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Home Again
The flight home couldn't have gone any smoother. We touched down at 5:15 and I was in the house at 6:40. And that included a stop at Tim's for a tea. Beth texted me this picture late last night.She...
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Crazy times two
While I was away a box arrived with more colours of Zauberball Crazy ... ... and one more colour of Zauberball 100.Here is my finished scarf (before blocking). I used one ball of Zauberball 100. If you...
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Knitters Frolic
Wannietta is knitting with Debbie Bliss' new Rialto Luxury Sock. The minute I saw the yarn I thought ZickZack.She cast on 72 stitches so that it will be longer and not as wide. I know that she is a...
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Bella Lino
Ms. Canada Post brought in a box from Lynda this morning.Pattern: ZickZack (free on Ravelry)Yarn: Mille Colori BabyWe used 2 balls of 56 and 2 balls of 51. The pattern asks for 96 stitches but we did...
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Spring
Today has been all about spring cleaning and rearranging. We are redoing the lace area (inside the front door) which started with Beth and I going to Ikea this morning and buying shelves.Lynn and Beth...
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Customer's Projects
Today's blog post was easy - Sara brought in some projects this morning to show off.Pattern: Atalaya (purchased on Ravelry) by Laura AylorShe knit the larger shawl in tosh vintage - 2 skeins each of...
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Boomerang
I did a bit of blocking yesterday afternoon. The boomerang is finished and it is a great size for a scarf. If you want it bigger then you keep working pattern repeats.Pattern: Crazy Magic Boomerang...
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Rearranging again
We're doing more rearranging in the store so Beth went to IKEA this afternoon to pick up more shelving. We've fallen in love with Billy.Lynn has been having fun playing with power tools.I just finished...
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Billy is my new friend
We did more rearranging today. The front room has a new look. Billy is our new best friend. I'm going to head to Ikea next week to get Billy shelves for my sewing room.Speaking of my sewing room, I...
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Tough Love Sock
My day in the store started later than normal this morning. We had quite a bit of freezing rain over night. The trees look beautiful but the roads didn't.The crackling noise is very loud outside of the...
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Good Friday
I hope everyone had a Good Friday. My afternoon has been spent quilting. My big decision for the day - do I keep quilting or knit tonight?The Fiberstory order that arrived earlier this week included...
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What we're working on
My ZickZack is growing. I want need to get it finished so that I can start another one.Lynn has a new project. She has been raving about the pattern, the yarn and the needles. Pattern: Mingus by Cookie...
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Rasta
I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. We had family dinner in Burlington and it was great.New colours of Rasta arrived today. You might be thinking that it's the end of March and you don't need super...
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Crazy Scarf
Beth dropped by the store last week and saw the Zauberball Crazy. She had to knit with it. But it's sock yarn and she doesn't like thin needles. I came up with a scarf pattern for her. 3.5mm needles....
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Azalea
The plan was to write a post last night but the afternoon/evening got away from me. I had a meeting, then chiropractor, then back to my parents to do laundry and pack up. I was tired by the time Beth...
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Website
Something exciting happened last night. OK, exciting for me but probably not for you. Korey, my web guy, figured out and implemented a way for me to add shade cards to the website. In the past I would...
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It's snowing
Beth sent a text with this picture earlier today. Is it April? ZickZack is finished with the ends sewn in. The Wild Grape Tendril Shawl Pin from JUL.My next project? Beth started a cowl a few weeks ago...
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Knitting Sunday
April is here which means that our spring hours have started.Tuesday - Thursday 10-5:30Friday noon-7Saturday 10-4Sunday closedMonday closedToday was spent knitting and watching TV. Golf. Nascar. Blue...
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Manos del Uruguay
I didn't 'work' today but I spent a lot of time in the store. I was there by 9am to start packing mail orders. After two hours of mailing and working on the website I went to spend some time with the...
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The Miller's Daughter
Diana came by the store this afternoon with a new sample for us. I'm in love. I'm going to a charity dinner tomorrow night and this could be what I wear.Pattern: The Miller's Daughter (purchased on...
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