New Knitting Book

Friend-Of-GBOW and sock instructor, Nigel, is very proud of his stepdaughter, knitting designer Holli Yeoh. She collaborated with Felicia Lo of SweetGeorgia Yarns and the result is a brand new book of 11 patterns by Holli, made with SweetGeorgia yarn, called...

Easter

Happy Easter or Passover, if these are holidays you celebrate.I always like to have a look on the web to see what sort of knitting related holiday pictures I can find. There is no shortage of photos of knitted eggs, bunnies, chicks and so on….but this is even...

Nova Scotian Double Knitting

Customer Carol brought the pamphlet pictured below in, Traditional Nova Scotian Double-Knitting Patterns .  It’s wonderful. These are original designs gathered in 1972 in Nova Scotia.  Roisin’s favourite is “Mrs. Hearn’s...

Statement Sweaters

Can’t you imagine this hoodie being a BIG hit with a tween or teen of your acquaintance? (Update: Marlaine reported she does not see the photo, just the html. This may be a browser issue, as I see the photo, using Google Chrome)The image comes from a book...

The Book of Everything

We have a new book you must come and have a look at…it is Finishing School: A master class for knitters by Deborah Newton. If you need tips on finishing projects (and who doesn’t?) this book has all the answers. We have a few copies for purchase at...