Celebrate now!

Birthdays ! Birthdays!

happy birthday to
a special friend, MOK.
This calls for celebration.

cotton with a plan. Or without.

Really,
i had a plan for this yarn.
and since then,
i've changed my mind
several times.
Time to make a cup
of tea and re think things.

poodle ponders his day

Well, maybe the
Knitting Companion isn't
actually pondering his "day", but he
sure is having a nice time with his toys.

Yes, really, it is

Superieure:
Good Morning. . .

little knits

more cotton (rowan's Hand knit cotton),
more happy,
squishy softness. More colour.

knitting of the Linen

lest you think we've not
been knitting here at the
home of the Knitting Companion,
i offer up some knit.

this is a humble swatch/sample
to see how this new linen (new to me)
knit up. This image shows the sample
un washed and yet unironed.
but i know you'll appreciate the cranberry
colour and the way the stitch detail pops.
the linen is
louet's Euroflax, fine/sport weight.

i had read that the linen
was now much softer than ever
before. and i can honestly tell
you that i was impressed
at how Unrough & un-linen-like
this yarn was to
work up this swatch.