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Hello Knitsters! This photo is of our newly arrived IndigoDragonfly Superwash Lace. For $35 you have 990 yards of handpainted Superwash Merino laceweight yarn. That's enough knitting for the whole summer! (well, depending...) The names of these colourways are hilarious! For example: "Agnst for the Memories", "Butterflies & Zebra Moonbeams & Fairy Tales", "This is Your Brain on Cookies", and "Angry Bridesmaid", just to name a few. If I were you, I'd pick up a skein of IndigoDragonfly Superwash Lace, a nice Addi Lace Needle, and a copy of Elizabeth Zimmermann's "Knitter's Almanac", (if you don't already own this perfect little volume) because, according to her, July is for shawl knitting. Keep Knitting, New and Inspiring 
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New from Spud & Chloë 
As well from Spud & Chloë, lots of Fine! Fine is a sturdy and lustrous blend of 80% wool, 20% silk. Fingering weight and superwash to boot! Great for fancy socks, colourwork, or lightweight garments. 248 yards per 65g skein, $14. |
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Blue Sky Alpacas Multi Cotton We've also got this great Cotton Baby Set pattern from Blue Sky to go along with the yarn - the pattern contains instructions for a cute wrap around kimono sweater and quilt. $6. |
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Back Issues of Your Favourite Magazines Come by, dig through the basket and pick up some great inspiration for a low price! |
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Free Pure Pima patterns from Berroco! Download the Pure Pima collection from Berroco! |
Well, it's officially summer! It sure feels like summer in Toronto, lots of sunny hot days. Do people still knit in the summer? YES! In fact, last week i just finished knitting a wool and alpaca blanket! Anytime is a good time for knitting something interesting...but if you don't like the idea of a wool blanket sitting on your lap, maybe reach for something lighter weight, perhaps in juicy summer colours like those shown here!
We've put together kits for this adorable watermelon hat pattern from Spud & Chloë! Kit includes enough Spud & Chloë Sweater to make any size of the hat, which comes in sizes from newborn up to child. Spud & Chloë Sweater is a super soft, superwash blend of 55% organic wool and 45% organic cotton. Watermelon Hat Kit, $14. We also have lots of colours of Sweater for $14 (160 yds/100g).
New from Blue Sky Alpacas - Multi Cotton! The same 100% organically grown cotton based that we love, now in fun tonal multi colours. Super soft and perfect for baby clothes and blankets. 100 yards per 70g skein, $12.
We're clearing out our stock of older magazines - did you miss an issue? We've got a great mix of issues from Crochet Today, Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting and more! A bargain at $4 each or 3 for $10.
Have you seen this collection of patterns from Berroco? They're all for Berroco Pure Pima, a strong and shiny DK weight 100% cotton. We've got loads of colours in sweater amounts, just $7 each! It's the perfect time to knit up a cotton summer sweater - and the colours are just awesome.|
Hello Knitsters! If you are anywhere near that part of the world you'll want to make a point to visit the Squam Art Fair on Saturday June 5th at 7:30pm to 10pm. The Ralvery crew will be there, and Ysolda Teague will be too! At our table, along with yarn of course, we will have Stephanie Pearl McPhee (aka the Yarn Harlot), and we will have all of her books so you can have one personally signed. All of the information about the Squam Art Fair can be found here. Hope to see you there! Keep Knitting, New and Inspiring 
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Scottie from Offhand Designs The doctor's bag frame means it stays open, and the many interior pockets are great for keeping everything organized! Four feet on the bottom protect the base of the bag and help it stay upright. A perfect everyday purse that'll fit just about anything you put in it. $200. |
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Colour Changing Cotton! 55g skein is 219m and $14. 105g skein is 438m and $28. Pre-wound into center pull balls so you can start knitting right away!! We're thinking it would also be perfect for weaving a fun plaid. |
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Tanis Fiber Arts Pink Label Each skein contains a whopping 1000 yards of 100% superwash merino, tightly plied for a slightly different texture than many laceweight yarns. Tanis' hand dyed solids are full of depth and interest - no wonder it's going fast! Tons of knitting for just $25 per skein. |
As I write this, half of Lettuce Knit is preparing to take off to
the gorgeousness of Holderness, New Hampshire to
teach at Squam Art Workshops.
New from Offhand Designs! The Scottie bag is like a
medium-sized version of the popular Zhivago. The
outer fabrics are lush brocades and velvet, the lining is
a hardwearing faille. Closes with a strong magnetic
snap.
New cotton yarn from Wolle's Yarn Creations! This 4-
ply, fingering weight yarn changes colours gradually
over the whole skein. Get that Noro-type look in a soft
100% cotton. Available in two skein sizes, so you can
match the length of the colour change to your project!
