January 26th, 2010 by admin
We talked with Jean today. She is working on another pattern booklet now and should have it ready for distribution in August. The real mystery is what will be in it.
She won’t tell us.
We’re sure it will be a hit, just as her recent Dolly Mixtures has.
To see all of her publications currently available, including several that are out of print but still available here, come visit us at the Frugal Knitting Haus.
November 19th, 2009 by admin
A little bird told us a secret! There is a new Jean Greenhowe book being produced and will be available next year! Stay tuned to www.frugalhaus.com for the new book.
Sign up for our emailings, and we will announce when the book is in stock.
July 21st, 2009 by admin
The newest knitting pattern booklet is now described on Jean’s website. It is still in the printing stage and we don’t have them available yet. As soon as they have been printed, we will be letting you know and have them on our website.
In the meantime, you can check out the contents of the new booklet on her site at:
Dolly Mixtures
June 19th, 2009 by admin
I use my snipets for tassles. The different colors and types of yarn always make them pop!! They look great on knitting projects or if your just making a homemade book mark 
I also use them for doll hair.
Anissia, from Kentucky
June 17th, 2009 by admin
Thank you Frugal Haus, and cheap knitting for such easy patterns! I knit and crochet alot, mostly for toys for charities . I began saving my yarn snipets from fastening off, end of seams, etc into a big zip bag. When I need stuffing for the toys, I use the yarn snipets to stuff. This makes the toys soft and pliable, and doesn’t add extra cost!
Judy, from Maine
June 16th, 2009 by admin
I got a couple great ” free” patterns from Frugal Knitting Haus for easy 2 needle mittens from my order of $10.00. Now I knit my grandchildren mittens in sets of 3 , as they tend to lose a mitten now and then. Using up scraps of yarn and making them in colorful stripes is always a big hit with the children!
Helen, from Montana
June 10th, 2009 by admin
Hi Ruth -
I use loops made from short scraps of yarn as stitch markers. (I use a simple overhand knot, called a half hitch to combine both ends to form the loops.) This may not be new to many of your knitters, but newer ones may not know this.
I go one better with these loops. If I am knitting with straight needles, I use different colors for decreases and/or increases in the rows. This way I don’t forget what goes where in a complicated pattern. When knitting on a circular needle, I use a different color for my end/beginning of the round as well. This way I don’t have to rely on my counting or my guess to know where I’m at on my project.
This works great for me and costs me nothing. Just like you, I am FRUGAL too.
Myra from Israel
May 25th, 2009 by admin
One of the questions that we receive most frequently is what yarn to use when making the toys from Jean’s knitting booklets. If you are a true follower of Jean Greenhowe or just own a single booklet, you know that she calls for British double knitting (DK) yarn. U.S. and Canadian knitters are usually unable to find this yarn unless they purchase it from a European source.
In her most recent newsletter, Jean identifies the yarn that we can buy here in the U.S. and Canada that is the same weight as she uses, Patons Astra. It is produced in Canada but can be found from numerous sources in the U.S. as well. This is good news for many of you that have been trying to find just the right yarn to make her lovely designs. For more info, refer to the newsletter on her website at:
http://jeangreenhowe.com/newsletter15.html
Also remember that we are the only on-line source of ALL Jean’s booklets currently in print, as well as two that are no longer in print and aren’t available from other retail sources. Whether you want to purchase a single booklet or a dozen or more, the shipping charge is still only $1.99 (U.S.) for your entire order. We know you won’t find that from other retailers of Jean’s booklets. You can check out our full selection of Jean’s books at our site at: http://www.frugalhaus.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=52
Happy Knitting!
Ruth
May 12th, 2009 by admin
When you are doing the first row of in-the-round knitting, and you need to join without any twists of the stitches around the needle, the most important tool to use is …. a friend.
Have the friend hold the two needle tips.
With your two hands, start at ball-attached end of the needle and smooth out the stitches so that the bottom of the cast-on stitches is in a straight line all the way to the other end. THEN join the last cast-on stitch to the first cast-on stitch.
This is especially useful when there is a large number of stitches on a long needle.
Recently I cast on 220 stitches for a skirt. I had to start over several times until I finally enlisted the most valuable tool (a friend!)
Esther in Cumberland, RI
May 11th, 2009 by admin
To use up scraps of yarn, especially for children s sweaters I do this. Cast on with a bright color,such as red, work first row with red, then go to white or main color of sweater. Do this for bottom of sweater edge, sleeve edges, and neck edge, having only cast on row and one row of this color. On the white sweater I made I had one cuff edge in red, one in blue, the bottom rib row in green, and top neck bind off in orange. You should have heard the raves, and all the grand kids now want the same sweater! Works for both knit and crochet.
Judy from MN
