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Yarn Show
I booked a plane ticket to Chicago today. I’m going for a yarn show at the end of June.It will be the first yarn show since June 2019. The show is by the airport but I have booked an extra day to go...
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Short-Sleeved Tee
Summer Sorrel is a pattern from Wool & Pine. I saw it on Instagram this morning and fell in love. You can purchase the pattern on the Wool & Pine website.Summer Sorrel is a charming...
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New Yarn
Mr. UPS brought a box of Noro - meet Kakigori.Kakigori from Noro is a DK weight blend of cotton, silk, viscose, and polyamide. This lightweight yarn is perfect for knit or crocheted sweaters, ponchos,...
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Madelinetosh
Mr. UPS brought 2 big boxes from Madelinetosh. These bright skeins are Unicorn Tails. This is exactly the same yarn as Tosh Merino Light but smaller skeins.100% Superwash Merino WoolFingering |...
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Thanks Rowan for the free pattern
Everyone loves a free pattern. This is called Belle and was designed by Lisa Richardson. Download the pattern here…The cardigan is knit in Rowan’s new yarn Kidsillk Haze Colour. We have 8 colours in...
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Happy Victoria Day
We had a really big delivery this week.We throw all our empty boxes and large garbage out back and periodically dad takes it to the bin at the office. We have a lot of garbage so we have our own bin...
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Friends
I was going through pictures last night and found these. Before the start of a yarn show we would take a group picture. This is Woodstok Fleece Festival. Lynn and Sarah are wearing Tensho knit in...
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Knitting Progress
The yoke is finished and it’s time to start increasing. I did not do the cast on that the pattern called for. I was ready to start and wasn’t in any frame of mind to do something fancy. I cast on 90...
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Organic Cotton Worsted
Yesterday we received a big restock of Organic Cotton Worsted from Blue Sky Fibers. Blue Sky recently released this great looking sweater pattern for the cotton.Knit from the top-down in soft organic...
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Finished Cowls
Alex stopped this afternoon for a quick visit and dropped off some of my knitting. I knit and Alex blocks, sews in ends and sews my seams. It’s the perfect arrangement - at least for me.This is Andrea...
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Happy Sunday
While my iPad was charging I pulled out my Inclinations Cowl to knit a few rows. I think I might have a Spincycle/Andrea Mowry problem. Diana is going to knit us an Inclinations Cowl using the new...
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Yarn Shopping
I’m trying to finish a newsletter to go out tomorrow morning and in the newsletter I talk about going to the trade show in June. I mentioned new products. I took a look at the vendor list again and I...
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7 more rows
I took a drive to Terra today to buy plants for our house. I show their front planters every year and every year I want them for my store. My car was full. The plants are resting in the garage for the...
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Le Lambswool
We have a new yarn coming from Biches & Buches and it should arrive next Wednesday.Biches & Bûches Le Lambswool is a pure lambswool from a family-owned fiber mill in Scotland. The wool is...
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New Patterns
Stephen West has a new shawl pattern.Gather five shades of lace weight mohair silk to knit this cloudy triangular shawl. The fading marl technique blends the colors together as you work garter stitch...
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Happy Birthday Dad
We have a new sample and it is stunning. This is the Bookish CardiThe Bookish Cardi is a statement layering sweater. It features some of my favorite stitches and techniques: twisted stitches, crochet...
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New Noro Colours
Lynn is going strong on her Ranunculus. She is definitely going to beat me finished.You can see that there is still quite a bit of yarn left on the ball.We have new Noro colours coming on...
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Around and around
I hope everyone had a great weekend. As you can see I knit a bit yesterday.The sleeve stitches are on holders and I’m knitting around and around. Perfect knitting for hockey, baseball and The Canadian...
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Improvements
Stephen West reworked his Pogona scarf.Pogona is one of Westknits’ earliest shawl designs. It’s a beautiful beginner friendly pattern with an elegant shape. Pogona features stockinette and reverse...
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Finished Shawl Day
We have a new store sample. Lynda knit the Fae Wing Shawl (the pattern is free on Ravelry). We used one ball of Noro Akari - colour 19Â on 4.5mm needles.Lynn took it out of the box and put it on...
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