Knit Your Socks on Straight

  Knit beautiful, perfectly fitted socks on straight needles! Alice Curtis tells you how in her innovative new book.If you like personalized instruction, we'll be offering a Sock Basics class using her techniques.

Quick and Cute!

 Need to knit up a quick kid's cardi? We love this pattern in Blue Sky Alpacas' Outer, a bulky weight superwash cotton/wool blend.  Two skeins knit our 24 month-size sample.

Fall Class Registration is live!

Sweet Georgia summer delights!

Hello! This is Christa - I'm taking over the blog posts while Francesca enjoys her summer vacation.I've been busy the past few months: organizing a hooping/juggling/circus festival, training new lifeguards, and moving house, so I'm really happy to come ba

Planning for the Cottage

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Cotton Gima + Crochet

 A perfect pairing: Habu Cotton Gima and the Churchmouse Crocheted Mobius Cowl pattern!   We choose two complementary colours of Gima: A-174, a dark navy, and N-65, a handprinted navy and pink granite mix.     .

More Skeinettes!

  A few days ago we blogged about the new Koigu mini-skeins in semi-solid colours.Today we'd like to introduce the KPPPM multi-colour minis.

Koigu Skeinettes

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The Audrey Cardigan

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Summer Knitting: Linen Dish Towels

We think WhitKnits Slip Stitch Dish Towels are perfect for summer knitting.Cool, crisp skeins of Euroflax Linen knit in a fun slip stitch pattern make these beautiful, absorbent and long-wearing towels.

Go Knit!

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Sweet Georgia

  Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock communing with Koigu KPPPM--a knitter's paradise!   .

Car Free Day Store Wide Sale

  Join us on Main Street Sunday, June 16 for Car Free Vancouver.We'll be celebrating CFV and Father's Day with a store-wide 10% off sale.

A Summer Sweater

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More Koigu

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Meet Our Newest Yarn

Rowan Fine Art, a sock yarn blend of merino, kid mohair, mulberry silk and nylon hand painted by the Cape Mohair Spinners in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.Read more about this special yarn in the Rowan newletter here.

The Koigu Ruffle

  Another great Churchmouse pattern, Barb's Koigu Ruffle.  Two skeins of our favourite yarn, Koigu KPPPM, are transformed into ruffly fleurettes that sit perfectly around the neck.

The Lace Yoke Tee

Mandy's newest obsession, the Lace Yoke Tee, a top-down sweater that just begs for playing with colour--in this case 7 shades of Koigu KPPPM. Interested in making your own Lace Yoke Tee? The pattern is in development so check back soon for publication de

Cashmere and Cables

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African Baskets

 Every year around this time we get a new shipment of African Baskets.Colours, shapes and sizes are always a surprise and we think this year's collection is especially beautiful.