Archive for May, 2008

Some New Additions

Friday, May 9th, 2008

We’ve re-stocked Misti Alpaca’s Baby Alpaca Hand Dyed Chunky and we’ve added to our collection their Worsted Weight 4 ply. This yarn is absolutely gorgeous and sumptuously soft. I’m gazing longingly at a skein as I write this and let me tell you, it’s calling my name. Loudly.

And the Fleece Artists in Nova Scotia have done it again. This box arrived full of hand-dyed Dreadlocks in loads of fabulous colourways:


Dreadlocks is a loopy boucle yarn that’s 78% kid mohair, 13% wool and 9% nylon. There’s 180m on a 250g skein and it knits to a 7 stitch gauge on 12m needles. We’ve added this one to the sale list at 25% off. These won’t last long…

We’ve also added Louisa Harding’s Miss Bea’s series of children’s pattern books at 40% off, only $7.17 each. They’re storybooks with beautiful photographs, illustrations and patterns for the sweaters worn by the children in the story:

Miss Bea’s Seaside has 10 designs using Rowan Denim, a yarn that’s on our sale list at 25% off.

If you’re planning to shop for bargains in Edgemont this weekend, you can visit us on either Saturday or Sunday. This is a permanent change in Edgemont – we’ll be open on Sundays from noon to 5 but closed on Mondays. We’re still open 7 days a week in Point Grey. We hope to see you sometime soon…

Anniversary Sale

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

It’s been four years, amazingly. I have many fond memories from the month of May, 2004, when we first leased our space on West 10th. One of the most vivid memories is of Anina, in handyman clothes, working the skill saw and banging the boards as she installed our new hardwood floor. I’m sure I have photos somewhere… She’s a multi-talented woman and I’m lucky to have such a fantastic business partner.

Our Anniversary Sale starts today and runs until May 18. The entire sale list is right here. There are many great bargains on the list and we’ll continue to add new items every day.

A huge thanks to all of you for your continued encouragement, support and inspiration over the last four years. It’s been a blast. And we hope the fun will continue for many years to come…

An Amazing Stash

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

You think you have a big stash? Try looking at a few million dollars worth:


Aisle after aisle, all filled with bags of yarn from floor to ceiling. We walked up and down for hours, fortified with a sandwich and wine at lunch and a beer break mid-afternoon. We had a hard time saying no to any of it!

Here are a few highlights for Fall:

1. Three brand new Noro yarns. Silk Garden Sock is high on our list. Also Yuzen, a blend of wool and silk with a touch of kid mohair, in the trademark wild and wonderful Noro striping:

And Maiko, with almost equal parts of wool, silk and kid mohair, this one’s in semi-solid colours:


2. Three brand new Mirasol yarns. Mirasol has quickly become one of our favourites. First of all, both the yarns and colour palettes are gorgeous. Equally important is that partial proceeds of all Mirasol sales help to fund a Children’s Centre in Peru. (A significant amount of money has been contributed this year, more details on this in a later post.)

The stunning new Mirasol yarns are Chirapa, 100% hand-dyed merino wool; Pima, baby alpaca and bamboo (yum!) :


And Tupa, merino wool and silk:


There will also be a new Mirasol book by Jane Ellison with some fabulous designs.

3. Debbie Bliss has a new yarn, Como, a superchunky that’s 90% wool and 10% cashmere. She’s as prolific as ever with her designs, there are three fantastic new books scheduled for Fall. Winter Essentials has 12 women’s designs, Rialto Family is a collection of designs for men, women and children and Essential Kids has 20 new designs for kids aged 2-5.

4. Aslan Trends is a new line of natural luxury yarns. Didn’t get many details on this one but the samples looked scrumptious.

These are just the tip of the iceberg, we’ll soon have all of these items and much, much more. They’ll begin to arrive in mid-August…

And finally, a huge thank-you to Peter, Ted, Dino and everyone else at Diamond Yarn for their hospitality last weekend. It was tons of fun and we hope to see you again sometime soon.