It’s sounds so much better than being a one note knitter but, hey it works for me. So, I give you - another cowl.

• Pattern: Gloria Cowl 
• Yarn: Knittery - Earth

Love and Some Verses - Superwash Merino these and more….. you know where.  

Asparagus - Superwash Merino

That’s it. Monkeys are up next. There talking to me again. I have a little surprise that I will be emailing to all members of Plucky Classics - look for it in your in box tonight.

So, tell me. What are you favorite projects for this time of year?

I don’t know what to say except that I am overwhelmed with gratitude with the sweet, kind and understanding responses that I’ve received regarding the yarn base issue. Is it any wonder why I think you guys are so lovely? Again, I can’t thank you enough. Now I think I need to come up with some sort of fun cowl pattern for the sportweight version - what do you think?

On another note - Spring has totally and completely sprung around these parts (I know, it’s a little late, but this is the MidWest) and Mr. Plucky is hard at work on the patio garden. Don’t you just love a guy who works in the garden?

And, I realize this may come as a total shock, but I still knit! Really, I do.  It’s not all yarn dyeing, yarn base angst, teen drivers and their Volvos and gardening. I am this closeto finishing…. well, can you guess? Hmmm. I’ll keep you waiting. Maybe I can finish it up tonight and share tomorrow. Then, back to the No Purl Monkey. Wouldn’t do to have that start talking to me again.

Still with me? Ok. One last thing - as requested, I dyed up a bunch of Summer of Love (in the MCN Sport Weight that I thought was fingering weight, but I digress) and it is now the shop. Which means that as soon as the fingering MCN arrives I will dye that up and let everyone that was interested know. In the meantime…. these lovelies are up for grabs.

These and lots of other lovelies have been added to the shop.

Hippie Chic - 100% Merino Superwash

Roman Holiday (Thank you Julie!) - 80/10/10 MCN Sport Weight

To my lovely customers,

It has come to my attention that the base yarn that I sent out for the first installment of the Plucky Classics club shipment, and some of the merino/cashmere/nylon that has been sold on the Etsy shop over the last several weeks is in fact a light sport weight instead of the fingering weight I ordered from my supplier. The base yarn is the exact same blend, but the spi is approximately 6spi versus 8spi. There was a mix-up with my supplier and they did in fact ship me the wrong weight and are working fast and furiously to correct this.

To say I’m just completely sick over this would be an extreme understatement. As I hope you are well aware, my customers are extremely important to me and your satisfaction tops everything in my book. I want to do whatever I can to make this better. I will be offering 25% off your next skein purchase plus free shipping or will refund your money to you for the skein you purchased. For the Plucky Classics club members, I will be offering an extra goody in your packages (in addition to the already scheduled goody) next month to make up for the mistake. Next month’s shipment will be either the MCN in the fingering base or my 100% superwash merino. Again, as stated earlier, my supplier is working fast and furiously to make sure that I have the MCN fingering for this months shipment, but just in case something unforseen happens, I need to add the disclaimer.

I value each and every one of you. You are what makes my business grow and you are so vital to me and my success. I will and want to do whatever I can to correct this and have each of my customers happy. Please contact me at dimsarah @ yahoo . com if you have any questions and/or to tell me what you would like.

The good that has come out of this, is that I know have another fantastic base yarn to work with. The sport weight is gloriously soft, has great yardage, is superwash and would make a beautiful pair of socks, cowls or baby items. The possibilities are endless. I plan on carrying the merino/cashmere/nylon sport base and listed some on my Etsy shop last night. **Edited to add: Just added some more skeins. Including Summer of Love in the sport weight MCN. **

If you are on Ravelry, a new profile for the merino/cashmere/nylon sport base has been added, so please feel free to change over your yarns when you are ready.

And, the other reason for the major thumping in my chest…… Plucky Girl got her first car (she doesn’t take her driving test until next week, so in the meantime it sits in the drive).

1994 Volvo S80 - Manual Transmission. A fortress on wheels.  

Sorry for any confusion that may have been caused, but I forgot to mention that the pattern calls for the yarn to be held double and the first row of the pattern should read: K1 *K2tog, K3, M1, K1, M1, K3, SSK*, end K1.  The PDF has been changed.

Get The Revised Copy of Pattern Here

Renaissance Cowl - Enjoy!

as a ball of tangled yarn. WOW. You guys really, really like to detangle. I wished I had a tangled skein for each of you, but, alas, I have only two (no worries, there’s always more where these came from!). Would the Barefoot Rooster and Hannah please contact me with your mailing address? I have some tangled yarn to send you!

Coming up - Free cowl pattern! (Just as soon as I figure out how to get this into PDF format so that you can download….or, if anyone just wants to help a girl out and tell me….).

Mr. Plucky planted some succulents this past summer and we managed to keep them alive all winter!

Call me crazy (actually, no need. I’m fully aware that I am one peculiar, issue laden gal), but you know your UFO’s are getting antsy when the start talking to you. Yesterday, I logged into Ravelry and I got a message from my No-Purl Monkey saying “Finish me. I’m pretty.” When the knits start talking back, that’s pretty serious. So, now that the first shipment of Plucky Classics are well on their way, I am going to put the feet up and knit. That should shut the knits up - I hope.

It’s that time again. Time to give away some tangled yarn to you intrepid detanglers out there. You know who you are. Leave me a comment as to why you find detangling yarn so intriguing and I will pick a number out of a hat and send two winners each a skein of yarn to untangle and do with what you will.

Happy Tuesday!

P.S. Guess what I am dyeing up this week?

Summer of Love. I get a lot of inquiries on this colorway and am finally at a spot where I can get a quantity of it dyed up. If you have a special interest, please contact me and I can be sure to put enough aside. The bases that will be dyed in this colorway will be the 80/10/10 MCN, 100% superwash merino and the 100% merino single ply.