Last Friday I set out a new project; I dyed a ‘mini’ of each of our ombré colours, to show how the colours knit up, for knitters who are not familiar with gradient yarns. I compressed each gradient into 100 yards of DK weight–which means…
Yesterday I posted a photo of some of my favourite jewellery pieces – opals!) and it got me in the mood to experiment with some new colourways. First up – Boulder Opal (of course!) – full disclosure here – I didn’t have a boulder opal…
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…
First of all – in response to awesome customers I have moved the launch date of the new products forward to Saturday May 7th. You’ll be able to shop this weekend! When we first started The Blue Brick, we dyed what we liked, totally at…
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…