World Wide Knit In Public Day

This past Saturday was World Wide Knit In Public day. Kniterary celebrated by inviting all customers (old and new) to come and knit outside the shop for the day.

Among the many people who came to celebrate the day at Kniterary were Ruth and Lindsay from Georgetown. They will apparently be joining another WWKIP event this coming Saturday in the Guelph area. They are sure to enjoy their company as much as we did. It is always good to make new knitting friends!

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't in agreement with all the people who were knitting in public, and forced us all inside. We didn't let the weather get us down and moved the fun upstairs.

It wasn't long before there was much more than just knitting going on.

People were spinning and stitching also.

Over-all the event and experience left all feeling accomplished with the progress on their knitting, stitching, spinning, etc and enriched by our time communing with fellow fiber lovers!

The raffle was won by Elizabeth R who came into the shop with 9 members of the guild from Georgina. They spent an hour or more discovering all the nooks and crannies of The Little Green House! Thanks for the visit ladies!

We hope to see them and you all in the shop soon!

Early Morning Delivery

What a Great Way to start the Day

Sea Socks

Pansy and Morgana

Sea Silk
Lily Pond, Ebony, Beach House, Apricot, Night Shade, Dandelion and Moondust

$39 a Skein each

Yummmm!

What's New?

New to the Kniterary this summer!

Berroco summer weight yarns

(From left to right): Berroco Linsey, Berroco Origami, Berroco Glint.


Dyeing for Colour hand spun yarn:

Feltable roving's:

(From left to right): Merino Tops Roving's, BFL Roving's, Pencil Roving's.


Hand dyed rug-hooking fabrics:

Frill Seeker Precious Metal, Katia Rizos, and Katia Triana Lux are all the rage right now.

(From left to right): Frill Seeker Precious Metal, Katia Triana Lux.

New colours are now available in the Frill Seeker Precious Metal and the Katia Rizos.

Five colours currently available in the Noro Silk Garden, new colours to be coming soon.

Hope to see you all in the shop soon!

Studio Tour 2011

Tarmina Designs will show-case their Tea Rose Cozies and Flower Brooches this year during the 2011 studio tour.

Tea Rose Cozies

The Tea Rose Cozies are knit on 4mm needles with Manos del Uruguay Classica Wool in a round.  Three roses are added to the top of the cozies to give them a more decorative feel. They are a rather quick and basic knit with classic embellishments. What makes these tea cozies an ideal knit is the easily adjustable openings for the spout and handle, so it can custom fit any tea-pot.

The finished Tea Rose Cozies are being sold for $40.00 and the pattern will be available for $5.00.

Flower Brooches

The brooches have a rug hooked the center, and proddy hooked petals done by Martina Munroe. Then the entire thing is backed with leather. Once the base it together Tara Bergeron hand beads each one uniquely. To add a little more fancy the petals are made from dyed-wool and tulle. What makes these Flower Brooches so appealing is that they can be used for many things, such as; hat embellishments, and blouse/jacket pins.

The finished Flower Brooches are being sold for $35.00 and a class is available for $45.00.

During the studio tour Tara Bergeron will also be showing some of her other bead work (http://www.soulxpression.com/) and as usual the Kniterary will be open for people to browse through all yarns and supplies.

Bunzilly Class

Last weekend Tara came in and taught the Bunzilly Embellishing class!

Four of us had lots of fun creating our little characters while we learned some new skills.

Like:

Needle Felting....

Beaded Flower making...

Wire Bending and applying fur yarn.

Everybody's Bunzilly had its own character and story. Such a Silly Fun way to learn new skills!

Opening Night Tree in Me

Geordie Lishman

Tara Begeron

Martina Munroe

Jae Shaw

Tree in Me opened on March 26th with a get together for artists, family and friends. It was a joy to be surrounded my all the tree art and a joy to get to know the ideas behind the pieces.

The show is in The Little Green House until April 16th. Be sure to come in for a visit!

Tree in Me

Multimedia Interpretations of the trees we love...

March 26th, 2011 - April 16th, 2011

At

The Little Green House

229 Brock St. N.,

Whitby, Ontario

Tree in Me

https://sites.google.com/site/treeinmeexhibit/home