Finished Object Friday!
This Friday, we are showing off Marilynn’s Waiting for Rain shawl. She knitted it with 2 skeins of “Alegria” by Manos del Uruguay on 3.75 mm needles. Looks gorgeous, Marilynn!!
This Friday, we are showing off Marilynn’s Waiting for Rain shawl. She knitted it with 2 skeins of “Alegria” by Manos del Uruguay on 3.75 mm needles. Looks gorgeous, Marilynn!!
What we got this Wednesday is… another new Loopie! You may know Heather from her design work, she is the mastermind behind Sled Dog Fibre Arts. You may have met her when she taught the Knitting 101 for kids, or you might have run into her at the shop. We liked her so much that …
Today we are featuring Correna’s 3 Color Cashmere Cowl by Joji Locatelli! She knitted it in “Titus”, a fingering weight wool/alpaca blend by baa ram ewe, in a wonderful combo of grey, cream and red. Looks amazing, Correna!!
This Wednesday, we are all about the re-stock! We received more of the wonderful Hektos yarn by Julie Asselin, as well as 2 more varieties of her fingering weight gradients! We have also received some more Uptown Worsted as well, so if that’s been on your list, it is here!
Today’s finished object is courtesy of our very own Rose. You’ve probably seen Rose knitting away at the shop, but we’d like to take this opportunity to show you just HOW talented she is! This is her “Sydney Opera House Heirloom Shawl” by Mrs. Rose Designs (no relation, ha ha!) She knitted it with a …
We got a new yarn from Julie Asselin! Hektos is a beautiful worsted weight yarn. It comes in 183 metre (200 yard)/115 gram skeins. With a fibre content of 75% Merino, 10% silk and 15% cashmere, it is incredibly soft and would make wonderful shawls, hats or mittens! We received more Julie Asselin gradients as …
Today’s finished object is courtesy of one of our regular teachers, Alana. This is her “Vacation Pi” shawl, knitted in lace weight yarn. It’s even nicer up close! We have a couple of other announcements too! First, we have a winner for March in our Knit-a-long! Our winner is…Bluebird8203! She wins a copy of …
MALABRIGO!!! We have lots of Malabrigo! They have released some brand new colours (we have, of course, ordered them all) and made some older favourites available in a greater variety of weights! The rest of our order of Lang Amira has arrived! As has the Sandes Garn Alpakka, Drops Alpaca, Drops Andes, and Kownie! We …
Our booth at the Osoyoos Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers Guild weekend retreat. They are a wonderful group of ladies. We met them while attending the India flint Eco dyeing workshop, and they host this event, which is open to the public on Saturday! If you’re in the neighborhood, come on by, we’d love to …