My Sister Knits has a new book that we want everyone to know about! A customer brought it in, showed it to Julie, and she ordered some. The other day, when I was in the shop, I sat down and took some time to browse through it. I was more enthusiastic about it with every turn of the page! 

You thought the holidays were over, didn’t you? Have you put every last decoration away? There’s always one that gets left behind. We bet you finished all of your holiday knitting and are taking a breather from deadlines, right?

Who’s ready to start cabling? A small project or two is an excellent way to begin and may lead to a gorgeous all-over cabled sweater in your future! As with any new technique, it’s handy to practice with something like a hat. My Sister Knits has found a great hat for just that purpose!

At the beginning of each year I like to ponder what I want to learn during the next 12 months. What do I love about knitting in terms of techniques? What do I want to improve? What type of projects might I want to make?

My Sister Knits wishes everyone a happy season, whatever holiday you celebrate!

For those of you waiting for My Sister Knits to restock Danish CaMaRose yarns, you’re in luck! We received a shipment of 3 large boxes full of Snefnug and Midnatssol in the most gorgeous colors earlier in the week! 

There’s a sample at My Sister Knits that has caught my eye for quite a while. It’s the Roma Vest designed by Mochiknits, using Circus Tonic Merino Possum. Now, I don’t wear vests, or I haven’t until I saw this one! The details are exquisite, as are the buttons and the yarn. This vest would be a 3 season staple to anyone’s wardrobe! I’d love to throw it over whatever I have on as I get cooler in the evening. Sometimes a sweater is too much.

If you or someone you know is a sock knitter, My Sister Knits has two books for you! They’re both by Charlotte Stone, creator of Stone Knits. Charlotte’s passion is colorwork and her designs are delightful. Each book has 25 patterns for fun and whimsical socks.

My Sister Knits has Andrea Mowry’s Ooey Gooey Cowl on display! If you loved the design of her Ooey Gooey sweater for The New York Sheep and Wool Festival (fondly known as Rhinebeck) this year but didn’t want to take on a large project, this cowl is for you!

Just this week My Sister Knits received a shipment of Rosa Pomar yarn from Portugal! I love everything about this yarn so much! Where do I start? With the label art? The Portuguese sheep? Rosa’s passion for saving breeds that are almost extinct? How about with the yarn itself………

Those of us at My Sister Knits love to help our customers and sometimes that means passing along what we’ve learned. I have just recently learned about a technique for knitting small circumferences that is a game changer! I hope I’m not the only one who didn’t know about this!

Continuing our focus on smaller projects for the fall, My Sister Knits has another sample on display! This one can easily be finished in plenty of time for holiday gift giving! It is so very soft and lightweight; it only weighs 2.8 ounces! This scarf offers an excellent learning opportunity for anyone wanting to increase their skills.

Small projects are on our needles at My Sister Knits, lots and lots of small projects! Gift making season is upon us and we are ready!

It’s almost Halloween, holiday season has arrived, and in no time we’ll be seeing red and green everywhere; decorations, clothing, lights twinkling on houses. I’ve decided to embrace the holidays this year with fun and imperfection.

My Sister Knits has two upcoming trunk shows that we want you to know about! Both of these independent dyers are from Colorado which makes the trunk shows even more special as we love to support local artists.

My Sister Knits has a new yarn for you! We’ve had our eye on this yarn company for a couple of years and now we have some of their extra-special Yak DK. The Camellia Fiber Company, as you might guess, is located in the south, Tennessee to be exact. The Camellia flower symbolizes different things in different countries but here in the US it symbolizes beauty. Their yarn is indeed beautiful and aptly named!

We are just loving the continuing trend of small scarves that perfectly go around your neck! There are so many of these designs and we’ve found another one that was just published in September. This one is called the Riptide Scarfette and was designed by Jennifer Shiels Toland.

My Sister Knits is now carrying some amazing hand-beaded bracelets with the word ‘sister’ on them. The story behind these little works of art is intriguing. 

What do you do when you finish a project? Do you dive right into another one? Or is it like reading a book or watching a movie; when you finish it, you might want to think about it for a while before you start another one. I always feel a bit at loose ends when I’m done with a project, before I start another.

My Sister Knits has the cutest book! It’s titled Victorian Housecats to Knit, written by Sara Elizabeth Kellner. This beautiful book tells the story of the Morgan family’s 20 cats and has a pattern for each. You could knit the Parlour Cat, the Nursery Kittens, the Window Cat, or Miss Trudie’s Tortie, along with sixteen others!