norahsknits

I'll have items in the WGSL sale this year!!

  In addition to knitted & crocheted shawls, wraps, purses, etc., by Norah's Knits, I plan to offer my niece's hand-sewn flannel baby blankets at the sales that I do this fall. (Other than at the Weavers' Guild of St. Louis sale, which will be Oct. 24 & 25, 2025.) These blankets are a generous size and made of two layers of sturdy flannel with quilt batting in between, and can be used through toddler-hood.

The pattern is Trellis Leaf pattern, the yarn is Noro Yukata. 

We took a class on Granny Squares (Making a Crocheted Granny Square Scarf) at the Midwest Fiber Festival last weekend, and really enjoyed it! Granny squares are addictive - once you start making them, it's hard to stop. In the weeks before the class, I used up all of my scrap yarn making squares (which will become a small blanket), and also made some potholders using some Queensland brand yarn from littleknits.com (95% recycled cotton, made in Italy). The potholder square patterns are from Ravelry. The "solid square" pattern needed a little bit of modification, namely, turning the square over and crocheting every other round on the opposite side. Otherwise, the square biases or skews (at least, it did for me in this yarn). I used the cotton yarn single for some squares and double for the light green one, with the back side of all three potholders in plain single crochet with the yarn doubled.  

I'm blocking these today - on the left, DK weight yarn in Thistle Leaf stitch, on the right, Cascade blue-faced leicester wool in Oriel pattern. (Both lace patterns from Barbara Walker books.) I used size 8 needles for the Thistle Leaf stitch and size 6 needles for the Oriel stitch, and both items are edged in crochet to make blocking easier. 

Norah's Knits & Handcrafts will be a vendor at the Tower Grove Park Frosted Pop-Up Sale on Sunday, December 15, 2024 from 9am to 1 pm, in the park near the Piper Palm House. There are several races (5K, etc.) and other events in the park that are part of the "Frosted" winter events as well. Piper Palm House is on the north side of the park just east of Center Drive (the extension of Tower Grove Avenue that goes through the partk).  I will have handmade (handknit & crocheted) scarves, shawls, purses, fingerless mittens, hats, cowls, and handmade flannel baby blankets for sale. Visa & Mastercard accepted.