A little more Nashville

I know I said that I didn’t knit a stitch while I was in Nashville, but that doesn’t mean I completely ignored all things knitterly.

I had a nice visit with Ann Shayne at Modern Daily Knitting Headquarters. We talked about Jane, their beautiful new DK weight yarn. It’s made in Yorkshire, England from Falkland merino and Masham wools. I came home with the three sample skeins above, in Yorkshire, Peony, and Cameo. Ann is dreamydreaming of a Pressed Flowers cardigan with this yarn, and I’m dreaming of a Pressed Flowers Cowl (patterns by Amy Christoffers).

I was so blown away by the lovely colors that I forgot to do the phone trick. There’s not much tonal contrast between the Peony and Cameo, so I’ll use the Yorkshire and Peony together. I may need to downsize the pattern to make it work with these two 50g skeins, which is easy to do.

But what about that tote bag? Nash Yarn Fest will be MDK’s first foray into hosting a fiber festival. It’s happening March 14-15, 2025, and tickets go on sale TOMORROW, October 1. There are lots of ways to participate: Festival only, opening night party, after party, workshop with Arne and Carlos, or a longer destination travel getaway. Read all about it here.

Last goodies: Two MDK field guides; one for brioche, and Renewal, which is a collection of textural sweaters and accessories by Norah Gaughan. I don’t have time to knit a sweater, but I may knit these lovely mitts!

Norah has such an inventive mind, and she’s a delightful person, too. She was the other teacher and my cruise buddy on the Vogue Knitting cruise to Canada and New England in 2022.

All right, back to my knitting…for real!