The new Knitty! Hooray!

Goodness, normally I don't scroll into the reviews section of Knitty, I just jump straight to the patterns.

But then I realised, something important was in there...

I was super super lucky to have a sneak peek at the whole entire amazing book the other weekend, and it truly is a stunner.

But look what Knitty has to say:

"I don't think it would be
overstating it to say it's a masterpiece of the genre."

Now that is something to be proud of. Well done Grandma! And I can confirm we will be stocking this in the online shop somewhere just past the release date (1 November). 

If you would like to read the rest of the review, you need to go here, and scroll a wee way down for it. Take note of Cookie A's Knit. Sock. Love while you're at it!

Mainland mission

I hope you're all enjoying a lovely relaxing Easter weekend. This year seems to be a perfect demonstration of why Easter trading should stay just how it is in New Zealand - all shops closed on Friday and Sunday. Having caught a bad cold there is nothing but to sit on the couch, watch movies and knit.

To continue the week of Grandma, here are a few photos of the weekend away to celebrate Margaret's birthday. Have a great weekend, and travel safe if you are heading away xx

The best chocolate cake EVER 

The cows were quite keen on having cake
       

Drive out from Christchurch to Arthur's Pass

      

View of the beautiful Rakaia River

Crafternoon Tea with Granny G

In continuing the Week of Grandma theme - the wonderful Granny G interviewed Margaret Stove at the end of last year. Having only just listened myself a couple of weeks ago, it certainly is inspiring - sometimes it's easy to forget we're related and just marvel at what talent she has.

So sit back, relax with a cup of tea and a hot cross bun, and be inspired.

Week of Grandma: Artisan Lace

Welcome to a week of Grandma!

As Margaret Stove is celebrating a milestone birthday this coming weekend, what better time than to spend a week celebrating Grandma.

First up:

Artisan Lace weight merino is now available to purchase online. More colours will be added each day, so by Friday the full collection will be available. For those who are extra game, the gossamer weight is up there too.

You can now also buy both of her books: 'Creating Original Hand Knitted Lace', and 'Merino - Handspinning, dyeing and working with merino and superfine wools'.

Perhaps now is the time to finally tackle her yarn myself - it is quite different to working with sock yarn!

Resolutions for the New Year

• This will be the only blog post with a title.
• Knitsch Yarns will be big, bright, and boisterous all year long :D
• No coffee shall be consumed (uh oh).
• More time shall be allocated for fun knitting (as opposed to work knitting).

Happy New Year everyone! I've decided to put the Knitsch Yarns blog over here on blogger so that comments may be shared - it all gets a bit boring if one can't interact on a blog.

I saw in the New Year with a bunch of wonderful friends at Waitarere beach, while Sonja was enjoying it in the Napier sunshine. 2009 was an amazing year for me, and I was sad to say farewell. 2010 has plenty of reasons to be excited - our giant wool order arrives in a few weeks, we're doing some special work on Margaret Stove's lace weight, and there's even a few travel plans in the mix. 

My hope for this blog is to share patterns, tasty things, beautiful things, and everyday things. Because that is what it's all about, really.

xx Tash