Saturated by Color

What a fun day I had surrounded by all this color! Nancy, from the Denver area, was saturated with color also when she walked into Serendipity for the first time ever. I loved spending time with her and Joan was able to assist her in making some lovely yarn choices to head back to the city with.
Look at this great hat Joan just finished putting the finishing touches on today. The pattern is called Lake Drive and the yarn is fabulous Kauni. There are numerous patterns available using this tempting yarn - there is a sweater and a couple shawl patterns just to get your creative juices flowing, come in and let us help with choosing yarn and a pattern.


I could not believe my eyes when Joan opened these boxes today!! All of this spectacular goodness should be out on the floor tomorrow for all of you to come ohhh! and awwww! over. Now I don't know what I want to knit because I love {did I say love?} that little green number in this new book by Alchemy Yarns. In the meantime, I will finish my green sweater and it will not be a UFO.

The Scoop on new yarn at Serendipity

The Scoop: The prospect of fall makes my heart beat faster with excitement to start knitting for the cooler nights and crisp days to come. As I search the new fall yarns arriving at Serendipity, I keep dreaming, seeing the color pallet in my mind. I envision a chili pepper red for my next knitting project. Those of you who know me well realize what a painful process choosing the perfect yarn can be :) I love color, texture, and creating, so it can take me days to choose the perfect yarn for the project I see in my mind. It's such a process for this knitter. One of the new yarns I'm leaning toward is this great super wash.

All of this color is a delight to my eyes. The pattern I chose will be is a simple one from New England Knits.   I love this book and I have been anxiously awaiting its arrival. There are a number of items I want to knit in there!

In fact, I have been dreaming of knitting! When the new yarn that wins my heart jumps into my knitting bag, I will be posting some photos of my project, so stay tuned! Until then, I will continue to knit on my Textured Circle Shrug with Berroco Weekend {an acrylic cotton blend}. My goal is to have this completed by August 15th, which is the day I start my dream job at Serendipity! I look forward to seeing you all soon!

Mittens Accomplished

I have discovered I like blogging about knitting just about as much as I love knitting!! My first ever book on knitting was The Knitter's handy book of Patterns by Ann Budd. I just have to say that I have used this book over and over. My friend Marilyn King pointed me to it when I started designing socks. It is a must have for me--Tami just received a new supply so check them out. My mom, you may know her as Gram, just finished her first mitten using this book. I have the honor of knitting the men's mittens for my good friend Dave. (we hope he likes the Bronco's) So as you can see there are an assortment of sizes all packaged into one great book. Have a great holiday. Mikki Martin

Baby It's Cold Outside

I am learning a new toe up sock and love the way the heel stitches have formed a perfect heel. With previous patterns using short rows our knitters have note been pleased with the rather large holes where the heel turns. I am hoping to get these knitted up before going to work at the yarn store today, we will see!! Johnnie (one of my students) and I are knitting these socks in a private class. If you are interested give the store a call and we can work on a pair together. If I don't get them off the needles today I will be wearing them drinking hot chocolate with my family this next week. Our children and our grandson will be joining us in Denver with my brothers and sister(there are 6 of us)and all their children. Maybe I can get some of them knitting socks before they leave. Keep on knitting
Mikki

Snow Storm Knitting

Hello, my name is Mikki and I work at the yarn store part time. I love teaching everyone about the art of knitting. One of the classes I teach happens to be sock or beginning knitting on Sundays and I also teach the private lessons. Be watching as we are going to knit some great fingerless gloves out of Louise Harding's Grace yarn in one of my Sunday classes. If you are in the store stop by and view them. Last time I looked they were still on the counter. I am designing patterns for the Sock of the Every other Month Club. We are having a great time knitting our socks off and would love to have new members, you can join at any time. Mike and Max were so good to dig me out so I could make it down to my favorite hang out to teach a couple great ladies this weekend. More snow is on the way--WOW

Here is our latest Sock of the Every Other Month Club. I am loving knitting them up and to all of you who are members prepare to feel like dancing when you wear these beauties.


My mom and I knitted all these hats for her Grandchildren and great grandson. There is always a wide variety of yarn and patterns to pick from at the shop. Come down some Sunday and I would love to assist you in picking out some yarn for a new project or teaching you to knit. These wonderful ladies were my latest group to become addicted to the needles.

Sorry about the placement of the photos, after 3 hours on the computer I just gave up and will ask Robin next time we are together at Serendipity.