Project Class - 3 spots left!

Sign up for one of our most popular classes - The Project Class, run by Kate Atherley. Let Kate help you through from beginning to end: from reading the pattern, understanding gauge, increasing, decreasing, fit for YOUR body, and seaming! This is class is suitable for newer knitters and will increase your confidence to tackle any knitting challenge.

This class is not just for knitting your first sweater, but can include lace, cables,plain stitches, shawls, socks - you want to knit it, Kate will help you. You can also bring in a slew of projects that are in the final stages of completion, but you are not sure how to finish them professionally.

Please sign up soon, we have 3 spots left, which is rare, as our project class is always full before we even get a chance to post our schedule.

The cost is $100 and runs on June 13th, 20th, 27th, July 11th and 18th from 10am to noon.

Beginner Knit Night

June 4th is our next beginner knit night. Ask Lisa anything you want on your project(s), get that mistake fixed, get started on something new - anything goes on this night, as it is a night just for you!

This workshop is from 6-8pm, cost is $20. Please call 416.691.6320 to register or pop in to the shop!

Tanis Silk is in the House!

We just received some wonderful new 100% hand dyed silk yarn from Tanis Fiber Arts. Wow, is this yarn freaking fantastic. 550 yards of silky goodness for $42!

MMMM.....Goooodddd.....

Churchmouse Yarns & Teas

We should be receiving this lovely set of Patterns from Churchmouse Yarns and Teas any day now. Each pattern is designed to use one to three skeins of yarn, all easy however the results are beautiful. The photos are taken by the ever famous Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed and we have 12 copies of each pattern.

I am hoping to put a few kits together with yarn, pattern, needles all in a great plastic see through project bag. When I saw the linen stitch scarf pattern, I fell in total love with it. I am using three different colours of Louet Gems and I am about 2" into the scarf. Only 3 more inches to go and I;ll be done!

Firefly Sample!

I finished this great tank a while ago and forgot to blog about it. Man, the heat must be getting to my brain!! I knit this tank with 4.5 balls of Classic Elite Firefly on 3.5mm needles. I made minor modifications -

Knit 1x1 rib for four rounds to prevent edges curling up. Knit an extra 1/2 inch to the body. Knit only 6” icord straps instead of the 10 and 1/2 the pattern states.

Certainly didn’t want to show off the girls that badly!



Here are all the awesome colours we have. You could certainly wear this tank in the winter, pair it with a blouse or under a blazer or cardigan and you have yourself a year round garment.

Swallowtail Shawl!

I don't think I ever posted about my Swallowtail Shawl. This was my ravelympics project, which I finished before the closing ceromonies, thank you very much.

I knit mine with one ball of Classic Elite Silky Alpaca Lace on 4.5mm needles. This was a very fun knit.

I knit in beads using the crochet method instead of knitting the nupps. Looks better, I think.

Viola Sock and Fancy Sock!

We just received a new batch of Viola Sock, a merino/nylon blend hand dyed in beautiful colours.Each skeins is $24 and has enough yardage to make a man's pair of socks!

We also received Viola's Fancy Sock - an aplaca/silk/cashmere blend yarn that frankly isn't used to knit socks, but usually cowls, shawls, hats....small accessories. Each 427 yard skein is $44.

Madelinetosh Yarn!

We are a very excited yarn store - we carry Madelinetosh Sock Yarn! Woo hoo! We brought it the Frolic with us on May 8th, and sadly we have less than half left at the shop. The texture and colours are so amazing, I love each and everyone one of them. Each skein contains 395 yards and cost $26.

I have just placed another order for more sock yarn and their Pashmina DK/sport weight yarn, which should arrive hopefully in time for the TTC KAL, scheduled 10th. As we receive more details about the TTC KAL event, we will blog about it.

New Books!

We received two new books that are out of this world awesome:

Veronik Avery's new book - Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects To Knit, Wear, And Enjoy, On The Go And Around The Clock:

and

Anne Budd's newest title - Knitting Green: Conversations and Planet Friendly Projects

Whisper Cardigan now Available Online!

The Whisper Cardigan was all the range when the IK Knit's Spring 2009 issue arrived on newstands and at yarn stores. Heck, I knit one myself with a yarn called Cadenza:

So many people wanted to get their hands on this pattern, but it was only available in that issue, until NOW!

Hannah Fettig re-designed this sweater for better fit and is now called the Wispy Cardi! You can find the pattern HERE.

I think I like the new and improved version, which includes tapered sleeves, ribbing at the sleeve cuff and bottom of sweater. The newly written pattern is knit with Malabrigo Lace, which we have a tonne of and is so awesome to knit and wear.