Elinor's Tea Gloves

 Miss Elinor's Tea Gloves

...because a Lady can never have too many gloves 

for afternoon tea!

 Sense & Fashion Handwarmers

I just finished my first project from 
the 2011 Jane Austen Knits magazine.
I've named my tea gloves after my favorite character 

Miss Elinor Dashwood 

in Jane Austen’s 
Sense & Sensibility.

The pattern is actually called 

Sense & Fashion Handwarmers 

I'm just sure the designer, Hannah Poon

had Miss Elinor in mind when she designed them!
Can't you just imagine,
Elinor wearing these handwarmers
when Edward Ferrars stops by the Barton Cottage
for a visit and tea. 

 Time for Tea!

I was immediately drawn to this pattern in the magazine. 

I love their lacy design 

and that they are perfect to wear to afternoon tea.

I also love that they are knit in Louisa Harding's 

Grace Silk & Wool yarn...

which just happens to be one of my favorite yarns
and is always in my stash! 

The pattern is very well written 

and consists of a four-row lace pattern repeat.

They are a wonderful one-skein project and only require 

one ball (110 yards) of Grace Silk & Wool yarn.

The Designer says:

"Both handwarmers can be knitted in an afternoon."

I think it's a bit more realistic to take two afternoons to knit them

(which I did)

allowing for proper hand/finger rests 

and tea breaks, of course.

Jane Austen Knits 

Applause to Interweave on such a lovely publication,

Jane Austen Knits. 

The magazine not only has 35 Austen-inspired projects but 

also lovely articles on 

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

and the 

Regency Period. 

If by chance,

you don't have the magazine,

Interweave just announced that you can purchase 

the patterns from the magazine online now.  

I just know, 

Miss Jane Austen 

would delight in all this fuss over her!

Cosy Up!

Mollie Makes Mug Cosy

Put the tea kettle on...

I love this adorable mug cosy
featured on the cover of last year's
Mollie Makes, Issue Seven. 

This clever cosy is designed by Kate Reiser .

Kate's cute Crochet Chai Cosy 

features an adorable felt tea tag that you embroider.  

I love her tea tag idea!

Kate's an American and
has a darling Etsy store called Knit Storm.

She specializes in original knitted and crocheted 

mug and cup cosies.  

For those of us that love to create...
Kate's Chai Cosy pattern was published online today

 in the UK's Guardian Newspaper.

You can find the pattern here.  

Thank you Kate and Mollie Makes
 for sharing your adorable cosy pattern 

for all to enjoy!

Haven

 Haven Scarf

My Haven scarf is finally off the needles!

Haven is a beautiful lace panel knit scarf by Kim Hargreaves
from her 

Heartfelt, The Dark House Collection.

Kim designed the scarf to be knit in Rowan's Cocoon yarn but

I knit my version in Louisa Harding's Hulda yarn 

to match my Louisa Harding Kenzie beret.  

I think the two patterns, by two fantastic British designers,
makes a very pretty boutique-style set.  

To top it off...

Kim and Louisa are great friends...

so I think they would approve of my pretty beret and scarf set
knit from their patterns!

 My Haven

I started my Haven scarf way back in October of 2010.  

For one reason or another, 

my Haven scarf became a UFO.  

Knitters recognize this term as an "unfinished object".

Knitters often put projects down for awhile 

due to the excitement of starting new projects.  

When a project is put down for a long time,

we knitters refer to this as "hibernation". 

I'm not really quite sure why this scarf went into such a long hibernation?

Haven is a wonderful pattern by Kim and such a pretty scarf.

I wish I would have finished it sooner.

I'm currently on a mission to finish up my UFO's 

due to my upcoming hand surgery.

(I'll write more about that soon.)

I'm so happy, 

I can check this scarf off my UFO list.  

Knitter's Blocks

After my Haven scarf came off the needles,

I couldn't wait to soak and block it.

Pre-blocking my scarf measured 8" x 70".  

After a soak and blocking,

it pinned out to 10" x 84".  

Kim's final measurement is 11" x 84" so my version 

came out very close.  

I am very pleased with this project.

To block this scarf,

I used my new Knitter's Blocks for the first time.

Love them!

Happy Hearts Day!

Valentine Heart Sachet

I hope your Valentine's Day is filled with some 

"sweet treats"!

I love this heart sachet pattern by Vicki Sever 

that was published a few years back

in several Interweave Magazines. 

I filled my sachet with dried lavender from my garden.

You can find the pattern information

here.

Go Red for Women!

Fair Isle Hearts

Are you a "Lady in Red" today?

Today is,

 National Wear Red Day 

for the fight against women's heart disease.  

I am supporting

  Go Red for Women
and helping spread the word.

I don't have a red dress 

but since I'm  heading down to my favorite knit shop today...

 I'll be sporting my 

Katie beret with red hearts and 

my Scottish tartan scarf,

red, of course!

What are you wearing today?