in this knit: elodie in her elora toque

elodie has such stunning natural beauty & always pulls together looks still so unique to her own style (that purse!) , even in this transitional time of year. Elodie is wearing her own good night, day elora toque in black w/ natural, of merino fair trade wool. I've also added a new category to my shop listings, called in this knits, please check it out, i just couldn't bear that these amazing photos & the way gnd knits are styled shouldn't go unnoticed & i hope they will inspire too.

all photos c/ elodie/ ladymoriarty & post source here

knitting date w/ alyssa (& that bobble toque)

who knew that knitting w/ others & getting opportunities to teach others this creative skill could make me feel so validated & offer that rarity of making new friends too?! although, it has been a little while now since alyssa came for a visit, i still wanted to share these photos from our knitting date, in a long over due post. (sorry, i've been so busy w/ spring & pre-fall designing/knitting & to be honest this unending winter hasn't helped me feel like it). Alyssa left w/ this sample of a pom pom toque design i was tweaking you may remember i have been working on, & shared on instagram asking for feedback, well w/ her enthusiasm for a toque i let her have a test run of it. i loved thsi toques * anythign w/ bobbles really,  i've gone forward w/  a pattern for this  chunky version (similar to the elora toques & knit w/ the same gorgeous fair trade wool from peru). as well as a more modest version of a pattern  (which is similar to the petawawa toque, using the same hand dyed & hand spun fair trade wool from Uruguay).  You'll have to wait alittle while longer still, but the lookbook shoot is very close, more about that soon!you can read about our knitting date, & check out alyssa's first cambridge cowl she knit herself, i& i'm sure she is bound to be a natural knitter. all photos c/o alyssa/ random acts of pastel & read the full post here. also please check the free pdf download of the cambridge cowl & knit your own. 

  

first walk in the woods of 2014, photos jennifer lee

thanks to everyone for the continued support of my independent shop, you've helped me to keep my head above water... thanks again to all the local shops that continue to carry good night day, such as robber, likely general, easytigergoods, white elephant, hand knit yarn studio, & craft & culture...thanks of course to all the talented friends &  internet pals that are so generous, such as  hannah metz of hannah & landon, anabela of fieldguided, agnes thor, arden wray of boots &pine, karen of fringe associations, amanda caswell, diana of miss moss, alyssa of random acts of pastel, andra of parisainapparel, joanna of la-mignotte, stephanie of beaux mondes, rhiannon of liebermarlene, scout& catalouge,  emmadine & everyone else, you know who you are! 

one of my oldest & closest friends took these photos of our first walk in the woods of 2014. although resolutions are necessarily something i don't so, i have to admit i am drawn to the idea of getting to start over anew, & so this year i am really going to try & just be easier on myself & to live more in the present, not feeling sad or melancholy over the past & not feeling anxious over what could be. happy 2014 everyone.

 all photos c/o jennifer lee

in my knits: andra from paris

nothing can lift my spirits, when running a small biz making me feel completely blue & isolated, like receiinvg these photos of  fiercely stylish andra from paris! it is always so flattering when customers share w/ me their photos of how they personally wear items i have knit for them, or simply sharing their own working knits in progress knits from the knitting booklet. please check out andra's blog. all photos c/o andra

at the moment, having a boxing week sale, in hopes to save up enough funds to clear out the stock for new wool & new designs! all items are 20% off & more! have a peek in the good night, day shop.

andra of parisian apparel (last tango in paris)

in her own belleville shawl/cowl in black (above)

& below wearing her own jarvis toque in wine

in my knits & knitting up my knits

nothing could be more rewarding then seeing a photo of a good night day knit that i have especially made to order for someone, well except perhaps seeing a photo someone shared of their own knitted creation from good night day's  self-published knitting booklet: modern & minimalist knitting patterns vol. 1 &2. 

every year i am able to continue keeping my shop open is insane, & although every year is still a struggle as an independent maker it is always worth it! thanks for sharing your knitting projects & your knit items, please keep em coming, i will be posting more very soon.

(above)Hannah  in her own petawawa toque of meino wool in cognac, i knit this one for her, available ready knit in midnight or you can buy a petawawa toque knitting kit complete w/ fair trade merino wool & also, knit the pattern from vol.2)!

Anabela's new increasing knitting skills, it blows my mind all of the good night day patterns

 she has chosen to knit! (above Anabela knit her own elora toque & meaford cowl. from good night day knitting booklet 1.)

