What's New

How can it be September already - I haven't finished all the knitting I wanted to do this summer!

We have some new yarns in, ECO Ull, ECO Multi Ull and ECO BabyUll are all environmentally friendly undyed wools with patterns for babies, children and adults, there are also some very useful hats, mittens and scarves in the miscellaneous patterns.

SandnesGarn has introduced Mini Alpakka, just like their regular machine washable Alpakka but a 4ply baby weight, and there is a whole book of patterns.

I have added two crochet vest patterns, a kids Santa vest, and in the Adult Patterns there is the The Perfect Tee, a plain cardigan and sweater and the Diva Tunic, a sleeveless sweater with a very low cowl neck and arm covers!  In the Miscellaneous Patterns a selection of hats, scarves, mittens, leggings and my Essentials Purse.  I wear my Essentials Purse every day as it is just big enough to hold my phone, credit cards and keys.

Rug Hooking Artist Angela Possak will be teaching a class next month, details are on our Classes page.

I have also added some new photos to the photo album.

In our adult pattern section you will find a new book from SandnesGarn mix dame it is a great mixture of ladies sweaters, cardigans and vests. The latest pattern from hemp for knitting is the sweetheart top that is shaped using short rows and is knit from side to side.
In the baby patterns and kids patterns from the Canadian company Bee's Knees Knits, designs that use self stripping sock yarn and in the miscellaneous patterns gloves and mittens - what a great way to use up all those part balls of sock yarn.

SandnesGarn yarns have new colours for Alfa, Alpakka, Fritidsgarn, Kitten and Smart.  New yarns, including a machine washable baby weight alpaca and a mohair silk lace weight yarn, are on order and I will let you know when they arrive.

Sue Coleman has a new design Raven, if you page down on this page you will also find two charts from the artwork of Octavio Ocampo which you need to look at twice before you decide what the picture is. 

X's & Oh's have some new designs Christmas Whimsy, Nutcracker Christmas and Wedding Silhouette.

Our fall class schedule is now available, this year we have three new classes Entrelac Mittens, the Marley Moebius and The Cutting Edge which is a beaded pendant with a thread cutter attached, no more searching for the scissors..  Why not try a class this year, they really are fun.

We have two Knit and Chats each week on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm until 9:00pm and Thursday mornings from
10:30 am until 12:30pm.  On Friday afternoons we have Friday Afternoon Sock Club where we knit socks and exchange ideas only sometimes we knit on other projects!

Anne

For your convenience I have added a knitting needle conversion chart to the top of each pattern page and a crochet hook conversion chart to the crochet page, I hope this will help anyone who does not use the metric needle/hook sizes.

Looking to knit something for your man?  Whether he is only 2 years old or has a 55 inch chest you will find something in this new book from SandnesGarn gutter & men.  

In the adult pattern section you will find more patterns just for men as well as some beautiful patterns for women using Hemp, Hempwol and the beautiful cotton/cashmere/hemp yarn and two more patterns knit from the top down - no sewing! 

In the Miscellaneous patterns there is a fashionable cap and the Cloud Scarf by Lucy Neatby. 

For babies and young children is a new book from Sandnesgarn Mandarin Baby using the Egyptian cotton Mandarin Petit and a pretty little layette for the new baby size from under 5lbs up to10lbs.

Stitching Studio have a new design based on the artwork of Blaine Billman, Spirit of the Orca is a dramatic picture stitched on black fabric.  The Bride to Be is from the original artwork of Clifton Fred, look carefully to see the hummingbird won by the brave, the butterfly to represent innocence and the rock to keep the bride's secrets.

X's and Oh's have two designs of Canadian geese and one of owls based on the artwork of Hugh McKenzie.

If you have any questions or would like more information on any of the items on our web page please e-mail kelyarn@cnx.net or call toll free 1866 535 9276.

The Mission Falls Trunk Show is here until the end of October, don't miss your chance to see these incredible garments - the pictures in the pattern books really don't show the colour and texture of these garments.

More new designs from X's and Oh's, a Christmas stocking with a hockey playing Santa, Fire Dragon, Squeezing through the Holidays and Life Garden. From Sue Coleman Humpback Whale.

Knitting patterns and four books from SandnesGarn for children's sweaters, hats, even legwarmers and then there's the felted Santa!

