New shades of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in stock now!

Piles of new shades of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, Debbie Bliss Rialto 4Ply and Debbie Bliss Cotton DK  ready for pricing and the shelves!

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino - one of my favourites!

Thought I'd do a quick roll call of my 5 favourite yarns at the moment:

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino is pure luxury with it's fine cashmere blend & delicious softness

Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend yarn is a luxurious blend of merino and silk in a range of beautiful colours

Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Chunky new for 2009 and supported by some beautiful patterns in the new Big Easy book, this yarn is LOVELY to work with

Louisa Harding Willow Tweed combines the softness of merino with the lightweight fluffiness of Alpaca - we are currently working on some funky summerweight scarf kits - watch this space!

Araucania Ranco Multy produced by artisans dedicated to the art of dyeing natural yarns and fibres, this is THE perfect sock yarn

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino has long been my favourite to knit baby clothes with, and now I'm pleased to say we now have the full range of 48 shades in stock, including all the shades

Debbie Bliss Eco Baby

I wasn't expecting this today... My stock of the new Debbie Bliss Eco Baby arrived! It's gorgeous, in beautiful subtle colours that I am just itching to knit. but I can't! MUST finish off other projects first. Supported with a new pattern book, Eco Baby, there are some lovely simple projects to knit, ranging from blankets to dresses and cardigans. And best of all it's totally interchangeable with Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino and all those patterns

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino Baby Blanket

It's finally finished! Started in absolutely plenty of time during my August holiday (for a late December arrival), but cruelly shoved aside for numerous other projects, I finally completed it 2 days ago. I had vowed not to knit another one, but the pattern is gorgeous, and the first recipient so grateful, I thought I'd give it one more shot. Knit in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino , to ring the changes this time I knit a contrasting border (Chocolate Shade 11), with the main body in Celery (Shade 18). I absolute love it and hope Pippa and Baby Daniel do too....

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

At last! Here is Dominic in his new (very old fashioned) knitted trousers! Knitted using Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino they are so soft and warm, and I think he looks really sweet in them. (maybe I shouldn't have teamed them with green socks though). The gorgeous rich blue shade is called 'Ocean' - and being machine washable , makes them practical too.

I've just been informed that Dom will hate me when he is older for making him wear all these knitted things....the way I see it I have a window of about 5 years before he refuses to wear anything i knit him, so I'm going to pack it all in now. Hats he can remove, but trousers prove a bit more tricky!

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino stock - just updated www.cafeknit.com to include some gorgeous new shades for Autumn Winter 2009 knitting

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino

Schools out! 7 weeks of mayhem, and probably not much knitting ahead!

Without realising it, I've become addicted to Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. Partly I guess because I love knitting for children, and Baby Cashmerino is without doubt one of the best baby yarns around, and partly due to the range of scrummy colours available.

I have nearly finished a gorgeous pair of (Autumn/Winter) trousers for Dominic - just got the sewing up part to do...and I have made an early start on a baby blanket for a friend who is expecting in December (don't want a repeat of my last-minute knitting of blanket earlier in the year! I know, i did say i wouldn't knit a blanket again, but it was so well recieved last time) This time the blanket is going to be in 'Celery' and will be edged in 'chocolate'. I'm awaiting delivery of the Celery, so I thought I'd crack on with the edging....

Then it's just a question of deciding what knitting to take on holiday.....

Cute Baby things!

I've been busier than ever knitting away for our new arrival (I love knitting baby things as they are finished so quickly!)


Here are a few of the things I've recently completed:

• Hooded jumper knitted in supersoft Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. I started this before we found out we were almost certainly expecting a boy, so I hope the colour isn't too girly! The pattern was lovely to knit and can be found in the new Debbie Bliss book, Baby Cashmerino 3

• Angora baby bootees - the ultimate in luxury, knitted with Maggi's Angora, which I will hopefully be stocking very soon!


• Baby bolero, knitted with just over one ball of Lion Brand Nature's Choice Organic Cotton - perfect for baby items as it's supersoft and comes in a lovely range of subtle colours. Perfect gift for a new arrival


• Garter stitch baby hat. I knitted this using the left overs from the baby bolero

And finally, so Milly wasn't left out, a new winter hat to go with her school uniform, knitted with Artesano Aran, another yarn I will be stocking soon.

All that is left for me to decide is what to knit next...? mmmm....

Matinee Jacket

I just had to post these pics my mother in law sent me. She has just finished knitting this beautiful matinee jacket using Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. Adorable! Almost making me feel broody again...(That's the best bit of being pregnant - getting lots of gorgeous hand knits for the new arrival)