Summer is the perfect time for lightweight, lacy
projects - new in the shop is the gorgeous Pink Label
laceweight merino from the ever-popular Tanis Fiber
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Hello Knitsters! This year at the Knitters Frolic, Lettuce Knit will be exhibiting the yarn and magazines of St.Denis. We will have all of the samples from both issues and every shade of the St.Denis Nordique yarn. And what's more - We will be joined for the day by the creative force behind St. Denis: Veronik Avery! Veronik will also have her new book, Knitting 24/7, available, so you can get a signed copy at any time during the day. We will also have the samples from the book that you can ooh and ahh over. The issue shown here is the new Spring/Summer Vol. 2 which we just got in. It's selling very well, and I can't wait to see the projects in person (and try them on!). If you can't make it to the Frolic, we do have both issues of St.Denis in stock, along with the Nordique Yarn, and will have issues of Knitting 24/7 shortly! p.s. Hot off the press! We just got in a new design of Lettuce Knit printed totes, designed by our very own Natalie Selles. Available in store and at the Knitter's Frolic for $10. p.p.s. Coming to the Frolic and want to save on postage while you feed your yarn habit? Call the shop this week to have your order ready for pick up at the Frolic, easy peasy. Keep Knitting, New and Inspiring 
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Sweetgeorgia Superwash Worsted
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Jade Sapphire Laceweight Cashmere 2-ply 100% cashmere - 400 yards per 55g skein.
$46. |
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New Colours of Mission Falls Cotton! 100% cotton. Solids $5.50, Multis $6.50. |
It's May...and that means two VERY special days...The
Brand new in the shop - Superwash Worsted from
Sweetgeorgia! Felicia Lo dyes the most vibrant,
beautiful
colours in her Vancouver studio. This merino is
squishy, bouncy, and of course, machine washable.
Comes in big 115g skeins with 200 yards each to
keep you knitting on and on!
Check out 
Treat yourself (or your mom this Mother's Day!) to a
skein of soft, smooth, warm cashmere from Jade
Sapphire. Bright, clear colours and lots of yardage -
perfect for a little scarf or shawl! We've got both 100%
cashmere and a shiny cashmere/silk blend in light and
lovely laceweight.
Mission Falls' popular 1824 cotton has been
restocked, including new multis! Knits up fast and easy
and is machine washable. Lots of colours! Great for
baby blankets, kids' projects, or fabulous summer
garments.
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Hello Knitsters! New yarn is flying in and out of here so fast - sometimes new yarns are gone before we can even announce them to you! Such is the case this month with the IndigoDragonfly MCN Lace Yarn we WERE going to feature in this newsletter, but it is all but gone! Maybe one or two skeins left...Rest assured, we will be getting in more super fabulous yarn from local Indie Dyer Kim McBrien of IndigoDragonfly soon and I will tweet about it when it arrives! There is other local Indie Dyer Goodness to be had though...we just received a large shipment from Tanis Fiber Arts...read more about that below. In other news, I finished my hexagon baby blanket for my new little niece Katie! I followed the Hexagon How- To tutorial available for free on the blog Attic 24. This blog is an amazing resource of very well done crochet tutorials. You'll find them on the left hand side, as you scroll down. I used Noro Aya and Rowan All Seasons Cotton. This project has inspired an upcoming class where you can make your own hexagon or two...I'm telling you, there is something about hexagons...The class can be viewed here along with all of our many, many other classes that we have scheduled through the spring and summer. Keep Knitting, New and Inspiring 
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Beautiful Yarns and Kits from Tanis Fiber Arts We've gotten in 2 skeins of every colour in the Blue Label Fingering weight, a durable blend of 80% merino, 20% nylon. Fantastic yardage at 420 yards per 4 oz skein, for only $22! In addition to the sock yarn, we've also received 2 of each colourway of the Fiddlehead Mitten Kit (), and all the colourways of Tanis' great Dipped Infinity Kit! Laura's pattern for this ombre scarf is also available separately for $5, and is perfect for all those sock yarn leftovers. |
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Malabrigo Sock Has Landed! A generous 440 yards per 100g skein, 100% superwash merino wool, $27. One skein is perfect for Ysolda's Damson shawl! () Along with the Malabrigo Sock, we also have a limited supply of the new Malabrigo Twist - a 3ply version of the super soft merino we all know and love! It's a bit thicker, more of a true aran weight, with 150 yards per skein. $19. |
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270 yards per 100g skein, 100% linen. $24. |
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Manos Del Uruguay Serena Soft tonal solids and multicolours, 170 yards per 50g skein. $14 for the solids, $15 for multis. |
Happy Spring!
We've got lots of new yarn from hot Canadian dyer
Tanis Fiber Arts! Based in Montreal, Tanis' yarn is
known for its smoothness and bounce, tight twist and
of course, fantastic colours!
A quick trip up to the warehouse, and back with loads of
Malabrigo Sock Yarn! This yarn is
highly coveted and harder to find these days - the
colours are just that good. We've got about 20 different
colourways at the moment, but come in quick, it's
going fast!