Babies - five books from SandnesGarn and a cute sweater using the new self striping Carro Magic. Two of the SandnesGarn books have crochet patterns.

In the Adult patterns we have two new books, one is designed for the new 100% alpakka, a big bulky man's sweater and for the ladies a fair isle sweater in Natura and a big bulky sweater in the new Sarek.

In our Miscellaneous pattern section we have hats, scarves and gloves as well as jelehefte this really does have a selection of miscellaneous items!

We have two new yarns from Sandnesgarn Alpakka which is 100% machine washable alpaca which knits to 22sts to 4ins on 4mm needles and from Marks & Kattens the multi coloured Sarek 100% hand wash wool (which means you could felt it) the gauge on this is 12sts to 4ins on 7mm needles.

Anne

For the stitcher we have two new Sue Coleman designs, page down and look at Lynn Blaikie's new design Mittens and Mukluks.  X's and Oh's have some new designs including great ones for wine lovers and one for snowboarders.

For those who crochet we have two patterns from King Cole for cardigans for both children and adults

For the knitter we have the new Mission Falls 1824 Wool Tricolors and the new book For Him.. and for Her which showcases the new tricolor wool.  We will be having a Trunk Show of Mission Falls Recollections book with some of the new Tricolor designs at the store, it should arrive around September 15 and will only be with us for a month.  What's a Trunk Show?  It's a great display of knitted garments so you can see the designs in real life before you knit them.

We have new patterns from the English company King Cole for Babies and Adults.  Also in the Adult section patterns for hemp6, hempwol and CASHMEREcanapa and check out the ponchette, capelet, socks and beret in our Miscellaneous section and, of course, we have LanaDesigns hempforknitting hemp6, hempwol and CASHMREcanapa - now what to knit first the hempwol vee or maybe the pure and simple, hmm I wonder what it would be like in the CASHMEREcanapa......

Classes will be held on Friday and Saturday morning just call and arrange a date that suits you.  These classes will usually be on a one on one basis and all our project are small and easy to knit even during the summer.

Have you read Kate Jacobs book The Friday Night Knitting Club yet?  It was great to have her at the store in January and hear about her knitting and the stories behind the book.

Two new cross stitch charts from Sue Coleman, The Wolf Pup and Hummingbird

New knitting patterns in the Baby Patterns include a real quick and easy vest from Cabin Fever, some very cute patterns using Marble and a new book from Sandnesgarn for the soft Eygptian Cotton Mandarin Petit and a new Mission Falls book called Wee Knits 3..

In the Children's Patterns we have a top down cable sweater from Cabin Fever, Fiber Trends felted Alpine Boots and a sweater using the new Carro Magic from Marks & Katten (no shade card yet).

There are a few new patterns in the Adult Pattern a sweater for both men and women in the new Carro Magic, from Cabin Fever The Kimono Vest and a summer top from Marks & Katten

Some new patterns in the Miscellaneous sections, Cabled Wristwarmers, Christmas Stockings! and a Reversible Cable Scarf (cables that look the same on both sides) and Woollen Earth's Felted Mukluks and Moccasins..

A couple of new patterns in the Free Patterns. Quick and Easy Wristwarmers, I'm always surprised at how warm these make my hands feel, especially when I am working on the computer.  Crochet Water Bottle Holder, do you like your water cold but don't like the wet marks on everything?  This is the answer, the cotton cover absorbs all that condensation.

Yarn - a new line Garnstudio.  We are slowly adding these yarns to our stock and we will order in anything you want.  Look at all the free patterns from Garnstudio

Last of all - there are new photos in our Photo Album

Anne

We have new cross stitch and hardanger charts from X's and Oh's including boy and girl ballet dancers with a shadow of the adult child in the background, Baby's First Christmas stocking, and a musical saying Don't B#.

For knitting patterns we have a great new book Tema 11 with a mixture of felted items for adult, kids and babies.  The Tove is so soft when it has been felted.

Lots of new sweater for ladies and even a few for the men in the Adult Patterns a new baby pattern using the self patterning sock yarn in the Baby Section as well as a cute stocking cap.

New colours in Bomull, Quick,  Natura and Iceland from Marks & Kattens and new yarns M & K Mohair and Multi Mohair

I have added some new charts from Jeannette Douglas, Lynne Nicolletti, Stitches Habit, Victoria Sampler and X's and Oh's.  There is a new lower price for the Floss A Way bags and the split ring is available again.

