Summer on Blossom Street. Debbie Macomber
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Cedar Cove 16 Lighthouse Road 204 Rosewood Lane 311 Pelican Court 44 Cranberry Point 50 Harbor Street 6 Rainier Drive 74 Seaside Avenue 8 Sandpiper Way 92 Pacific Boulevard 1022 Evergreen Place 1105 Yakima Street 1225 Christmas Tree Lane
Blossom Street The Shop on Blossom Street A Good Yarn Susannah’s Garden
(previously published as Old Boyfriends)
Back on Blossom Street
(previously published as Wednesdays at Four)
Twenty Wishes
Summer on Blossom Street
Hannah’s List
A Turn in the Road
Thursdays at Eight
Christmas in Seattle
Falling for Christmas
A Mother’s Gift
Angels at Christmas
A Mother’s Wish
The Manning Sisters
The Manning Brides
The Manning Grooms
Summer in Orchard Valley
My Dear Friends,
Welcome back to Blossom Street and to Lydia Goetz’s knitting shop, A Good Yarn. Lydia’s family and friends are eager to update you on what’s been happening on this Seattle street.
A couple of years ago, while I was in Australia and everyone else was busy exploring Sydney, I sought out a yarn store. As I stepped up to pay for my purchase (you didn’t honestly think I wouldn’t buy yarn, did you?) I noticed a sign-up sheet for a class that taught knitting as a way to help people quit smoking. What a great idea, I thought – for a book. I grabbed hold of that plot premise, expanded it (Lydia’s class is for people who want to quit any kind of bad habit, not just smoking) and waited for the right story to come along. I’m pleased to tell you it’s the very one you’re holding in your hands. My Knit to Quit class idea evolved into Summer on Blossom Street. You’ll meet a few new characters and connect with some you’re already familiar with. and yes, anne marie, Ellen and Baxter are back – and Ellen is still working on her twenty wishes, so be prepared for a surprise there.
When I wrote The Shop on Blossom Street, the first story about Lydia and her yarn shop, I hadn’t expected or intended it to become a series. Who knew? Obviously not me! Although in retrospect it makes perfect sense, since any book that involves my passions (in this case for yarn and knitting) was sure to resonate with my readers as well.
My hope is that you’re as eager to catch up with Lydia’s friends as she is to turn over the Open sign on her shop door. Enjoy your visit! And rest assured: she has more classes to teach, more lessons to learn and more friends to make.
Warmest regards,
PS I love to hear from my readers. You can reach me at www.debbiemacomber.com or write to me at PO Box 1458, Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA.
Debbie
Macomber
Summer on
Blossom Street
To Delilah
My God-given friend
KNITTING PATTERN
CABLE SAMPLER SCARF
© 2009 Bev Galeskas/Fiber Trends, Inc.
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Size: About 8" wide by 60" long, relaxed after blocking.
Materials and Supplies: 5 skeins Harmony 8 ply 100% merino wool (50gr–130 yds per skein) or other DK weight yarn to equal gauge.
U.S. size 6 needles; cable needle.
Gauge: 21 sts = 4" (10 cm) in garter stitch.
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Sl-1 (Slip 1): All slip stitches on this pattern should be slipped purlwise with yarn in front of work.
k2tog: Knit 2 sts together as one.
Inc (increase): Lift the stitch below the stitch on left needle and place the loop on the point of left needle. Knit this loop, then knit the stitch. (1 st increased)
Brackets: Work all stitches within the brackets the specified number of times (x).
Asterisks: Repeat stitches between the asterisks, including any repeats within.
C6B (Cable 6 back): Slip 3 sts to the cable needle and hold in back of work. Knit next 3 sts from left needle, then k3 from cable needle.
C6F (Cable 6 front): Slip 3 sts to the cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit next 3 sts from left needle, then k3 from cable needle.
C4B (Cable 4 back): Slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold in back of work. Knit next 2 sts from left needle, then k2 from cable needle.
C4F (Cable 4 front): Slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit next 2 sts from left needle, then k2 from cable needle.
Notes: Scarf is bordered in garter stitch. These stitches are included in the directions, so there should not be a need to use markers.
Slip the first stitch of every row as if to purl with the yarn held in front of work.
Instructions:
Loosely cast on 43 sts.
Knit 10 rows (5 ridges of garter stitch).
Cable Pattern 1:
Set Up Row 1: (WS) Sl-1, k7, [p3, k3] 5x, k5.
Set Up Row 2: (RS) Sl-1, k4, p3, [inc in next 3 sts (see above for method), p3] 5x, k5. (58 sts)
Begin Cable Pattern:
Row 1 and all WS rows: Sl-1, k7, [p6, k3] 5x, k5.
Row 2: Sl-1, k4, p3, [k6, p3] 5x, k5.
Row 4: Sl-1, k4, p3, [C6B, p3] 5x, k5.
Rows 6 & 8: Repeat Row 2.
Work Rows 1 through 8 a total of 6 times, then Rows 1 through 5 once more.
Final Row: (RS) Sl-1, k7, *[k2tog] 3x, k3,* repeat to last 5 sts, k5. (43 sts)
Knit 10 rows (5 ridges of garter stitch), ending ready to begin a WS row.
Cable Pattern 2:
Set Up Row 1: (WS) Sl-1, k4, p33, k5.
Set Up Row 2: (RS) Sl-1, k4, p6, [k1, inc in next st, k1, p6] 3x, k5. (46 sts)
Begin Cable Pattern:
Rows 1, 3, 5 & 7: (WS) Sl-1, k10, [p4, k6] 3x, k5.
Row 2: (RS) Sl-1, [k4, p6] 4x, k5.
Row 4: Sl-1, k4, [p6, C4F] 3x, p6, k5.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Rows 8 & 10: Sl-1, k4,