A super soft blend of 60% baby alpaca and 40% pima
cotton. Combining the warmth of alpaca with the
softness of cotton! Perfect for a warm lace shawl for
those summer evenings - come and check out Kate's
Modest Lace Shawl sample! Uses just 2 skeins of
Manos Serena.|
Hello Knitsters! What an amazing couple of weeks: watching the Olympics and stretching myself to complete my Olympic Knitting. I finished a Wing O' The Moth Shawlette by Anne Hanson, with time to spare I might add! I used the all Canadian Galawool naturally dyed in Indigo, that we featured in last month's newsletter. I even had the energy to start a new project in that time too, which I will mention below in the Noro paragraph. It must be that touch of spring in the air that has energized me. Is it strange that my favourite time for knitting and crochet is the spring? It must be the sense of a fresh start that spring inspires in me....mmmmm and fresh new yarn. Read about that below. Keep Knitting, New and Inspiring 
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Chunky, Super Soft and Washable too! |
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Exciting New Noro! Furin (left) is a textured, chunky yarn made up of 52% Cotton, 17% Silk, 17% Wool, 9% Viscose and 5% Nylon. Knits up fast on 6.5 or 7mm needles. 110m per 50g ball. The yarn everyone's been waiting for! Sekku (bottom right) is laceweight 50% cotton , 16% silk, 17% wool and 17% nylon. Perfect for all those lightweight and lacy projects. Amazing value too - each 50g ball contains 460m, for only $10! Aya (top right) is worsted weight, 50% cotton, 35% silk, 15% wool. A beautiful lightweight yarn in lots of fun colourways. 135m per 50g. I have been using Aya along with Rowan All Seasons Cotton to make a crocheted hexagon baby blanket. This project was temporarily sidetracked to become a vest for my daughter. You can see how I made it by viewing my photos on Ravelry...yes, I finally put up some photos on Ravelry. This project is so totally addictive, each hexagon is so completely unique that making them never becomes tedious...and I have a VERY low tolerance for tedious work. I love, love, love working with Noro Yarn! |
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New Weekend and Spring Patterns from Berroco
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March certainly came in like a lamb didn't it? Thank
goodness too, because I had just the slightest touch of
ennui after I watched the closing ceremonies for the
Olympics.
If you're looking for the ultimate in chunky merino, this is
it! We've got tons of gorgeous colours of Cascade 128
Superwash and they're going fast. Each skein contains
128 yards of plump, two ply yarn - and it's machine
washable too. It knits up quickly on 6 or 6.5 mm needles,
perfect for one last winter sweater! Silky and so soft. $14.
The Noro colours we all know and love in several
exciting new yarns. Lots of cotton content and perfect
for spring. And best of all, these three new Noro yarns
are just $10 a ball each!
Spring has sprung early with new yarn and patterns
from Berroco! We have all the bright, fun colours of 
We also have all the new Spring pattern booklets from
Berroco, including Norah Gaughan volume 6 ($23).
Winter News
Hello Knitsters! You have to visit the SAW website and browse through the courses offered. Some really inspiring knit designers will be there this year to teach: Jared Flood, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Gudrun Johnston, and Laura Nelkin. Our very own Denny will be there too, teaching spindle spinning, and oh yeah, I'll be teaching a Baby Sweater Class, How to Knit, and hosting a full day Knit Salon, where we just hang out and knit...we did it last year and it was positively magical. Knitting around a roaring fireplace in the middle of the day? That is my idea of perfection! New shop arrivals are detailed below.... Keep Knitting, P.S. I just have to mention how impressed I am with the knitting community as a whole for their donations for Haiti Relief. Stephanie threw up the "Knit Signal" and her readers responded by donating to MSF, overreaching the goal of 1 million dollars, set in 2004. Amazing! Many knit designers who sell their patterns through Ravelry have generously offered a percentage of pattern sales to be donated to Haiti. These patterns can be browsed through here. Don't delay though...because donations will only be collected until the end of January. Of special note: Our very own Laura of CosmicPluto Knits will donate 50% of all online pattern sales until the end of the month. Now would be the time to stock your Ravelry Library! New and Inspiring 
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All-Canadian Yarn from Gala Wool Each 113g / 4oz skein of worsted weight contains 220 yards of lanolin rich traditional yarn for hardwearing, beautiful projects. $20. |
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Sweater from Spud and Chloe Sweater is worsted weight and comes in big 100g skeins of 160 yards / 146m each. We have all 15 colours in stock now! $14. |
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Rollflex Tape Measures |
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The Fibre Company Road to China Light A generous 159 yards per 50g skein and available in 19 luminous shades! $16. |
Happy New Year! It's that time again to start dreaming
of June...and going to 
Gala Wool is a British Columbia-based yarn company
that produces all-natural, Canadian yarn for knitting
and weaving. They buy their yarn from MacAuslan's
woolen mill in Prince Edward Island, which has been
processing wool since 1870! The yarn is dyed all
naturally using plant based dyes.
From the super cute yarn line 
Lots of sturdy, classic retractable tape measures from
Germany! Very smooth rolling action, metric and imperial
measurements - and nine super fun colours to boot!
Keep one in every knitting bag so you'll always have a
tape measure on hand. $7.
So soft, it must be felt to be believed! This sport weight
yarn from the Fibre Company is 65% baby alpaca,
10% cashmere, 10% camel and 15% silk and feels
just as soft as 100% cashmere. The dyeing process
used by the Fibre Company always results in colours
that look lit from within.Sign up for our Email Newsletter
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