For the knitter there are new patterns in our Adult Pattern section, including some men's sweaters, two books for felting not just bags and slippers but sweaters and jackets.  New books from Missions Falls and Lily Chin. A new children's book using Smart with some great sweaters for boys and a great hoodie using the new soft chunky Candy Floss.

In the Miscellaneous Knitting we have some afghan patterns and the hemp Shop til you Drop bag pattern.

I've added a new free pattern - The Swirl Shawl is a versatile shawl, because of the way is curves when worn over the shoulders the ends 'swirl', and because of the natural curves when wrapped over the shoulders it stays in place.

There's a new crocheted sweater pattern and some felted slippers and in the Lily Chin has a selection of crochet patterns in her new book Expressions..

In the Knitting Miscellaneous we have some beautiful wooden shawl pins, as well as some stitch markers and a row counter especially for circular knitting.

New yarns, so far, this Fall are Candy Floss, Park Avenue and Tove.

Needle Felting - we have a whole new section for this.

Finally, some new photos in our photo album.

I hope you all enjoy you stitching and knitting this winter and if I can help in any way please call toll free 1 866 535 9276 or e-mail me at kelyarn@kelyarn.com

Anne

Summer is here and time for our vacation!  We will be closed from 5:00pm on Saturday June 17 until 10:00am on Thursday June 29 for our annual vacation.  For those of you who are visiting over the Canada Day Weekend we will be open from 10:00am until 4:00pm on Saturday July 1.

Now - what's new?

A whole new section for the Daylight magnifiers and lamps, all of the lamps come supplied with daylight simulation bulbs and tubes providing perfect colour matching, increased clarity and greater eye comfort.

In the Adult Patterns there are two new shrug patterns from Almedahls/Idena as well as some summer tops. The number of patterns in these section has really grown and to speed up the download time I have moved all the Cabin Fever, Lily Chin and Mission Falls patterns to their own separate page.  Mission Falls has a new mini pattern book featuring the 1824 Cotton and Lily Chin has some stylish new designs featuring her new yarns including baby patterns and crochet patterns, I love the crocheted Circular Vest - something else to add to my wish list!

Lily Chin introduced several new yarns this spring, we have added Gotham (wool/cotton) and Manhattan (cotton/bamboo) to our stock, if you would like more information on her other yarns just contact me kelyarn@kelyarn.com or 1 866 535 9276

Stitching - The Stitching Studio has Sue Coleman's new Urchin, an otter breaking an urchin on it's stomach.  Blaine Billman has Northern Lights a beautiful loon stitched on black and take a look at the five new designs with a native theme.

X's and Oh's has a large selection of new designs from dragons to ballroom dancers.

If anything doesn't work on the web page please let me know and if you have any questions or would like more information on anything please contact me either through e-mail kelyarn@kelyarn.com or call toll free 1 866 535 9276

Enjoy your summer.

     Anne

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If you have any questions or would like to know more about anything you can e-mail me kelyarn@kelyarn.com or call 1866 KELYARN.

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Today I have added some new photos to our photo album

I’ve been adding new items for the last month so you may have already seen some of these.

In the Stitching Charts section from Studio Art we have charts of Valarie Pfeifers kittens and three new designs from Stitcher’s Habit, plus from Victoria Sampler some new samplers including her Noel Sampler and the Christmas Cardinal Stocking. From Lynne Nicoletti we have Neptune/Poseidon, Purl the Knitting Fairy and Thimbelina the Needlework Fairy.

For Stitching Kits from Jeanette Douglas we have the Okanagan Sampler and from Foxberry Cottage of Nova Scotia we have kits for the Bluenose and Peggy”s Cove Lighthouse.

For knitters we have new colours from Fleece Artist, as always with Fleece Artist, as the yarns are hand dyed the colours are never the same twice which makes every project unique.

The new yarns we have this season from Marks & Katten is Iceland a wool blend yarn that knits to 12st and looks like it is covered in snowflakes, see the patterns in the Adult Patterns. SandnesGarn has Chili, something a little different for scarves, and Soft Mohair a beautiful soft variegated mohair that knits to 12sts. Finally from almedhals we have Mohair Lux, look at the ladies cardigan pattern to see how the colours run in this yarn.

