I have been using Paypal for years. I am an online business owner, and this is how I make my living. Reliable access to, and transfer of, funds is crucial to me, and my livelihood. Paypal apparently doesn’t give a hoot about it. Last week…
Two more sleeps to the 25th Anniversary of the KW Knitters Fair – the oldest fiber festival in Canada if I have my facts right :) Here are a few notes to help you plan your day if you’re going to come visit us! We…
September! Cool temperatures, changing colours, the hazy dog days where you can sweat through the afternoon and need a sweater by sundown. Knitting, hot drinks, all things pumpkin. Even though it’s still technically summer for more than half the month, I know I’m not alone…
I’ve been working on a collection of new patterns, sort of an addition to my Ombré Knits book, that focuses on small, easy one skein projects that take advantage of gradients, and the first of them is finally here! This is the Escarpment Cowl. This…
We have been toying with the idea of participating in stateside shows for a while; Vogue, Stitches West, TNNA etc. After much deliberation, we realized we’d rather team up with a store in the US to represent us than go through the process of importing…
If you follow us on Instagram you’ve probably seen Tito’s lovely wood turning work by now :) He’s working hard on producing a lovely set of at least 12 bowls in time for Festival Twist, and another 12 in time for the Kitchener Waterloo Festival.…
Sammy is a gorgeous, perfect, mystery mutt. Could be anything, our friends and vet have thrown all kinds of ideas out; springer spaniel, border collie, short-haired brittany, German pointer etc., and we have decided to solve the mystery once and for all! We’ve gotten Sam…
August always seems to represent the last of summer; the CNE opens in Toronto, back-to-school ads are everywhere and people get their knitting mojo back on. However, from a weather perspective here in Southern Ontario, it’s still hot hot hot, and can remain so well…
July 1st is coming up fast, and all I can think about it the July Club Colour. I mean, obviously it has to be something related to Canada Day, and not just any Canada Day, but the celebration of the 150th anniversary of this awesome…
Rose Gold opens for sale tomorrow :) From 9am EST to 9pm on Friday you’ll be able to order as much as you like, in any base. Now seems like a good time to talk about the new bases that also launch tomorrow! MCN Lace;…
For the inaugural club colour I wanted to do something a bit different – classy and a little understated, but very summery and chic all the same. I decided to take a crack at a colour that normally appears under much shinier circumstances (and I…
My apologies to anyone who has been caught by the errors in my book! We did our best, but a few things slipped past us, please see below: MIGRATION There are decreases missing on Chart B of Migration. from both the chart and the written…