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A couple of weeks ago J and I sat at the desk here muddling around a chart format that made sense for the upcoming shawl club release. Eight charts to be exact. Our friend L had stopped by for a … Continue reading →

Sometimes it is the simplest things that make your heart warm.  This past Saturday, one of the ladies brought her 4 year old daughter E with her to our knit group.  For the most part, kids aren’t a part of our gatherings.  The … Continue reading →

I have been pretty much taking time away from things I have to do to do things I want to do.  The past couple of months have been a welcome reprieve for this knitter but the creative juices are now … Continue reading →

There are some good things and some good people in this world.  Sometimes given the devastating circumstances we have been witness to, it is difficult to find either.  But they are there. This arrived in my mail.  The angel that … Continue reading →

This past year, YYS (me) has been heavily involved in putting out 3 clubs: The Canadian Sock Club (pattern only with the option of yarn, The Sock Club and the Shawl Club. I was fortunate to have guest designers to … Continue reading →

As per my business partner and friend J’s instructions, I have thrown in the occasional “just for me because I can and want to” project. The last one of these was the Ombre Shrug which I loved the knit but not the … Continue reading →

Remember earlier this summer? when I tweeted that it took me 4 hours to wind a ball of yarn? You know the one that there was a plan for?       Well as it happens, I have finally released … Continue reading →

This is a wee bit of a follow-up from the Knitting for Money blog I posted last week. What I hadn’t disclosed last week was that the request that I had for knitting socks was for a gentleman.  He emailed … Continue reading →

This being American Thanksgiving, seems an appropriate time to be thankful for the YYS family and to announce our store #7.  Not only are we adding a new store, but we are adding a new province! Mont Tricot http://www.monttrico.com and … Continue reading →

I am often asked if I will knit for others and for the most part, these individuals offer to pay.  I can think of 2 recent requests in particular. The first was after seeing the Devonshire Knee High Socks.  It … Continue reading →