In the Misc Patterns section we have Cat Bordhi and her fascinating moebius knitting - check out both of her books, click on the cover pictures and see everything from scarves to cat beds all with a moebius twist.

There are new books in the Baby and Children’s Patterns from Sandnesgarn and lots of new leaflets in the Adult Patterns section.

If you are looking for an acrylic yarn check out S. R. Kertzers The Real Worsted and Marble, shade cards cannot do justice to the Marble.

March 2005

Wow - has it really been over a year since I did any major changes - how times flies.

I've been working on the web page over the last couple of months - in the yarn section we now have Mission Falls from Ontario and Fleece Artist from Nova Scotia.  New from Briggs & Little in New Brunswick is Country Roving an excellent alternative for the now discontinued White Buffalo.

The Kelyarn kids patterns and kits have been re-size to make the finished size a little smaller but still with growing room, the kits are also available in the Country Roving.

You can see patterns by designer Mags Kandis for her Mission Falls 1824 Superwash Merino Wool in both the Kids and Adults pattern sections.

In the Misc Pattern section is the wonderful new book Knits from the North Country this book was ten years in the making, it features all Canadian designers using Briggs and Little's wools for their designs.

There are new designs from Sue Coleman and Lynn Blaikie from Studio Art Needlework and under Stitching Kits we have the Hearts of Canada series from Victoria Sampler.

I have included a few more pictures in our photo album.

If you are planning to visit us please remember that we are closed on Sundays and Mondays and this year we are taking our annual vacation from June 19 and re-open on Saturday July 2.

As always, if you have any questions or you find anything not working on the web page please e-mail me at kelyarn@kelyarn.com or call (250) 860 8801.

Anne

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February 2004

It's been a busy winter and with Spring on the way I have added some more of Cabin Fever patterns to the adult pattern section www.kelyarn.com/adults_patterns.htm most of these designs are knit in the round which means when you have finished knitting you are done - no sewing pieces together!  Look at the cute Swirling Sun Hat pattern from Canadian designer Lucy Neatby www.kelyarn.com/misc_patterns.htm - I knit this using the Ecoknit organic cotton.  Ecoknit cotton is grown in Peru without the use of pesticides, the cotton is grown in colour! so no dyes have been added www.kelyarn.com/yarn.htm
Something new and local in the yarn section is a Llama/merino wool blend from Lumby, BC.

On the stitching side we have two new Canadian companies Ourheirloom Inc and Studio Art Needlework two quite different styles but both with native influences.

If you are planning to visit us please remember that we are closed on Sundays and Mondays and this year we are taking our vacation from June 19 and re-open on Friday July 2.

Please let me know if any of the links are not working or I have the wrong picture in the wrong place!  Thank you.

Anne

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September 2003

I know, I know, it's been so long since I've made any major changes you
probably thought I'd forgotten.

I've finally added some new stitching charts and knitting patterns and some
new knitting kits.

The stitching chart section is slowly expanding and to make loading time
quicker I have put each designer on a separate page, you can see a list of
designers here www.kelyarn.com/stitching_charts.htm   You can click on your
favourite designer, or start at the top and work your way through.  The Next
button will take you to the next designer and the  Back  will take you to
the designer you have just visited.  New on our web page is Mar-Nic Designs,
located in Waterlooville, Ontario.  As an introduction I have featured some
of their Mother and Child designs.  These designs feature not only cross
stitch but a number of other stitches as well.

In the knitting patterns we have patterns from more Canadian designers
Cabin Fever has designs knit in the round, which means little or NO SEWING
when you have finished knitting.  Lanaknits Designs features her  hemp
yarns, her garter stitch sweater is knit sideways to emphasize the drape and
'swing' of hemp.  Of course, hemp is a very strong fiber and this makes it
an excellent yarn for the Shop 'til you Drop bag!

I am slowly adding shade cards to the yarn section, if the yarn you are
looking for is not listed or you would like more information (like price)
please e-mail me kelyarn@kelyarn.com and I will answer any questions.

As always, I think I have all the links working but if you find something
that is wrong please let me know.

Anne

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August 2002

This weekend I have added some new cross stitch charts and kits to the web page.  You can see Cottage Lane's new wolf picture His Domain on Stitching Charts and the complete Northern Seasons series from Northern Designs available as charts on Stitching Charts Page 2, they are also available as kits on the Stitching Kits page.  Also new on the Stitching Kits page are some small kits from Lisa Overduin.

