Lily Chin is a Comin'!

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Sunday November 6, from 2 to 3pm - The Urban Knit Chick Visits!

How cool is this? Lily Chin will be visitng us, right here at Knit-O-Matic! I'm so excited, not only because Lily is a great knitter, fabulous teacher and dy-no-mite designer, but she's also a really fun person too! Must be why the likes of Martha Stewart & David Letterman like her so much.

Check out all the Diva of String has to offer:

The Urban Knitter

Knit and Crochet with Beads

Lily Chin Signature Collection (YARN & PATTERNS)

"Decorative Stitches" on Knitty Gritty/DIY Network

"Tips & Tricks" on Knitty Gritty/DIY Network

FREE Headband Pattern from Lily Chin Signature Collection

Upcoming Classes

For more info, please contact us at info@knitomatic.com, 416-653-7849, or drop by in person!

CREATIVE KNITTING & CROCHET

Sunday from 11am to 12pm, 2 weeks, dates TBA

Boost your creative potential, learn how to choose complimentary yarn texture and colour combinations the easy way. Colour, composition and contrast are the keys to good design. Join in as these principles are explained in easy-to-understand terms by our friendly instructor Tracy call, local visual artist, graphic designer and knit/crochet enthusiast. Through demos, short lessons, one-on-one guidance and take-home handouts with check charts, she'll help you: improve your confidence in choosing & combining yarn colours & textures; boost the artistic quality of your projects; and design pieces that are sure to have a fabulous visual impact. Shift from Knitter or Crocheter to artist while expanding your design abilities and taking your creativity further than you imagined.

Materials: As this is a design course you won't need any but bring your current project for critic or to stay after class to knit or crochet and visit with us for a while.

Cost: $40

HOLIDAY PREP CLASSES

Date & Time TBA

Learn how to make small knitted projects like HATS, MITTENS and SLIPPERS fast & easy and get ready for holiday gift giving while indulging in your favorite hobby! Boost your confidence by learning the easy way to make the basics.

Confetti

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We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

Cuddle Up

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We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

Button Button

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We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

Sweetie Pie

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We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

stripz

stripz, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

cotton roll

cotton roll, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

Sunflower

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We've got Minnowknits pattern kits in Manos Cotton Stria for little people. For pattern details click HERE. soooo cute!

New Arrivals

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Crystal Palace Iceland Print
soft, colourful, feltable & only $15 for 100m! You can check out the colours at their website.

More NEW on SALE

NEW ROWAN Big Wool $19 (reg $24) 20% off

● Colors available: blue-grey 33, pale blue 21, wine 24

NEW ROWAN Kid Classic $11 (reg $14) 20% off

● Colors available: black 831, grey 840, red 847, mauve 844

NEW ROWAN Biggy Print $19 (reg $24) 20% off

● Colors available: red 236, green 245

NEW ROWAN Plaid $21 (reg $26) 20% off

● Colors available: peacock 155, dark grey 168

NEW ROWAN Kid Silk Haze $18 (reg $22) 20% off

● Colors available: olive 588, rose 583, teal582, mint 581, acid green 597, fuchsia 606

NEW Dale of Norway SISIK $4 (reg $8) 50% off
● Colors available: grey 153, yellow 163, navy 166

NEW ROWAN Chunky Cotton Chenille $20 (reg. $25) 25% off

● colours available: Blue 386, Cream 365, Rose 389, Green 393

NEW Berroco FLAX $9 (reg. $18) 50% off

● 100% linen

● colors available: taupe 5003, lavender 5105, pale celery 5027

NEW Needful CAPRI $8.50 (reg $12) 25% off

● Ribbon yarn witha hint of sheen

● colors: Jazz 4122, Blue 4123, Green 4124, Red 4125, Pink 4126

STORE HOURS

Fall Store Hours

Monday ........ closed
Tues ............. 11am to 6pm
Wednesday .... 11am to 8pm
Thurs ........... 11am to 8pm
Friday .......... 11am to 6pm
Saturday ....... 11am to 5pm
Sunday ......... 12pm to 5pm

Sally Melville Knitting Experience Book 3

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Just arrived in store: Book 3 of the Knitting Experience by Sally Meville!

NEW ON SALE!

