We have a luscious new yarn, Maiden Hair:

Lovingly hand-dyed by the maidens at Handmaiden. It’s a sumptuous mix of 67% silk, 23% kid mohair and 10% nylon with a stunning sheen and texture. There’s a generous 250 metres to each 100g skein and we have four gorgeous colourways. These won’t last long…

We also have the cutest new MinKim kits from Perl Grey:


A kimono-style sweater that’s knit in one piece. The yarn is the beautiful Fleece Artist Lanica that’s 100% organic merino.

The Perl Grey designs are always kitted with Fleece Artist yarns because the owners are sisters. Kathryn started Fleece Artist many years ago. Her sister, Adrienne, runs Perl Grey and her daughter, Jana, is the main maiden at Handmaiden Yarns. Three very cool and creative family businesses.

And our weekly special? Not hand-dyed but splendid nonetheless. Online Tessa, Tessa Tweed and Tessa Colour are 40% off the regular price, just $3.89 for Tessa and $4.49 for Tessa Tweed and Colour. They’re 100% superwash wools with 85 metres per 50g ball, knitting to a 20 stitch gauge on 4.5m needles. These yarns would be perfect for a multitude of different projects.

And the boxes just keep coming, love this time of year…


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Have a look at the new Drops baby design collection. There’s a great selection of patterns for little guys and gals, like this cute sweater coat knit with Garnstudios Eskimo:

You should also check out the Drops Autumn/Winter 08/09 women’s design collection. There are loads of fantastic sweaters and cardigans as well as tons of great gift knitting ideas like hats, mitts, bags, scarves and more.

We have scads of the quick-knit Garnstudios Eskimo in both stores, it’s a fabulous felting yarn. We also have Alpaca, Fabel, Glitter and Lin on our shelves in both Edgemont and Point Grey. And if you have your heart set on another Garnstudio yarn, let us know and we might be able to special order it for you.

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This week it’s Rowan Biggy Print at 50% off the regular price. Biggy Print is a super-chunky 100% merino wool yarn with a variegated thickness:


It’s the penultimate quick-knit yarn, you won’t find many others that will knit up faster than this one. It comes in striking colour combinations and would be perfect for a cozy scarf or hat for winter. Try these Super Bulky Mittens for Women. Or Kim Hargreave’s Shrug with Garter Stitch Trim:


It’s from her recent book, Heartfelt. We’re smitten with all of Kim’s recent books. We’ve just put Thrown Together and Nectar back on our shelves. And we’ll soon have Kim’s latest collection, Amber. Looks like another winner…


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Blue Sky Alpacas has some of the nicest patterns around and there are some fantastic new designs for Fall. We love the Audrey Coat:


Knit in Alpaca Sportweight, it’s a fantastic contemporary classic design.
The Cabled Cowl is another wonderful new design. This one’s on display in our Edgemont store, knit by Valerie with the sumptuously soft Suri Merino and finished off with a couple of Perl Grey pewter leaf buttons. It’s truly one of the nicest cowls I’ve seen. We’re a little low on copies of this pattern right now but it will soon be re-stocked.

The Kitty Hat pattern is uber-cute:


This one’s knit in the gorgeous Suri Merino. Alexa knit a sweet Momma and Baby Kitty Hat set, they’re currently on display in Point Grey.

And if you’re knitting for a little girl these days, you should have a look at the Smocked Coat:

It would be wonderfully cozy for the cold winter months ahead. This coat is designed for the BSA Bulky yarn and will knit up quickly on 10 mm needles.

There are a bunch more new BSA designs for Fall including the Kids Pullover, the Knit Quilt and the Ribbon Trim Cardigan. We have them all.

There’s also a free Skinny Striped Hat pattern that was recently added to the BSA pattern collection. You can download the pattern right here. Choose three colours of Skinny Cotton to knit this hat, we have lots of options.

And we have the entire line of luxurious Blue Sky Alpacas yarn, have a look at the entire collection right here. You have to feel them to believe their softness so drop by sometime for a touch test. Yummy….

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Check out the new Pretty Cheep Project Bags from Blue Sky Alpacas:


They’re 100% cotton and 12″ square with a drawstring closure – perfect for individual projects. There are three bright silkscreened bird designs and best of all, they’re only $7.95.

We also have the BSA 5″ double-pointed needles that come in cute little tins:


These needles are made from reclaimed wood and polished to a brilliant luster. They come in sizes 2mm to 4mm, with a different coloured tin for each size.

And we love the BSA Knitters Little Helper Cream:

I use it every day for my dry, cracked cuticles. No greasy residue with this one. It’s packaged in a great retro-chic tin, “Zen in a Jar”.

All of these BSA accessories would make great gifts for yourself or a friend. And we have loads of new BSA leaflets and yarn, stay tuned for more details…


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Join us for Tuesday evening Knit Nights in Edgemont!

Drop by and knit or crochet with Jessica from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 11, 25 and December 9, 16 and 23. Take a break from your busy life and share some inspiration with other local knitters and crocheters. No need to register for Knit Night, just drop in whenever you can make it.

As a special bonus you’ll receive 10% off your purchases at any November Knit Night. Hope to see you there…


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Have a good one!

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For a luxurious little treat, pick up a skein or two of Louet Mooi:


It’s a sumptuous lace weight blend of bamboo, bison and cashmere with stunning colour combos. The bamboo will add a lovely drape and sheen to your finished project. There are 320 metres per 100g skein, enough for a beautiful lacy scarf that would make a very special gift.

Clara Parkes loves this yarn, read her review right here.

And if you’re a lace knitter, you’ll also want to have a look at the Diamond Luxury Collection Baby Alpaca Lace that we recently put out on our shelves. This one’s 100% Baby Alpaca, with 400 metres on a 50g skein for only $7.95.

Use Mooi or Baby Alpaca Lace to knit some of the stunning designs from this new book:


It’s a must-have book for lace-knitters with stunning photography, interesting historical tidbits and loads of gorgeous lace patterns.

If you prefer knitting socks to lace, you’ll want to know that we recently re-stocked Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock yarn in ten beautiful new colourways.

And our special yarn this week is Online Punta at 40% off. It’s a wonderful novelty yarn that combines a strand of soft fluffy yarn with a strand of shimmery boucle in a contrasting colour. Jazz up a scarf or shawl with the great colours and texture of this yarn.

Happy Knitting!


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Thanks for all the positive feedback on the Cheryl/Jane event last weekend. We’re glad you enjoyed yourselves, we had tons of fun.

These are just a few of the stacks of beautiful samples we fondled and admired:


All of Jane’s samples from Mirasol Books 3 and 4 are now on display in our stores.

This is Julia modelling a beautful cardigan from Book 4:


And here are some of the UY Girls posing with the Mirasol Ambassador:


Thanks again Cheryl and Jane!


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We have a trunkful of Mirasol samples in Point Grey this week, including all the garments from Mirasol Book 3:


And the new Book 4:


We left one beautiful sweater sample in Edgemont on Sunday and we’ll send over a few more later this week.

The Mirasol yarns are extraordinarily luscious, just touch these garments and you’ll want to knit them!


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