Easter Weekend Hours
29/Mar/2010 - 11:07 AM
Good Friday: Noon - 4:30
Saturday: 10:30 - 5:30
Sunday: Noon - 4:30
Monday: Closed
Saturday: 10:30 - 5:30
Sunday: Noon - 4:30
Monday: Closed
Happy Easter!
Crazyfoot by Mountain Colors...HERE...NOW!
25/Mar/2010 - 08:31 PM
Nuff said, eh!
We now have a nice selection of Mountain Colors' new, new, new Crazyfoot sock yarn. It's a 90% Superwash Merino Wool/10% Nylon (for that extra sock strenght) with an amazing 425 yds per 100 gm skein.
Just arrived today. Come and check it out!
We now have a nice selection of Mountain Colors' new, new, new Crazyfoot sock yarn. It's a 90% Superwash Merino Wool/10% Nylon (for that extra sock strenght) with an amazing 425 yds per 100 gm skein.
Just arrived today. Come and check it out!
Knit Happy! Oh...ya!
23/Mar/2010 - 07:47 PM
Okay...we all know we're happy, reeeaallly happy when we knit! So why not tell the world with a great "Knit Happy" coffee mug...
Or a "Knit Happy" insulated go cup...
Orrrrr...a "Knit Happy" notebook?!?!?
All in stock now with lots of colours to choose from!
Or a "Knit Happy" insulated go cup...
Orrrrr...a "Knit Happy" notebook?!?!?
All in stock now with lots of colours to choose from!
Central Park Hoodie
20/Mar/2010 - 08:50 PM
Finished my Central Park Hoodie...luv it!
It's done in Cascade 220-Dune Heather. We have a HUGE selection of 220 Heather's and solids in stock. You can't go wrong with this yarn. Lot's of yardage, it felts, it shows cables and stitch patterns beautifully, it's soft and it's affordable...what more could anyone want?!
It's done in Cascade 220-Dune Heather. We have a HUGE selection of 220 Heather's and solids in stock. You can't go wrong with this yarn. Lot's of yardage, it felts, it shows cables and stitch patterns beautifully, it's soft and it's affordable...what more could anyone want?!
Anzula's here...and other unique yarns
17/Mar/2010 - 08:13 PM
Just unpacked some fabulous hand-dyed yarns from Anzula Luxury Fibers. Okay, now...have a peek at the "Squishy" sock yarn which is a a Merino/cashmere/nylon blend (80/10/10) of hand-dyed, tone-on-tone loveliness:
We've also got a selection of lace weight yarns: Breeze, which is a silk/linen blend (65/35) and Mermaid, a sea cell/silk blend (60/40). Oh my, you've never seen such wonderful stuff!
Also in are the latest Jade Sapphire yarns ... for all of you cashmere coveters out there this is Mongolian cashmere, hand-dyed and ooooooh so soft! We have 2-ply lace weight, 4-ply DK and a nice selection of His & Hers Scarf Kits (comes with all the lovely pure cashmere yarn you need to make one of seven scarves...patterns included!)
We've also got a selection of lace weight yarns: Breeze, which is a silk/linen blend (65/35) and Mermaid, a sea cell/silk blend (60/40). Oh my, you've never seen such wonderful stuff!
Also in are the latest Jade Sapphire yarns ... for all of you cashmere coveters out there this is Mongolian cashmere, hand-dyed and ooooooh so soft! We have 2-ply lace weight, 4-ply DK and a nice selection of His & Hers Scarf Kits (comes with all the lovely pure cashmere yarn you need to make one of seven scarves...patterns included!)
Lifelines
09/Mar/2010 - 07:44 PM
Okay, so I was working on my Traveling Woman scarf/shawl and it came to the point where I was wondering if I could make it a little bit longer (and wider) by adding another lace repeat. I wasn't sure whether I had enough yarn so I decide to put in a lifeline in case I ran out of yarn and had to rip it back.
For those of you who have knitted lace, you know how hard it can be to rip back work...what with all the yarn overs and the k2togs and whatnot; it's difficult to know whether you've managed to retain all of the necessary stitches. The solution? A lifeline. A lifeline is where you take a piece of waste yarn and weave it through the live stitches on your needle. Then you continue knitting your lace pattern. If you run into trouble, you can always pull all the stitches off of the needle and rip it back to the lifeline. For more information check out this link: A lifeline or this video on knittinghelp.com: (scroll down to "Fixing Mistakes". The lifeline is the last video clip).
You can see the lifeline I put in in the photo below. It's the purpley bit of yarn running through the work.
Here it is in closer detail:
It turned out that I had more than enough yarn to complete the shawl with the extra 12 row repeat. With no need to rip anything back, I simply pulled out the line of purple yarn when I finished the project and cast off happily!
For those of you who have knitted lace, you know how hard it can be to rip back work...what with all the yarn overs and the k2togs and whatnot; it's difficult to know whether you've managed to retain all of the necessary stitches. The solution? A lifeline. A lifeline is where you take a piece of waste yarn and weave it through the live stitches on your needle. Then you continue knitting your lace pattern. If you run into trouble, you can always pull all the stitches off of the needle and rip it back to the lifeline. For more information check out this link: A lifeline or this video on knittinghelp.com: (scroll down to "Fixing Mistakes". The lifeline is the last video clip).
You can see the lifeline I put in in the photo below. It's the purpley bit of yarn running through the work.
Here it is in closer detail:
It turned out that I had more than enough yarn to complete the shawl with the extra 12 row repeat. With no need to rip anything back, I simply pulled out the line of purple yarn when I finished the project and cast off happily!