London Yarns
Janet Filipchuk
1615 North Routledge Park, Unit 24, Open For In-Store Shopping And Still Offering Curbside Pickup
London, Ontario N6H 5L6
519-474-0403 | phone
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| Monday: | Closed | | Tuesday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Wednesday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Thursday: | 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | | Friday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Saturday: | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Sunday: | Closed |
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EXTENDED STORE HOURS & FOUR GREAT PROJECTS!!
Monday, February 20, 2023 – Extended Store Hours & Four Great Projects!!
Hello again everybody and Happy Family Day to all of you!
Patti-Ann has prepared another inspiring email this week for all of you, but before we dive into that I just wanted to announce that we are;
EXTENDING OUR STORE HOURS!
That’s right, starting this Thursday, February 23rd, we will be open until 6:00 pm each and every Thursday! We hope this helps all of you better plan your trip to the shop and gives you a bit more flexibility to make it in for all of your fibre therapy needs. Store hours will remain the same (11:00 – 4:00) for Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, and we will remain closed on Sunday & Monday. We hope to see you soon!
Cheers!
Janet
Today’s “Four Great Projects” offerings include a MKAL, a garment, socks, and a shawl and two yarn kit offerings to boot! As each of the projects & kits are fairly self-explanatory, we will jump right to it!
Project # 1…
A New Mystery KAL
from Paper Daisy Creations
and Ancient Arts Yarns!
"Are you looking for a little bit of fun these days? This mystery cowl is just for you! Simple stitches come together in unique and surprising ways to create something both fun and unexpected in this bandana style cowl. This is the perfect transitional piece for your wardrobe - a light layer that will add colour and flair to any outfit! It's full of bite sized clues filled with stitches that are easy to work, though the unique construction will keep you guessing about what surprises are coming next."
Lisa's designs are always delightfully intriguing and this is a great way for us to play with colour.
If this is your first MKAL, it’s the perfect introduction with only minimal time and yarn commitment.
Ancient Arts Yarns have created kits in four lovely colour combinations, and they are ready for immediate shipment so that we will have them in plenty of time for the first clue!
Ordering Deadline: As we are on a tight time frame for these kits, the last day to order is Saturday, February 25th.
How does one participate?
Go to Ravelry and sign up for the MKAL buy purchasing the pattern.
Pattern Purchasing Choices:
We can purchase this pattern on your behalf for approx. $9.90 CAD.
Or, if you have a Ravelry account, you can use code READYFORFUN to get this pattern for 25% OFF through February 28 (EST)!
Note: You will NOT receive the pattern when you purchase it on Ravelry. Instead, the pattern will be released incrementally in 4 separate clues. But, by purchasing “the pattern” now you are joining the MKAL and the clues will be sent out to you on the designated dates.
MKAL Knitting Needle: 3.50 mm x 80 cm (US 4 x 32”) circular, needed but not included
What to Expect:
“This design was created to bring JOY to your needles by playing with color and simple textures. All of the stitches are easy to work, but the unique construction will introduce both challenges and surprises. I’m always hoping to guide your knitting skills to the next level, so I’ve created video tutorials and diagrams to help along the way. It’s an intermediate pattern, but I love helping adventurous beginners level up! I want this to be a HAPPY new accessory, and a knitting experience that is SIMPLY FUN!” – Lisa
MKAL Dates:
March 2 - 1st clue released
March 9 - 2nd clue released
March 16 - 3rd clue released
March 23 - 4th clue released
April 13 - final day of MKAL; post finished object photos in the Ravelry group or send via email
To Order a MKAL Kit: call us at 519-474-0403 with your name, payment information, choice of Kit colour and number of kits needed – this would be a FUN gift to make along with your friends too! Ordering deadline is Saturday, February 25, 2023.
MKAL Kit Combinations – $39.98/kit
Each MKAL kit includes 5 x 20g Socknado Mini Twisters (pattern to be purchased separately).
Combo 1 Colours: Looking Fine in my New Blue Jeans #4 (C1), Purple Sequins (C2), Beaujolais Nouveau (C3), English Lavender (C4), and Kitten Nose Pink (C5)
Combo 2 Colours: Cypress Tree (C1), Lookin' Fine in my New Blue Jeans #5 (C2), Islands in the Sea (C3), Spring Leaf (C4), and Island Breeze (C5)
Combo 3 Colours: Adire (C1), Blue Spruce (C2), Spanish Lavender (C3), House Orchid (C4), and Sea Glass (C5)
Combo 4 Colours: Meet Me at Midnight (C1), Chili Pepper Chocolate (C2), Syrah By Moonlight (C3), Cherry Blossom (C4), and Golden Retriever (C5)
To Order a MKAL Kit: call us at 519-474-0403 with your name, payment information, choice of Kit colour and number of kits needed – this would be a FUN gift to make along with your friends too! Ordering deadline is Saturday, February 25, 2023.
