05/06/07
Recently
Barbara, editor of
YARN magazine, put out a call asking readers to visit their local
Borders to check that the new issue was on display at the registers (where it should have been). Visiting
Borders is never a chore for me, so I was more than happy to check out a couple of stores.
As a thank you, Barbara sent me...
a set of 2.75mm
Brittany Birch DPNs, 2 balls of
Ornaghi Filati "Luna Park" in a fabulously bright colourway and 2 balls of
Dale "Heilo" in a gorgeous red.
Many thanks for the wonderful surprise Barbara! I haven't seen either of these yarns before. I'm looking forward to knitting with them. The DPNs will come in handy too; they're perfect for socks.
Labels: Brittany, Dale, needles, Ornaghi, thanks, Yarn Magazine, yarns
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Australia Day 2007
Happy Australia Day! (
See Google's special Australia Day logo)
In honour of the occasion, and since this is a knitting blog, I thought I'd share some Aussie knitting-related sites/products.
Yarns
The Knittery ~ online store with gorgeous handpainted yarns, Jo Sharp yarns and more
Live 2 Knit ~ online store with beautiful handpainted yarns as well as "blank" yarns you can dye yourself
That Spinning Place ~ handpainted yarns and roving
Rainbow Wools ~ range of dyed and undyed yarns
Nundle Woollen Mill ~ range of Aussie yarn (made in Nundle)
Andromeda Alpacas ~ yarns & fleece
Jo Sharp ~ luxury yarns and patterns
Patons ~ Australian yarn & patterns including
Patonyle (sock yarn)
Cleckheaton ~ Aussie yarns & patterns
Ecoyarns ~ handdyed organic yarns
Wendy Dennis ~ Handspinning wool (polwarth wool)
Spin 'N' Knit Fibre Design ~ yarn, tops and fleeces
Knitting by Zen ~ hand dyed yarn and beaded stitch markers
Yarnivorous ~ handdyed yarns (free postage offer, until Jan 31)
MagazinesYARN Magazine ~ Australia's newest (and best, in my opinion) knitting magazine
PodcastsSticks & String ~ podcast by David Reidy, an Aussie knitter
Note: This is a selection of sites from my bookmarks. Some I've purchased from, some I haven't.
Labels: Aussie yarns, Australian, Yarn Magazine, yarns
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YARN Magazine & Mag Nation
Last night I went to
YARN Magazine's knit in at
Mag Nation. It was great to meet Barbara, Rosemary and Sarah from YARN and to catch up with lots of knitters, some of whom I know from my SnB group.
The evening was filled with lots of chatting and knitting and I had a fabulous time. I also came home with goodies...
Two balls of
Rare Fire from
The Rare Yarns Company, an alpaca, mohair and merino blend (approx 14ply) that's soft and squishy and a set of 5.50mm Birch metal DPNs. These were a gift from Barbara (the editor of YARN) to say 'thanks' (for sitting and knitting in the window of
Mag Nation on Sunday, to publicise the knit in).
When you purchased a copy of the new issue of YARN last night you received a 'goodie bag'. There were a couple of different goodie bags, and mine contained 2 sets of Clover bamboo DPNs (3.5mm & 4.00mm) and a ball of
Ornaghi's
Merino Kind #125 which is a super soft 8ply. Yum!
Thanks to
YARN Magazine and
Mag Nation for a wonderful evening. I hope it's the first of many.
Labels: Clover, Mag Nation, Ornaghi, Rare Yarns, Yarn Magazine
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