Category: Reviews

A Saturday Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Sock

A Saturday Yarn: Paton’s Kroy Sock

December 3, 2011 by Maire in Reviews / 10 Comments

Kroy is one of the old standby sock yarns of commercial “big box” craft stores like Michael’s. That’s where I usually find the stuff, and I get the impression from most other knitters that it’s a “substandard” type of yarn. Very rarely do I see it on a knitter’s list of “go to” brands. I […]

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Little Red in the City

Little Red in the City

July 21, 2011 by Maire in Hobbies, Reviews / 2 Comments

I meant to blog this sooner, but the weather wasn’t on my side. For really nice photos, I like to have a goodly amount of natural light. The past couple of days?  Rain.  Either way, this little gem arrived in our Superbox sometime on the weekend or very slightly prior to that (when we wouldn’t […]

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Trying something new…Bamboo!

Trying something new…Bamboo!

June 23, 2011 by Maire in Reviews, Whimsy / 1 Comment

It took about three weeks, but Lhiabelle and I finally managed to make it to Calgary’s newest knitting store, The Loop.  The Loop is run by Annie, who previously worked (managed?) both Make One Yarn Studio in Bridgeland, and The Knitting Room off Crowchild Trail.  Annie’s new digs are a bit smaller than I would […]

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