We also have a colourful table full of Handmaiden and Fleece Artist yarns including Trail Socks, Kidazzle, Flaxen, Mini Maiden, Marrakesh and Sea Silk. There are some great shawl and sock knitting yarns here in some amazing colourways and fibres. I can’t walk by the table without picking up a skein and thinking of knitting it up into a lacy shawl. My favorite is the Mini Maiden — the silk really makes it glow.

• A Color Affection Shawl Knitalong — Buy the yarn at the store and get the pattern for free! We are hosing a KAL day on May 19th from 12–6. There will also be prize drawings for the KAL at the end of the month. Come down to the store for more info.
• If you’ve been to the store in the past few days, you might notice all the shawls hanging up (and if you haven’t been in lately, you should come see the gorgeous work on display). We’ve put together lots of kits for them and all kits are discounted between 15 & 50%!
• There are two FREE Saturday workshops, one on the 12th and one on the 26th. The workshop on the 12th is a lace workshop and the one on the 26th is a bead knitting workshop. Space is limited, so call the store at 772‑5648 to register today!

Introduction to Knitting - Thursdays, Mar 29, April 12, 19 & 26

The title says it all! If you’ve ever wanted to learn to knit, look no further.

Einband (Lopi) Shawl - Mondays, April 2, 16, 23 & 30

This shawl is a stunner!

The Next Stitch - Thursdays, April 5, 12, 19 & 26

A great class for those projects you need extra help on or to learn new techniques not being taught in any other class. Students make projects from socks to mittens to hats and sweaters. Anything goes!

Teeny Knits — Toys in the Round - Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24

Have you been in the store and seen Corie’s super cute tiny lion and baked potato hanging out on by the register? Learn to make tiny toys such as these!

Learn to Crochet — Granny Squares - Mondays, April 2, 16 & 23

Granny squares are a great spring/summer project and are also a great way to use up yarn scraps.

The Next Stitch - Wednesdays, April 18, 25, May 2 & 9

A great class for those projects you need extra help on or to learn new techniques not being taught in any other class. Students make projects from socks to mittens to hats and sweaters. Anything goes!

Amigurumi Crochet Toys - Mondays, May 14 & 28

Learn to crochet in the round and make super cute toys.

There is tonnes of new yarn in the shop! I’ve been updating our Facebook page with pictures when I can, so you should stop over there for a look!

To make room for it all, we have some yarns on sale until this Friday, March 2nd. All of the yarns on and in boxes around the table in the middle of the store are 25% off.  There is some nice stuff there, so make sure to come check it out and help us make some space for all the exciting yarns on the way.

Last but not least, we are having a Be Sweet Cupcake Party this Saturday, March 3rd to welcome the newest yarns in the store from Be Sweet. So make sure to at least stop by for a cupcake and to look at the gorgeous yarns!

Sat, Feb 11th from 12 noon — 2pm 

Ted has graciously agreed to show us how he’s been knitting socks on his antique sock knitting machines!  He’ll do a demonstration and answer any questions about his craft and the history of knitting machines!

10% off all sock yarns in the shop this Saturday only!
Class Cancellation — Unfortunately, our Thursday after school children’s class needs to be cancelled for this week (February 9th) only!! See you again next Thursday, February 16th

I just wanted to thank you all for coming by the store the past few months. We couldn’t do it without you all. Now that we’ve cleared out some of the yarn in our post-Christmas sale we have to count it. Unfortunately, that means closing for a day. On Friday, January 20th we will be closed, but we will be open again Saturday morning nice and early at 10. And once it is all cleaned and counted and organized, we’ll have room for all the exciting new yarns on their way. And there are lots of them.

Thanks again, you guys are what makes our store so awesome.

Three Irish Girls in Adorn Sock, Westerly Sea Sock, Glenhaven Cashmerino and Springvale Supermerino. This is a gorgeous hand dyed yarn that comes from Duluth Minnesota.

I knit this fun hat with less than half a skein of Springvale Super Merino. The yarn did the patterning all by itself — isn’t that cool?

All sorts of Handmaiden and Fleece Artist yarns in a rainbow of colours including my two new favorites Mini Maiden, a gorgeous silk and wool blend and Maiden Hair, a silk, kid mohair and nylon blend that just glows. An old favorite, Kiddazzle also came in with which I knit this beautiful Buttercup shawl.

