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May 2011 |
The newsletter that knits us together. | |
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The Ultimate Mother's Day Gift -
10 days of knitting in Ireland.
Do you want to be the best loved offspring in the world?
Do you want to treat yourself to the knitting experience of a lifetime?
Join me - Anne @ WOOL-TYME Kingston - for more fun than you can shake a shaleighleigh (or a knitting needle) at.
WOOL-TYME Kingston, through the hard work of Service Guaranteed Travel, is presenting a 10 day tour of Ireland beginning Sept 26th, 2011. The details of the tour are still being finalized, but it will include: Dublin, Waterford (including lunch and Ireland's "Pub of the Year"), Blarney for its famed Stone and Woolen Mills, the Aran Islands, Connemara, Galway and back to Dublin for a workshop on Irish knitting at Winnie's Craft Cafe in Booterstown. This is just a sneek preview and I don't want to be too precise until all details are confirmed but it sounds absolutely wonderful. And best yet, the price is very reasonable falling into the $2500 range, including all flights, hotels, many meals, taxes and nearly anything else you could imagine. So check out our blog in coming months and stay tuned to upcoming newsletters for more details.
Erin Go Bragh!
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MEET Maria Leigh,
another great designer who calls Kingston home, but is making a name for herself far and wide as an extraordinary knitwear designer.
Come and see samples of her work on display at WOOL-TYME Kingston. To the left is the beautiful Picnic Cardigan which was recently featured in Interweave Knits. Be inspired by the soft drape and wearability of this almost seamless bolero. Link to the wonderful page on her blog, which explains much of the process and attention to detail that Maria uses to prepare her designs for submission. Come in and choose a colour that's just right for you, then get the pattern for from the Interweave Store.
You can also see Maria's exquisite Decalcomanie Socks on display at our store, which can be made in any of the hundreds of choices of fingering weight sock yarns carried at WOOL-TYME Kingston. Choose your yarn then download the pattern for your very own Decalcomanie socks on Ravelry Find Maria on Ravelry and enjoy all of her other amazing designs and photographs. What a gift she is to knitters everywhere. |
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NEW BOOKS for SIMPLE projects.
When it was time to put the newsletter together, I brought out the new books and realized that 4 of the 5 of them were all about knitting simple project, or what the authors considered simple.
-  by Val Pierce is a beautiful book with many stunning patterns, but I wouldn't want to offer it to a "beginner" as they suggest, who has just mastered knits and purls. It's great for adventurous beginners and more experienced knitters who are looking for a good collection of usable, easy to follow, yet stylish patterns.
SIMPLE STITCHES -KNITTING
Val Pierce has been a busy girl, the second book on the list is also by her: KNITTED  MUG HUGS which is exactly what it is...20 patterns for those cozy cup covers that keep drinks warm and keep your hands from burning. Most of the patterns are within the ability of new knitters, with a bit of guidance from a friend or a friendly knitting shop worker.
SIMPLE KNITTING by Erika Knight is set up as a step by step program taking you through the execution of a hat, bag, sweater and even socks. Now this is more like it, for the beginner who wants to take it to the next level with an intelligent yet practical resource guide to lead the way.
 Simply KNITS FOR KIDS is delightful: A rainbow of yarn meets 20 fun and practical patterns. A nice contribution to the sadly scarce patterns that are appropriate for tweens and their younger siblings.
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GIFTS FOR knitting moms
JUST ARRIVED!
Sockina family colour
in 12 great colourways just waiting for all the sock knitting fans out there.
SPECIAL PRICE: Just $11.99/100g.
365 Knitting Stitches a Year
is absolutely one of my favourite gift ideas: it's a perpetual calendar and a stitch encyclopedia rolled into one (and it's actually cheaper now then it was when we started carrying it about 13 years ago.)
60 Quick Baby Knits.
What new Mom or Grandma can resist making just one more cute little outfit for the new baby. This fabulous book, just out from Cascade Yarns, features so many simple yet pleasing sweaters and accessories, in that ever popular worsted weight.
Dye Version Silver
This is the finest "sock" yarn that you can imagine, great for any magnificent fingering weight project that is truly worthy of your Mom's time and effort. Filaments of sterling silver add a mere hint of class without taking anything away from the magnificent colourways.
And of course, everyone always appreciates WOOL-TYME Kingston Gift Certificates...the gift that's always just the right size and colour.
GIFTS FOR ANY MOM.
Check out the amazing selection of locally made tote bags and purses from TOTALLY BAGGED.
