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  • Baby Surprise Jacket--Felted!

    Baby Surprise Jacket--Felted!

    We can’t stop knitting Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket.Here’s one version knit by a customer—you might remember seeing it on last year’s blog.

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  • The Little Linen Buddy Sweater

    The Little Linen Buddy Sweater

    We’re starting to plan for spring/summer and that means linen.Here’s a wonderful little seamless sweater pattern by annypurls, originally knit with stripes in Cascade 220 but we love it in Euroflax (non-Ravelers, go here).

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  • What's New in Knitting Accessories

    What's New in Knitting Accessories

    We have lots of interesting new (to us) knitting accessories.One of our favorites—Knit Klips.

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  • Pink and Red for Valentine's Day

    Pink and Red for Valentine's Day

    Shop on Saturday, February 14, and save 20% on all Pink and Red Yarn during our Happy Valentine’s Day Sale!.

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  • Winter's not over yet . . .

    Winter's not over yet . . .

    Wee ones will still need cozy hats for a few more months and you can knit this seriously cute viking cap in about an hour! (Non-Ravelers can find the pattern here) Scandihoovian Hat, shown in Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky 1 skein.

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  • The Girl's 'Lillie'

    The Girl's "Lillie"

    A sun shiny day at last, so Dad serenaded while The Girl helped with yard cleanup.The Boy was cozy wrapped in his Koigu Big Bad Baby Blanket.

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  • A knitter's valentine . . .

    A knitter's valentine . . .

    Stop by and enjoy our window full of sweet knitted hearts.Here’s the pattern on Ravelry if you’d like to make a knitted valentine for someone special.

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  • Explore the Delicate Beauty of Lace Kntting . . .

    Explore the Delicate Beauty of Lace Kntting . . .

    Lace knitter/designer Sivia Harding will be offering two project-based lace classes suitable for beginning to intermediate lace knitters.Victorian Shoulderette If you’ve always wanted to knit lace but thought it was too hard, this is the class for you! T

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  • Vogue Knitting and Knitscene have arrived . . .

    Vogue Knitting and Knitscene have arrived . . .

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  • Gourmet Knitting on Sunday Mornings!

    Gourmet Knitting on Sunday Mornings!

    Join us on Sunday mornings for Fiber Artist Venessa Bentley’s “Gourmet Knitting Program”—a study in texture.Week One features Westcoast Fisherman’s Rib We’ll taste a slightly sweet Brioche Stitch in Week 2, made a little richer with a two-colour Brioche

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  • Intermediate Crochet

    Intermediate Crochet

    Intermediate Crochet with Venessa Bentley—Exploring Texture and Pattern in CrochetBuild on your basic crochet skills by learning two new stitches each week following crochet symbol charts.This is a great way to build a resource book of stitch patterns wit

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  • Learn to Crochet

    Learn to Crochet

    Learn to Crochet with Venessa BentleyCrochet is a simple, exciting craft that provides limitless freedom to experiment, even for beginners.This introductory program will guide beginners through the basics needed to gain confidence and skill.

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  • Playing with Koigu

    Playing with Koigu

    On Monday we were recovering from The Sale.So, after spending half the day restocking and tidying yarn, we decided to play with Koigu.

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  • The Sale List!

    Indulge in fibery goodness at our Belated Boxing Day Sale Saturday, January 10, 11am to 6pm Sunday, January 11, 12 to 5pmHere’s The List:15% OffBerroco Ultra Alpaca Cascade 220 Cascade Eco Wool Naturals Cascade Magnum Charlotte’s

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  • Attention Crocheters

    Attention Crocheters

    Interweave Crochet arrived today.

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  • Baby Simon's Sweater

    Baby Simon's Sweater

    Baby Simon was taking his time making an entrance into the world—maybe he was waiting for a little sweater to keep him warm.So we cast on New Year’s Eve and, sure enough, he arrived January 1.

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  • The Lovely but Never-Ending Ombre Alpaca Blanket

    The Lovely but Never-Ending Ombre Alpaca Blanket

    It’s finished—finally! Begun as a gift for Christmas 2007, this lovely but never-ending blanket got tucked away uncompleted for a year.Then Christmas 2008 rolled around—still not finished.

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  • Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays

    Greetings to our crafting friends from the Three Bags Full Family.We’re closed for the holidays, reopening on Monday, January 5, so see you all in the New Year.

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  • Winter

    Winter

    Odessa in Rowan Felted Tweed “Rage”.No beads, The Girl wanted her hat decorated with buttons.

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  • The Eleventh Hour Scarf

    The Eleventh Hour Scarf

    Need a quick project for holiday gift-giving? Knit the Eleventh Hour Scarf as seen at Purl Bee.Two skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas Bulky or one skein Cascade Magnum, yarn held double, on 20mm needles.

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