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Highlands and Slippy Vs
Stephen West has a new pattern.This top-down sweater is knit with fingering weight yarn. The sample features one solid main color and one self-striping contrast color. Alternate between bands of...
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Striation
I was a bit down this morning with the rain and fog. Mr. Canada Post made my day much better.We have new Atenti Hope Baskets. Then I checked on Ravelry and Stephen West has released his Shifting...
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Deidre’s Knitting
Deidre dropped by this afternoon with a new store sample.This is Laura Aylor’s Six More Week (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit out of Cascade 220 Superwash Grande.A cropped, A-line, top-down...
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Woolcycle
Stephen West sent out an email newsletter this morning.It's time for my Westknits Spring Sale! This is the perfect occasion for you to plan your spring and summer knitting projects and let your...
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A new project
This happened on Saturday night.Andrea Mowry’s DRK Everyday Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry)The pattern is well written and easy to follow. Maybe too easy. I was knitting Saturday night during a...
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Cotton Cashmere
This summer scarf is a free pattern from Churchmouse Yarns. You can download the pattern for the Easy Striped Triangle Scarf on their website.A shallow, garter-stitch triangle, this free pattern is a...
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New Colours
Mr. FedEx popped his head in this afternoon with two boxes from Noro. We have 5 brand new colours of Akari.These are available online and in the store. I see a new Nightshift or two."Akari" is a soft,...
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Simple Garter Stitch
Thank you Churchmouse for another great pattern. You can purchase the pattern for the Quadrangle Wrap on their website.The Quadrangle Wrap has an easy wearability that makes it an easy wardrobe...
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Mitred Squares
I got a phone call last week from a woman I went to high school with. Jen had been a customer and then moved away. She’s back in the area and knitting again. Jen was given a large amount of tapestry...
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Packing
Here is the start of my Kilim Cowl. I don’t have enough for a good picture but this gives you an idea. The ugly brown on the left is the provisional cast on. You want to start with a colour totally...
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LYS Day
It’s coming soon. Saturday April 29th.We are holding a sale in the parking lot starting at 8am and running until 11am. The store will not be open until 11am.There will be discontinued yarn, odd balls...
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Hello from Vegas
I’m going to start with knitting content. This was my cowl after the first pattern repeat was finished. There was more knitting on the plane. I’ll try and get pictures tomorrow during the day. We don’t...
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M&Ms and Southern Food
This is how far the cowl is. There hasn’t been any knitting while we’ve been here.This morning we headed to the M&M store.The walk was beautiful and the sun was shining. It wasn’t terribly warm but...
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Roadblock
Dad and Beth left at 7:30 this morning for a meeting in Peterborough. Lucy was upset being on the jobsite 😀. She loves visiting all the guys. She walks around and talks to everyone and then plops down...
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Spice
Sarah is going to town on John’s Spice Cardigan.The sleeves are finished and it’s time to start the body. Sarah said that it is the most addictive pattern she has ever knit. You can’t stop because you...
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Happy Monday
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Beth and I hosted 26 for dinner yesterday. We had a great day with lots of laughs. This is from Easter Sunday 51 years ago. We got an Easter bunny. Churchmouse...
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Getting ready for LYS Day
My friends were waiting for me last night when I went to bed.Mr. UPS stopped by this morning with a box from Spincycle. We have new colours. I took pictures of Dyed in the Wool - we also received them...
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Flowers
The Pressed Flowers Pullover is worked from the top down in the round with an allover mosaic color work pattern. The stitch pattern is charted. If you are unfamiliar with mosiac knitting and reading...
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Friendship Bracelet
Thea Colman has a new vest pattern. You can purchase the pattern for the Harvey Wallbanger Vest on Ravelry.The vest is mostly about texture and color, but small details play off the design beautifully....
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Temperature Blanket
Blue Sky Fibers has a new tank pattern that can be knitting out of Printed Organic Cotton or Organic Cotton Worsted. You can see both yarns here.Knit flat from the bottom up and seamed, this fitted...
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