Knitting with Company

Wool and Company’s Little England Colorway

Introducing our own colorway of Lorna’s Laces – Little England, and it is so beautiful. Soft yellow, pale rose and hyacinth blue, it looks like a summer morning in England.

It’s available in four different yarns:

• Angel – 50 yards of the most perfect blend angora and lambswool at $14.75, enough to make a pair of Saartje Booties (pictured above) for that special angel in your life.
• Heaven – A superfine mohair and nylon blend – with 975 yards you’re set to knit a beautiful lightweight shawl to ward off the fall chills. $70.
• Pearl – a new blend of Silk and Bamboo from Lorna’s Laces, knits at 5 stitches/inch on US 7. Make yourself some wonderful accessories. $43.
• Shepherd Sock -80% Superwash Wool and 20% Nylon – buy 2 to get 430 yards and make yourself the coolest socks in town. $11.95 each.

This exclusive Lorna’s Laces is available in-store only. Call us at 630.232.2305 if you would like some shipped to you.

From Made in Brooklyn by Jared Flood

Sunday Afternoon from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, starting on October 4th, and continuing on the 18th and November 1st. There will be no charge and you are welcome to join the Knitalong. We expect that the KAL will be over-subscribed and we have some requirements:

• You must register either online here or by calling the store.
• You must attend the first session on October 4th to be able to attend subsequent sessions.
• You must own a copy of “Made in Brooklyn” – you can purchase it here if you don’t already own it.
• You must purchase your yarn from us for the KAL – Classic Elite Silky Alpaca Lace is recommended (4 balls – cost $41) and it can be ordered from us here.

This project is for the knitter with an intermediate skill level. You will use a variety of stitches, basic lace techniques, and charts. The more industrious among you could get this finished by Christmas, however, don’t worry – we’ll schedule sessions for the New Year for those amongst us who’ll need more time.

Designed by Jared Flood and featured in his Classic Elite Collection “Made in Brooklyn“, this what Jared says about his creation:

“The piece is a perfect square, with the center garter stitch portion (okay, so I guess I got a little more garter in than I may have originally let on) worked first, back and forth with lots of satisfying, mindless knitting. Just when you’re ready to ditch the simple stuff you’ll work the second section of horseshoe lace, picked up from the square’s perimeter and worked in the round, working increases at each of four corners. The delicate edging is worked last and knitted-on in place of a bind off”.

Read more from Jared on the Brooklyn Tweed blog.

Last time you heard how we “Left in High Spirits” and made our way from Chicagoland to Laramie, Wyoming.  Our final destination is Portland, Oregon and in this episode you’ll hear the story of our second day of travel when we cover another 1000 miles into the state of Oregon.  Press the arrow to play.

Playlist:

• Sleep.  Shelby Lynne.  Album – Suit Yourself.
• Alone.  Bogdan Bacanu.  Album – Marimba D’Amore.

In August 2009 we traveled to Portland Oregon to participate in the Sock Summit 2009.

This is the story of part of this trip.

Enjoy!

Playlist

1. Sleep by Phish.  Album: Farmhouse.
2. Stand By Me by Playing For Change.  Album: Songs Around the World.

PS Support Playing for Change for Peace through Music.

Alleged foot-fetish attacker caught by Rick Bella, The Oregonian
Thursday August 06, 2009, 5:46 PM

As you imagine everyone attending the Sock Summit is relieved.

We’re here in Portland, Oregon exhibiting at the Sock Summit 2009.  We left Chicago on Monday morning and spent two and a half days hauling our trailer full of a selection of the the yarns and goodies that we have available in our Geneva store every day.   The journey is a story in itself, and maybe for another time.

We got the both set up ready for the show opening at 430pm yesterday evening (Thursday), and ready to see hundreds (maybe thousands) the frantic and excited knitters hit the floor to buy.

There’s a distinct “vibe” here.   It has been a while since I’ve seen so much passion on display.  There’s a real sense of community too.  This show is different … although it is huge -it is not about volume … it’s community and quality.

More later …