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Lynn has a new project
Deidre started a new store sample for us. She is using the new Le Lambswool from Biches & Buches. I should have taken better pictures but I can tell you that the yarn is beautiful.She is making...
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Special Hours tomorrow (Saturday June 11th)
The new colours of Tsubame are amazing. They are photographed and on the website but I forgot to show them here.Here are some new combinations that I put together for Gamut. You can also make your own...
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Tidy Stitches
Freia Fibres has a new sock yarn coming for fall. Tina said that I could use her picture from Instagram to get you thinking about socks.freiafibers OK, this goes way beyond a hint - I'm so excited...
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Tough Love Sock
We received a big restock of SweetGeorgia Tough Love Sock this morning.Clementine80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon 425 yards / 388 m per 4 oz / 115g skein A perfect blend of warmth and strength to...
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Feel Good
Andrea Mowry has a new pattern.The Feel Good Shawl. A Brioche journey. I treated myself to these delightful colors just before the winter break and I cast them on without much of a plan - allowing the...
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Solstice
Ambah O’Brien has a new pattern. This is the Solstice Wrap. You can purchase the pattern from Ambah on Etsy.Winter Solstice for me may well mean Summer Solstice for you in your part of the world. In...
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Another Inclinations Cowl
Diana stopped by last night with our Inclinations Cowl. We knit this with Edition 3 from Schoppel Wolle. The cowl took 4 balls (2 balls each of 2 colours). The cowl is very soft and Diana said that the...
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Cake
Mr. Canpar brought in a box from Lang this afternoon. We have a new yarn - Linello.Linello is a beautiful yarn made of linen, cotton and just a small percentage of viscose. The composition is not only...
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Lynn Love Elah
Lynn is happily knitting the Elah Cardigan. She is using Le Lambswool in Soft Dark Grey. The colour is off in my pictures but I wanted you to see how the pattern in progressing.You start each front...
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I started Elah
I spent some time today planning my travel knitting. We are leaving early for the airport and I could be at the gate hours before my flight or I could be running to catch the plane. If there is time I...
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Happy Birthday Jackson
Jackson turned 1 today. He hasn’t grown much 😘Hello Chicago. My flight this afternoon was very good but it’s been a long day. I was up at 5:30 and we were on the road at 7:30. I was checked in at 9 and...
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Quickly through the show
When I walked from the hotel to the convention centre this morning I could see the show floor. Everyone was busy setting up for the 5pm opening. This is the Starbucks in the convention centre. I will...
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Shopping was fun!
The Madelinetosh booth was busy this morning so I will go back tomorrow. There are a lot of colours on the wall that we don’t have. This is one of the new bags coming from Della Q. This is a new colour...
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Before and After
I’m back in the store. Yesterday was a very long day and I’ll talk about that later. Lynn mentioned that I didn’t write for two days. I had a Thursday post but for some reason it didn’t show up. It’s...
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Golfing
Tonight’s post is going to be short. Beth and I golfed today. It was my first time in 4 years. I am tired and I am sore but we had a great day!!! Brian Smith has a new pattern. The shawl - Bowmarr...
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SoleMates
This is the new sock kit coming from Freia. These probably won’t be available until August/September. Tina (who owns Freia) has machine washed and dried her socks and said that they came out great. The...
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Finished Projects
Lynn came to work today wearing her new Ranunculus. It looks great!!!Lynn used one ball of Noro Kakigori and knit with 5.5mm needles (for the ribbing and the body). You can purchase the pattern for...
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Knit-along
We are going to have a KAL - Isabell Kraemer’s Elah. You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.Elah is worked seamlessly from the top down. Fronts are worked in lace pattern, while the back is worked in...
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Yellowstone
I’m decreasing and don’t have many rows left.There hasn’t been much knitting this week. Beth and I are watching Yellowstone. I don’t know if I can recommend the series but we have started and now need...
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Sunday Knitting
I worked on Elah this afternoon. The pattern is very well written and the lace work is not hard. If you can K2tog and SSK then you can knit the sweater. The lace pattern is written out row by row and...
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