Pashmina
This is Follow Your Arrow by Ysolda Teague (pattern purchase on Ravelry). I knit this awhile ago in Tosh Pashmina (2 skeins) and thought about it today because we have marked Tosh Pashmina down in...
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The Lina Cardigan is a new pattern from Harrisville Designs knit in Highland. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.This Nordic cropped cardigan is knit bottom up, knit in the round, and has one...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning - The Start
The sun was shining today and we started our spring cleaning. It’s time to clear out yarn to make room for shipments that are coming over the next few months.These garments are designed by Georgia...
View ArticleThe Front or The Back?
Lynn has a beautiful new sweater. Meet Arboreal from Jenn Steingass. Lynn has been talking about this pattern forever so I’m glad we finally convinced her to knit it. You can purchase the pattern on...
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We have a beautiful new shawl for the store. Diana stopped by today with Pressed Flowers (pattern purchased on Ravelry). We used Malabrigo Rios - 3 skeins each of Gris and Magenta.The grey is a bit...
View ArticleSharpening my Scissors
I finished the knitting on my Spark/Spice Cardi this afternoon. I wasn’t up to blocking this afternoon so I put it aside and pulled out another project.This is my Throwback. The body is finished and...
View ArticleThinking of Spring
Kits for Ambah O’Brien’s Caladenia MKAL are now online. I will be making more kits later this week after we receive shipments from Madelinetosh and Hedgehog. There will be many boxes arriving - maybe...
View ArticleColour Popportunities
Stephen West has a new blanket pattern. It is gorgeous. What a great stash buster. Stephen knits the blanket in DK weight - if you take your fingering weight yarns and hold two together you will get DK...
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It was a day of boxes and not all of them arrived. We received 7 today and 3 more are coming tomorrow. We unpacked and I’ve been trying to get the website updated.Turtlepurl arrived. We will have the...
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Meet the new colours of Highland. Across the top is Topaz. From the left - Black Cherry, Peacock and Hyacinth.I put together a few combinations for Andrea Mowry’s Throwover or Throwback.Any three of...
View ArticleWaiting for Spring
Pretty spring colours on this cold snowy day. This is a brand new yarn from Urth Yarns called Galatea. Captured from daydream landscapes. We welcome this bulky weight cotton as soft as your favorite...
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After all the snow we had in Ancaster today I wanted something summery to share. These amazing designs are by Lisa Richardson and will be in the Rowan magazine called Ease. This sweater is called Chard...
View ArticleStarting Again
Cheryl Faust has a new pattern called Promises in the Dark (purchased on Ravelry).My original vision / inspiration for this design was architectural steel framework. However, when I began charting a...
View ArticleHappy Family Day
I spent time in the store this morning packing orders. I wanted to get as many boxes in the mail today as possible (22 went out) since I might not be in the store tomorrow. They are calling for a lot...
View ArticleSnow Day
I finally found some time to work on the website. Here are five new colours of tosh twist light.Twist Light is a soft-yet-durable sock-weight superwash merino and nylon blend. With a generous 420 yards...
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All boxes of Hedgehog have finally arrived and the website is up to date. Meet Heron in Alpaca Boucle and Skinny Singles. What a great combination.Only Good Vibes would look amazing in this...
View ArticleTurtles
Lynn has been busy knitting with Striped Turtle Toes. Her sock looks awesome. She said that the yarn is very nice to knit with. This colour is What Does it Mean and we still have a few skeins left.Lynn...
View Article21 Color Kits
It’s time to stock up on patterns. Tin Can Knits is having a sale. I just chose a few to show but there are many, many amazing patterns available. Their patterns are extremely well written - I highly...
View ArticleI’m OK
I had a crazy busy day in the store on Saturday. I came home and started a new project and was having fun knitting. I decided I would post yesterday.I started a shawl in Urth Galatea. I need to get...
View ArticleThank You
I want to say Thank You to everyone who has posted here, sent emails and texts. I’m starting to feel better. Still sore but I’m getting around. I tried to knit a bit this afternoon. My hand was okay...
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