Citron Scarf

May 27th, 2010

To celebrate the arrival of our Malabrigo lace weight yarn, a lovely sample has been made by Kate to display at the shop to show everyone how it knits up.

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The citron scarf was designed to use just one skein of Malabrigo lace weight yarn , is a FREE download on knitty.com & can be found here.  The shawlette is so feminine & ads just the right amout of color & weight for those summer nights out on the town.

nido now carries over 20 colors of Malabrigo lace weight yarn, as well as all of their colors in their organic cotton worsted weight!

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Right Now…

February 26th, 2010

I am making…

Sew Liberated’s Schoolhouse Tunic for my cousin Louisa being made with some of Amy Butler’s LOVE…

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a very simple scarf for a very special someone made with Vermont Alpaca Company’s Farm Blend yarn…

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and a baby blanket that I screen printed butterflies on during one of nido’s fabric printing classes & then embellished a bit with contrasting stitches being made for little Mia…

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What are you making right now?

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Fancy Hat

February 18th, 2010

We instantly fell madly in love with the hat on the cover of Laura Irwin’s Boutique Knits.2This side slip cloche is just so timelessly chic and the ruffles on the band is such an adorable touch.  We knew just the yarn to use to give it proper justice… 100%Premium Alpaca from Vermont Alpaca company in Champagne.3 It’s soooooooooooo luscious!!!!! The Alpacas are born and bred at their farm in Strafford,Vermont and sheared once a year. nido carry’s the yarn in Cream, Chocolate, Black, Fawn and Champagne. Yum! It just doesn’t get any more natural than this!

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Baby Shower Blanket

February 3rd, 2010

Back in September, before nido opened, Phiona and I orgsusan1anized a knit a baby quilt shower for myself and my Susan2ripening belly.  Hosting nine fabulous women, we gave a mini lesson and churned out swatches to piece together an adorable quilt from Marie Connolly’s The Expectant Knitter.  We used O-Wool Classic, 100% certified organic merino wool in Rust, Slate, Willow and Oatmeal, making simple garter stitch squares to more complex gatepost and diagonal rib squares.susan4Here are the parts all pieced together and snuggling my little Louise.  Little does she know that all my ladies had a part in keeping her warm.  susan5And with the left over bits of yarn, I was able to squeak out a couple of pairs of leg warmers.  This yarn is just amazing and so much softer than what I always think of wool as being.  Each time it is washed, it gets softer and softer, making it even more cozy to snuggle up with.  We carry a great color palette from O-Wool, so the hardest part of a project is often times deciding on which color to use.

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