Life LackaDaisiCal

On my last post, I was so excited that I jumped right into what I wanted to knit from Rowan Magazine 59, before I gave you a proper look at anything! Magazine 59 features two design stories.... Coastal  (easy to wear casual designs) and Kyoto (spectacular designs with a Japanese influence, knit in luxurious yarns!) Beautifully photographed in amazing locations! Here's a link to  Magazine 59 - enjoy! I've spent January knitting on my Thursford and want to have it finished this weekend.....because the Martin Storey Knit Along 2 has started! and the Marie Wallin Fair Isle Blanket 4th square  pattern has arrived! and I want to knit something in Rowan's new Softyak Yarn!  So, upcoming posts.... Thursford, my January Sweater! Rowan's Softyak Martin Storey KAL 2 update! Marie Wallin Fair Isle Blanket update! Gosh, can you tell this is an exciting and very busy knitting time? Yes it is! Ha

As a subscriber, you get your Rowan magazine earlier than the shops....if you avoid the "spoiler" photos that start to appear, you get the joy of opening and seeing this... (Hear the squeaky toy in the background...that's Daisy helping :) ) Did you see the hesitation? My eyes had already glimpsed the design that I HAD TO CAST ON, RIGHT THAT MINUTE! Thursford, by Amy Herzog in Rowan Denim! Rowan's Amy Herzog Options knit-a-long  gave you just that, options. I was a bit knit busy, so while I didn't knit a sweater, I participated virtually on this KAL, and picked up a few tips and tricks. You might want to click through the link and watch Amy's videos.   I learned a couple of interesting things from Amy.....and when I saw Thursford, the combination of this gorgeous raglan design, with highlight sleeves, combined with the Amy touch, well, I was down the stairs to my yarn room in the blink of an eye.... The joy of having a stash :) Th