Whether you have been knitting for a little while, or a long time, there is no doubt that you are familiar with Cascade Yarns. Known for their high quality, wallet-friendly products, knitters and crocheters of all skill sets and style know and love this popular line. But with such a large range of products, it…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentCelebrating 40 Years of Business with Iris Peacock- Founder of Estelle Designs and Sales Limited
It is an exciting year for us at Estelle Designs and Sales Limited, as we are celebrating 40 years of business! Our business has grown, and we have watched the industry evolve, but no one has seen these changes take place more so than the founder of Estelle Designs- Mrs. Iris Peacock. We sat down with…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentBaby Alpaca DK by Estelle Yarns
A new yarn just rolled into the Estelle Yarns warehouse, and it has us all incredibly excited! It’s alpaca, it’s incredibly soft, the colours are classic and heathered, and it is a DK weight. Basically… it’s pretty much exactly what every knitter is looking for this time of year as we start to think of…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentBusiness As Usual
While it may have been the hottest week of the year in this part of the country… It was still “business as usual” at Estelle Yarns. Fall will be coming, and we are (literally) piled up to our ears in yarn!And what could possibly be better than that? Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentTool Time- Stitch Markers
As with many hobbies out there, it is easy to get sucked into all of the tools and toys that go along with that hobby. If you are into motorcycles, you try to get your hands on the latest boots, gloves or carrier bags. If you are into fishing, you want to fill your…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentInterview with Helen Firing- Designer Extraordinaire
Many of you are likely familiar with our free knitting patterns that are offered on our website (if not, what are you waiting for!?!?!? Click here!) If you are familiar with our patterns, then you are familiar with Helen Firing- the brilliant woman behind so many of these patterns! Since it’s that time of…
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 CommentRico Yarns “Essentials Cotton DK”
While we are working hard at getting our Fall line-up of yarns all ready to show all of the yarn shops across the country, we know that all of you knitters are all likely just beginning to think about Spring/ Summer knitting. And we can’t say that we blame you! In his part of…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentCascade Heritage- New Colours!
We have good news for fans of the popular sock yarn Cascade Heritage. This range of solid coloured yarn has almost DOUBLED in size for us this season! Heritage Sock is perfect for people who just don’t have an interest in wearing wildly coloured socks (something we can’t quite understand… but hey, to each their own),…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentKing Cole Opium Palette
Since it has been so snowy in these parts as of late, we thought it might be nice to look ahead to Spring, and dream of warmer days with the help of some new Spring Yarns. Back in 2013, King Cole introduced a fabulous “thick and thin” cotton/acrylic blend yarn called Opium that took…
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