:

The used stencil

oops it sideways, but you get the idea

Of course I had extra dye from a batch I made that was too pink so I couldn’t resist using it on some cotton yarn I inherited from Julie. Of course I need a cute matching top. I post more pictures as I progress. I sure hope it fits!

(Okay this is not the Indigo store in Montreal, but I am allowed to use this image!

Weaving was very much on my mind during my walk, as I was dreaming about what I would weave with my new loom, so I popped in the store to humorously see what weaving books were in stock.

I say humourously because there are never any weaving books in stock. I ocassionally see some in American bookstores, but the market here for such things is pathetically small, so I was expecting to find nothing and idle the rest of my time away in the magazine section.

But, unbelievelingly enough, this is what I found in the crafts section:

Jennifer Moore’s book on Doubleweave by Interweave Press! This was no beginning weaving book – it was a specialized weaving technique that really doesn’t belong in a mainstream Canadian bookstore

I couldn’t believe my eyes. I pulled it out of the rack and ran to my friend to tell her what I found. My non-weaver friend just had a blank stare on her face, thinking I had gone totally mad.

And I had. That book came home with me that night and I skimmed through every section before going to bed.

Double weave allows you, among other things, to weave a folded fabric that is, once off the loom and unfolded, wider than the loom can physically handle. Which, if you have a narrow loom, opens a new world of possibilities – my table loom would suddenly be capable of making shawls or pillow coverings!

There is one main catch when making a wider fabric: You need to divide your loom’s harnesses in two in order to manipulate the upper and lower layers as you weave. This means that a four-harness loom can only weave a 2 harness pattern (plainweave) in doubleweave, and if I want to design a doubleweave cloth on my 8-harness table loom, I’ll be limited to 4-shaft patterns.

You can also create a tube of fabric (great for bags or purses), or make patterns that appear in reverse on the other side of the cloth. (Double weave pickup allows you to make any design you want, free of restrictions). You can also connect the two layers of fabric to make an extra thick and cushy cloth. The layers on one side can be exchanged with the other at any time, for a variety of effects.

I am looking forward to giving this technique a try sometime soon!

(and yes, anyone who knows me knows that the geek in me would totally make a QR code doubleweave scarf as shown below

QR3D doublewoven http://www.textilecentermn.org/ (Photo credit: RuTemple)

I had this really bad block with my knitting & crocheting, kinda like writer’s block. Then I saw the Government Free VJJ project and because I was already pissed off about all the old white dudes in D.C. trying to tell me what to do with my body I decided to participate in that (will blog that later) and that got me knitting and crocheting again. Then this weekend I picked up a couple knit & crochet magazines, which I haven’t done in a long time, and made this bracelet for my daughter.

It was a superquick, fun, project and I used materials I already had. I might do one for me in my favorite color, turquoise.

Details

Pattern: Bodega Bay Cuff from Interweave Crochet Spring 2012. Sidenote about this magazine:  I used to buy it a lot and the patterns and articles are still great, but the paper it’s printed on is crap now.  I won’t spend money on it again. I’ll have to copy or write this pattern down on higher quality paper just to be able to keep it and use it again. 

Materials:  I used Aunt Lydia’s cotton thread, size 10, two strands held together.  Buttons were just random ones from my button box. Used a size D hook.

my Ravelry project page

I have to send a huge thank you to both Fire Mountain Gems and Interweave, this was definitely a once in a lifetime experience!

As embarrassing as it is-this was my first time on a plane.  Yep. I said it.  I grew up in a large family and while we did travel, I can’t imagine our family of 6 flying-the cost and chaos would have been incredible!  I’ve been all over the US and Canada, but never in flight.  So it was SO VERY EXCITING to get to experience flying for the first time!!  I found the very inspiring especially the shapes of farmland and the change from very square patches of crops to circular ones in the southwest.  The crops of the southwest are watered with a large sprinkler that is centered in the middle of the field-creating these beautiful aerial views.

The first day in Santa Fe we did a little shopping in the plaza where the Native Americans sell their artwork, visited a few contemporary galleries (including Patina a contemporary jewelry gallery that blew me away!!), and attended Beadfest.  At Beadfest I bought a few amazing focals from Green Girl Studios who I have been a long time fan-it was really exciting to meet a group that not only designed such amazing work, but also cast all of it in house.

That evening I was given my giant ‘check’ by Chloe and Debbie-what fun!  (It was even more fun trying to get this thing home on the plane!)

Day two I scheduled a class with Kim St Jean from Studio St Jean.  It was an amazing experience!! Most of the metalsmithing I do has been self taught-so I’m never really sure if I’m using the best tools or easiest techniques.  She straightened me right up!  Overall I felt like I am doing a lot of things right, but she taught me how to make the work easier.  I also learned how to torch enamel-which was SO cool!  I highly recommend taking a class with Kim if you ever have the opportunity, she was not only an amazing teacher, but she also told great stories and made the class really enjoyable.  I made these earrings! 