A great palette of St Denis Boreale which is perfect for Fair Isle and other colorwork projects. A little toothy and vibrant colours. We also have some pattern books that go with this yarn that are just gorgeous.

Some Sweet Georgia BFL in beautiful colours came in and there is still more on the way!

Dream in Color Smooshy in a dazzling array of colours. It’s a must-touch yarn!

Lantern Moon knitting bags, Sox Stix, adorable sheep and cat tape measures and sweet sheep,  bee and bird stitch markers.

Namaste Circular Needle Cases perfect to organize your needles.

Namaste Knitting bags — we have the Laguna and the Zuma and they are stunning!

Long and short Namaste needle cases to hold your needles — we also have matching Buddy cases.

Knitter’s Pride Interchangeable needles, sock needle sets, Cubics (which are square sock needles) and some steel sock needles. My favorite part about the interchangeable and the sock set is that the needle sizes are all different colors so they are easier to tell apart.

Fall is here and the new yarns are rolling in. We’ve started carrying Berroco yarns!  Berroco Vintage is a great washable worsted weight yarn.  It’s so soft and would be great for so many projects.

We have 25 colors including some autumnal heathers.

We have also started carrying Berroco Blackstone Tweed. It’s a gorgeous tweedy yarn with 65% wool, 25% kid mohair and 10% angora.

As well, we got in some Berroco pattern booklets to accompany the yarn, including Norah Gaughin Vol.9. The pattern booklets are beautiful with great photographs and styling.

We have a new super bulky yarn in, Ella Rae Mega. The colors are so vibrant!

There are some adorable new Sirdar booklets in including one for the Smiley Stripes yarn. The new Interweave magazine Knit.Wear is also in. It has such clean modern styling. It’s really pretty to look at and has some great sweater patterns.

There are some more new books in!

There are new colors of Kureyon sock and Silk Garden on the shelves. The Kureyon sock is so bright and cheerful!

There are also new colors of the Llama Silk (which are hanging out with some Drake)

Also in is a flashy but elegant yarn from Debbie Bliss, Party Angel. It’s really similar to Angel, but with some shimmer.

We’ve been getting in so many great new yarns, as well as old yarns in new colours lately. This past week we got in some new colours of Cascade 220, including some gorgeous heathered blues and greens and we’ve expanded our selection of Eco + into colours! We also got in two new Cascade yarns. First up is Cascade 128 Superwash, which is a chunky superwash. At 3.5 stitches per inch, it’s perfect for quick accessories as well as cozy afghans and washable garments. It’s really soft and the colours are saturated and vibrant. The second is Cascade Heritage Sock, which is a great solid sock yarn that comes in a great variety vibrant colours. It’s really soft and smooth so it would work well for lacy shawls or any pattern calling for a well defined fingering weight yarn, not just socks! Last but not least, we got in a great selection of Jawoll Magic Degradé, which is a really fun yarn to watch knit up as it goes from color to color. I’ve seen some shawls made with this stuff and they are beautiful!

In case you didn’t know, over at Wolseley Wool we carry every color of Lopi. Seriously. It’s a lot of Lopi. We also have a great assortment of pattern books to browse through. Lopi is great for our cold cold winters because of its thickness and warmth.

I was taking some pictures around the store the other day and was really taken by the texture of Debbie Bliss Angel. It’s so soft and ethereal with the fluffy mohair hugging the shimmery silky core. Here are some patterns that it would knit up great in:

• Mrs. Beeton
• Modern Quilt Wrap
• Wisp (I love the brown one)
• Ice Queen

• Gussetless Sock: Because everybody loves a new sock technique!
• Thrummed Mittens: Winter is coming and those hands are going to need all the warm they can get.
• Baby Surprise Jacket: Corie has knit so many of these because they are so much fun. They are so cute and putting them together is pretty magic.
• Learn to Spin: Francine from Rovings is going to teach this crash-course on spinning. She’s amazing. If you’ve ever wanted to learn to spin this class is where to do it!

Call us at 772-KNIT (5648) or come down to the store to register quick because these classes are going to fill up fast!

There are also so many other great classes coming up including the Dye Workshop at Rovings this weekend (which I am so excited about!), Learn to Knit Mittens, Introduction to Knitting Socks, Learn to Cable — Bella’s Mittens, Teeny Tiny Toe Up Socks and another round of Intro to Knitting. You can check them all out on our event calendar.