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 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”….
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Cotton Yarns From Borgo de’ Pazzi
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…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentComing Soon- Rico Yarns Creative Bubble
As promised earlier this week, we are excited to announce the launch of a new yarn from Rico Yarns, unlike any other yarn you have ever seen before. Before making formal introductions however, we ask that you take a step back, and prepare yourself to think outside of the traditional definition of what hand knitting…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Yarn- King Cole Cotton Soft Crush DK
While we may be dealing with heavy snow from coast to coast in this country, that doesn’t mean that we can’t all dream of the warmer days to come. Before we know it… the snow will have melted, and it will be time to ditch the warm wools, and embrace the cooler cottons. Which…
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We have yet to figure out how they do it, but without fail, Lang Yarns manages to produce several publications each season that somehow make us want to throw out every piece of clothing we own and start fresh. The photography, the styling, and the simplicity of the garments are presented in such a…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentNew Yarn- Estelle Worsted Heather and Estelle Chunky Heather
In celebration of our fortieth anniversary last year, we launched two yarns that we had hoped would become staples in every knitter and crocheter’s stash. Available in a wide range of colours, and at a great price point, we introduced Estelle Worsted and Estelle Chunky to you all. Based on the response that we have received…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentKing Cole Panda Cub Knit Kits
Across the country, people have been buzzing about the two baby pandas were welcomed at the Metro Toronto Zoo this past October. Ever since they made their first public appearance in the Spring, the line ups have been of epic proportions, just so that people can catch a two minute glimpse of these cuddly twin Giant…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentCanadian Fall Fibre Festivals 2016
Even for those of us that love Summer above all other seasons, anyone who knits is bound to find themselves feeling tiny pangs of excitement at the prospect of Fall being just around the corner. The upcoming cooler days mean that we are finally being able to wear some of our wooly accessories that have been buried away in storage all Summer…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentConstellation Shawl- Free Pattern by Shannon Charles for Estelle Yarns
With new seasons, and new yarns, comes new knitting patterns, and we are thrilled to be able to share one of our latest FREE Estelle Patterns with you today! Shannon Charles is the newest member to the Estelle Yarns Design team, and she has produced some fun to knit and easy to wear items…
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