One can never have too many bags, especially with market season/beach season/weekend getaway season upon us. While crochet is typically favoured over knitting when it comes to bags due to it’s less elastic nature, there is always an exception to the rule. In this case, that exception comes to us in the form of…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Sock Yarn- Magic Kette by Borgo
Just when we think we have seen everything there is to see as far as ‘sock yarn innovations’ go, someone comes forward with something unlike anything we have ever seen before. This time, full points goes to our friends over at Borgo de’Pazzi (yet again!) for their incredibly creative new idea, that will have sock…
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Spring is FINALLY here, and King Cole has launched some new shades in a couple of their most popular yarns, as a way to welcome the new season. Known for their classic yarns, ease of care and great price points, King Cole is a company that is well known across the global knitting and crocheting…
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Whether there are little ones in our life or not, knitting for babies and children is always such a joy. When we knit for kids, we allow ourselves to work outside of our usual colour constraints and get a break from thinking about what works best for our body type. And most importantly, we…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentContest- Win Robbie Laughlin’s “A Shawl for Sharing” Kit
Robbie Laughlin is a talented Toronto designer and knitting/crochet instructor, who is well known and well loved within the local knitting community- and beyond! Today we are thrilled to be announcing a brand new contest, giving you the opportunity to win a kit to make your very own version of Robbie’s design, “A Shawl for Sharing”….
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It is a known fact among knitters that sock yarn doesn’t count towards one’s stash. So even if we find ourselves in a yarn shop, and even if we are on a self-imposed “yarn diet”, we can always pick a ball or two (or ten!) of sock yarn, and it simply does not count…
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If there is anywhere that knows anything about warm Summers and gorgeous yarns, it’s Italy. And as it just so happens, that’s where our friends at Borgo de’ Pazzi reign from! This Spring they are spoiling us with a very large collection of new Spring yarns, and today we would love to introduce you to…
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