One of my very favorite things about working in a yarn shop is being inspired by all of you who come into the shop and show off things you are working on or have finished! Often they are patterns I have seen before, but seeing them in real life makes all the difference in wanting to make it or not. So today I’d like to share with all of you the things that some of you have inspired for me.
First and foremost, I was blown away by this project - a pattern I had never seen before and it was amazing! A crocheted toy, but wow - what a toy! It looks like a regular stuffed animal, but surprise! It’s actually a stacking toy, its body made up of rings that pull off a central post that is also crocheted! This is Hedgehog Stacking Toy by Ljuda Lisnizkaja, selling for $5.80 on Ravelry. It is so cute!!! Each little prickle is individually crocheted, too!! The details on this little guy are amazing - check out its feet! And how adorable is it that there is a wee leaf stuck on one of its prickles? I love that. It calls for sport weight yarn so I think Yarnalia’s Marvel would work nicely for this little guy. In case hedgehogs were not your thing, this designer has other stacking toys, too, like a hippo, a snail, a dinosaur, and more!
A customer was wearing this beautiful sweater and in colors that were fantastic together. Glacier by Jo Cottle sells for $8 on Ravelry. I had seen this pattern before but in very different colors. It’s made in fingering weight yarn, and picking colors for it would be so much fun! We have brought in so many colors in Cascade Heritage - they would be perfect for this beautiful pullover. Pretty sure that the next sweater I cast on will be this one! What colors would you pick for this?
Another customer was sporting this gorgeous shawl - perfect for minis!! Tailwind by Josh Ryks-Robinsky going for $7 on Ravelry.Those swooping triangles at the bottom makes this shawl so fun to wear! Rainier Roses minis would be so great for this shawl, paired with Cascade Heritage. Or a yarn that changes colors like Laines du Nord Watercolor sock paired with a solid.
Lastly, Yorlin by Kate Davies Designs walked into the shop one day. This pattern sells for about $9.43. I have often admired her designs, but honestly have never made one. A mostly simple cardigan with a bit of lacey knitting down the front panels to keep one’s interest! Again, seeing this in person made me itch to make one myself. I didn’t notice the button band until I saw it in real life, and it’s really cute! A neat way to do buttonholes. Another fingering weight yarn (wow, you guys seem to use this the most!) and I think it would be luscious in Kathmandu fingering! A really beautiful yarn that would shine in a simpler design such as this.
So please, bring in your FO’s for a bit of show and tell! We love to be inspired by YOU!
First and foremost, I was blown away by this project - a pattern I had never seen before and it was amazing! A crocheted toy, but wow - what a toy! It looks like a regular stuffed animal, but surprise! It’s actually a stacking toy, its body made up of rings that pull off a central post that is also crocheted! This is Hedgehog Stacking Toy by Ljuda Lisnizkaja, selling for $5.80 on Ravelry. It is so cute!!! Each little prickle is individually crocheted, too!! The details on this little guy are amazing - check out its feet! And how adorable is it that there is a wee leaf stuck on one of its prickles? I love that. It calls for sport weight yarn so I think Yarnalia’s Marvel would work nicely for this little guy. In case hedgehogs were not your thing, this designer has other stacking toys, too, like a hippo, a snail, a dinosaur, and more!
A customer was wearing this beautiful sweater and in colors that were fantastic together. Glacier by Jo Cottle sells for $8 on Ravelry. I had seen this pattern before but in very different colors. It’s made in fingering weight yarn, and picking colors for it would be so much fun! We have brought in so many colors in Cascade Heritage - they would be perfect for this beautiful pullover. Pretty sure that the next sweater I cast on will be this one! What colors would you pick for this?
Another customer was sporting this gorgeous shawl - perfect for minis!! Tailwind by Josh Ryks-Robinsky going for $7 on Ravelry.Those swooping triangles at the bottom makes this shawl so fun to wear! Rainier Roses minis would be so great for this shawl, paired with Cascade Heritage. Or a yarn that changes colors like Laines du Nord Watercolor sock paired with a solid.
Lastly, Yorlin by Kate Davies Designs walked into the shop one day. This pattern sells for about $9.43. I have often admired her designs, but honestly have never made one. A mostly simple cardigan with a bit of lacey knitting down the front panels to keep one’s interest! Again, seeing this in person made me itch to make one myself. I didn’t notice the button band until I saw it in real life, and it’s really cute! A neat way to do buttonholes. Another fingering weight yarn (wow, you guys seem to use this the most!) and I think it would be luscious in Kathmandu fingering! A really beautiful yarn that would shine in a simpler design such as this.
So please, bring in your FO’s for a bit of show and tell! We love to be inspired by YOU!
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