Have yarn will travel!

I was lucky enough to go away for nearly a week with my daughter Elizabeth.

Can you guess where we went?

And yes - we both had knitting projects with us!

Sitting on a big red rock!

Leaning against a friendly cow!

At a look out!



Patting the only sheep we saw!

If you guessed Prince Edward Island you are correct. Good for you.
Lots of green grass, shining waters, friendly people and just the right
 amount of mother/daughter time and knitting time
.
 Elizabeth is knitting her best friend a lovely long chunky cardigan using Twilleys Purity
 I am knitting a chunky pullover using one of our  n"ewe" yarns - Twilleys Chunky Freedom Spirit.

While I was away a number of n"ewe" yarns came in.
 I will try to remember to take pictures of them and post them soon.
 Better yet - come in and see them for yourself



More N"ewe" Yarns

The n'ewe' yarns just keep coming and coming.

 It is exciting to open the boxes to see what is inside.

 Below is one of the n"ewe" yarns that arrived recently.



Monsoon

Monsoon is a knitting worsted weight wool blend yarn. I know that many of you love the Marble yarns and this yarn comes from the same mill - James Brett. As you can see the colours are "brilliant". They have a long colour repeat that looks stunning knitted up in to hats, scarves, sweaters or whatever.


This is our n"ewe" wall in the knitting worsted weight room.
It is not actually a n"ewe" wall - but it has never had yarn hanging on it before - so it is a n"ewe" wall of yarn and some of the yarn on it is n"ewe"!
Hope you understood all that!!

 

The yarn on the left as you look at the picture is called Stellabella. It is from the Diamond Luxury Collection and comes in 5 lovely colours. It is kind of luxurious as it has a bit of "glitz" in it. I am knitting an easy lacy cowl in the pink colour (of course) and hope to have it finished soon.

Kid-Seta Melange

Linda finished knitting this stunning scarf using 2 balls of Kid-Seta. Even though the yarn is fine the scarf worked up quite quickly using 3 mm and 5 mm needles. This scarf is so...... light you will feel like you are not even wearing it but it will be lovely and warm as it is a mohair/silk blend.

Remember - We will be closed Sat. August 13th for family time!

Woolie Bullie and Kid -Seta

I love the name Woolie Bullie

I love the yarn label on Woolie Bullie

I love the love the feel of Woolie Bullie

I love the look of Woolie Bullie

Now take a look for yourself at this fun yarn.

Did you see the sheep on the label!

Don't you love it!

This yarn is very unique in texture and appearance.

Think of a coat, mitts or a hat with shearling trim and that is how this yarn knits up.

The Woolie Bullie pattern book includes hats, mitts and a headband using this fun yarn.

The finished products will be so cozy and warm.

Another n"ewe" yarn!

Kid- eta

Kid-Seta yarn is so very different from the Woolie Bullie.
It is fine a wool/silk blend and is extremely light.
There are actually 3 different  kinds of Kid-Seta
Kid-Seta, Kid-Seta Melange and Kid-Seta Print.
You will love creating with any of them - the hardest thing will be deciding which one and which colour you would love to use.
Kid-Seta worked along with Cashmere Queen makes a wonderful looking project.


CLOSED
 Saturday August 13th for Family time!

Sheep

Linda and I had a fun weekend visiting Sandra - a former customer and friend who moved to Windsor just about a year ago.

When we drove in the driveway there was wonderful welcome sign drawn with chalk.

 In huge letters it said "Welcome Diane and Linda".

There was also a picture of knitting on some needles. So cute!

Sandra made this sign and her daughter Lauren drew a bunch of balls of yarn on the driveway.

I took a picture but unfortunately it did not turn out - I had my new camera on the wrong setting.

I was going to take a picture of it the next day but it rained overnight and washed it all away!

Look closely at the sheep - Lauren loves to visit them and wanted us to see them.

Aren't the sheep cute and of course Lauren is really cute also.

Did you notice the sheep are note real?

Hope you enjoy this picture.

Have a great long weekend and remember to find some time to knit and crochet.

Hot weather - Winter Yarns

Phlox in my front garden

Some things to think about during this very hot weather -

1. Your favourite yarn shop - us, of course!

2. It is lovely and cool in here- drop in and knit/crochet!

3. Boxes of fall/winter yarn have arrived recently - get a sneak preview!

4. Did you know we are arranging lots of things in the shop -
- new shelving has arrived - come and see!

A pile of yarn

Wow, look at all that n"ewe" yarn.

There is thin lace weight, dk weight and even some really thick and funky yarns.

Now just trying to find a home for all of them.

I know that should not be hard because of all the new shelves

 - it is just deciding where they will look best!

I will give you more information and close up pictures of  the n"ewe" yarns in the next few posts.

Try to keep cool and keep knitting/crocheting.

Summer Gardens and Summer Shawl

I love all the bright colours of my gardens in the summer.

I love all the wonderful colours of all the yarns year round.

I love my garden.

I love my shop.

Pretty yellow flowers in my front garden

 

 Circle Capelet by Dye-Version

Before blocking 
- note outside edges are rounded

During blocking
- pinned the points on the outside edges and lightly spritzed

Ready to wear

Linda knit this stunning shawl for the shop using

Bamboo Sport by Dye-Version.

The yarn is beautifully hand dyed in Mississauga.

Linda said it was a fun to knit as it was different - you knit back and forth but ended up with circles!

Wisteria Shawl

I had fun knitting this shawl using one ball of

Socky-Talky by the Dye Guy.

The pattern is in the book 

Sock Yarn - One Skein Wonders

along with 100 other patterns.

The book is divided in sections for hat, mitts, gloves, scarves, shrugs, wraps, babies, kids, toys, doll clothes, bags and lots more, included a nice selection of sock patterns.

before blocking



after blocking

in the garden

This wrap was very easy to make. It is a 13 stitch by 12 row repeat. The yarn is a hand dyed merino blend.
It is a wonderful yarn to use and it is "local" which is a bonus.
As you can see - blocking makes a big difference in the final appearance.It grew in depth and width to a really nice size.
I can't wait to wear it!