New Debbie Bliss
Donegal Tweed is a new yarn from Debbie Bliss. It
is available in Aran and Chunky weight.
This is the cover of Debbie's newest book Donegal
Tweed. The
jacket is called Kilcar knit in Chunky weight.
See all the designs...
Sites to visit...
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| Knitting weather has arrived!
If you have recently started receiving our
newsletter you can see back issues on the
Needle Emporium website. On the home page
scroll down and at the bottom left click on
Previous Issues.
The current class
and workshop schedule is available on the
website. Keep checking back to see what is coming up.
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| Moebius |
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You might be saying to yourself 'what is a moebius?'
A moebius strip is a loop of paper with a half
twist in it. This is used in knitting to make a
great shawl.
I will be teaching a class in the store on Tuesday
November 14 for the
Moebius cast on by Cat Bordhi.
You will be making the Moebius in the round so it
will be seamless.
The Omega wrap from Chris Bylsma
is a great way to
use up your leftover yarns. In Chris' pattern you
knit a long strip and sew together making the twist.
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| Pattern S2017 |
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A new pattern from Fiber
Trends that should be in the store by the end
of November.
This reversible garter stitch
lace shawl celebrates
Arachne from Greek mythology and Spider Woman from
Hopi and Navajo legends. Ancient symbols embraced by
spinners, as well as weavers, lace makers and other
needle artists. The shawl looks great in a wide
variety of sizes and weights of yarns. Shown in
Mist, a lace weight mohair from Naturally.
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| New Knitting Bags |
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Jordana Paige has introduced new colours to her line
of knitting bags. The Knitter's Satchel is now
available in Cypress Green, Deep Red and Graphite.
The Messenger Bag has a great new tweed of Deep Red
and Cypress Green.
Our shipment arrived this afternoon and the new
colours are amazing. What a
great Christmas gift for a knitter!!
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| Knitting Tip |
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I always knit my edge stitches when making a
garment. Even if the pattern says purl, knit the
first and last stitch of every row. This makes
sewing together much easier. You can see the edges
for a cleaner seam. Also, this helps to count rows.
Each knot up the side of your garment is 2 rows.
Count the knots to make sure that your front is the
same length as your back to the underarms or to have
both sleeves the same length.
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