Sweetheart Month

It is sweetheart month ... knit something pink !

Olympic Knitting

Some Slopestyle Knitting

When viewers turn on the NBC broadcast of the men's snowboard slopestyle finals Saturday night, they might see an odd site at the top of the course: a man knitting a scarf.

That man is Antti Koskinen, Finland coach, and at Saturday's competition he was busily working cream-colored yarn with green needles.

The scarf is something others on the Finnish team will add to before handing it off to Finland's Summer Olympic team going to Rio de Janeiro in 2016. What they will do with a giant scarf in South America is unclear.

The idea for Koskinen to work on the scarf at the starting gate was that of Finnish snowboarder Roope Tonteri, who finished 11th Saturday.

"I think that it looks really weird, so it's kind of funny," Tonteri said. "Everybody just thinks, 'What's he doing?'"

Tonteri noted that his coach is a slow knitter, but that beats the alternative: Tonteri doesn't knit at all.

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New Restaurant

Cricket Cove would like to congratulate our new neighbor The Strand Restaurant on their grand opening this week. Great food, newly renovated, and fresh friendly atmosphere ... highly recommended. Stop in and grab a nice meal before, during, or after your visit to Cricket Cove.
Owner Mike Chase pictured below. Way to go Mike !

Hospital Auxiliaries

Knitters in the Hospital Auxiliaries from St. Stephen, Saint John, and Sussex are doing some outstanding work ... to date they have knit ... drum roll please ... 1,783 hats for new born babies !!! Cricket Cove is one proud supporter. Outstanding, keep up the great work !!!

Sakura Hat

Knit with the Sakura Cotton using the head hugger pattern. Awesome project.

Yarn Bombing King Street (Saint John)

Don't forget that February 6th is Nation Sweater Day ... stop by Cricket Cove to pick up your knitted flower, all proceeds go to WWF.