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Fall is coming
My dad surprised me when I got to work this morning. Fall flags are flying.I've been wandering around the store to see the new yarns and colours that arrived last week. There are 8 new shades of Noro...
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Ley Lines
My Auburn Wave in Jilly with Cashmere is growing. I really enjoying knitting with a single ply yarn. This got me thinking of another project that I knit in single ply but haven't shown finished...
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Bay View Mittens
It isn't here yet but the cold weather will be coming. Our very good friend Fiona Ellis designed a new pair of mittens. We debuted the mittens for Fiona at Knitting Camp. This her second pair of Camp...
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Woodstock Fleece Festival
The Festival is going to be here before we know it.Saturday October 17 9am-5pmWoodstock FairgroundsThe Woodstock Fleece Festival is an annual event that invites fibre artists and others to join...
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Log Cabin
The new colours of Noro Kureyon inspired me to find my squares and start working on the Log Cabin Afghan again. 8 and a half finished. Sixteen and a half to go. While I was searching for squares I...
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What will we buy tonight??
Tonight is our annual dinner to raise money for Honduras. My dad loves his trips and especially loves meeting the kids. All money raised tonight goes directly to Honduras. There are no administration...
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Buttons
We just received a shipment of great buttons. Here is a small sample of the many colours and sizes.These rainbow buttons are perfect for any kid's sweater or garment. Small in size, but big on colour,...
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Limited Edition
Mrs. Crosby has been busy.I am simply over the moon to announce the first in what I intend to be an ongoing series of such discoveries: a limited edition of a fascinating yarn, available nowhere else...
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That's a lot of rain
They've been talking on the news about the rain in South Carolina. There has been a lot of it. At the golf course where our house is they've had 21" (no that isn't a typo) of rain. Friends are staying...
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New Lace Knitting
New Lace Knitting is a striking collection of 19 garment and accessory designs intended to reawaken your love of traditional lace knitting by using classic stitch patterns in fresh ways. Whether you’re...
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Rosa Rosae
We have a new sample for the store. Diana bought a Party of Five kit (sweetgeorgia Tough Love Sock) and surprised me with this. We'll have the shawl in the store for a few weeks until Diana wants/needs...
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The Reverb Shawl
My knitting is growing. Not fast but I'm plugging away. The darn rows are getting longer :)While I was outside taking pictures, I took out Exploration Station. I'm not sure if I ever showed a finished...
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Lilli Pilli
Cathy knit this beautiful shawl and it's been on display in the store. I don't know why I haven't taken pictures to share until today. I think the leaves turning have inspired me.Pattern: Lilli Pilli...
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Getting ready for Festival
Today is about getting ready for the Fleece Festival. We're making up kits and starting to pack. I was in the store early today, thankfully, because the SweetGeorgia kits arrived. YAY!!!We have new...
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The leaves are turning - sweater weather is coming
Fall is my favourite time of the year. My sweaters can come out of the closet. The leaves are turning and it is beautiful driving to work. I really can't get enough of the oranges, yellows, rusts, reds...
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Happy Thanksgiving
I hope everyone had a good day celebrating with family and/or friends. It was a quiet day at my house getting ready for tomorrow. We are hosting dinner for around 25. The lasagna is ready and I think...
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Happy day after Thanksgiving
Today's post has two parts. I started writing yesterday and then more from today.The Reverb Shawl is finished and blocked. Now someone needs to sew the ends in.We were up very early today - the tables...
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We like crazy
We have a new sample for the store but it won't be in the store until next week though because it's coming to Woodstock. It will definitely add a pop of colour to the booth.Pattern: Crazy Magic...
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A new store sample
We have new display boxes for shows and they will make their debut in Woodstock. The merino light looks amazing in them.We are waiting on a huge order from Dream in Color for the show. It is supposed...
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Set Up Day
The day went very well. We made it to Woodstock in time to beat the rain. Thankfully. It started to come down hard. The booth is ready for garments in the morning.We're home, we've finished dinner and...
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