Thursday, May 27, 2010
It has arrived....
When I opened the store, almost 5 years ago now, I had a dream. And that dream was to have Koigu yarn in the shop. Alas, due to circumstances, it was not to be....
But it is now! Here's what it looks like:
And here are some great things to do with it...
The famous Charlotte's Web Shawl. Add 5 fabulous colours of Koigu's Painter's Palette and stir. The result is a completely original shawl that shows off "Your" colours making this shawl a reflection of you. Mine would be....green. Shock of all shocks. (Pattern is $6 at the store)
Here's a free baby bootee pattern....
Use two balls to stripe this scarf.....here's a free pattern.
Super adorable stay-on booties....free pattern.
Fabulous beret....search "Breezy Beret" in ravelry.com. $5 download.
So many beautiful things to do with this yarn....it's a dream come true!
So come in and check it out.
One more reminder for anyone interested in joining us for Debbie Gemmell's Top Down Sweater class:
Sunday June 6th, 2-5pm. $75 includes yarn, choice of Deb's books and sweater by the end of the class!
Learn to make a sweater out of any yarn for any person. Excellent! Click here for more deets. Don't miss it!
See you soon, stitchin' sistas! (and brothas; Rob and Stu)
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Ready to try something NEW? Why not come out for a class?
Sit back, relax, and open your mind to a new knitting skill! There are lots of fun things to learn this summer....
Here's what's coming up over the next couple of week....what catches your eye?
BUT FIRST ...let's deal with this knit-a-long.
Tomorrow morning from 10am-12pm, (that's Friday, May 21st) we will get together to cast on for our customized T-shirts!
If you want to knit something-you-can-actually-wear-and-it-looks-fabulous, join us! 2 balls of Americo's Cotton Flame is all it takes. That's $36. Free pattern....just bring your 4mm, 24" circs and let's go!
Here are a couple of fine lookin' ladies wearing this easy to wear summer top. Thanks Bonnie!
The knit-a-long's are for everyone and they're free. Our philosophy is that there's strength in numbers. We will stay on task, we will get each other through any problems we might have and we will get 'er done!
So join us!
ps If you have other yarn you want to use....bring it! No prob.
And now for the classes...proper.
THIS Saturday....try a MOBIUS. It's wild. It's amazing. It's not hard at all!
The sky's the limit with this scarf. Any yarn and any length will do. It makes a great gift and it's so much fun to experiment with!
AND the class is only $25.
Here's me wearing the long one--I have a short one too.
Saturday May 22th, 2-4pm BOOK IT
BACK AGAIN BY POPULAR DEMAND....
Debbie Gemmell will be teaching her Top Down Sweater Class. This is such a great class for all your sweater knitting needs.
Here are the skills you will walk away with:
how to increase in many different ways for many different looks
how to customize a sweater to fit anyone, anywhere
how to make different necklines
how to do short rows
how to make a sweater that requires NO SEWING
how to make a sweater out of any yarn for any size person
how to make button holes
It's truly a jam packed 3 hours. Deb is such a pro. This is your opportunity to PICK HER BRAIN!
$75 gets you 3 hours with Deb, your choice of Deb's published pattern books (either baby, toddler or adult patterns), yarn to complete a mini sweater.
As my dad says, "That's quite the bargoooon!"
This is a baby sweater made with Deb's Top Down technique....unbearably cute!
Sunday June 6th, from 2-5pm. BOOK IT
Did someone say knit faster?!!!
Ok, Ok! I'm trying. But I knit in the American way where I throw my yarn with my right hand and it's quite slow....what can I do?
OH, HOW I WISH someone would teach me how to knit the European way that's, like, WAY faster!
Oh, thank heavens!! It's Stuart-man. Ahem. I mean Superman. Um, I mean Knittingman?
Anyway, Stuart's here to teach me how to knit, Continental style! By holding my working yarn in my left hand and by "picking" my stitches my knitting movements will be economized, enabling me to knit like Superwoman!
Oh, and it's also great for doing "fair isle" knitting where you need to hold one colour with one hand and one colour with the other hand.
Ok, enough goofin' around. Stuart is back to show you how to knit the European way, aka Continental. It's good to know.
Thursday June 17th, 7-9pm. Just 25 bucks! BOOK IT
And if you REALLY want to blow your mind, try Stuart's Portuguese Knitting class! This is great for colourwork and terrific if you have any trouble with hand/arm pain when you knit. I'll be posting a little video on my website soon, just to give you an idea of what the heck this is all about. I'll just say this....VERY cool.
