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Frabjous Fibers
I'm very excited about an order that I placed today. I hope it makes it in time for the Frolic.More gradient kits - this time from Frabjous Fibers.Our Down the Rabbit Hole gradients shift from light to...
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Mini skeins
The yarn from Frabjous Fibers is on the way to us. Here are more kit colours that will be in the shipment.Our dinner last night was a lot of fun. The theme of the evening was Charmed by Chocolate and...
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Colour Inspiration
Do you need some easy, mindless knitting? Take a look at the Sanibel Cowl. You are working in the round and all you need to know is knit, purl, purl 2 together and yarn over. I cast this one off last...
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Unicorn Tails
I'm a bit obsessed with mini skeins right now. These allow you to knit something with lots of colours without having leftovers.Pattern: Magmatic Boom (purchased on Ravelry)The sample used 2 skeins each...
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Color Play Mohair Wrap
One of my favourite all time projects is the Color Play Mohair Wrap. The pattern is from Churchmouse Yarns and the yarn is Kidsilk Haze Stripe from Rowan.We have copies of the pattern in the store or...
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It's Hair Day
I'm up early this morning so why not start on today's blog post. I'm going to spend a bit of time working on my accounting and then I get to visit Trish at the hair salon. It's always a happy day when...
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Under the weather?
Pattern: Sick Day Shawl (pattern purchased on Ravelry) designed by our good friend Kate AtherleyThe pictures are courtesy of Gillian Martin. Under the weather? Need a day on the sofa? Go digging in...
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Fabulous Frabjous
Mr. Canada Post brought in the box from Frabjous Fibers/Wonderland Yarns this morning. It's probably a good thing that Lynn emptied the box or I would have put five or six kits in my bag. I am in love...
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The Elder Tree Shawl
We have a new sample in the store - thank you Lynda it looks amazing.I sent the yarn to Lynda for a different project but after one ball she realized that we didn't have enough yarn. I thought about...
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Quaker Lines
We've just had the one year anniversary in our house. This awesome chair is in our loft but I haven't spent much time (OK, none) in it. Last night Beth went to bed early but I wanted to watch baseball,...
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Amalfi Poncho
Happy Saturday. What a beautiful day. It was a great day to be out and about.I love this poncho - two colours of my favourite yarn. We have a poncho theme happening for the Frolic so we made up kits...
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Mice in the Tea
My goal was to have the first colour finished last night and I did it. I've been working on the second colour today. The pattern has two sections. I'm working on section one and it is very easy to...
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Happy Monday
I was in the store for a while today doing mail orders. While I was there Mr. Canada Post came in with two boxes. That makes for a Happy Monday.The first box was from madelinetosh. I quickly ripped it...
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Denim
Today's Web-Letter from Classic Elite has an interesting pattern.Whether for a fashion statement or just to keep your hair out of your eyes, one ball is all it takes to make this summery kerchief in...
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Meadowside
Last night was a late evening. There was a good hockey game on and I wanted to make it to the next colour on my shawl. I didn't have a copy of the pattern with me and I thought I was making a mistake....
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Toronto Knitters Frolic
Here is today's public service announcement. Don't knit while watching Survivor. You need to pay attention to the TV (especially when there is a blindside happening) which causes you to do crazy things...
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Descant
There is a new pattern on Ravelry that caught my eye. It is called Descant and can be purchased on Ravelry.Descant is the fifth voice in a traditional SATB choir. It’s a line typically higher than...
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One Way Tee
Lynn came to work today wearing her One Way Tee. The pattern is from the Spring 2015 Interweave magazine. If you don't have the magazine at home you can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.Even the...
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Blue Nude
I was supposed to head to Toronto today to see the new yarns for fall. I didn't have a good nights sleep and wasn't up for the drive. Instead I spent the day at home making up kits and knitting.Yay....
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What month is it?
The NHL playoffs = lots of knitting time. And a game that goes into double overtime is great. Here is a much better picture of the shawl so far. I really need to get a friend at home who will model for...
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