That night we ate at Café Pasquals.  Utterly amazing.  Maybe the dining experience of my life that included the best salad ever tasted by human lips!

Day three my husband and I traveled into the desert of Taos.  It was breathtaking.  This trip included an amazing local diner called Michael’s Kitchen Café and Bakery.  Wow.  Then a visit to the Rio Grande Gorge and an amazing drive back to Santa Fe through the gorge. 

The amazing things I brought back from this trip? 

Inspiration:

I met so many great women that are doing the things I want to do in the next few years.  They are teaching, publishing, producing amazing work, and traveling for their craft.  I spent a lot of time talking with a few exceptional people that I hope will help mentor me through the next few years as I grow into the career I want.

Ambition:

I now know what I want, and I have a better idea on how to get it! 

My world became dramatically smaller:

I always thought I had to leave my birthplace and home to get have the career and lifestyle I want out of life and that I really wanted to leave Evansville, IN, sometimes desperately.  This trip made me realize that I can hop on a plane and teach anywhere-maybe even France I can write tutorials, maybe even a jewelry book anywhere!  I don’t have to uproot my family and move away from the people I love.  And after 4 days of dehydration, I’m even thankful for the humidity in the mid-west!   It is a very empowering thing to know that you are right where you belong, but it sure was fun to be somewhere else for a few days!

Image ©Interweave Press

Interweave Press has produced iPhone apps for knitters and crocheters based on popular books and pamphlets published by the company.

Ann Budd is the author of several knitting and crochet reference and pattern books. Among her most popular is the pamphlet The Knitter’s Handy Guide To Yarn Requirements. This pamphlet and the crochet equivalent has recently been published as apps exclusively for the iPhone.

Knit Handy and Crochet Handy allow knitters and crocheters to easily judge the amount of yarn they need to purchase for any project. The user of of the apps can select from imperial or metric units, the project type, gauge of the yarn and the finished size. The sizes available to choose range from a 26″  to 54″ chest circumference.

The Knit Handy and Crochet Handy apps are available from the iTunes app store for $0.99 each.

Also available is the Knitter’s Companion app based on the popular Knitter’s Companion by Vicki Square. This reference app includes instructions with images on topics like casting on, binding off, seaming and blocking.

The Knitter’s Companion app is available on the iTunes app store for $9.99.

The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA), which started in 1994, is excited to celebrate their 18th annual National Craft Month, which runs the entire month of March.  This month-long event is a way to help people discover the joy of crafting and the many benefits they can achieving from hobbies.  Be sure to visit their  consumer website which allow crafters to connect with other crafters, share projects, ideas, make suggestions, and find inspiration.

Many companies are celebrating National Craft Month and Interweave is no exception to the rule.   To kick off the Pass on Your Passion campaign for knitters, they’re offering a HUGE sweepstakes giveaway for one lucky reader on FaceBook which includes a Knitter’s Library of 20 DVDs, Magazines, and Books.  Plus, a smaller giveaway over on the Knitting Daily Blog (not EVERYONE is on Facebook).

To enter, simply click here   or here’s the short URL for the Pass on Your Passion – Win a Knitter’s Library for you and a friend sweepstakes on Facebook.

While you’re checking out the sweepstakes, be sure to download your free copy of Knitting Techniques for More Success and for those of you who plan to teach knitting to someone new, be sure to download your free copy of How to Knit for Beginners.

There are more giveaways on their sister sites! Check out their blog posts (use links below) and leave a comment for a chance to win these other great prizes during National Craft Month!

Jewelry Making Daily giving away Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry (book)  and Metalsmith Essentials: Basic Fabrication (DVD)

Beading Daily giving away How to Stitch Custom Clasps (DVD) and Getting Started with Seed Beads (book)

Crochet Me – giving away The Best of Interweave Crochet (book) and Crochet Me Workshop: Basics and Beyond with Kristin Omdahl (DVD)

Quilting Daily –  giving away Quilting Arts TV Series 900 (DVD set) and The Best of Quilting Arts (book)

ClothPaperScissors – giving away The Encaustic Studio: A Wax Workshop in Mixed-Media Art (book) and The Cloth Paper Scissors Book (book)

SewDaily – giving way Cut-up Couture: Edgy Upcycled Garments to Sew (book) and Sewing Tips & Tricks with Tricia Waddell (DVD)

Last but not least, don’t forget to check out the huge giveaway of a Knitter’s Library of 20 books, DVDs, and magazines over on the Knitting Daily Facebook page!