Sweaterkits and books

Happy October!

It is really knitting and crocheting season now!

Sweaterkits has done it again with a wonderful n"ewe" kit.

It is an easy knit one piece vest called a Ruana. 

The kit includes their wonderful hand dyed Alpaca/Merino and their Silk Whisper.

Sweaterkits is an Ontario company with lots to offer.

We also have their Silk Whisper Wrapper (cowl/scarf), 

their Light as Air Shawl

and their Silk Jewel yarn and patterns.

Another great book by Berroco - as you can see lots of great patterns for babies and toddlers.

Woodstock Fleece Festival

We will be closing at 3:00 on Friday October 12 and closed all day Saturday October 13

We will be having a booth at the festival.

Wraps in Style

Yeah - Summer is officially here!

This is a picture of a plant that I have in my front garden 

that has bloomed for the first time since I planted it 4 years ago.

It is called a Red Hot Poker.

I saw lots of them in England 5 years ago and thought one would look lovely in my garden. 

I was so surprised when it finally started to bloom and cannot believe how fast it has grown..

Since I took this picture - it has gotten "redder" in colour and grown several more inches.

Summer is a great time to knit/crochet small projects. 

Think shawls, socks, mitts, hats, baby things, cowls, fingerless gloves, etc....

It might be hot outside, but your home is cool and you want to keep you fingers busy!

It is also lovely and cool here in the shop - so feel free to drop by and sit on our couch and knit/crochet!

Be ready for the Fall and the gift giving season.

Misti Alpaca Fingering

We carried Misti Alpaca Fingering a few years ago and it is back by popular demand.
Make yourself a wonderful shawl - free pattern on their website or a pair of sock that your toes will love.

Silk Whisper Wrapper

Sweaterkits has done it again with this great light weight cowl made of Silk Whisper.
Quick, easy and light weight.

Closed on Mondays for July and August

*****Also closed the first week of July****
No blog post that week!

"March" in the shop

March can be a kind of dreary time of month - but it is very cheery here in the shop.

You will find N"ewe"  items attractively displayed among the green shamrocks.

In this picture you will see a lovely Molly scarf knit by Irene.

 It is made of Classic Elite Liberty Print wool.

We have 9  beautiful colourways.

Each month we receive 2 n"ewe" colours of this yarn.

 Be sure to come in and see them.

Kind of hiding behind the scarf, you will also see lots of n"ewe" colours of Silky Merino by Sweaterkits.

In the wire baskets is the n"ewe" yarn called Jeanie by Peter Pan..

Fun colours and fashionable patterns.

Check out my Panama Shawl.
I am calling it that as I knit it when I was in Panama.
It is make of Katia Temis and it is "just knit".
 It is the interesting thick and thin yarn which makes it look like you did lace knitting.

The little girls cardigan is made of Smiley Stripes by Sirdar.
 It is self striping and comes in 'boy" and "girl" colours.

Linda's Swallowtail Shawl made using Malabrigo Sock still continues to be admired.
 Quite a few of our customers are working on their own creations.

I will share with you more info on these n'ewe' yarns, in later posts - so be sure to watch for them.

Remember our Green Coloured Sale continues until March 17th.

Believe it or not - Spring is coming!!

Have fun knitting and crocheting
from Diane

My FO!

If you remember from my last post - FO means finished object. Well my WIP became my FO before I knew it and even before I took a picture of it as a WIP. Truth be told - I forgot to take a picture of it as a WIP.

Well, here it is my FO. It is the the lightest, most wonderful feeling shawl ever. It only took one skein of Sweaterkits 100% silk. The pattern - which is free when you purchase the yarn - is easy enough for a beginner. This is an  instant gratification project as it works up extremely quickly on 7 mm needles. In real life you can see more clearly the cute little picot edge which is done at the end with 4.5 mm needles. If shawls are not your "thing", it can be used to make a lovely dressy scarf.

I hope you notice the attractive shawl pin fastened to the shawl. This copper pin (and silver ones) are made by Sweaterkits. It is great that they are a Canadian company - actually from Ontario.

Why not treat yourself to a skein (or two) of this lovely hand dyed silk yarn to make a shawl for yourself or for "whoever". If you go back o to our October 14th post, you will see the "must have" colours. I will be ordering more colours soon, as I am sure this yarn is going to be very popular.

Have fun knitting and crocheting.
Diane

Have you ever seen.....?

Have you ever seen a knitted bridge? Yes, I said a bridge - you know the "thing" that allows you to travel across a body of water without getting your feet wet. Bob and I went to see a knitted bridge this week.

This bridge is in Cambridge Ontario and is decorated with knitting (and some crocheting) until Sunday October 27th. The history of Cambridge is based on fiber and fabric mills. The Cambridge Centre for the Arts wanted the community be aware of  its' past, so they came up with this project. They asked knitters/crocheters to make "something" to decorate the bridge. Isn't is amazing! After the "work of art" comes down, the pieces will be all cleaned and the blankets are being donated locally for those in need. The scarves are going to be sold at a special event with proceeds going to the Centre. For more info go to - knitcambridge.com. I have more pictures on my computer at the shop if you wish to see them.

Wow, more new yarns are here and they are as colourful as the bridge but you will definitely want to wrap your body in these fibres - not a bridge.

Dye Version Bamboo

The first one is by a local independent yarn dyer - Dye Version. The yarn is 100% bamboo in absolutely fabulous colours. You will receive a free fashionable scarf pattern for this yarn when you purchase this yarn.

Sweaterkits Silk

I could give almost the same description for this new yarn also. It is dyed by an almost local dyer (the other side of Toronto) - Sweaterkits but this yarn is 100% silk. Of course you have to see the colours to really appreciate them. You also receive a free fashionable scarf or shawl pattern when you purchase this yarn.

Also, lots of new books - will send pictures next week - OK? If you cannot wait - be sure to come by for a visit to say Hi and to see the books.

Oh, yes - Happy Fall - It is now officially KNITTING SEASON!

Diane