Holiday Weekend Hours

We will be open regular hours on Saturday & Sunday May 21st & 22nd, but we'll be closed on Monday May 23rd. 


Saturday:  11am to 6pm
Sunday:    12pm to 5pm (Yarn Swap Day!)
Monday:   Closed

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Yarn Swap May 22nd!

Our next yarn swap is fast approaching!  This month I'm doing a little spring cleaning, and I'm purging some extraneous yarn in my stash - namely, ALL of my Mission Falls 1824 Cotton.  Right now, I'm packing it up in tidy bags and labeling it. I'm also getting rid of  a few balls (3 of 4?) of Cascade Fixation that was also sitting around. 


Additionally, we've received already received a few donations this week!  A bunch of crochet cotton came in earlier this week, and two big garbage bags of yarn just walked through the door (I haven't had a chance to peek yet, but lets just leave it as a surprise). 

What is a Yarn Swap?  A yarn swap is a big eco-friendly redistribution of yarn, needles and other craft supplies. Bring in the crafty stuff you never want to see again and deposit it in one of our baskets. Poke around at  all the other donations and take home whatever you like. It's OK If you don't have any yarn to bring, you can still take whatever you like - sometimes you have stuff to give, and sometimes you don't. Don't be embarrassed by the quality of yarn you bring, whatever is left over is donated to charities like Street Knit, Sistering Toronto, Women's Shelters and the Hospital for Sick Children, most of whom prefer acrylic! After the swap, stay and hang out with us for s Stitch 'N Bitch!

• Upcoming yarn swaps for 2011:  May 22, June 25 , July 23, August 27, September 25, Oct 23, Nov 27.
• Swaps are held monthly on the 4th Sunday of every month (Saturdays in June, July & August), 1pm to 5pm
• If you want to donate some yarn but can't make a swap, you can drop it off at the store in a sealed plastic bag any time and we'll throw it in the next swap.
• Join the Facebook Event

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

NEW Organic Cloud Cotton - Natural & Dyed

FREE Crocheted Fruity Trivets & Potholders

or FREE Knitted Fruity Trivets & Potholders

1 skein of each colour

Cloud Cotton ~$9.50

Cloud Cotton is a soft, comfortable, easy to knit and crochet yarn that you'll love to use all year. The yarn 100% Organic, which is great because cotton is one of the most pesticide dependent crops in the world. It comes is a variety of dyed colours (commercial dyes used, not 'natural' ones), as well as a couple of undyed, natural shades. It compares with Misti Alpaca's defunct Pima Cotton & Silk, but a closer contemporary might be Blue Sky Alpaca's Dyed Cotton and/or Organic Cotton, which rings in at $3 more per skein than Cloud Cotton. (Do they come from the same mill? I can't say, but these things do happen). Why is it less expensive? Cloud Cotton is imported directly by the distributor, so it isn't branded, marketed, and advertised, thus reducing the price - kind of like Costco's Kirkland brand, it's the same great product, but without the seductive packaging and price. 

• Worsted weight
• 18 sts = 4" 
• 5mm needles
• Super soft: great for babies, kids, & everyone!
• $9.50/ skein ($3 less than similar products)

Log Cabin Blanket (Freebie Here) 

Baby Blanket: 1 skeins each of min 5 colours

Adult Blanket: 2 to 3 skeins of each of min 5 colours

FREE Moderne Log Cabin Blanket

Adult Blanket: 4 skeins Cream, 5 skeins in each of 3 other colours

Baby Blanket: 3 skeins in each of 4 colours

FREE How-To Hexagon Banket

approx 2 skeins in each of 6 colours (or more)

FREE Relaxed Pullover

6 to 11 skeins

FREE Quonset Worsted

5 to 9 skeins

FREE Que Sera

5 to 9 skeins

FREE Child's Placket Pullover

(Click on the 2nd link to get pattern)

2 to 5 skeins 

FREE Cupcake Pincushion

1 skein each colour

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

The Yarnies and Post-Frolic Deals

Ahhhhh, the DKC Knitters Frolic came and went, and now it's time to relax a bit and knit. Thanks to everyone who came to visit our little booth, it was great to see you!  Many thanks to the event organizers and the many volunteers who make it happen - it's a bundle of work and you pull it off beautifully every year. Three Cheers!


Due to a serious case of Post-Frolic Fatigue (PFF) we are keeping our frolic specials on sale until MAY 15th! Yay!  So if you missed the Frolic, or regret not picking up something you saw, it's not too late!


In other news, we are celebrating the first annual Yarnie awards. They say awards are just popularity contests, and in the case of the Yarnies that happens to be precisely  true. Below are are our top contenders, based on their popularity (how well they sold) at the DKC Knitters Frolic this year. 

