Knit-O-Matic News

Friday, February 23, 2007

It's a REALL BIG SALE!

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It's a REALLY BIG SALE!

We're digging into the yarns of years past in our basement and putting it all on SUPER SALE! Discounts will be up to 90% off and there will be plenty to choose from: yarns, books, patterns, needles.

Knit-O-Matic
1378 Bathurst St, Toronto ON
(3 blocks south of St. Clair Ave on the west side of Bathurst)
11am to 6pm, Saturday March 10 & Sunday March 11

Stay tuned for more info ... we'll start listing some of the stock!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Twinkle's Big City Knits

big city knits, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

Twinkle's Big City Knits, by Wenlan Chia ~ $39.95

Mmmm-mmmm-good! Finally, my Twinkle book has arrived! I've been waiting for this all year and I'm not disappointed! I've been following Wenlan Chia's clothing lable "Twinkle" for several years. Vogue Knitting has been following her too, but they never publish patterns for the really hot designs from the runway .. boo! well, cry no longer, all the good stuff's in here! all the sweaters i've beens talking form runway shows are here! and it's great! great pictures! great designs! i bet if i licked it it would taste like ice cream.

Never Knit your Man a Sweater

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Never Knit your Man a Sweater ~ $25.95

This is a great book for men or women who want to knit for guys! All sizes of projects in down to earth designs - a great one for your library!

Friday, February 16, 2007

No Sheep for You

no sheep for you, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

No Sheep for You ~ $28.95

Another quality product from Interweave press at an affordable price! It's a great book for people who can't wear woollies and the rest of us too. There's lost of useful info about the idiosyncracies of non-woolly textiles, general tips embroidered throughout the book and of course a bunch of very friendly patterns for men and women. My faves are the jackets & coats, a lace shawl by Amy Singer, a classic little cabled cardi by Brooke Snow (i know whay ou are thinking, it's a little staid, but it NEVER goes out of style, I wear them forever and never regret putting all that work into it!), a fair isle cardi by Zoe Valette and a hemp purse. One caveat ... there is one "what were you thinking?!" pattern, so when you get to it either visualize your happy place or if you're creative pretend it's in a nice, soft solid colour ... sometimes good ideas go bad ;-)

Lace Style

lace style, originally uploaded by knitomatic.

Lace Style ~ $31.95

Oh, Oh, Oh! Another GREAT one from Interweave! Pretty pretty pretty lace sweaters, tanks, shrugs, socks, cuffs, gloves, a hats, a skirt, legwarmers, a cowl, a bracelet, a dress and of course a shawl! It seems like more than 21 patterns and there are several tanks just in time for your pre-summer knitting. It's a Must-Have.