Hedgehog Fibre Lace ++

As promised - here are some pictures of the 

Hedgehog Fibre Laces.

The picture does not do them justice - you have to come in and "pet it"!

Kidsilk Lace in at the top and Blue Faced Lace is at the bottom.

Both feel absolutely wonderful.

 This lovely Kidsilk Lace cowl was designed and knit by Linda.

 A little secret - in this picture it was only about have finished and it looks great.

Linda has completed it now and it looks more than great!

It is displayed in the shop. 

 For those of you who love to crochet - Wonderful Wearable Wraps - is for you!

All knitters love to learn more and better ways to do their favourite pastime. 

For sock lovers
The Sock Knitters Handbook or The Sock Knitters Workshop. Both are excellent and have lots of interesting ideas, tips and patterns

For learning other knitting skills
 Expanding Your Knitting Skills
There is so much to learn in the knitting world!

Don't forget about our Wish List!

2 n"ewe" fashion yarns just arrived! 

Books and Wish List

It has been a busy week both in the shop and away from the shop. 

The postman has delivered lots of boxes of yarn, books, gadgets and much more. 

Our biggest challenge is finding spots for everything.

Below you will see some of the books that came in.

These three books for babies will keep you happy creating and make baby look ever so cute.

Knitted Booties for Tiny Feet has the cutest patterns for booties ever! They are quick and easy to make and a good way to try new techniques, etc.

 In case you have not noticed -cold weather is here. 

Snow Day Sets to Knit has a super selection of hats and mitts done on 2 and 4 needles.

Crochet Cowls - quick, easy and fashionable.

Wendy Knits Lace has a super selection of patterns using various weights of yarn.

The yarn in this picture is Hedgehog Fibre Cashmere Lace - so..... soft!

I have to admit - I forgot to take a picture of the other Hedgehog Fibre laces 

- Bluefaced Lace and Kidsilk Lace.

 Watch for the preview of them next week!

Oh yes, I was busy - attended a Knitter's Retreat last weekend. Lots of fun- took workshops, ate too much, laughed too much, got knitting done, etc.

Wish List - Gift Registry

Yes, we have one - just drop by the shop - fill it out - leave it here or take in home.

Everyone loves to receive knitting and crocheting gifts any time of the year!

Hedgehog Fibres

We are so excited to have Hedgehog Fibres yarn! 

There are only 4 yarn shops in the world with it and we are one of them!!

Blue Faced DK -
Blue Faced is a kind of sheep that does not have a blue face!

Fingering

Tops for Spinning, Drop Spindling, Needle Felting

Our Hedgehog Fibre display at the Woodstock Fleece Festival
On the left hand side of the picture are Hedgehog Fibres 3 lace weights -
 Pure Cashmere, Silk Merino and Blue Faced.
I will post a picture next time.
The colours are stunning and the fibres heavenly to feel.
Linda knit the lovely shawl in the centre of the picture 
using the Hedgehog Fibre fingering weight yarn.
We will be doing a KAL (knit along) for this shawl starting on Tuesday November 13th.
Come to the shop, see our lovely sample up close - get your supplies and knit along with others all working on the same project at the same time with help from Linda if needed. 
There is no charge for the KAL.

2 Months until Christmas

That is right - only 2 months to do all your knitting and crocheting for gift giving!

This is a super pattern book - 

Christmas Calender 

- everyday is a new design -  made in a really unique format.

It looks like a calender and there are 24 fun projects using various weights of yarn.

You will find - hats, scarves, shawls, fingerless gloves,a  hot water bottle cover, Christmas ornaments and decorations, baby booties and more.

Looking for another quick and easy project?

Chalet by Classic Elite
This warm and cozy cowl was knit using Chalet. The yarn is a very soft alpaca and bamboo blend.
The 4 colours that it comes in are naturally undyed.
Thanks to Edwina for knitting this cowl for us - you only need 2 balls!

Lots of n"ewe" always arriving - so be sure to check the shop out regularly!

Woodstock and Mist

 We had a great time at the Woodstock Fleece Festival on the weekend. 

Thanks for dropping by. 

 lot of new people discovered our booth and hopefully they will become special customers

 - just like "ewe".

 We were chilly as a very large door was open to let other vendors in as we where setting up our booth.

Part of our 20' x 10'booth

A n"ewe" yarn for your knitting pleasure!

Mist by Twilleys of Stamford is a lovely superfine alpaca/wool/acrylic dk blend.
The colours are very "earthy" and there is super pattern support.
In their pattern book you will find hats, cowls, scarves and sweaters.

I finished this cowl last night and it only took two balls of Mist.

Cooler weather is coming!!

n"ewe", n"ewe" n"ewe"!!

 How are your fall and gift giving projects coming along? 

Hope you have started - if not you need to run in right away!

It is such a busy time of year trying to decide what to make for who. 

Everyday there seems to be n"ewe" items arriving at the shop. 

Below you will find samples of some of them.

Angora Merino
Regia has done it again with this lovely soft fingering weight yarn - Angora Merino 
and the pattern support is super. 
In this pattern book you will find sock, shawls, baby outfits, hats, scarves and more. 

 The top book has lots of hats made in super chunky yarns.

This translates - fast projects to knit and crochet.

Sounds good doesn't it!
The other book calls for chunky weight yarn.
You will find sweaters, hat, scarves, etc for kids and adults.

Knit Kards by Nancy's Knit Knacks
These handy plastic cards are your answers to so many questions.
You can get them individually or as a set.
Clip them to your project bag and you have info at your fingertips.
Info such as how to do various kinds of increases and decreases, yarn label guide,
perfect gauge swatch, etc. 

Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever - one of our favourite Canadian knitwear designers has done it again with their newest book 
Need a Plus Cardigan?
Their patterns are always extremely well written.
This book covers sizes 44" to 61" and you can use any weight of yarn.

Remember the shop is closing early today 
- Friday Oct 12th at 3:00 
and closed all day tomorrow - Saturday Oct 13th 
as we have a booth at the Woodstock Fleece Festival.

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.