Monica Knits

This was a favorite lambswool sweater of my husband and I was going to felt it, since I didn't have needles fine enough for this gauge --that is until I discovered HIYA HIYAs. As they say, "the rest is history." As soon as they arrived, I decided to try my new HIYA HIYA circular needles on a patch and graft repair. Even though my husband had plenty of other sweaters, he watched the progress of the repair closely, and plucked this comfy sweater from the laundry basket as soon as it had been repaired and laundered.
Read more ....about the repair and needles.

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Knitting Compact A couple of days ago I wrote about some small stitch markers that I had recently purchased and commented on the compact container they came in. This got me to thinking about my other knitting case--a repurposed 3-1/4" x 2-3/8" x 1" Altoids peppermint container that holds my essential knitting notions. Its compact size makes it easy to take along, and prevents small notions from being lost, particularly the ones that can't be replaced. Read more... to see what treasures this box holds.

These colorful, straight needles came from my mother-in-law's collection and were in high use for over 50 years. They are British (pre-metric) sizes, so when I use them I have to employ my needle gauge.

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Design Features This lace cap is knitted of fingering weight cotton yarn in pearl white with a contrasting peach I-cord tie. Garter stitch details enhance the pearlescent yarn. The body of this cap is knitted flat to the crown, beginning with a garter stitch border, followed by a vintage leaf pattern border and stocking stitch accents. A purl stitch ridge sets off the stocking stitch crown, which is knitted in the round and shaped with 5 symmetrical, spiral decreases. The garter stitch neckband has an integral eyelet row for a ribbon or an I-cord tie.