About the yarn…
Socknado Mini Twister
Yardage: 70 mtrs / 76 yds / 20 grams
Tension: Fingering / Sock weight (#1)
Fibre Content: 80% Superwash Fine Merino, 20% Nylon
Care: Wash in Cool Water, Flat Dry
Made in Italy; Hand Dyed in Canada
If you want to play along but prefer to choose your own colourways for this MKAL, we have a few alternate yarn choices for you…
MKAL Yarn Requirements:
Fingering weight yarn or Sock weight yarn (#1) in 5 colors; 3 dark (C1, C2 & C3) and 2 light (C4 & C5) solid or semi-solids recommended; suggested yardage includes 20% more than what was used in the sample to account for swatching and gauge differences
MKAL Yardage Requirements:
C1: 79 yds / 72 m
C2: 78 yds / 72 m
C3: 89 yds / 82 m
C4: 64 yds / 59 m
C5: 64 yds / 59 m
MKAL YARN ALTERNATIVES:
- Palette – 1 ball in each of 5 colours; 100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 84m/20g/$5.98 [please see in-store for available colours of Palette).
- Ultra Pima Fine – 1 skein each of 5 colours; 100% Mercerized Pima Cotton; 125m/50g/$7.98.
- United Socks – 1 ball in each of 5 colours; 75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon; 100m/25g/$4.98.
- Urth Merino Fingering – 1 skein each of 5 colours; 100% Extrafine Merino Superwash; 200m/50g/$14.98.
Project # 2…
HERDING CATS SOCK KIT
“Our Production Manager Heather saw this adorable pattern for cat socks the other day, and proposed that we make up kits using our Meow yarn colours! We immediately contacted the talented designer, Stone Knits, and with her blessing, we have created a kit for the Herding Cats Socks!” – quoted from Ancient Arts
These adorable cat socks designed by Stone Knits are just perfect for all cat-lovers, and Ancient Arts has curated a kit featuring 7 of their Meow colourways!
CAT-APPROVED!
Each Kit Includes
1 x 100g skein Socknado in your choice of Classic Denim 3 or Dune Grass
7 x 10g minis Socknado in select Meow colourways
(pattern to be purchased separately)
KIT CHOICES
$74.98/kit
If socks not cats are really ‘your thing’, not to worry! This kit would make an awesome striped or fairisle cowl or shawlette, allowing you to be as creative as you please!
Minis are in (left to right): Tortoiseshell Cat, Tuxedo Cat, Grey Tabby, Abyssinian Cat, Main Coon Kali, Tuxedo Lily, and Calico Cat.
Pattern: The Herding Cats Socks pattern by Stone Knits is available to purchase separately on Ravelry.
About the yarn…
SOCKNADO
Yardage: 350 mtrs / 385 yds / 100 grams
Tension: Fingering / Sock weight (#1)
Fibre Content: 80% Superwash Fine Merino, 20% Nylon
Care: Wash in Cool Water, Flat Dry
Made in Italy; Hand Dyed in Canada
To Order a Kit: call us at 519-474-0403 with your name, payment information, choice of Kit colour and number of kits needed – this would be a CUTE gift to make with or for a fellow cat lover! Ordering deadline is Saturday, February 25, 2023.
About the pattern…
“Whether you want to make these socks dedicated to every cat you have ever met (like my pair!) or to honour just one special feline friend, these socks are so much fun to knit and wear. I wanted to create a sock pattern that we could all knit to show our love and dedication to our cats, whether they are still with us (probably demanding a snack right now) or no longer here.”
“These socks are purrrfect for wearing when outside trying to herd your cats in for dinner, or for snuggling with your cat (if they´ll allow it!) on the sofa. Knit from the top down with a ribbed cuff, these socks have a ‘no wrap’ short row heel and a stranded colourwork pattern throughout the leg and foot.” – quoted from the Ravelry pattern page
Project # 3…
A Customer & Staff Favourite Renewed!
Isn’t it amazing how the choice of yarn can give this top a whole new look?!? Cheryl just completed another Weekender! This time she chose to knit it with Berroco Sesame and it looks amazing!! The fabric is sooo soft and flows beautifully with just the perfect amount of drape. The yarn creates interest with both its texture and colour changes.
