With the warmer weather finally upon us, many of us may find ourselves thinking of projects that lend themselves to hot, Summer projects- or garments! And while there are many knitters and crocheters who are not the biggest fans of knitting with cotton due to it’s inelastic nature, that’s where Cascade Fixation comes in. Available…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentCascade’s Knitterati Afghan KAL
Hey knitters! Have you heard? Cascade Yarns is celebrating thirty years of producing high quality, affordable yarns to the knitting and crocheting community, and in order to celebrate, they are hosting an afghan KAL! Using five colours of their popular Cascade 220 Superwash yarn, this afghan contains thirty blocks, each one designed by a…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentThe Chevron Colour-Block Blanket- Free Pattern Friday
If you live in the Montreal area, or even if you just live in Canada (and beyond, I’m sure!) you have more than likely come across the collection of gorgeous patterns offered by the fantastic yarn shop, Espace Tricot. Not only are their patterns on trend, but they are classic, simple and always inspiring. And…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentAmalfi Vest- Free Pattern Friday
We thought that for today’s free pattern, we would look to the warmer Spring weather that has finally landed on us in this part of the country, for a little bit of inspiration. Which to us means… knitting with cotton! And not knitting sleeves! However, we realize that some of you might find knitted…
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If you are a knitter who likes to knit for others, or perhaps who likes to punctuate some of your larger knitting projects with a few smaller ones, then we have a very worthy project (and cause!) that you might want to consider getting involved in. ‘Knitted Knockers of Canada’ is an organization that…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentBook Review- “60 Quick Knit Baby Essentials”
We just can’t get enough of Cascade’s “60 Quick Knits Books” series, which turns out to be a good thing! Because just as quickly as we knit our way through one of these books, Cascade publishes another! Each book from this series differs enough from the last to make it worth your while, but…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentBook Review- Wanderlust by Tanis Gray
Today we want to talk about a brand new (like, SMOKING-hot-off-the-press) book called Wanderlust- 46 Modern Knits For Bohemian Style, by Tanis Gray. Each pattern in the book is knit using Cascade Longwood, a beautiful, aran weight, 100% superwash merino wool, available in a vast range of colours. This publication is a compilation of patterns…
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