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September Dream Club
The September Dream Club has arrived.The colour is amazing!The yarn is Jilly. 100% superwash merino. 400m / 440 yardsThe patternSomething Autumnal, a shawl by Romi Hill: a beautiful, traditionally...
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Party of Five
The Party of Five kits from sweetgeorgia yarns are on the way from Vancouver. I think that they could be in the store tomorrow sometime.These five-colour gradient sets are currently available in Tough...
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Gail
Mr. Canada Post brought in a box from Lynda this morningPattern: Gail (purchased on Ravelry)Yarn: Charly Print Melange from Filatura di CrosaNeedles: 5mm and 6.5mm Our model is the smaller size and...
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Shawl Pins
At the last trade show, Bonnie Bishoff debuted new shawl pins in wild colours. Mr. Canada Post just brought in a box full of them.I loved them and asked her if she could use those colours in bigger...
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Yarn and Soul
Lynn brought in her recently finished shawl. It is super soft with great drape.Pattern: Ishbel (purchased on Ravelry)Yarn: one skein of Yarn and SoulNeedles: 4mmAll colours are currently in stock....
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Pictures
It's a holiday Monday and we need to keep my dad busy. He can't sit around with nothing to do. We asked him to come over and start hanging our pictures. Last night Beth and I laid out these little ones...
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Holiday Weekend Knitting
My secret project. I knit Auburn Wave in tosh ASAP on 15mm needles. Yes, there were a few changes to the pattern - minor ones. I eliminated a few rows. My shawl took 2.5 balls. Talk about a quick...
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Making a list and checking it twice
It's only 3 more sleeps until the Knitters' Fair. That means 2 more sleeps until we set up. I have many lists going and I hope that I have it all.Customers have been asking what we are taking. Here is...
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Party of 5
The Party of 5 kits are packed for the Knitters' Fair. If you are sitting on the fence about a kit, take a look at this super easy, great looking scarf.The Reverb Shawl is a super-simple top-down shawl...
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The Night Before
Dad came and helped with booth set up. I asked him to hang the skeins of Jilly with Cashmere. It was a fairly easy job. Each colour was in it's own bag. Just open the bag and hang on the hook. He got...
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What a busy day
The Knitters' Fair was great yesterday. I understand it was the largest crowd they've ever had.There are many people to thank-the organizing committee-Dad for setting up-Beth for setting up, taking...
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Camp
We're off to our annual knitting retreat this weekend. It's been a long day. I was in the store at 7:30 to unpack from the Fair and start repacking for Camp. We're just about finished. I have...
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Sleet
Marie Wallin has a new pattern, Sleet, that you can purchase on Ravelry.Knit this elegant boat neck sweater designed by Marie Wallin using Fine Tweed and Kidsilk Haze. It features 3/4 sleeves and an...
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At the Lake
For 10km before we got here Beth kept saying 'Don't miss it'. 'You need to get into the right lane to turn'. 'I'll cry if I don't get a Webers burger'. She got her burger and fries and all is right in...
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Friday by the Lake
I had every intention of posting last night but it was late and I needed to sleep. 7 am comes early. We're having a great time (I feel like I'm writing a letter home from Camp). Everyone is getting...
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We're home
We had an amazing time at Camp. Thank you to our teachers Kate Atherley and Kim McBrien. The Campers raved about their classes.I had hoped to blog more often but teaching two classes during the weekend...
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Very impulsive
I was here early this morning to start unpacking the van. Thankfully it's the last of packing until the Fleece Festival.On Thursday I received an email from Las Vegas with great hotel rates for this...
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Vegas Day One
The flight to Vegas was very good. No one sat beside me so I could spread out and knit. We landed at 11pm Vegas time which is 2am at home. I was very tired and went to bed. The morning started with...
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The Conservatory
There hasn't been much knitting while I've been here. Actually, there has been more sleep than you'd expect. The past few weeks were extremely busy at home and I'm catching up on lost sleep.Auburn Wave...
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Jilly with Cashmere
Beth wound my ball of Jilly with Cashmere before I left for Vegas and decided that she needed to knit with it as well. She is using one skein to knit That Nice Stitch (a free pattern on Ravelry). The...
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