Friday, November 21st, 2008
Hand Maiden's Sea Silk and Swiss Mountain Cashmere and Silk were delivered to much fan fare this week. Delivery days are so much fun around here. It makes me glad I don't work in the dog food business or some such thing. Yarn is way more fun to have delivered. But I digress....
Gorgeous hand dyed yarns just in time for holiday scarf knitting. And let's face it, who wouldn't want a cashmere or silk scarf!!??
There are buckets of skeins for you to pick from to make your own. Ahem, I mean to make a gift for a loved one. (Yeah, right. Just try getting cashmere out of my hot little hands....) (link to pattern below)
And buckets of Sea Silk, as well.....mmmmm. lovely.
LIZARD RIDGE BLANKET UPDATE: We have many, MANY squares and I have the happy job of blocking it and sewing it all up. (it's for a good cause, it's for a good cause, its for a...) It's coming together! But let this be a lesson to all you anti-swatchers out there--and in here, like me. We all have MASSIVELY different gauges! I can't believe it! These squares are BEAUTIFUL and very different sizes! Wowzers. It'll all come together, but it's remarkable. I had to tell you.
If you are interested in joining us next Friday night (Nov 28th at St. John Chrysostem Hall) at 8pm for an evening of festivities, I have tickets at the store. Email me if you need more deets.
And FINALLY, be sure to drop by the Stitch n Bitch on Wednesday nights from 7-9pm. We'd love to see you!!!
See you soon, Wendy
Friday, November 13th, 2008
We have a couple of spots open for tomorrow night's Thrum Mitt class. Give me a call if you want in! I just got in a whole new shipment of Thrum Kits--they're gorgeous! The class runs for the next 3 Friday nights, from 7-9pm with our own thrum mitten queen, Moira! $75 includes a unique hand dyed thrum kit.
A beautiful new kit from Perl Grey (aka Fleece Artist's sister) is the Ana Bandana. Here it is...so cute. Only $27.
And a new addition to the shelves....Araucania's AZAPA! This beautiful chunky tweed is a soft mix of alpaca, silk and merino. It's ice creamy delicious.
And finally, a big shout out to all the Unwinders who have been so gracious and so generous and donated their valuable time to knit a square of the Lizard Ridge Blanket we're auctioning off in a couple of weeks. You are all the most amazing people. I can't thank you enough! Thank you, thank you!
Don't forget, the Santa Clause Parade is this weekend! Come by the store for some samples of Heather's organic fair trade coffee from Cameron's Coffee.
See you soon, Wendy
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Hi Unwinders!
So, I put a whole bunch of new Mission Falls wool out today. It's made me so happy. Look at all the colour. Nothing makes me happier than a wall full of wool. Practically nothing anyway.
Here's my view this afternoon...this angle kinda makes me dizzy.
Hope to see you soon...
Wendy
PS > We have had an overwhelming response to our knitted lizard ridge blanket project. So much so that I think--with a little push--we could get TWO BLANKETS knit in time for the event! We are super stars. Thank you. Oh my, thank-you.
So if you're feeling like you could knit a square--or another square, for that matter--let's GO!! Put your fingers to the test! We need all squares submitted by Nov 14th. If you're new to this idea, here's the pattern. Check it out and let me know if you can swing it. The wool's on me, so come in and grab a ball.
Also, if you have anything else you'd like to donate for the silent auction, please let me know! I've already been approached by a few of you willing to donate other crafties, time, etc. Unwinders are such wonderful people. (someone left me a beautiful scarf--but no name!! Thank-you thank-you! Whoever you are....)
One more point about the fund raiser. We need to raise MONEY!! If you'd like to buy tickets for the event, you can pick them up here at the store. The event is happening on Friday Nov 28th at the St John's Chrysostom church hall (official ticket pdf to follow soon). Tickets are $25 each and include appetizers, door prizes, live music, etc. It's going to be a blast! If you aren't able to make it, you can buy tickets! : )
We have shifted the fund raising focus a little bit. Our event is called "Neighbours Helping Neighbours" and in addition to helping a family who's going through a lot, we will be donating money to a local charity. This is the first annual Neighbour Helping Neighbours event. It's very exciting.
And just because they're cute, and I have nothing else to tell you, here are pictures of my kiddes. Sacha as a scary pirate and Jill playing with mom's phone. Oops, picture taken.
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