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World Wide
Knit in Public
on
June 19th
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instead of listing our
newest yarns here, you may
check our
web site for
more information!
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Saturday
April 10, 10-12noon
Knit-along Caddy's Sweater with Pam and
Alison starts; $5 each session
Knit-along Maggiknits projects with Pam
and Alison starts; $5 each session
Knitting in the round with Pam; $10
April 15, 2-4pm
Sock basics with Pam; $10
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Dear
customers and friends!
The first signs of spring have
been noticed here as early as
February, and as the warmer
weather approaches and the spring
flowers are blooming, we can
finally say goodbye to the long
winter season in Canada!
Park across from the Needle &
Arts Centre
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Happy Spring, happy knitting and
crocheting, and
thank you for your business!
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Classes and Workshops - Update!
Fashion
Show: Pam & Penny
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Maggie
Jackson's four days in our
store, with fashion show, two workshops
and a consulting day were exciting and can
be considered super successful for all
involved. We made plans to have Maggie
back with new projects next year!
Her legacy left behind are: several
projects started, her yarn lines and books
(see article further down). Check our
Yarn Blog for a photo report.
Pam offers a
Maggiknits
knit-along for those who
started or are ready to start a Maggiknits
project, beginning this week (see below).
Caddy's
Sweater knit-along
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Join two new
knit-alongs which start this Saturday
April 10th (or start 2
weeks later, no problem). First, we have a
knit-along for
Caddy's Sweater
from the Sally Melville Knit Stitch book
from 10-12 (see photo left). Pam also
offers a second knit-along for your
Maggiknits
projects from 12:30 to
2:30 the same day.
When these two are over and your projects
are finished, we plan a show-and-tell
event for all finished knit-along projects
inside or outside our store. Check our
classes page for news.
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The participants of Maggie's workshop,
coming from as far as Washington State,
and other knitters we had the pleasure
to host in our
very own B&B over time show us that
Campbell River and our Needle & Arts
Centre are becoming
a knitter's
destination.
Plan your vacation or a long weekend
around one of our classes. We arrange
for accommodation with a
knitter's special
of $90 incl. brekfast (for 2) and
free shuttles.
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April
Special - up to 50% OFF
SPRING DRAW - get 5 to 50% OFF
each yarn purchase!
For online orders: we draw your discount
- trust us! In store, you draw yourself.
The drawn discount applies to yarn
purchases only.
The Spring Draw discount applies to
all yarn purchases in our store
or online
orders till latest April 30. Exception:
this discount CAN be added to
other discounts.
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We found:
All about Vegetable Fibres
We found this to be an interesting
article in a
Knitting Daily newsletter. It's from r enowned
designer Shirley Paden who has just
Berroco
Bonsai (Bamboo)
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come out with a new book, Knitwear
Design Workshop: A Comprehensive Guide to
Handknits. Valuable information on
natural fibres from Cotton, Linen, Bamboo
to Ramie, Jute, Hemp and Sisal.
Linen (Flax), one
of the oldest known textile fibers,
is derived from the stem of the flax
plant. Linen is sturdy and durable,
and like cotton, is comfortable to
wear in hot climates because it
draws moisture away from the body.
It is also easily laundered and moth
and perspiration resistant... Read
article>>
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New FREE Baby Pattern Collection from
DROPS
We are heading towards spring and
summer and are looking forward to
taking the little ones out in new
hand knitted/crochet outfits. We
are therefore happy to offer this
link to a collection of brand new
FREE baby patterns, for little
boys and girls aged 0 to 4 years.
Drops Baby Patterns
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With this you should know that the
Needle & Arts Centre is one of the
biggest retailers for Drops and
other Norwegian yarns in North
America. Check out the free
patterns and order the
yarn from us!
You may check all patterns added
to the list from last:
10,
30,
45,
60 days.
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Check our free
pattern page for more free
patterns! And please understand: we love
to send you free patterns, but we make
our living from selling our yarns!
We like to support you in
any possible way with your
Summer/Baby/or Leisure projects and ship
to any destination in the US and Canada!
Just call us toll-free at 1-888-588-7834
for consultation and orders!
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With Maggie Jackson end of March came 9 of
her top quality and unique
Maggiknits
yarn lines
- from Irish Linen, Cotton and Tweeds to
Mohair and Angora. Textures and shades
more or less hand picked and designed by
herself. Find these and other new
Spring/Summer arrivals in our
News Page. With this came a
load of Maggie's knitting
kits (contact us).
Squares
and Frills
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We already carried her magical book " Maggie's
Ireland". Now we added 12
more, full of her trademark designs. And -
they sold out pretty quick; the new
shipment is on its way. Get a piece of her
creativity and choose your necessary yarns
with the support from our staff! You find
the reasonably priced books in our
Book Page.
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If you are looking for
yarns of a special weight
or for a specific project or from
a certain manufacturer or just
want to
check the
price of a yarn,
you best visit our web pages of
all available yarns, sorted
by name,
by
manufacturer,
by weight,
or
by project.
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Alison found this via Ravelry, and
thought it might be fun to read.
Brian
at work at shows
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It's from the Skacel blog, and about a
guy who decided to knit 14 socks with
seven different patterns, one for each
day of the week, at the same time on
the World's longest
Addi Turbo
(120 inches). It follows him from the
beginning until he gets all the socks
done. He does, in fact, do it!
Here's the link. Because of the
nature of the blog, the story goes in
reverse order, so the actual beginning
of his adventure is on the second
page. Pretty cool!
We find
Addi Turbo circulars
to be the top quality circular needles
you can find. Not cheap, but smooth in
transition and good for the joints. No
twisting of the cables either. And of
course, we carry the
Addi
Click sets as well.
Ask for prices!
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For our Needlework customers: Five
brand new counted cross stitch
patterns have been added to the
Sue Coleman Cross Stitch Gallery
Chickadee Cross Stitch
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Sue Coleman earned an
international recognition
for her distinctive
watercolours. Especially
popular have been her
'Interpretive' Northwest
Coast Indian paintings.
These have been reproduced
in limited edition print
series and have sold to
collectors worldwide.
Sue Coleman's
watercolours have been
transfered into unique works
in cross stitch. We carry
this growing gallery for
some years now and just
added five beautiful new
patterns which you find on
our
Needlework Page.
Plus, w e supply you
with the necessary material
and floss - ask us for
package prices!
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PS: Sign up for our
classes! Visit
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