South West Trading SOY SILK Pheonix $15.75 (reg. $21) 25% off

● soft, worsted/aran weight (5mm)

● great drape

● colors available: green, white, turquoise, parrott, red, candy, purple, rose, pink, purplexed

South West Trading BAMBOO $17.25 (reg. $23) 25% off

● DK weight (4mm)

● great for knit or crochet

● colors available: parrott, intensity, bougainvilea, sahara, purplexed, tequila (orange mix), black, white, cobalt blue, fuchsia, chocolate, green, purple, red

Grignasco EDEN PRINT Bamboo $5.70 (reg. $7.50) 25% off

● soft & silky, DK weight (4mm)

● great for crochet or knit

● colours availabe: 40, 36, 39, 37, 35

Naturally New Zealand Mohair Plus $6 (reg. $10) 40% off
● long colourway (like noro)

● Colors available: 21, 27, 25, 26, 28

Naturally New Zealand Merino & Fur

Solid Colours $8.50 (reg. $14); Mixed Colours $12 (reg. $20) 40% off

● Very soft & warm

● Quantities available in Grape 11, Claret 04, Natural 05, Navy 01,
Turquoise 10, Blue Mix 101, Emerald

● Odd balls available in Red 03, Green mix 100, Purple mix 102

Crystal Palace WAIKIKI $7.90 (reg. $10.50) 25% off

● so pretty! like Missoni

● colours available: Picnic 2592, Brickyard 2852, Hot jazz 2861, Cool Jazz
2862,Painted iris 2886, Code pink 3001, Ultra blues 3002, Purple Days 3005

OnLine COTTON STRETCH $7.50 (reg. $10) 25% off

● High quality soft cotton blend with lycra

● Chunky weight (6mm)

● colours available: Navy 15, Aqua 06, Sky Blue 16, White 01, Grey 17, Pale Pink 18, Apple Green 21, Forest Green 09

Filtes King/Needful yarns SKIPPER $5.75 (reg. $7.50) 25% off

● High quality DK cotton (4mm)

● colours available: lilac 159, green117, pink 139, coral 127, red A, black 200, linen 134, fuchsia L, plum 511

Filtes King/Needful yarns CABLE DUE $5.75 (reg. $7.50) 25% off

● High quality fingering/sport weight cotton (3.25mm)

● colours available: lilac 159, green117, pink 139, coral 127, red A, black 200, linen 134, fuchsia L, plum 511, navy B, ecru 124, dark brown S

Lana Gatto/Needful yarns SUMMER $3.40 (reg. $4.50) 25% off

● Similar Gauge as Rowan Cotton Rope (6mm)

● colours available: Orange, Mid yellow, Lemon Yellow, White, Cream, Sage Green, Aqua, Brown, Raspberry, Sky Blue, Magenta

Scheepjes POMPON $6 (reg. $8) 25% off

● Very soft, great for BABY knits

● Quantities available in White 943, Pink 933, Fuchsia 910, Dark Blue 926, Apple
Green 920, Royal blue 940

● Odd balls available in Yellow 914, Pale Blue 942

HEMP WOOL $6 (reg. $10) 40% off

● 55% hemp, 45% wool: felts!

● colors available: Blue, Black, Cream, Sage Green

Craft Sale

Crafternoon Tea - be there! (Knitomatic is going to)

What: A fab indie craft market, how-to hive and charity tea room
organized by columnist/designer Nathalie-Roze Fischer. Expect tons of
quirky-cool merch, including unusual handcrafted jewellery, knits,
accessories, home decor items, soaps & lotions, paper goods, recylced
clothing and lots more cool stuff by over 35 local vendors.

When: Saturday November 19th from 11am to 5pm

Where: Bellefair United Church, 2002 Queen St. East in the Beaches
(across from Kew Gardens)

Note: Funds raised from the tea-room benefit the Red Door Shelter
(www.rcdi.ca/courage/reddoor.htm), while cash collected via the raffle
will be donated to the Art Heart/A Home for Creative Opportunity (
www.artheart.ca)

For more info, visit: www.nathalie-roze.com

New Readymade is IN

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the new READYMADE is in too!

KNITSCENE HAS ARRIVED!

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the new mag from Interweave KNITSCENE has arrived and is in store NOW! Yipee!

New & Yummy

Just thought I'd keep you up on New & Yummy things that have been arriving for the chilly weather:

Brownsheep Company Lamb's Pride Bulky & Worsted
regular and superwash. New Colours for this year plus old favorites. The superwash is also really soft!

Cascade 220
More of the wool, quattro and tweed are on their way!

Fleece Artist Yarns & Kits
check out their kidsilk raglan sweater kit, felted bag kit, needle bag kit, splendid sofa kit, Mo Jacket kit and more. Also take a look at their new colour options!

Manos Del Uruguay
more Manos in the colours you love, plus a couple of new shades this year too, and more cutie-patootie Minnowknits patterns!


Unfortunately, we can't carry everything (we wish we could) but if there's something you want let us know and we can special order it for you lickety split!

Fibre Philanthropy: Knitting for the Homeless

Every Wednesday night during the Stitch 'n Bitch we also host Fibre Philanthropy. People of all ages come and knit scarves, hats, mitts & socks to help Toronto's homeless survive the winter. All finished items are given to the Wychwood Open Door Drop-in Centre for distribution.

We contribute FREE instruction & patterns for these projects and the yarn is also free, donated by generous groups and individuals. All you need to do is bring a pair of needles (the bigger the better, around 9mm or 10mm are good) or you can pick up a reasonably priced set at the store.

So come on down! You can learn how to knit & make a difference!