Amanda, my new knitting partner in crime, although we just gab more than we knit, 

 wearing her own petawawa toque from knitting booklet vol.2.

 also all patterns available as pdf downloads & on ravelry.

in my knits: hannah metz & photos by agnes thor (part one)

photos agnes thor/ model hannah metz

agnes thor's website & personal photo tumblr

 hannah metz's blog & her  shop the loved one

petawawa hand knit merino toque (in cognac, coral & midnight) 

& knitting kit for the petawawa toque w/ the fair trade wool from Uruguay 

(please check out good night day: modern & minimalist knitting patterns

 in newest frankie magazine #54)

this wasn't supposed to be the post, but...

i was recently asked, to come up with an outfit post by emma, for her blog series on emmadime. although,
i was enthusiastic to have a chance to reach those that possibly have never seen or heard of good night  day, i was also extremely anxious about the photos. in the end, i really stressed & procrastinated. then my ol' man said on a particular rare spring day, that i had the chance to wear my vintage cape, that we should take some photos today before we went to the library & to run errands. i did protest, "no, but i'm wearing jeans & a sweatshirt?".well it obviously happened (& i could stop worrying about it in the back of my head). here's some of the extras not on the blog.

 i am caught wearing the jarvis hand knit toque in camel, & available as a knitting kit (in other colours) & as a download for the pattern here.
also, that is a falcon wright bucket bag!

rhiannon knit up the simcoe in teal

crushing on Rhiannon, check out her gorgeous photos (originally from  liebemarlene) wearing her own simcoe braided cable headband, that she knitted up from one of the good night day knitting kits in the teal merino wool option, this knitting kits is also available to knit in the shop in variegated gray, natural,  & black. so knitters, to receive an additional 10% off all DIY items, including kits & the good night, day:modern & minimalist knitting patterns booklet, use code: knitter at checkout.

 that's ok too, if you don't knit, it is still my pleasure to knit it for you! so peak the ready made hand knits, & i even have a very few of the simcoe in the cashmere blended merino that was in vogue germany left. 

& for anyone liking to treat themselves to a hand knit merino simcoe headband of their own, knit by me,

use code: knitbyme at checkout for 10% off (limited time)

also see: knitsXbloggers posts &  in my knits

arden wray's boots& pine : the details (in my knits)

i am beyond uncomfortable in front of a camera (& of course  i know i'm most likely a part of the majority in these feelings). so it was a relief that arden was so easy to shoot with, it was more just hanging out & around my kirkendall neighborhood.. unfortunately  i still have a hard time looking at any photos of myself without feeling weird. so i thought i would share these photos by talented arden wray from her boots & pine series project, & point out some other details that arden captured perfectly, & do it in a long over due "in my knits" post.

(above photo,wearing my own good night day belleville shawl in natural& below photo, the belleville paired with local artisan jane erin's quartz earrings from her shop rare specimens)

(above photos, left sitting at jason's drawing area & right, sitting beneath some of his original art, some of these available as limited prints in his shop, & oh fuck this one!)

in my own simcoe merino chunky wool headband of limited teal, & everything else is pretty much from Montreal  including the amazing leather leggings from ursa minor, which i grabbed off elizabeth at city of craft, also vintage floral blouse from sarah & her montreal picked vintage shop cheap opulence, & vintage coat from montreal  vintage shop new wave nation.

(above, wearing a ceramic necklace from shayna that i picked up at falconwright's pop up shop from & right, wearing a vintage peaked fur hat that was gifted to me from anabela of fieldguided)

in my knits: anais of time is grey wearing her hand knit leeds

it is always a  "pinch myself moment", whenever  anais re-mixes her outfits w/

 her own good night, day leeds halter top. 

i'm a huge fan of her blog time is grey (one of my very favorites) & if you haven't crushed on anais yet, you will. i've always been especially fond & proud of this pattern, although i do realize it could be a tricky piece to style up & anais never fails to wow me, & of course she is so damn gorgeous. 

here is another post of anais in her leeds here & here!

all photos c/o time is grey

in my knits: welcome to fall

welcome to fall. it's getting close to that time where i begin to feel kinda anti-social, & i just wanna stay in all the time, just knit (& mostly because i really need to be knitting too, i never seem to get ahead). it's also holiday mall madness time, & its really frustrating at times to see all the really poorly made machine knits out there & feel like noone wants to buy & support handmade...then thats where i'm wrong,  because i get to do post of those "in my knits" that do shop consciously, & then the doom of holiday consumerism isn't feeling that crappy. in my knits: from top chad of mon petit fantome wearing his own black cambridge cowl & also a tote from anabela, lindsay wearing her own perth ascot & wonderful masks too, olivia of young captive of montreal, johanna from sweden of floremarkshop & christina of simple vintage. thanks to everyone who contributes to "in my knits"! please keep it coming...