About the pattern…
“This drop shoulder sweater is my most favorite addition to my handmade wardrobe! I combined my favorite attributes – texture, faux seams, drop shoulder, and some positive ease to create this versatile, flattering sweater! No matter your body type, it is perfect for wearing to the office or out on your weekend hike in the woods. I’ve already knit a second version, leaving off the sleeves so I can wear it in warmer weather or layered over a long sleeve tee!” – quoted from Ravelry page
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished Measurements:
39.5 (44, 48.5, 52, 56.5)(60, 64.5, 68, 72.5)”
100.5 (112, 123, 132, 143.5)(152.5, 164, 173, 184) cm
Intended to be worn with approximately 10”/25.5cm of positive ease. Sample shown in size 2 with 10” positive ease.
Yardage of Worsted Weight Yarn:
915 (1015, 1130, 1265, 1385)(1520, 1640, 1790, 1910) yds
836 (928, 1033, 1157, 1267)(1390, 1500, 1637, 1747) mtrs
YARNS:
4 (5, 6, 6, 7)(8, 8, 9, 10) balls of Berroco Sesame (as shown in Cheryl’s photos in col. 7418); if out of stock, we can easily order any colour in the amount needed.
Or as another option…
5 (5, 6, 7, 7)(8, 8, 9, 10) skeins of Cascade 220 Superwash Wave; if out of stock, we can easily order any colour in the amount needed.
Pattern: We can purchase this pattern on your behalf for approx. $12.60 CDN and have it emailed directly to you.
Gauge: 18 sts and 27 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch, knit in the round with largest needles & blocked
Suggested Needles:
4.50 mm x 100 cm (US 7 x 40”) circular for tubular cast on
5.00 mm x 100 cm (US 8 x 40”) circular and DPNs for ribbing
5.50 mm x 100 cm (US 9 x 40”) circular and DPNs for main fabric or size needed to obtain gauge
Cheryl knit size 3 with 12” of positive ease
in Berroco Sesame colour 7418 Orchid
About the yarns…
Sesame is a gorgeous, self-patterning, worsted weight blend of wool, acrylic, cotton, and nylon. Each of these fibres takes the dye differently, producing an interesting marbled effect. Sesame has a subtle sheen and tiny little bobbles and flecks that run through the yarn adding to the texture and giving it a subtle tweedy effect.
Sesame is multi-textured and multi-coloured treat to work with! And did we mention that it is machine washable?!?
Sesame comes in big 100 gram ball with generous 210m/230yds of yarn.
Sesame is the perfect versatile yarn for any project, from multi-season garments to accessories that can be worn year-round.
SESAME SHADE CARD – $26.98 per ball
Yardage: 210m / 230yd / 100 grams
Tension: 19-20 sts = 4" (10cm)
Suggested Needle Size: 4.50 mm - 5.00 mm (US 7-8)
Fibre Content: 43% Wool, 39% Acrylic, 9% Cotton, 9% Nylon
Care: Machine wash delicate cold, flat dry.
Made in Italy
AND...
A much loved addition to the Cascade 220 range with a colour shift effect. The colour repeats are very long (full transition is around 1,000 yards) with some high contrast and some tonal colourways.
It is a natural fibre yarn – a superwash wool, yet it is easy-care, meaning you can machine wash and dry it! It’s great for all ages, and comes in a wide array of colours. From accessories and kids items to blankets, shawls and quick knits, this is the perfect yarn! So soft & squishy, it’s a joy both to work with and to wear.
220 SUPERWASH WAVE SHADE CARD – $17.98 per skein
Yardage: 201 mtrs / 220 yds / 100 grams
Tension: 20 - 22 sts = 4" (10 cm)
Suggested Knitting Needle: 4.00 mm - 4.50 mm, US 6-7
Fibre Content: 100% Superwash Wool
Care: Machine Wash, Tumble Dry
Project # 4…
We want to give a ‘shout out’ to Carol D. who shared her newly completed Roman Villa Shawl with us!
Carol came in to the store to share the beauty of her project with us…she has just completed knitting the Roman Villa Shawl and it is STUNNING!! She says it was ‘a fun and interesting shawl to knit with a lovely blend of textured stitches and mosaic patterning.’ Carol is a beautiful Knitter, indeed.
Carol chose to make hers with Berroco Vintage DK and it is “so warm and cuddly” she says. The fabric is soft and cozy and the stitch definition is lovely.
Look how amazing it looks worn as she shows here…
Well done, Carol!!
And there you have it...Four Great Projects.
If you have an questions, we are always happy to help!
Patti-Ann
LONDON YARNS
519-474-0403
Website: http://www.londonyarns.com
Email: info@londonyarns.com
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