Tuesday June 15th, 7-9pm BOOK IT
Everybody's fave sock class is coming up! Knit your socks from the TOE-UP!
Sunday June 20th and 27th, 12-2pm BOOK IT
If you are into a more traditional sock class, we've got that covered too!
Saturday June 19th and 26th, 10-12pm BOOK IT
Some new little goodies arrived today....
RESTOCKED in Americo cotton for Kayla Shrugs...here's pretty Jacqueline in hers....
RESTOCKED in Americo Cotton Flame for the lovely and light cotton scarf called the Roman Holiday....ahem, or the knit-a-long T-shirt we're starting tomorrow. Look at some of the fantastic colours!
And we just got this great sample in....this is a free pattern from Caryll Designs called the Wavy Feather's Wimple.
I'm totally diggin' cowls these days. They're so quick and so pretty. This one's done out of Hand Maiden's Camelspin. Man, it's gorgeous.
Ok, there's so much more to say but I need breakfast. So...I'll just say, "Get in here and check it out yourselves!"
Have a happy long weekend, my friends!
Wendy
PS I have a few "Focus on You's" to catch up on, but here's one that's a real show stopper!
Stuart is always looking for new and, how should I say....'unusual' stuff to do with his knitting needles. Ahem.
Look what he's been up to! It's a "Now you see it, now you don't" wall hanging. Can anyone guess who magically appears in his detailed stitches? The word 'magically' is a pretty good clue....
Here's the 'before' angle....
And here's the 'after' angle....
WHO IS IT?? First one to email me the right answer gets a bottle of SOAK!!!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Ok....so the KNITTER'S FROLIC is this weekend! Have you ever been?
This. Is. The. Year.
Come down to the Japanese Cultural Centre at Don Mills and Eglinton for a day of yarn shopping (and CLASSES!) like you've never experienced. Great great stuff from all kinds of terrific shops and small independent yarn dealers. Very 'oooooo and aaaaaaaa' worthy. Here's the link to all the info you need!
I will be attending the frolic as a vendor and taking all my special little goodies with me. So to celebrate I'm having a big sale of all my 'get down to business and knit' yarns. The ones everyone loves but don't have all the sex appeal of hand dyed silk. Whatevs.
You all know that Sublime Extra Fine Merino is simply divine for sweaters, Sirdar's Baby Bamboo is the ONLY thing to knit baby stuff with, and Mission Falls is the greatest (and most washable) blanket/sweater yarn ever made. So there. Stick that in your cap, hand dyed silk. Raspberry.
So here's a taste of what deals you can find this weekend -- From Friday May 7 to Sunday May 9th.
ALL NEEDLES and ACCESSORIES...
15% OFF
All Sock Yarn...
40% OFF
Woolly Bully...
50% OFF
Maya and Mia (Thick and Thin cotton)...
40% OFF
Katia Tobago and Samba and Degrade (stripy cotton)...
40% OFF
Sublime Extra Fine Merino and 4-ply Cashmere Silk...
30% OFF
All Winter Americo Yarns...
50% OFF
Cascade 220...
40% OFF
Tahki Donegal Tweed...
40% OFF
Noro Kureyon...
30% OFF
Sirdar's Baby Bamboo...
25% OFF
Sirdar's Flirt (same exact yarn as baby bamboo)...
25% OFF
Blue Sky Alpaca's Multi Cotton...
40% OFF
Mission Falls Wool...
30% OFF
Mission Falls Cotton...
30% OFF
Crochet Cotton...
50% OFF
AND MORE....
So, now you have your weekend planned!
See you at the Frolic! And at the store!
My, my, you'll be busy!
Previous Issues
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April's Fiber Intake (2010)
March's Fiber Intake (2010)
February's Fiber Intake (2010)
January's Fiber Intake (2010)
December's Fiber Intake
November's Fiber Intake
October's Fiber Intake
August's Fiber Intake [seems September was a quiet month at Unwind]
July's Fiber Intake
June's Fiber Intake
May's Fiber Intake
April's Fiber Intake
March's Fiber Intake
February's Fiber Intake
January's Fibre Intake (2009)
December's Fibre Intake
November's Fibre Intake
October's Fibre Intake