Sale Update

We have many more sale additions. Check out the Araucania Nature Wool, beautifully hand-dyed with vegetable dyes by a women's cooperative in Chile. We have both Nature Wool Aran and Nature Wool Chunky. This is a fabulous felting yarn and it's 25% off the regular price.


Be sure to have a look at Elspeth Lavold's Classic Al and Chunky Al yarns. Both are 50% baby alpaca and 50% wool, at 25% off. Gorgeous.

We've also added a beautiful Italian Angora yarn, Novangora, at 25% off. And there are a bunch of fun Filatura di Crosa and Online yarns, grab a couple of balls and make a quick scarf or shawl. Stock up now, these are 25 - 40% off. There are also some new Rowan tidbits at 50% off. We haven't had time to add them all to the list but there are lots of new bargains in the mix.

Don't forget, we're now open on Sundays in Edgemont but closed on Mondays. And we'll be open on Victoria Day in Point Grey from noon to 5 p.m.

Bag Lady

I admit it. My closet is cluttered with a ridiculous number of bags. Sadly, this is partly a function of the number of unfinished projects residing within the bags. It seems that no matter how many bags I've stashed away, I still have a hard time saying no when new bags arrive. At least one of our latest additions will soon be added to my collection.

We have a few of the fabulous Zhivago Bags from Offhand Designs. If you feel like splurging on a TDF bag, this is the one:


There's enough room inside for a full sweater project or for a wonderful weekend away. It has two deep outside pockets, six inside pouch pockets and an inside zipper pocket to keep everything organized. Quality materials are used throughout, including the plush limited edition velvet, chenille and brocade exteriors. A very edgy bag.

We also have Offhand Design's Circular Clutches:

Amy Singer of Knitty called these "...the best case I've found anywhere for storing circular needles, period." Check out the whole review in Knitty's Spring 2007 Cool Stuff section. You just can't have too many bags...

Sirdar Sale

If you're a Sirdar fan, today's your lucky day. We've put a bunch of Sirdar yarns on sale at 40% off. And we have lots of great leaflet patterns for these yarns.

The entire Sirdar Denim line is on sale and we have a good selection of colours. The heaviest weight is Denim Ultra, it knits up quickly to a 9 stitch gauge on 10 mm needles. Knit this cute and easy cardigan with Denim Ultra:

Next is Denim Chunky, it knits to a 14 stitch gauge on 6.5 mm's. Here's an easy girls pullover pattern for this yarn:

Or if you have a boy to knit for, this is a great design:

Denim Sport Aran knits to an 18 stitch gauge on 5mm's.

And the lightest weight, Denim Tweed DK, knits to 22 stitches on 4mm's. Here's a classic, versatile pattern for Tweed DK with sizing for the whole family:

Or try this cute cardigan for a little girl:


All of the children's patterns are sized for ages 1 - 12. And we have lots more patterns for these yarns. Just ask us, we'll find something that suits you. Yarn quantities are limited so if you're a Sirdar Denim fan, don't delay....

More Additions

We've added lots more stuff to our sale list.

First up is the lovely Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Astrakhan boucle yarn at 50% off. This is a beautifully soft yarn that gives instant texture to your knitting. We've added to the mix eight gorgeous new colours. Check out the list of colours right here.

There are also a few new colours of FFF Jolliet Multi, a shimmery ribbon yarn. Knit a fantastic scarf with just two balls. Look at the list of colours right here.

We've also added some lovely Jaeger yarns at 50% off. Trinity is a wonderful DK weight blend, with 40% silk and 35% cotton. Albany and Siena are two lovely mercerised cottons, perfect for this time of year.

And one of my favourite knitting books, Rowan Babies, is now 25% off:


This book has over 35 great knitting designs for babies and kids up to 5 years. There are a few designs in Big Wool and Denim, two yarns that are currently on our sale list at 25% off. There are also some great designs in Wool Cotton, Kid Silk Haze, 4 ply Soft and 4 ply Cotton, all of which have recently dropped in price.

