Knitalongs

Introducing Meadow – a brand new yarn from the Fibre Co

Introducing Meadow – a brand new yarn from the Fibre Co

We announced yesterday that a brand new yarn was on its way from the Fibre Co and today the official news is out! Meet Meadow – a unique, custom blend of merino, baby llama, silk and linen (oh my!) The merino and llama provide softness and bounce, the silk sheen and drape and the linen … read more »

Mystery Summer Knitalong!

Mystery Summer Knitalong!

We are excited to join in on this summer’s Mystery Knitalong with the ladies at Kelbourne Woolens! A brand new gorgeous yarn from the Fibre Co will be released on Thursday (and available here at the shop in all 12 colors), just in time for you to select your color and get ready for the … read more »

Kelbourne Woolens Volume 1 New Arrival, Knitalong and Giveaway!

Kelbourne Woolens Volume 1 New Arrival, Knitalong and Giveaway!

We are very excited about the Kelbourne Woolens Vol. 1 book that is arriving at the shop this week! It is a wonderful collection that puts all of their most popular patterns into one place and provides lots of inspiration for those who are also Fibre Co yarn addicts! I was delighted to be asked … read more »

My finished night sky

My finished night sky

I was so super excited to finish the Celestarium minutes before midnight on the 31st. I didn’t get it blocked in time, but it is now at the shop if you want to see one in person before making it. My gauge is most definitely not right. It is small..very very small. It was surprisingly … read more »

Making stars

Making stars

The Celestarium knitalong is underway, and I have seen several started shawls in the works at the store. If you want to play along, there is still time! I am now into Charts E. The shawl is divided into four sections now, and each section has a corresponding chart. Because most of the stitching is … read more »

January Knitalong – Time to Kit for You!

January Knitalong – Time to Kit for You!

Have you just spend the last two, three or more months stitching furiously for your friends and family? Well now that January is about here, it is time to take on a project that is just for you! The January stitch-a-long is Celestarium from the Winter 2012 Twist Collective. I am obsessed with this shawl! … read more »

Fall Knitalong

Fall Knitalong

Join our fall knitalong and get a jump start on your fall wardrobe! We have selected the Leaflet project by Cecily Glowik MacDonald, which is from the first fall issue of Knitty in 2011. This sweater is a great first sweater project, as it is worked from the top down in one piece, with minimal … read more »

Are you an olympian?

Are you an olympian?

It takes a great deal of pressure (and a deadline) for me to finish a sweater these days. I think this is the main reason that I am participating in the Ravellenic Games this year. If you don’t know the history of this event and its new name, check out this article about Ravelry’s little … read more »

Christmas in July Knitalong / crochetalong

Christmas in July Knitalong / crochetalong

Since the holidays seem to spring up on us so quickly every year, we are helping you get a jump start by celebrating Christmas in July. Our knitalong / crochetalong this month will be for holiday stockings. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, feel free to stitch any other holiday themed project that you want for … read more »

Miss Babs Color Affection Knitalong

Miss Babs Color Affection Knitalong

Miss Babs has just sent us a wonderful selection of Color Affection Kits in Yummy 2 ply (100% superwash merino) and Northumbria Fingering (100% Blue Faced Leicester). These kits feature 3 full skeins of coordinating colorways – enough for you to complete a Color Affection Shawl or any other three color shawl. We have a … read more »

Are you knitting a long?

Are you knitting a long?

Last week I posted about our May knitalong – which features a bit of financial incentive for those who finish up by early June. If you want to see what others are doing, be sure to jump on over to our knitalong thread in the Fans of fibre space forum on Ravelry. Have you cast … read more »

May knitalong with some incentive

May knitalong with some incentive

This May, we thought we would host a knitalong for a fun quick”ish” scarf / wrap that you can wear through spring and into the warmer summer months. With the abundance of fingering and sport weight yarn in the shop, there are so many options for light weight yarns. Unable to decide between the two … read more »

Springtime Knitalong!

Springtime Knitalong!

While springtime doesn’t usually bring up images of knitting, I have a hard time putting down my needles regardless of the season. Even though the weather is gorgeous and we have less of an excuse to spend time indoors, there’s still a way to work yarn into your schedule. The soothing benefits of knitting can … read more »

We counted all of the tiny objects, now for stitching!

We counted all of the tiny objects, now for stitching!

Our first New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day at fibre space™ was spent counting our inventory before the start of business on January 2nd. We got a lot of knocks at the door and frantic stares through the window. I got the impression that the stitching world wasn’t so happy about us being closed … read more »

I lost a sweater

I lost a sweater

Last weekend the wonderful ladies of Kelbourne Woolens, authors of Vintage Modern Knits, were in town for a color work workshop. Having totally failed to complete any of the plaid projects that I had planned to complete before this workshop, I spent Saturday morning tearing apart my sweater stash looking for something appropriate to wear. … read more »