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Another Yarn Store Directory Which Leads Me To A Free Christmas Stocking Pattern…..

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First the Yarn Shop Directory…….This directory is organized by State, or by Shop Name, or by City Name, or by Area Code. And, it’s brought to you by The Daily Knitter, here.

I had to play around with it, I just had to, you know I did!

Found a couple of shops I didn’t know about in my area code. Saturday, here I come! I found a new shop I hadn’t found earlier in my Mid-January vacation destination (you can bet I’ve already got those scoped out!). And, just for the fun of it, I put “yarn” into the name of the shop section and got quite a few listings. Go figure!

But The Daily Knitter is more than just a yarn shop directory.

There’s the Free Pattern of the Day, Book and Product Reviews, Articles, Tips, Forums, it’s really a great site. Sign up for their newsletter too. And, check out their blog. And, and, and, and….. this site is really pretty neat!

Here’s the free pattern of the day from yesterday. From Castonerika’s blog, here:  http://castonerika.blogspot.com/2008/08/two-needle-christmas-stocking.html 

Isn’t he cute?

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  3. It looks like that site is by invitation only, but if you have a google account you can log in and request permission to view the site. I don’t know if there’s any easier way…maybe check the internet archive? (that’s archive.org)

Have you read?

Knit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps

I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or these knit geese.)

Another one I don’t totally understand is sardines or little fish more generally. Sure, they’re cute, and the shape is fun, but I had no idea when I was sharing this pattern for a fish-shaped pouch last year that it would become a hugely popular pattern that people are still searching for on the site. It is pretty cute, though, so if you weren’t around then or don’t remember you should got check it out. 

Recently another fishy knitting pattern crossed my monitor: the little knit fish from Classical Songbird Designs. 

Just as the name suggests, these fish are little, about 4.5 inches or 11 cm from end to end. They look like little sardines and take about 12 yards of sock yarn to make. 

You can even make a two-tone fish and use just 6 yards of each color. 

This sounds to me like just about the perfect use for the yarn that’s left over after knitting a pair of socks, or a mini skein or several that have been sitting around unused in your stash. 

The fish are knit flat in one piece, which makes it easy to stitch on the eyes with more yarn or embroidery floss before stuffing, and you can stitch up the sides while you stuff (though it’s not a very big piece so you could probably stitch and then stuff, finishing with the end of the tail). 

Because I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one wondering, I measured an Altoids box and as the pattern is written the fish are a little too big to fit in it (the box is about 4 inches/10 cm long). But you could make the fish a little smaller if you want to make a box of them. Or just make a fishy bag to put them in!

You can grab the free pattern for the little knit fish at Classical Songbird Designs. 

[Photo: Classical Songbird Designs.]