The entire sale list is right here. There are still tons of great bargains to be had...

Some New Additions

We've re-stocked Misti Alpaca's Baby Alpaca Hand Dyed Chunky and we've added to our collection their Worsted Weight 4 ply. This yarn is absolutely gorgeous and sumptuously soft. I'm gazing longingly at a skein as I write this and let me tell you, it's calling my name. Loudly.

And the Fleece Artists in Nova Scotia have done it again. This box arrived full of hand-dyed Dreadlocks in loads of fabulous colourways:

Dreadlocks is a loopy boucle yarn that's 78% kid mohair, 13% wool and 9% nylon. There's 180m on a 250g skein and it knits to a 7 stitch gauge on 12m needles. We've added this one to the sale list at 25% off. These won't last long...

We've also added Louisa Harding's Miss Bea's series of children's pattern books at 40% off, only $7.17 each. They're storybooks with beautiful photographs, illustrations and patterns for the sweaters worn by the children in the story:

Miss Bea's Seaside has 10 designs using Rowan Denim, a yarn that's on our sale list at 25% off.

If you're planning to shop for bargains in Edgemont this weekend, you can visit us on either Saturday or Sunday. This is a permanent change in Edgemont - we'll be open on Sundays from noon to 5 but closed on Mondays. We're still open 7 days a week in Point Grey. We hope to see you sometime soon...

Anniversary Sale

It's been four years, amazingly. I have many fond memories from the month of May, 2004, when we first leased our space on West 10th. One of the most vivid memories is of Anina, in handyman clothes, working the skill saw and banging the boards as she installed our new hardwood floor. I'm sure I have photos somewhere... She's a multi-talented woman and I'm lucky to have such a fantastic business partner.

Our Anniversary Sale starts today and runs until May 18. The entire sale list is right here. There are many great bargains on the list and we'll continue to add new items every day.

A huge thanks to all of you for your continued encouragement, support and inspiration over the last four years. It's been a blast. And we hope the fun will continue for many years to come...

An Amazing Stash

You think you have a big stash? Try looking at a few million dollars worth:

Aisle after aisle, all filled with bags of yarn from floor to ceiling. We walked up and down for hours, fortified with a sandwich and wine at lunch and a beer break mid-afternoon. We had a hard time saying no to any of it!

Here are a few highlights for Fall:

1. Three brand new Noro yarns. Silk Garden Sock is high on our list. Also Yuzen, a blend of wool and silk with a touch of kid mohair, in the trademark wild and wonderful Noro striping:

And Maiko, with almost equal parts of wool, silk and kid mohair, this one's in semi-solid colours:


2. Three brand new Mirasol yarns. Mirasol has quickly become one of our favourites. First of all, both the yarns and colour palettes are gorgeous. Equally important is that partial proceeds of all Mirasol sales help to fund a Children's Centre in Peru. (A significant amount of money has been contributed this year, more details on this in a later post.)

The stunning new Mirasol yarns are Chirapa, 100% hand-dyed merino wool; Pima, baby alpaca and bamboo (yum!) :


And Tupa, merino wool and silk:


There will also be a new Mirasol book by Jane Ellison with some fabulous designs.

3. Debbie Bliss has a new yarn, Como, a superchunky that's 90% wool and 10% cashmere. She's as prolific as ever with her designs, there are three fantastic new books scheduled for Fall. Winter Essentials has 12 women's designs, Rialto Family is a collection of designs for men, women and children and Essential Kids has 20 new designs for kids aged 2-5.

4. Aslan Trends is a new line of natural luxury yarns. Didn't get many details on this one but the samples looked scrumptious.

These are just the tip of the iceberg, we'll soon have all of these items and much, much more. They'll begin to arrive in mid-August...

And finally, a huge thank-you to Peter, Ted, Dino and everyone else at Diamond Yarn for their hospitality last weekend. It was tons of fun and we hope to see you again sometime soon.