We were completely delighted to come into the office last week and find an email in our inbox with a completed KAL sweater! And while the KAL may be ‘officially’ over, we are thrilled to know that some of you are still working away on yours! This version is brought to us by Karen…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentFree Pattern Friday- Canada Day Long Weekend Installment
For this installment of ‘Free Pattern Friday’, we thought we would look through Ravelry for some Canadian themed inspiration. So we are going to showcase not one… but THREE patterns that have struck us as incredibly appropriate (and fun!) for this week. First up, we have something simple, and straightforward. Little maple leaves! Knit…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentOne + One- Scarves, Shawls and Shrugs
Just as the introduction of this book mentions, every knitter out there has at one point in their knitting lifetime, walked into a yarn shop, fallen in love with a skein (or two!) and then without any concrete plans, bought the yarn that made them stop dead in their tracks. This precious yarn gets…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentManos del Uruguay- Gloria
We love Manos Del Uruguay. Like… REALLY love them. We love their colours, we love their story, we love their patterns, and of course… we love their yarn. To say that we were excited about this new yarn called Gloria when it rolled through our doors would be a roaring understatement. We are simply, truly…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentAryn Socks- Free Pattern Friday
It’s Friday, and the weather is heating up out there. So we thought that a pair of socks might be exactly what you knitters are craving for this edition of ‘Free Pattern Friday’. Nothing too bulky that will pool in your lap, something portable to cart along with you to that family picnic or…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentVogue Knitting Early Fall Preview
It’s that time of year, when the knitting magazines are starting to show sneak peeks of their soon-to-be-released Fall issues! And while we are in no rush to get to the cooler weather (let us enjoy just a few scorcher days before the leaves fall- Mmm-Kay?), we certainly do find ourselves getting pretty excited…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentKing Cole Drifter
These days we have been busy around the office getting all of the new yarns for Fall up on our website, and one that has us all talking is a new yarn from King Cole called Drifter DK. We simply love it! Bright colours, self-striping, soft to the touch, fantastic yardage and at a…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentSummer Knits
We know that a lot of people have a hard time wrapping their head around the concept of ‘Summer Knits’. Both knitters and non-knitters alike sometimes say “Huh??? Summer and knits??? Together???” when the topic of Summer knitting/knits comes up. But trust us! ‘Summer Knits’ are an actual thing! Not only are there a…
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