Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL | Knit Eco Chic

Eco Elements Je Ne Sais Quoi

Lindsay Lewchuk June 28, 2018 Announcements, Eco Elements, eco world, Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, Knitting Events - KALs, MKALs, UMALs, etc., Pattern Related, Puddles, Q&A, Yarn 2 Comments

As the MKAL wraps up and the FO thread populates with all your stunning attitudes, let’s explore the eco element Fair Trade feature design, Je Ne Sais Quoi.

cast iron tea pot, bag of tea from the Tea Leaf and shawl

Fair Trade

Lindsay Lewchuk June 21, 2018 Announcements, Eco Elements, eco world, Fiber Focus, Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, Pattern Related, Puddles, Q&A, Yarn 2 Comments

Sitting in The Tea Leaf after treatment, I had many opportunities to chat with the owner, sommelier, and tea aficionado, Catherine. These conversations were the first remembrance I have on learning about “Fair Trade.”

Cultivating with Vegan Yarn

Lindsay Lewchuk June 7, 2018 Announcements, Eco Elements, eco travel, eco world, Fiber Focus, Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, Knitting Events - KALs, MKALs, UMALs, etc., Pattern Related, Q&A 1 Comment

Please join me in welcoming back Heidi from Vegan Yarn ?. We first met Heidi in 2014 on the blog Dye to Perfection. Since then her indie small business has grown like the weeds she uses for dyeing! With our Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, I thought this the perfect time to check back in with her to discover how her adventures the past few years have molded the growth of Vegan Yarn. Q1. On your FAQ page on why vegan you state: “To be really simple, we prefer to allow animals to live their lives free of the intentional or unintentional violence of a human-made industry. Like the saying goes, ‘live simply, so others may simply live.’ Please keep …

The Inside Scoop

Lindsay Lewchuk May 10, 2018 Announcements, Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, Knitting Events - KALs, MKALs, UMALs, etc., Pattern Related, Q&A Leave a Comment

Get your stitches ready, Knit Eco Chic’s annual MKAL opens for pre-sale today. The Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL is as unique as each of you and all about you stitching your yarn-i-tude into a light-weight, easy to wear, summer shawl… thing! Summer knitting fun turns Friday into Friyay! Mark Your Calendars During the MKAL – knitting and chit chat in the MKAL thread, “Find Your Yarn-i-tude Psychological Analysis” (game), blog interviews, FO thread fun, and prizes! Set those naughty digits loose! Since you won’t show us, tell me more!!! “THING” – what’s up with thing? While technically a shawl, the design is such that there is not the standard bulk behind the neck as with regular shawls making it …

Je Ne Sais Quoi

Lindsay Lewchuk May 10, 2018 2018 New Releases, Je Ne Sais Quoi MKAL, Patterns, Shawls

That sense. That feeling! Je Ne Sais Quoi is an English pattern uniting the French idiom with a part shawl, part scarf, part cowl, in a “I just don’t know what” fashionista design packing in a ton of attitude! Dare down the hottest summer days donned in your carefree hand knit, Je Ne Sais Quoi, with mindset to match. Add beads for a tres chic look or go without for a casual fashion flare.