Lovely hearts

So this is what I decided to do last night.  Make a bowl full of felted hearts (or milagros as they are called in the wonderful book called 'Gifted: Lovely little things to knit & crochet by Mag Kandis, from where I took the pattern) 

A bit tricky to start with, but I have got the hang of it now.  Just completed number 2 but need to felt it properly.  (I bunged it in with some regular washing at 40 degrees but it didn't really felt)

Both the hearts have been made with left overs of Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica, perfect for felting. 

I had a lovely morning off.  the shop is shut on Wednesday, so I dropped the kids off at school and nursery and headed into the nearest town, Sudbury, for some good old rummaging in charity shops, mainly looking for jumpers to felt and recycle.  Didn't have much luck today, but treated myself to a lovely coffee and scone (and peek at the latest issue of Mollie Makes) in a hidden treasure; The Secret Garden in Sudbury.

I know what I will be doing next Wednesday!

x

Kate's Hat

And here it is in all it's glory!

A very quick (3 hours of knitting) and satisfying knit, and Kate loves it.  Looking good!

Noro Kochoran is beautiful to knit with, soft and chunky, knitting up on 5mm needles

Now, what shall I knit tonight?

Noro Kochoran - Quick Knit Hat

Just had to share some pictures of three lovely new shades of Noro Kochoran which has just been delivered.

Since we seem to be in for a bit of a cold spell, why not knit yourself a big chunky hat with just one skein?

I have just cast one on for Kate (she doesn't want to wait until she has knitted it herself as she thinks it may be Spring by then!)....hope to have it complete by Wednesday, but I'll keep you posted!!

Its freezing

With people coming into the shop and talking about how cold it is outside ( still 2 degrees) it's dawned on me that Lavenham is a beautiful place for a knitting shop, but when the winds blow from the north, it's freezing. Luckily we've got the hot chocs and coffees to to keep us going!

Winter evening project

As January draws to a close, I'm in a funny knitting mood.  I've finished a couple of big projects recently, but I don't want to start another big one yet; I want to knit something small and get some quick results!  I've found a perfect project for these long cold winter evenings:  a fabulous scarf that I can knit in just a couple of hours!

Tonia scarf yarn is amazing; all you need is one ball, a pair of 8mm needles, a couple of hours spare and you are away!  In the shop Kate and myself have been knitting these like crazy.  I'm storing the finished scarfs away so I have a stash of last minute gifts....!  At the moment we have 7 fabulous colours in stock and at only £6.95 per ball you can't go wrong!

Cafe Knit, 46 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9PY



Cafe Knit 46 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk, CO10 9PY

 I haven't blogged for ages.  And this is the reason why.  On Saturday 12th November we opened our first high street store in the beautiful historic wool town of Lavenham in Suffolk.

It all seems a bit of a blur now, but we were up till 2am the night before trying to stock the shelves.  there were still some empty gaps come Saturday, but none of our visitors seemed to mind.

We are coming to the end of week 4 and we have been manically busy, and we are still putting stock on the shelves !  I have a feeling that will never end!  We have a new member of staff, Kate, who is learning to knit and is well on the way to finishing her first scarf!

If you are in the area, please come by and say hello and have a delicious coffee (the best for miles around, so they say!) and cake whilst you browse our yarns and patterns.



On our opening day Saturday 12th November 2011


























The team; Jen, Mike and Me after a hard day (and nights!) work



Elladora Doesgood

On one of my recent forays to the village park last week with Dom, I bumped into a lovely lady, Amanda, who was walking three gorgeous and excitable whippets, much to Dom's amusement (the sight of them bouncing and racing everywhere caused a fit of giggling!!)

We got talking and I mentioned the impending launch of Cafe Knit on the high street in Lavenham, at which point Amanda dashed off in the direction of her house and came back minutes later waving a small yellow book.  It turns out she is the author of a lovely book Elladora Doesgood, which I have seen for sale in many little shops in Lavenham.  She is currently writing the sequel and one of the main characters in the book starts knitting!!  What a coincidence!

I have just begun reading the book; you can download it of buy it using the following link ; Elladora Doesgood .  Already I'm hooked and hoping Dom and Milly decide to have a lie-in (though it is a school day, so there's a limit to how far I can push it!!)