EUCALAN no-rinse washing liquid for all your finery is a great gift for anyone who cares.
SWEATERKIT WIRE SHAWL PINS. 
Just in, a fabulous selection of copper and silver scarf/shawl pins. Practical and pretty, you can even wear them as jewelry.
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Classes in May
Just 2 places left for our crazy popular
Sock-in-a-Day class
on May 7th 10am-2:30pm
Don't miss out, Sign up now.
Traditional Rug Hooking for beginners,
Sat. May 14th, 1-4pm
with Rhonda Kellett.
 Easiest Toe Up Socks
Sat. May 28th. 1-4pm with Anne Woodall
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-Drop Spindle for beginners. Sat. June 4th, 1-3pm with Kim Parkinson.
So check out the blog page and call the store at 613 384 3951 to register.
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Prepare to be Astounded
ASTOUNDING KNITS - 101 Spectacular Knitted Creations and Daring Feats.
This is, without question, the best bathroom knitting book you'll ever see. Miniatures that are hardly visible, a knitted mile, a knitted river, Superhero costumes, a sweater of spun bear fur, knitted glasses, caps for chess men, it's all here. You'll start out looking at the pictures but you'll want to read every word...and finally ask yourself: "Why?" |
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Helping Each Other Out
around town.
Don't you just love this picture. Maria Offin is a Kingston photographer and avid knitter. As a way of diversifying her portfolio, she asked to do a photo shoot in the store with her kids surrounded by her favourite fibres, and the results were wonderful. Also the background picture to this month's newsletter is also from Maria. Check her out on Facebook. You'll love her work.
This young fellow from E.S. Marie Rivier is just one of many students that WOOL-TYME Kingston has been happy to support in their attempt to learn to knit. This year we have been approached by 5 area schools who have started up knitting clubs during recess and lunch breaks. Teachers and students alike are thrilled with the success and excitement that their projects bring them.
CALLING ALL VINTAGE BOOK LOVERS:
Just to let you know that we have an on-going sale of gently used old and older knitting and craft books that have been donated to WOOL-TYME Kingston as a way of fundraising to assure that we can continue the work of Project Linus.
Check out the display and for $1 or $2 donation, you can bring home your own vintage treasure.
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Fibre AROUND TOWN
"Collecting Stories - The Heritage Collection at the Agnes Etherington Arts Centre.
To July 17th.
Collecting Stories showcases outstanding quilts from the 19th and 20th centuries and the stories that they tell of ingenuity, creativity, community and endurance. Whether originally intended for display in a home or public space, quilts were embraced by their makers as vehicles for self-expression to produce something visually stunning. |
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 KNITTING ON THE NET
 Well, I must admit, I'm not sure how this project missed inclusion in the ASTOUNDING KNITS book: Meet the Knitted Coffin .
Softly lined and eco friendly, it is the perfect vehicle for the consumate knitter who wants to make a dignified statement on the way out.
Robin Hunter is a designer and blogger from Toronto whose blog How to Become A Professional Knitter has a loyal fan base and lots of creative ways of approaching knitting. One of my favourites is her 2 part series: A FIELD GUIDE TO KNITTERS. Want to learn more about the natural habitats, vocalizations and habits of your favourite knitters? You'll be a regular Audubon when you've read Robin's work:
And although Robin may not have included these little cuties in her overview of knitted wildlife, you can make a whole flock of birds, with Duo Fibres free pattern. |
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Heavier Cottons for year round comfort.
Any avid readers of knitting magazines will recognize this pattern from Cascade Yarns' recent ads. It's a lovely set that is as practical as it is comfortable: 1/2 length sleeves make it cozy well into the spring/fall seasons with a lovely vest that stands by itself or pairs as a twin set.
LUNA Cotton will come as a welcome friend to fans of Mission Falls 1824 cotton, which is sadly no longer available. Luna has the same great ply and weight and works beautifully with all Mission Falls 1824 patterns.
LUNA is just one of several worsted/Aran weight cottons that would work with this great outfit. Come in and see the whole line then link to your free download from Cascade Yarns.
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Even before we had begun the Knit-Along featuring the wonderful February Lady Sweater, I was busy designing the next Knit-Along Project: this wonderful sampler afghan. I can't take credit for the patterns as they are based on stitches from the 365 KNITTING STITCHES A YEAR perpetual calendar. I can't even claim that I've knit it as it's been a gro
up effort between 4 of us over the past few months, but I have been putting the squares together and am loving how it has turned out so far. No doubt you'll be hearing more of it in future newsletters. 