Monday 25 March 2013

Help a Bunny Out!

Spring is here.  Whatever Punxsutawney Phil or Wiarton Willie or Mother Nature have to say, the calendar makes it official, weather be damned.  So the Easter Bunny had better keep his woolies on this year!
Loooove his feet!!


If you are looking for a sweet little something to make this Easter special, you have come to the right place.
Quilt Girl, Cathy, brought in a cute blue bunny and it hopped right over to The Yarn Store.



Then, it got busy, inspiring the Yarn Girls - and bringing a smile to everyone who spotted it.

Julia found herself with DPNs in hand and a little ball of My First Regia. Soon enough, out came a pretty little knitted egg!  Who needs Cadbury? (But we bet you could stuff one of those chocolate eggs inside!)


Just like bunnies, these eggs quickly multiplied.  Julia was kind enough to prepare a pattern to share with you.    Click below, or visit our Free Patterns page on our website to download it, free.
Click here to download pattern


From all of us at The Yarn Store, we wish you a very Hoppy Easter!

Please note that The Quilt Store and The Yarn Store will be closed for Easter on Good Friday (March 29th) but will be open on the Saturday, and again with regular hours on Monday, April 1. No foolin'!

Wednesday 13 March 2013

What Julia Made

If you've never been to Knit Night, it's high time you come out!  Not only do you get the time to knit (or crochet), chat and hang out with fellow yarnies, but you get to affect the way the things happen.  Oh, yes.

Last Wednesday's Knit Night crowd numbered nine, with some regulars and their newbie tag-a-longs (who now officially belong).  Our Yarn Girl, Julia, shared that she had just bought new ski gear for a little March Break adventure.  Seeing as it was her first time on the slopes in over fifteen years, it was completely essential that she look goooood, since she couldn't ski worth beans fifteen years ago and absence hardly makes those skills stronger.

Julia found a free two-colour fair isle pattern on Ravelry that she liked, called Norwegian Star Earflap Hat by Tiennie.  


She described her new ski-bunny duds as a fuschia and purple jacket, with lime green ski pants, and the Knit Nighters were all over it.  They toured The Yarn Store and decided en masse that Madelinetosh Vintage was the way to go.  It's the right weight (worsted) and easy care (superwash) with absolutely, perfectly vibrant colours (yum!).


The pattern calls for just one skein of two colours (Lime and Dahlia).  Trusting the Knit Nighters implicitly (and who wouldn't??), Julia picked up her needles and cast on immediately.  


There was a definite deadline for this little endeavour, and Julia met it on Friday morning, with flying hand-dyed colours!  


Holy hotness, Batman!  Not only the colours and the style, but the ski bunny herself!  Who cares how the skiing was...Julia looks like she knows what she's doing (and we can't see all the snow stuffed up her back!).

Indeed, the lesson for the week is this:  become a Knit Nighter and influence people!

If you are interested in learning the Fair Isle knitting technique, check out our Classes page, and call the store to sign up for Julia's Beginner Fair Isle Hat class, beginning April 6, 2013.

Join our free Knit Night group every Wednesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, and feel the power!