Anne

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Well, I've been tinkering again, I've changed the layout of some of the pages and added more information to the knitting patterns and kits.

In the Stitching Charts Page 2 I have added a new hardanger design by Northern Designs as well as some more charts. There are several new designs from Stitcher's Habit including Discover Wildlife - every parent can relate! Victoria Sampler has new designs including Friends are Treasures Sampler designed by Yvonne Reitsma who is know for her silk ribbon designs.

In the Miscellaneous Knitting Patterns there is a new shawl from Lucy Neatby and her excellent book Taking the Chequered Flag - Finishing in Style, if you have ever used one of Lucy Neatby's patterns you will know she gives excellent directions and this is true in her book. Also new in the patterns are some more of Woodsmoke Woolworks hats, and from a new Canadian company Woolen Earth some bulky weight hats.

We have a new wool from Counting Sheep Inn called Cindy-Lou, I used this 4ply fingering weight wool to make gloves this Christmas and a Fiber Trends Sheep Shawl, as soon as Stephen's camera is working again I will have pictures.

Have you ever used Eucalan Woolwash? They now have a new addition to the family - same great product now with the delicate fragrance of Lavender.

As usual, we will be taking our vacation the beginning of July, dates are on the Home Page as well as information on a display by the Okanagan Guild of Needle Arts at the Centennial Museum here in Kelowna (I have submitted seven pieces including the Sampler shown in our Photo Gallery).

Please have a look at the web page and do let me know if something isn't working as it should.

January 2002

I've been making some minor changes which I hope will make the web page easier to read and navigate.

There is a whole new page for our Photo Gallery - this is  a small selection of some of the items Stephen and I have made.

I have add two new free patterns.  In the Knitting section is Kath's Socks and in the Stitching section you will find Lynn Nicoletti's Canadian Teddy.

On each Links pages you will find that I have added some more links.

We wish you all a Happy New Year.

Anne and Stephen

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November 2001

Well I've finally made some changes - the biggest change is that I'm now making the changes myself!  So, if you find anything not working, spelt wrong, or just not right - please let me know and I will do my best to fix it.

In the  Knitting section I have add some new wool from a small farm and bed and breakfast in Mission, British Columbia.  These are available in their natural colour only and are limited editions as each year a different yarn is produced.  Amanda is an Aran weight which gives very good stitch definition and body, in Sami you can feel the natural oils from the wool and Imagine is a soft spun light and airy wool.

In the Stitching section under Charts Page One you will find some new charts from X's and Oh's.

Now that I have the programs to do it myself updates will be on a more regular basis.

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April 2001

We are now in our new location and if you are planning to visit don't forget we will be on vacation the beginning of July.

On the Stitching side new charts from
Cottage Lane including her new Luminance Collection using glow in the dark thread!  (on Stitching Charts Page One)
Victoria Sampler (on Stitching Charts Page Two)
Jeanette Douglas (on Stitching Charts Page Two)
Rislee Designs (on Stitching Charts Page Two)

new Canadian designers
            Enchanting Lair (on Page Two)
            X's and Oh's (on Page One)
            Lynne Nicoletti - look at her wonderful Maple Leaf Montage (on Page Two)

In Stitching Misc we have added DMC needles and Floss A Way bags

 On the Knittingside

new from Kettle Valley Fiber Company is Summerland a high mohair yarn which makes it hard wearing and very suitable for super warm socks.

Although not on our web page yet we do now have in stock coiless pins, EZ Bobs yarn bobbins and Inox stitch holders.

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Knitting
Lower prices on Prairie Wool and Prairie Wool Kits
Tony's Prairie Wool Vest available as kit or pattern
Lopi Wool from Custom Woolen Mills
Mohair/Alpaca/Wool yarns from right here in the Okanagan
Hemp and Hemp/Cotton
New patterns - check out the hat with the apples and apple cores!

Stitching
True Creations a selection of new cross stitch kits
Risslee Designs a mix of some very different cross stitch charts
Map of Canada cross stitch chart from Many Flowers Design Co
Pre-packaged fabric suitable for the Jeanette Douglas Sampler

Places to go from here

Knitting      Stitching