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Something new!
Check out this new E-magazine, Sockupied, from Knitting Daily. Have fun!
http://e1.interweave.com/dsm?sna=fb&id=A3499B82624243409A7037DEECCC26DCA1CD49487D3A97A7
“Sockupied presents mouthwatering patterns and solid, detailed technique instruction in a dynamic, completely new way – it’s fun and fascinating to read, watch, and interact with. Digital platforms and knitting were made for each other!” –Eunny Jang, Editor of Interweave Knits
Happy Knitting
Lynette
Last Call….
This friday, Sept 3, will be the last day that Mad About Ewe will have the tickets available for the Gala for the Fibre Arts Showcase and Fashion Fiesta!
http://vancouverislandfibrearts.com/ Check it out!
Happy Knitting
Lynette
What a Wonderful Day!
Saturdays Pic-knit was a wonderful day. The weather co-operated – it was warm in the sun and cool in the shade. The food was yummy and the knitting and conversations were ongoing. We all want to do it again – next summer!
Try the link below for more photos!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24365805@N06/sets/72157624833942456/show/
Happy Knitting
Lynette
Potluck Picnic – Aug 28th – 11:00am to 3:00pm.
Don’t forget this Saturday is the Picnic! Bring a chair, knitting and yummies. At Neck Point Park off Morningside, which is off of Hammond Bay Rd!
The knit-out was just so much fun that due to demand we had to have a picnic!
Happy Knitting
Lynette
Where Do they Come From……Ideas for Classes!!
Right now I am frantically knitting and creating projects for our fall classes. I am often asked where the inspiration comes from and I ask other creative people the same. We pretty much all agree – we are not quite sure! A song, a picture, a colour, a texture, a random comment can spark the [...]
Fibre….licious!!
New in the last 4 days – all sorts of fibre from Fleece Artist and SweetGeorgia! Wools, silks, mohairs and blends! Dive in and touch and feel!
Happy Knitting, Spinning and Felting!!
Lynette
Cat’s Cradles and Pools of Colour
Yesterday was the opening day of our summer sale and the workshop on the Pooling technique was also scheduled. What genius planned that? I would have to take full credit for the doubling up – I had a DUH! moment! It was a busy but a great day.
I wasn’t so sure at 6:15am when I [...]
News Flash!! – Flying Saucers have landed!! – Barbie has just been sighted!! – and other Related News Items!!!
Flying Saucers have just been sighted at Mad About Ewe. These gorgeous sock yarns are hand-dyed and then balled to produce matching socks. So all of you sock knitters who love to match your socks – take note – now you can have matching socks in hand-dyed yarn. The yarn is a soft wool/nylon blend [...]
Jump into the “Pool”!!
The next summer class, Aug 5th, is “Pooling”! learning how to look at your hand-dyed yarns in a new way. Many hand-dyed yarns can be encouraged to pool deliberately, with wonderful results! I still have a couple of spots left. Jump in the water in fine!
Happy Knitting
Lynette
MMmmm…Marvelous MMmmm…Malabrigo!
We have just received our first shipment of Malabrigo Worsted, 7 colours – it was so hard to choose! This is one of the softest Merino’s we have ever carried. It is easy to understand why it has become so popular. We have had the Malabrigo Lace Baby Merino for a couple of years and [...]