Due to a technical error, most subscribers to our email sale notification newsletter did not receive the announcement sent out on Monday.  We apologize for any inconvenience and will be extending the Sale, originally scheduled for Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, to run through Monday, August 23.   For those who missed the chance to stop by on Saturday, there are still two more days of store-wide sales and lots of beautiful yarn to go around. We will be open on Sunday from 12 noon to 5 pm and on Monday from 11 am to 6 pm.   Sale discount list here.

Join us for our big 4th Anniversary Sale this weekend, Saturday, August 21 from 11 am to 6 pm and Sunday, August 22 from 12 noon to 5 pm.  More details here.  See you at the party!

Yay!  We’ve got blocking wires–perfect for lace and light weight knitting and crochet projects.

Each set contains a  baker’s dozen (13) light-weight, stainless steel blocking wires (dressing wires).  The wires are 3 feet long and come packaged in a slim plastic storage tube (1/2 inch tube diameter).

Last week we featured Blackberry Ridge Silk Wool.  We now have the full colour palette in stock.  Beautiful!

What to do on a Tuesday when the shop is closed and summer fruits are in abundance–bake a pie, of course.   We’re trying a new recipe, Peach Crumble Pie.  Waiting for it to cool is so hard!

Just arrived–Dervish and Lace drop spindles by HoundDesign.

Glazed gourd vase by Kathleen Kiukan from Arts Off Main.

Peach blackberry pie cooling on the porch . . . BC summer fruits and berries yum!

Vancouver knitwear designer Mandy Moore’s chunky top-down lace tee, featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Knitscene, was inspired by the shawl shapings of Evelyn Clark.

Mayu knit her Dorlinger in Cascade Eco + colour 9448 dark green heather and used approximately 2/3 of a skein.The beautiful lace pattern makes an open light weight piece, perfect for layering.  It’s a quick, fun knit and Mandy’s shaping in this piece is brilliant.

Mayu knit the second size (34 1/2) and it fits Jamie perfectly.

Of course we all want one (or two) of these tees . . . choosing a colour is the hardest part.

You may remember the beautiful Blackberry Ridge Silk/Wood Lace we stocked a few years ago at the shop . . .

We knit our first EZ Pi shawl as a welcoming blanket for The Boy in the natural cream colour and it’s still going strong after almost 24 months of daily use!

Well, Blackberry Ridge is back and we’re knitting another Pi, this time in the vintage green “Willow” colour.  We’ve used a concentric circle pattern of simple eyelet rounds for most of the shawl, ending with about 3 1/2 inches of  gull lace (popularized in the February Baby Sweater) and finishing with the knitted on edging from EZ’s Pi in Best of Knitter’s Shawls and Scarves.  Of course, as is obvious from the above photo, we’re far from “finished”.   With over 600 stitches on the needles, this edging (which requires two rows for every one stitch from the circle) will take a while to complete.  But it’s a beautiful satisfying knit, and the perfect marriage of yarn and pattern. Check back for progress pictures.

Does it seem like we’re excited about Blackberry Ridge?  It’s true, we can’t stop planning projects! Jamie cast on today for Carol Feller’s Adrift in the Medium Lilac colourway.  Her washed swatch shows stocking stitch at 24 and 25 sts/4″.  The before-after-washing stitch gauge was unchanged and the fabric is delightfully soft and springy.  So stop by and have a look at this wonderful yarn from the family-owned Wisconsin Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill.   Made from merino and corriedale wool from sheep flocks local to the Spinnery, the fibre is woolen spun, producing a soft, warm, light and lofty yarn. Our Silk/Wool Lace (25% Silk/75% Wool) is slightly thicker than lace and thinner than fingering but appears to work equally well in patterns for both weights.

Pattern: Liesl

Size:   34

Yarn:  Gala Wool Natural Dyed Indigo “Glacier Blue”, 225 g (2 1/4 skeins)

Needles:  7mm, 32″  Addi Turbo Lace

Here’s a closeup of the velvet ribbon closure.  We were originally planning a crochet loop edging with three little buttons, but ended up choosing the ribbon–easier and we like the contrast of black with the pale sea blue yarn.