Knitted Monster Babies

Our friend Trina knitted us a Mama monster and her twin babies. Squee. I want to take them home

 The pattern came from the book The Big Book of Knitted Monsters.  They are sitting in our yarn area watching over everything. Awesome job Trina!

Most of the gifts I am giving this year are handmade. All the gifts I needed to mail off are made and mailed. Now I just have to finish the gifts for people I can give to in person.  Some of the gifts aren't Quilt Barn related (and a secret until they are gifted)  so I may not be sharing them here. If you want to take a peek at what else I am working on you can find me on Instagram. I am tinyglutton. If you are a crafty instagrammer I want to see what you are working on too.

Judy's Knitted Cowl

Judy brought in a new goodie for the shop. I called it a cowl in the title but there is no name for this pattern other than Item 913. It could also be a collar or a scarf. Whatever it is called it is darling.

The pattern and yarn are from Plymouth. The yarn is Eros II color 3002.

I think we should talk Judy into teaching a class. What do you think?

We are having work done to the blog and the bog reveal will be next week. I saw a peek and it is super cute. All of our tutorials and free patterns will be easy to see and access. Make sure you come back and let us know what you think.

Sock Knitting Class

Judy is setting up her knitting classes and up first is socks!
Learn to knit socks on one needle.

Dates: Feb 12, March 6, 13, 27th  10-12PM
Where: The Quilt Barn classroom
Fee: 40$ plus supplies

More knitting classes (including beginner) to be announced soon.

Also, Jenele is teaching a  binding class March 17th 10-11:30. The fee is 10$. Bring in a project that needs binding to work on.

Scarves and Mittens

Do you knit? I do not. I wish I did. I once thought I could teach myself to knit (cause I taught myself to quilt). I thought I would start by teaching myself socks. Stop laughing.
Heather made this scarf using Rozetti Marina yarn. Its crazy cute!

 Here is another scarf in the work. Can you see how the yarn pulls apart to the right? I've been told it is super easy.

A couple of the Barn Chicks stocked up on these colorful yummies to make for Christmas presents. One scarf costs 5.99!

Maybe if I can't teach myself to knit I can teach myself to make mittens. These (made by our knitting Queen Judy) fit me perfectly. I need to make 2 pairs for each of my girls and 2 pair for me. Thats 8 pairs of mittens. No problem. 

It's International Yarn Bombing Day!

 (photo from yarnbombing.com)

This is a really expressive and wonderful idea. People all across the globe are knitting up yummy looking installation pieces that are placed throughout their communities. They start by coming up with a location and idea. Then they knit out the pieces and sew them on to statutes, around trees, street signs, posts, benches, buses and just about anything throughout local communities. It creates such a wonderful celebration of design, creativeness, and adds a touch of homespun love to the urban world around us. Check out these to links to see some really awesome yarn bombing: Yarn Bombing and International Yarn Bombing Day . You can also check out a lot of great examples on Flickr!