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There have been some good guesses as to what design I will knit out of the ... "Simple Shapes Fine Art Aran"   Durkar seems to be the clear winner in your guesses....but I am NOT knitting Durkar....hmmm, maybe I should be :) GIVEAWAY UPDATE! Since nobody has picked the design I am knitting.....I am going to change it up! This is my blog....so I can do that :) So now, tell me what design you'd like to make from the " Simple Shapes Fine Art Aran " booklet....click through on the link above and go to the Rowan web site...have a look!  Then leave a comment below with your favourite design.....for a chance to win my extra skeins of Fine Art Aran! Everyone who has already commented on my original post is entered in the draw for my extra skeins of and yes, you CAN enter again!  I might have 4 (or even 5!) extra skeins....so this is a great opportunity to "win" this yarn! Anyone who also guesses what I'm knitting will get an ext...

The  +RowanYarns  Pure Wool Worsted Mystery Afghan has absorbed all of my knitting time since it started, what, 9 weeks ago!  It can't be! Yes it can!!! I have completed 42 blocks so far....I just have 6 of the last block to do....this one...isn't it just the prettiest block? Do you have a favourite block? or one that you truly didn't like?  Did you stick with the patterns as written, or did you go off on your own? (I look forward to seeing all of the finished afghans at the end of July.) 6 of these please, Week 8 Ripple Cable Once all of the blocks are knit up, in Week 9, this week, we were given the cable trim instructions.... lots of Cable Trim has to be knit Last week, Ms. Post Person brought me these....the new "Denim & Chenille" collections from Rowan.  Say that fast, Denim & Chenille....sounds like a singing group doesn't it... Denim, the Next Generation and Chenille are back! (click on the links to go to the KnitRowan...

I need to get better at crochet, so yes, I made another "swatch" cowl....this time in crochet, and here is what I did... Oh, you don't know how to crochet?  Well, go to the bottom of this post for links to great "Learn to Crochet" videos on You Tube by Rowan!  That is how I learned when I did my "Frances Crochet Scarf"  Fine Art Aran  Crochet  Swatch Cowl Materials:  1 skeins of +RowanYarn Fine Art Aran, Shade Bolero 543  (or 170m/186y  of lovely Aran weight yarn) 4.5 mm hook Using 4.5mm Crochet Hook, chain 100, turn DC into each chain (100) Now, ensuring that your work is not twisted, slip stitch into the first DC to create a round.    Using the tail of your cast on row, join your original foundation chain into a round.   (Doing one row of DC makes it MUCH easier to do this without twisting!) This is a SUPER SIMPLE crochet cowl….it’s a swatch…you get to learn all of the basic crochet st...

"Dionne" - a FREE to download pattern for Row@n members! It's an on-line pattern in conjunction with  +RowanYarns  Studio 32 which is scheduled for release August 15! I gave you a preview of Studio 32 here .... Did you guess all of the names of the great female singers that these designs were named for? Now we have "Dionne" to add to the group! Rumour has it that there is ANOTHER FREE PATTERN to be released!  - any guesses who? #RowanYarns, #Free, #Download, #DionneWarwick

I have been totally fascinated with this yarn....I had to make something using this yarn....I wanted something quick, easy and warm! So I cast on New Year's Eve, and cast off New Years day..... The Chunky Alpaca Cowl! using 3 balls of Rowan Chunky Alpaca.... cast on and knit in the round... and it's ever so nice and warm! I bought the yarn at my favourite shop, The Needle Emporium in Ancaster , and knit this up in just a couple of knitting sessions. I am so totally smitten with it, that I wrote up a pattern and it's available for free via Ravelry. download now