Ultra Soft and Silky
Today the Prism Plume got straightened around and added to the website. I totally forgot to get a picture of the wall of Plume before I left work. Not too bright. An incredibly soft, luxurious faux fur...
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Mr. Canada Post dropped off a box this morning from Lynda. The Eccentric Chevron Wrap is amazing! You are cutting the yarn each row and tying the ends together, creating fringe as you work. The...
View ArticleFour Weeks
Lynn thought she was being funny today when she said 'It's only 5 weeks until Camp'. That means 4 weeks until the Knitters' Fair. Oh my goodness. I haven't even planned the booth yet. HELP!!!Beth...
View ArticleWay too cute!
Fabulous kits from Blue Sky Alpacas have arrived and I am working on adding them to the website.The Royal Petite Babies Series are treasures to create and collect. There are 6 beautifully packaged kits...
View ArticleNew Colours
We're getting ready for our next madelinetosh shipment. Hopefully it will be here by the end of the month - just in time for the Knitter's Fair. There will be 10 new colours. Mill Pond Flycatcher...
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Two Harbors Poncho. We don't have copies of the pattern in the store yet but you can purchase it on Ravelry...Easy does it. What’s not to love about this artful jacket alternative? Stitched sideways in...
View ArticleYou gotta love 12mm needles
I finished my Debbie Bliss vest with not a lot of yarn to spare. The pattern called for 4 balls and I finished it in 3. I thought that I would have to sew up with something else (Charly from Filatura...
View ArticleCrooked Road
The Crooked Road Scarf pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry. It is knit using a Mountain Colors Twizzle Perspectives Kit.This fun scarf is cast on “the long way” so you have a lot of stitches...
View ArticleHappy Dance
The madelinetosh shipment arrived at our storage unit today. We are inventorying the yarn and tomorrow afternoon the new colours will be in the store.Coal SeamMy bulky vest is growing.I thought I would...
View ArticleIt's Here
The new colours of madelinetosh are in the store.This is just small amount of what came in today. Above is vintage and merino. Below is ASAP.I started looking on Ravelry for things to knit in ASAP. I'm...
View ArticleBig needles = Quick knit
The vest is finished. All ends sewn in. Ready to head to Camp.Pattern: Lanesboro Vest (patterns in the store or you can purchase on Ravelry)Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas BulkyNeedles: 12mmLate this afternoon...
View ArticleHoli Party
Last night I started to knit Holi Party (pattern purchased on Ravelry) in madelinetosh ASAP. You cast on with 8mm needles and work the neck band. Now you switch to 10mm needles and start the short row...
View ArticleDreaming
More colours are coming from Dream in Color. The shipment is leaving Arizona at the end of the week and we should have it by the middle of next week. All these colours will be available in two...
View ArticleThe Party is Growing
My progress on Holi Party. I need to roll another ball and should finish the front tonight during America's Got Talent.I finally remembered point protectors when I got to work this morning. This will...
View ArticleSock yarn and more sock yarn
Twizzlefoot - a new sock yarn from Mountain Colors arrived today.53% Superwash Merino, 17% Domestic Wool, 17% Silk, 13% Nylon - hand dyed in Montana410m / 450 yards on a skein$37.75 a skeinI took this...
View ArticleThe party is getting bigger
The front is finished and the back is almost done.There will be buttons on the side of the sweater. You don't make button holes - the buttons are sewn to both flaps to hold them together.We received...
View ArticleFave Sock
We have yarn coming from the US late next week. Fave Sock from Fiberstory. I'm not sure what grabbed me first in Sarah's booth. It could have been the colours of her sock yarn which are amazing.A 100%...
View ArticleJetsetter
I cast on a new cowl project last night. I had two rows of the moss stitch finished when I went to bed. The plan was to work on it at work today.Pattern: Jetsetter (purchased on Ravelry)Yarn: 1 ball of...
View ArticleLazy Sunday
Jetsetter is finished. I'll get pictures on a mannequin on Tuesday when I'm back in the store - lying on the counter doesn't do it justice. I was going to block it (today was blocking day) but I had it...
View ArticleFiberstory Gradient
I've been updating the status on our shipment from Fiberstory and it has crossed the border. I'm being very optimistic thinking it might arrive tomorrow. My best guess is Wednesday. Many have asked...
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