Ok people, everyone remembers these, right? The weather here in Toronto has abruptly gotten very hot and humid (considering it snowed two weeks ago… but hey, I’m not complaining) and I’ve got popsicles on the brain. A quick pinterest search brings up all kinds of…
Last Thursday The Blue Brick held our first ever public event, a knit night in the Fluevog show store in the lovely distillery district of downtown Toronto. We had such a fabulous night, meeting knitters (many of whom we knew online, so amazing to meet in…
The Blue Brick’s first ever show to the public is coming up this Thursday, in Toronto’s distillery district! From 6-9pm at the Fluevog shoe store (4 Trinity Street, click here for directions) we’ll be hosting an epic knit night/yarn+shoe extravaganza. Here is a peek at…
This past weekend I cast off another ‘I’d Rather Be Cruising’ shawl made in my ‘Rose’ ombré colour way. I love how the colour turned out! I had yarn left over – and one thing about ombré yarns is that you want to use up…
The contest is still one! Click here to check it out and let me know what your favourite patterns are for gradient/ombré yarns! Loving some of the suggestions so far! Here are a few of the ones that caught my eye: The most popular suggestion…
EDIT: We have a winner! By random number generator, the winner is Meghan Kyte :) Meghan, be sure to check your email! What to do with 500 yards of tonal yarns? What if I add another 500 yards in a neutral palette? I’m looking for the…
May 26th, 6-9pm, in the distillery district here in Toronto, The Blue Brick and John Fluevog shoes are hosting a knit night together! Facebook invite here. For the event, I have designed three OOAK skeins that will only be available at the show, and were…
Psst! All our new products, Painter Palettes, Ombré, Neutrals, and an updated pattern list including Longbeach and Cove will launch tomorrow! Happy shopping :) Exciting news if you live in Toronto! Fluevog, makers of the coolest shoes on the planet, are teaming up with The…
To compliment my love of colour, one of my goals was to develop my own version of the mini skein set – and my Painter Palette collection was born :) Each Painter Palette comes with 4 skeins – totalling 500 yards (125 yards each). You…
My friend Kim is always looking out for me. A year ago, when someones turkey got hit by a car, she saved me feathers. That’s love right there. This is not from that turkey, this feather is a naturally shed artifact from one of Jens’…
Peggy’s Cove is a gorgeous little spot in Nova Scotia, Canada. It’s a tiny town, with a lovely lighthouse, and a terrain that looks like you’re on the moon. The town itself is equally lovely, population 640 (in 2011). The lighthouse itself dates back to 1868,…
Changes are coming to The Blue Brick! With mom being sick lately, I realized there was a need to streamline our processes, offer more of the most popular stuff and maybe put less energy into the things that are less popular, or that we don’t…