Sip & Stitch

Been crazy, super, nutty busy these past few weeks. And by crazy, super, busy, I mean check out how far along Flock has come! Our first event is this May 17th and it's going to be so much fun! Really? Like anyone would doubt that? Take a peek...

©flockyarnshop

Can't wait & hope to see you there!

xoxo

Flock & TNNA...

What a whirl wind the past couple of weeks have been! I finished up not one, but two patterns, attended TNNA in Long Beach, and officially announced my super secret project...tah dah... Flock Yarn Shop!

Yes folks, you read that right. I am opening up a local yarn shop here in the West SFV this summer. It's gonna be called Flock Yarn Shop. You can follow me on Twitter @flockyarnshop, like my Facebook at www.facebook.com/FlockYarnShop, or join my ravelry group at www.ravelry.com/groups/flock-yarn-shop.  Also, make sure to check our web page www.flockyarnshop.com!

© flockyarnshop

So far it been a lot of work, but the kind of work I wouldn't trade! I am loving this entire process. And part of the process was attending TNNA in Long Beach to meet up with my future vendors. Made some great connections and even ran into a few "knitting" celebrities. Well, celebrities in my eyes, anyways.

New Stitch-a-Day crew!
© flockyarnshop

Goodies after Sample It!
© flockyarnshop

Loving this American Romney wool
© flockyarnshop

Myself with THE Norah Gaughan
© flockyarnshop

 It's official!
© flockyarnshop

So stay tuned for any and all future news about Flock; "It's Not Your Nana's Yarn Shop", that's for sure!

xoxo

Fore!

Hello Knitting Friends...

I just recently purchased a super soft awesome hank of Blue Sky Alpacas Suri Merino from Gather DTLA (see previous blog post) and ended up creating a super cute & fun hat. In fact, I loved knitting it up so much, that I ended up making a second one with some Knit Picks tweed yarn I had in my stash and wrote down the pattern. So, without further ado, here's the pattern...Enjoy!

xoxo

Fore! Knitting Pattern by Natalie Haban for nat & callie knits

Hello 2013...

And so another year begins and so does a new super fun secret project that I am working on! Can't really get into all the details, but I'm going to TNNA in Long Beach in a few weeks and hopefully shortly thereafter I can revel a whole lot more. It's gonna be good! Promise. Until then, I'll be keeping a low profile, so sadly not enough time to blog away, but in the meantime...

Here's a quick shout out to Gather DTLA which is a new, very hip and cool knitting nook in a old historic bookstore in downtown Los Angeles. Evi the owner just started this new endeavor late last year and it is beyond cool. The little shop carries a great selection of Blue Sky Alpacas, Spud & Chloë, and Rowan yarns all in amazing colors! I popped over for a Sunday stitch social and met up with a few other "Valley" knitters. We all had a great time. Must do that again very soon fo sho!

© Gather DTLA

Gather DTLA is at 453 S Spring Street on the 2nd Floor Mezzanine in Downtown Los Angles. If ever in the hood, stop on by and say hi! Bonus, this place is open late too. So awesome!

PS: And a special thank you to Snowden who gave me a ride to the metro station that night. Thank you girl! xoxo

Callie's Foxy Fox...

I'm in the middle of a sweater project which I'm doing from scratch with no pattern which means I need to occasionally take a break here and there and knit something up which requires no real thinking. Just some fun mindless knitting, you what I mean? Lo and behold, I remembered TOK's Mr. Fox Stole My Heart which I knitted up for MB and thought it would be a cute project to make for Callie Bear; plus use up some of my stash! But did I just end up knitting this cute adorable fox from straight from the pattern? No, of course not. Silly me. I actually combined it with Zoe Woods' Faux Fox Fur Stole. You can check out my pattern notes on my raverly page which I aptly named Two-N-One Fox. Now Callie & Aunt Mary Beth are super stylish in their fox stoles :)

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

it's a zig, it's a zag...

Hello Friends...

So I just recently (as in last weekend, I know, should've posted sooner) finished a quick test knit for the awesomely colorful Lee Meredith at leethalknits.com. The pattern is basically 3-in-1 since it includes the mitts (fingerless or full mittens), legwarmers, and a cowl. Plus, you can choose all sorts of different chevron color choices. I had a blast knitting it up and it really didn't take that long. It is colorwork with stranded knitting, so a bit of experience with that helps, but over all it's not a terribly difficult knit. You can check out all my knitting notes at www.ravelry.com/projects/natandcallie/flying-vs-mitts.

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

To check out Lee's cool and hip pattern, go to her website or to her raverly page here.














xoxo,
nat

it's finally fall...

It's November 8th and it's finally autumn here in Los Angeles! Yay! I went out today in the drizzle to finally get some shots of Callie wearing her new Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious coat. I'm still in super awe over how cute this came out. Lorraine Hearn (the designer) has a winner with this one as well as all the other patterns in her new e-book.

Cheers,
nat

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie

© natandcallie