i heart snowmen. i really heart knit snowmen.
i didn't get as far as i would have liked on my minneapolis knits. but i did make some good attempts. see?
i am so in love with these guys. they had a couple shop samples at depth of field in minneapolis and i couldn't resist buying all the patterns. **UPDATE - did a little online searching, can't find the pattern available online, will keep looking and keep you posted
the hats are so cute. i made one, but i used worsted instead of the sport weight it called for and it was too big. i thought i could felt it down but no luck. that is the only part of the patterns i don't like, they call for sport weight. most of my felting wool is cascade, so it doesn't fit into that category. i was hoping to get away without having to make pattern adjustments for the worsted, but that didn't work. i'll see what i can do.
the yarn they used in the pictures is obviously not the cascade i attempted. their's felted way better. i know i have to take the whole white yarn/felting issue into account. i was just using what i had on hand. the body definition on the large one is also lacking a bit. i'll keep testing them out. i'm thinking christmas gifts.
the pattern designer is from st. paul so it was great for me to discover something i had not seen anywhere else! i love these guys! i have yet to google it so i can see who else has knit these up, but i'll be doing that shortly!
as i mentioned, i celebrated my birthday a couple weeks ago on a plane. what a way to celebrate! not! this year went off without much to-do and that was just fine. but i did receive a box of my all time favorite chocolates in the world (you remember the fran's salty caramels right?) AND fran's cookbook. oh. yum.
i have already made the truffle brownies. they were delish!
as for stitchmarker store news, it is coming. i got a surprise order the other day from someone who stumbled upon it (i didn't realize my web guy had changed the url!). so, it is functional, i am just waiting on some design tweaks. if you find it, you can place and order, i am just not advertising it yet! ha! i expect a "grand opening" in a few weeks. if you can't wait though, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. ;)
i am so in love with these guys. they had a couple shop samples at depth of field in minneapolis and i couldn't resist buying all the patterns. **UPDATE - did a little online searching, can't find the pattern available online, will keep looking and keep you posted
the hats are so cute. i made one, but i used worsted instead of the sport weight it called for and it was too big. i thought i could felt it down but no luck. that is the only part of the patterns i don't like, they call for sport weight. most of my felting wool is cascade, so it doesn't fit into that category. i was hoping to get away without having to make pattern adjustments for the worsted, but that didn't work. i'll see what i can do.
the yarn they used in the pictures is obviously not the cascade i attempted. their's felted way better. i know i have to take the whole white yarn/felting issue into account. i was just using what i had on hand. the body definition on the large one is also lacking a bit. i'll keep testing them out. i'm thinking christmas gifts.
the pattern designer is from st. paul so it was great for me to discover something i had not seen anywhere else! i love these guys! i have yet to google it so i can see who else has knit these up, but i'll be doing that shortly!
as i mentioned, i celebrated my birthday a couple weeks ago on a plane. what a way to celebrate! not! this year went off without much to-do and that was just fine. but i did receive a box of my all time favorite chocolates in the world (you remember the fran's salty caramels right?) AND fran's cookbook. oh. yum.
i have already made the truffle brownies. they were delish!
as for stitchmarker store news, it is coming. i got a surprise order the other day from someone who stumbled upon it (i didn't realize my web guy had changed the url!). so, it is functional, i am just waiting on some design tweaks. if you find it, you can place and order, i am just not advertising it yet! ha! i expect a "grand opening" in a few weeks. if you can't wait though, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out. ;)
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The snowmen are the cutest! Any web links to purchase those patterns? I have made white tube sock snowmen before, knitting hats and scarves, but I would love to try the fully knitted ones! Happy belated birthday!
those snowmen are precious!
both malabrigo and frog tree merino white wools are great at felting. i use them all the time for my little monsters, and they come out perfect.
oh so, so, so cute!
omg, I must find that pattern! I'm totally making those for winter.
What cute snowmen! Loving them!
MMMMM.... Fran's salted caramels. The DH and I were justa talking about those tonight and he was saying that chocolate was not enough of a reason to drive to Seattle. I think that it's a perfectly resonable thing to do! Happy Birthday!!
P.S. I love the snowmen! Cascade Eco wool felts really well and they carry it at Weaving Works.
I must have that snowman pattern!! (My last name is Winters and I collect snowmen!) I'm thinking Christmas gifts as well. Do post the website to purchase when you find it or at least the phone number of the store where you found them!! Love your site!
Your snowmen are SO much cuter than the ones on the pattern! They look much better with the "amy touch". Happy late Birthday! We must get together soon and celebrate it!
I am the lucky one who stumbled across the shop. I absolutely can not wait for the order! For months I've been dying for the shop to open. I feel like one of those people who sleeps outside the door of the new Ikea store. You're stitch markers are so cute that I'll have to use them even when not necessary.
Those are so cute, I adore snowmen too.
Adorable!
Here is a cute snowman pattern that I have used for, well, a long time:
Check out http://www.freepatterns.com/fp_pdfs/Other/Knitting/mr_flurry.pdf
I just came across your blog!
Hi
I just came across your blog and was wondering if you found an online website that sold these snowman patterns? Can you tell us who created this pattern?
I would really like to knit these for a friend who collects snowmen.
Thanks so much
Heidi
coppersky30@yahoo.com
Patons Classic Merino in Winter White felts like a dream. The trick to finding white wool that felts is to find wool that is white but undyed and unbleached. The bleaching seems to kill something in the ability to felt. The Winter White comes out a bit off-white but it's still obviously white.
Your snowmen are adorable. You should be proud!
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