Bell, Book, Needles and Hook

It’s the New Moon and time for all good things to start! The air has a chill to it and the seasons are changing colourfully from the nostalgic glow of long summer days. The wind combs through trees. Some of those trees have already started to turn into the rustic reds and bronze of autumn. It is the end of September and garden fires everywhere are lit as if purifying the end of the month to make way for October.

When it gets cooler, the knitters and hookers come out of their Summer Slumber, unless you are one of the die-hard Yarnistas that knit for all seasons. My friend’s Mum once advised me to “Knit your winter things in the summer and your summer things in the winter.” She is a fantastic planner and always made sure she plotted her projects on the calendar according to season and event. All Halloween crafting should be well underway in September, she would always say. There are so many beautiful and fun things to create for Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos

Speaking of Halloween, Our Resident Designer Jen is a volunteer editor on Ravelry and they needed a picture of a crocheted pattern that had been made into a knitting pattern. It’s a pumpkin top for Barbie!

“Great for design adaptation, but not the pattern that people were expecting!” She said.

We have another yarn for you. This one is called Tweedy by Stylecraft. It comes in Moss, Bracken, Heather and Thistle. All Autumnal feeling yarn!

The recommended needles for this yarn are 4mm and we have a lovely pattern to show you at the next Workshop which is called, The Dewdrop Cowl Workshop. It’s on a Saturday in October. We will be publishing the date soon! Check out our Yankee Yarns Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!