Winner: Most Popular Kit

This year's most popular kit, the Leaf Lace Shawlette with Malabrigo Chunky $65 ~ 25% off. We still have a few of these kits left, and we have the yarn to make a few more up. Unfortunately, all of the lettuce green (above) is gone. 

Runner-Up: Most Popular Kit

The Leaf Lace Shawlette Kit with Cascade Eco+  ~  $26  

(We have 1 more skein of the Eco+ in the green above, plus we just got in a bunch of the medium charcoal heather grey and the dark purple)!)

Winner: Most Popular Yarn

This year's most popular yarn was Mission Falls 136 Wool   $3.50/3.85 ~ 50% off. We still have 2 cubbies left of it in store!

Runner Up: Most Popular Yarn

Ella Rae Lace Merino   $16.5 ~ 40% off.  We still have half a cubbie of this yarn!

Honorable Mentions: Most Popular Yarn

• Colinette Jitterbug   $16 ~ 40% off (a few skeins left in red or purple)
• Koigu KPPPM  $10.15  ~ 25% off ( we still have 1/2 cubbie of this yarn)
• Mission Falls  1824 Cotton   $2.90/$3.25 ~ 50% off ( we still have 1/3 cubbie left of this yarn)

Other Post-Frolic Deals
Kits
Instant Gratification Cardie Kit with Araucania Nature Cotton  $51 ~ 30% off

Yarn
Araucania Coliumo   $10 ~ 50% off
Dream In Color Baby  $17.4 ~ 30% off
Estelle Cadenza   $11.10 ~ 40% off

Manos Serena  $7.50/8 ~ 50% off

Accessories

EnviroSax Tote Bags   $6 ~ 35% off

Della-Q  Hanging Circular Needle Case $34 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Circular Needle Case Reg  $37 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Crochet Hook Case  $31 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Double Interchangeable Needle Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Sock Needle Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Sock Needle Combo Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Straight Needle Roll  $35 ~ 30% off

Namaste Mini-Cozy $5.50 ~ 50% off

Knitting Needles

Clover Knitting Needle Sets   25% off

• Straight 9"  $39
• Straight 13"  $48
• Circular 29"  $62

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Sneak Peak at DKC Frolic Specials, Part 2: 35% to 50% Off!

Yarn
Colinette Jitterbug   $16 ~ 40% off

Ella Rae Lace Merino   $16.5 ~ 40% off
Estelle Cadenza   $11.10 ~ 40% off

Araucania Coliumo   $10 ~ 50% off

Manos Serena  $7.50/8 ~ 50% off

Mission Falls 136 Wool   $3.50/3.85 ~ 50% off

Mission Falls  1824 Cotton   $2.90/$3.25 ~ 50% off

Accessories

EnviroSax Tote Bags   $6 ~ 35% off

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Sneak Peak at DKC Frolic Specials, Part 1: 25% to 30% Off

Kits

Leaf Lace Shawlette Kit with Malabrigo Chunky  $65 ~ 25% off

Instant Gratification Cardie Kit with Araucania Nature Cotton  $51 ~ 30% off

Yarns

Dream In Color Baby  $17.4 ~ 30% off

Koigu KPPPM  $10.15  ~ 25% off

Accessories

Della-Q  Circular Needle Case Hanging  $34 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Circular Needle Case Reg  $37 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Crochet Hook Case  $31 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Double Interchangeable Needle Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Sock Needle Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Sock Needle Combo Case  $28 ~ 30% off

Della-Q  Straight Needle Roll  $35 ~ 30% off

Knitting Needles

Clover Knitting Needle Sets, Straight & Circular ~ 25% off

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Knitters Frolic Saturday!

This Saturday we'll be at the DKC Knitter's Frolic! You can find us next to the Cafe (when you enter, turn right and walk to the end of the hall). We'll have lots of great Frolic Specials (think 30%, 40%, and 50% off a lot of gorgeous yarns), so it will be well worth your while to visit us!  Maybe I'll even leak some details as I get the yarns ready .... ;-)


The store is still open from 11am to 6 pm on Saturday, but will  be missing some stock. 


How to Get to the Frolic, which is located in Don Mills (Don Mills & Eglinton Ave East):

• The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario 
• TTC access via 100 Flemington bus from Eglinton or Broadview subway station. 
• For out of towners, Take HWY 401 to the Don Valley Parkway, south on the parkway to the Wynford Drive exit, west on Wynford to Garamond Court. Turn right and then left into the JCCC parking lot.
• Free parking and wheelchair Accessible
• Click Here for a Map.

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com!

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Good Friday, April 22, and open regular hours for the rest of the Easter holiday. 


Friday:       Closed
Saturday:  11am to 6pm
Sunday:    12pm to 5pm
Monday:    11am to 6pm

As always, you can find us at Knitomatic.com