This past June, I had the pleasure of meeting the ladies who run Knit 'n Needle in Whitefish, Montana. They were incredibly friendly and excited to get their hands on Knit Collage yarns. Now, I think everyone from Montana is wonderful! I don't think anyone can prove me wrong on this point :)

The owner, Aimee Alexander, has created 2 adorable kids patterns from our yarns that I'm excited to share.  We have very few kids knit designs, so these come as much welcome additions to the Knit Collage pattern library. Aimee designed the Clouds Rest Pixie Hat and the Clouds Rest Capelet, both available as PDF downloads on Ravelry. Both also use 2 skeins of our Daisy Chain or Gypsy Garden yarns.  I will be casting on ASAP!

The London shop Loop holds a special place in my heart. The owner Susan was the very first person to show interest in our yarns and place an order. We have been shipping yarn to Susan and Loop ever since. Her shop is in the cutest neighborhood, Islington, in London. It's chock full of gorgeous yarns that all tell a story.  

Last week, Loop came out with a gorgeous cowl pattern that uses 1 skein of our Gypsy Garden or Rolling Stone yarns striped with a thin skein of mohair. Take a peek at their sample below and be sure to visit their blog here. I also whipped one up using 1 skein of Daisy Chain in Natural Aura and a random mohair that was hiding in my stash from years ago. To see more photos of my project, visit my ravely page here.

Loop's sample is in Gypsy Garden colorway Stardus Garland.

This is one of my absolute favorite patterns for our yarns, if not my favorite, designed by Danielle Shields. It works amazingly well with our Rolling Stone & Gypsy Garden yarns. The ladder stitch, which is created by dropping stitches, makes for a lightweight yet warm finished cowl. I’m not usually a fan of knitting our yarns too tightly because the finished result can be too heavy and the handspun trim details get lost. This loose, open stitch shows off the yarn beautifully. You’re able to see more of the yarn’s color and texture details when it’s knit this way too. The pattern calls for 2 skeins of yarn but you could use 1 skein if you want the cowl to wrap around your neck just once! The pattern is available on Ravelry here.

The above cowl is knit in Raspberry Sunset Gypsy Garden yarn.

The above cowl is knit in Rambling Rose Rolling Stone yarn.