Local Yarn Shop Day was scheduled for April 25th, but was postponed to September 12, 2020 due to Coronavirus, but that didn’t stop Bronnie of Casapinka fame to publish her pattern, Breathe and Hope, to aid local yarn shops in selling yarn to keep their businesses going. A purchase of two skeins of at least … Continue reading Breathe and Hope
Perfect Blend was a fun mystery knit-along (MKAL) sample shawl to test for Casapinka! My Perfect Blend shawl was knit with 12 mini skeins of Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply Toes in the gradient colorway Piece of Cake. Perfect Blend kits can be purchased here. Bronnie designed another fun shawl pattern with different tea-themed recipes included. … Continue reading Perfect Blend test/sample for Casapinka
My latest test/sample knit for Casapinka is Fabulosity, a textured crescent shawl, worked up with four different colors of Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply. The colorways she chose for this sample are: Mind Games, Miram, Be at Peace, and Heading Home. This shawl never got boring! There was always something different to do or color to … Continue reading Fabulosity
Bronnie sent me a skein of my first Primrose Yarn to knit a sample of Aquiline by Casapinka. So pretty! Primrose Yarn Co. Adelaide in colorway Double Bubble. This shawl pattern shows off the beauty of this yarn! And a quick knit, too! My project notes are here. For more info on Aquiline, check out … Continue reading Primrose Aquiline sample for Casapinka
Catching up on my project posts here with the beginning of 2019 with a sample knit I did for Casapinka. It's Aquiline, a lovely one-skein shawlette worked up in Miss Babs' Yummy 2-Ply in colorway Has to Be. My project page on Ravelry is here. This shawlette really shows off the pretty speckles in this … Continue reading Aquiline Sample for Casapinka
I was fortunate to be asked to sample/test knit/tech edit Casapinka’s No Harm, No Cowl with Miss Babs' new Yowza Mini Trio in colorways Chirp, Slate and Blarney Stone. You can catch Miss Babs and Casapinka at Rhinebeck this weekend! It's amazing how squooshy and warm this cowl is! And it knits up quickly—it would make … Continue reading No Harm, No Cowl
Bronnie (Casapinka) asked me to test/sample knit her Crown Wools shawl prior to the Mystery Knit-Along (MKAL) she was having in her Ravelry group discussion thread. She sent me this gorgeous set from Miss Babs, Gradient in Yummy 2-Ply Toes in colorway Almalfi Coast. Knitting this shawl was FUN! I really enjoyed the different stitch … Continue reading The Crown Wools MKAL
I got to finish a sweater for Casapinka! Flat White is a pullover sweater with lovely Fair Isle detailing around the neckline. This one knit up fast for her trip to Edinburgh Yarn Festival this week! Casapinka is releasing a pattern per day that can be purchased separately or in a collection, Packing for Edinburgh, … Continue reading Flat White by Casapinka
Last week, I was asked to knit up a sample of the new Casapinka shawl, Your Slip is Showing, for Dream in Color. Veronica at Dream in Color needed it for trade shows and a kit! She sent me these beauties! They are in her Jilly base, 100% Merino single in colorways (A-D): Bedtime, True … Continue reading Your Slip is Showing Sample Knit for Dream in Color
Here's a quick weekend knit if you want to make a warm, cuddly cowl for a gift this holiday season! It's Amethystine by Casapinka! I knit this with Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in colorway Blood Runs Cold. This color is gorgeous! And the pattern lets the yarn's beauty come out. I alternated the two skeins so … Continue reading Amethystine Cowl
