Life LackaDaisiCal

MODE AT ROWAN COLLECTION ONE MODE at  ROWAN is a new design series for Rowan, timeless designs that can work together to create your knit wardrobe! Photographed in two colourways, knit in classic Rowan yarns. I give you all the details of each design. I chose to knit the 002 Cardigan, a Martin Storey design.....substituting the New Rowan Island Blend combined with Kidsilk Haze, for Kid Classic as called for in the pattern. Island Blend is a soft yarn, lovely to knit with, just look at the combination of fibres! Falkland Island Merino, Baby Alpaca and Silk! If this wasn't fabulous enough, combining it with Kidsilk Haze makes for a divine fabric! The 002 cardigan is an oversized boxy silhouette, with short slim sleeves...for a modern outline which can be dressed up or worn casually. Love this whole collection! What will I knit next? Get your copy of MODE at ROWAN at your Rowan stockist, or visit www.knitrowan.com where individual patterns can be purchased and d...

Let's Talk about Stash - 2020 Happy New Year - new year, new attitude! Join me as I learn to be happy with my stash! Stash - Let's look at our stash! Honest - You have to be honest about your stash - why did you buy it? Impulse? Project driven? Love at first site? Do you still love it? Sort - Sort your stash - sweater quantity with a copy of the pattern you bought the yarn for, collect all balls of the same yarn together, have a good look at your stash and organise it! Aware - Now you know what you have! List it on Ravelry....or if you don't want people rummaging in your virtual closet - make a spread sheet, a page in your daily organiser....make sure you know what's in your stash!! Got stash you want to break up with? Gift - Your knit friends might love a gift from your stash! Donate - Donate yarn to a local shelter, the community centre, church group! Sell - beware of the costs and effort required in advertising, selling, payment, packaging and ...

The Life LDC November/December catch up is here! Socks! Sock Tubes! Plans for Life LDC in 2020! My Motto for 2020 is....SHOP YOUR STASH FIRST! Details and Links.... What I’m wearing.....Mousa, on Ravelry  https://ravel.me/LifeLackaDaisiCal/m5 Johanne’s Knit N Stitch, Burlington, Ontario  http://www.knitnstitch.ca/home.html Johanne’s Socks vis Instagram https://instagram.com/lesbasdejohanne_johannessocks?igshid=1me4difpnx891 Koigu Yarn  https://koigucanada.com/ Tanis Fibre Arts  https://www.tanisfiberarts.com/ Springridge Farm  https://www.springridgefarm.com/ Joyeux No ël Frohe Weinachten Vrolijk kerstfeest Feliz Navidad Merry Christmas everyone! Anne x Lackie says, Merry Christmas ! Coming next time....my 002 sweater designed by Martin Storey, using Rowan Yarns Island Blend held together with Kidsilk Haze!

The leaves are starting to change, the garden is hunkering down, you know the season is changing... For us knitters that means... SWEATER WEATHER! Time to pick a new knitting project! I’ve had a good look at the designs in Rowan Magazine 66.....it came with a bit of a surprise! Now don’t get excited... the Rowan Magazine itself stayed the same! The magazine features favourite Rowan Yarns knit up in designs from your favourite Rowan designers (Kaffe, Brandon, Martin, Annika, Georgia, Arne & Carlos). You’ll find lots of Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze here....classic designs photographed in beautiful Cambridge. Just look at the cover....the guy is wearing a classic crew neck pullover....it’s knit using Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze held together! The gal is wearing a scarf and a Chanel style jacket....both done is a slip stitch pattern, also in Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze. 25 designs are presented in the classic Rowan magazine format. So, what’s the differenc...

August was a month of day trips..... Martin's Sweet Farm  - if you are in the area, check to see if the farm is open! Also, their products are available in select local specialty shops...like LaRose Bakery in Milton. Kelso Lavendar Farm  - Lavender fields are now closed, but you can buy products direct from the farm. Koigu  - a dye workshop day at the home of Koigu! Finished Projects - that pair of socks I found last month? Well, I finished them. I also started another pair using a vintage sock yarn from my stash...with an interesting spool of yarn in the middle! If you have any input on this, please let me know! I used Roxanne Richardson's stretchy cast on for these new socks....check out Roxanne's youtube channel! My Magnolia (Marie Wallin's FairIsle Club 4 project) is finished! Sweater pins are from Textile Garden. Sustainability is a subject I'm very invested in these days.... Produce bags by my friend Vall, Victory Stitches Palm Oil -...

New designs from Kaffe and Arne & Carlos for Rowan A/W 2019/20 These new designs are great continuations of collections published last winter! See my reviews here... Kaffe's Colours - Introducing Kaffe's New Shades in Felted Tweed! New Nordic Collection - Arne & Carlos present a new modern twist in Nordic Knits! Happy Knitting! Anne x (with Lackie sleeping at her feet) #handknit #knitrowanbyme #slowfashion #kaffe fassett #arne&carlos

Hi there! My July 2019 update - FINISHED OBJECTS Finished Object - my Burrow Wrap by Kay F. Jones Knit with 9 shades of Koigu KPPM and Rowan Kidsilk Haze This is the first project in the "Swish and Flick Collective". See my Burrow Wrap Ravelry Project page here ..... Whispers in the Walls socks - the second pattern of the Swish and Flick Collective! Knit in Regia Premium Yak sock yarn.... See my Whispers in the Walls Ravelry Project page here..... Rose City Rollers socks - FREE Pattern....you can find it here ! Hubby's short socks - Rowan Fine Art - sadly discontinued. Mine were knit in leftover Koigu KPPM from the Burrow Wrap! SOCK YARN STASH! I am totally honest and share my sock yarn stash! (I might not have knit socks, but I bought sock yarn.!) My sock club yarn was to knit socks from "New Pathways For Sock Knitters" by  Cat Bordhi. Got my Triskelion Yarn , Skyffling, at Purlescence ! WORKS IN PROGRESS.... Still work...