January 2012
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Tickets - Almost Sold Out - Section 115 Available
The Pucks N’ Purls tickets in Sections 119 and 100, the seats set aside initially for us, are down to a few single tickets. This did cause some technical issues with the on-line ticket site over the weekend, but the issue has been resolved.
Several rows of tickets in section 115 have been made available, but they are a bit further away. We will ensure that the folks in this section are part of...
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Indigodragonfly Creates New Colourway for Pucks N'...
The folks at Indigodragonfly have done it again! The hand dyed yarn and fibre studio located in Haliburton is known for dying great yarns in fantastic colourways. It is also known for naming those colourways with tongue-in-cheek (some would say smart ass) names such as “As God Is My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly” or “Up Until The Punching, It Was a Real Nice Party” that bring a smile to...
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Two Fifty Dollar Gift Certificates from Creative...
Creative Yarns has donated two more prizes to the Pucks N’ Purls Raffle, each a gift certificate worth fifty dollars ($50.00). The gift certificate can be used to purchase yarn, knitting supplies and accessories, books, knitting courses, private knitting lessons or hand knit accessories or garments.
Creative Yarns is a local yarn store located at 269 Ellesmere Rd in east Toronto (formerly...
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Four Great Books from Gemini Fibres
Gemini Fibres has donated four great books for the Pucks N’Purls raffle.
The first two books are Knitter’s Journal’s from Schoolhouse Press. You will have lots of space to make notes and chart your favourite Elizabeth Zimmerman or Meg Swansen technique or pattern. Many pages have an Elizabeth Zimmerman quote to keep you amused. Please note that each Knitter’s Journal will be a separate...
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Terrific Knitting Basket from Creative Yarns
Creative Yarns, a local yarn store at 269 Ellesmere Rd in east Toronto (formerly Scarborough), has donated a fabulous Vivid Allon knitting basket by Janetbasket for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle. This large sized basket (18”x10”x9.5” high) is in a purple with lime green polka dot pattern aka “Twighlight”. There is enough capacity to hold several “works in...
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”
– -Wayne Gretzky
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More Fabulous Yarn from Tanis Fibre Arts
Tanis Fibre Arts has sent another magnificent skein of their Blue Label Yarn, fingering weight yarn in the beautiful Cobalt colourway for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle. This yarn is super soft merino and nylon (80% superwash merino wool, 205 nylon, 115g/385m) that is strong enough for socks but soft enough for any project requiring fingering weight yarn including baby knits. What a great prize!
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Fabulous Yarn from Tanis Fibre Arts
Tanis Fibre Arts has sent a magnificent skein of their Blue Label Yarn, fingering weight yarn in the beautiful Lilac colourway for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle. This yarn is super soft merino and nylon (80% superwash merino wool, 205 nylon, 115g/385m) that is strong enough for socks but soft enough for any project requiring fingering weight yarn including baby knits. What a great prize!
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Pucks N’ Purls Ticket Sales Back On-Line
Purchase your tickets for Pucks N’ Purls soon to avoid disappointment.
Additional tickets in Sections 119 and 100 were opened up recently to accommodate ticket sales. Unfortunately a gremlin in the on-line ticket site indicated - No Seats Available - which was not true. This issue is resolved and on-line ticket sales are back on track on Friday, January 20. We apologize for this...
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The Streetknit Project is Joining Us at Pucks N’...
Every year people in Toronto freeze in the cold because they have nowhere to go. We can’t provide shelter, but we as knitters can provide warmth to those in need as well as the reassurance that they have not been forgotten. The Streetknit Project turns donated yarns, both wool and synthetic, into hats, mitts, sweaters, socks and scarves to be distributed to shelters and agencies across...
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Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts
Random House Canada Limited has donated a fabulous book, Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts, to Pucks N’ Purls as a raffle prize. It contains 225 inspired projects for year round celebrations from New Year’s through to Christmas. The book is filled with colourful pictures of the finished projects to inspire us and detailed, well illustrated directions to help us. Great...
Gift Bags from Westminster Yarns
Westminster Yarns has sent two great gift bags for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle.
The first is gift bag that contains eight skeins of SMC Northern Chunky (100 gm, 155 m/ 170 yd each) in a red/purple mix with 5 mm Kertzer Bamboo Needles and a pattern for a men’s v-necked sweater. What a wonderful prize. Check out the Cranberry Cocktail colourway in the link below.
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Gift Bags from Westminster Yarns
Westminster Yarns has sent two great gift bags for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle.
The second is gift bag that contains three balls of Marble Chunky (200 gm, 312 m/ 341 yd each) in a wonderful mix of blue, purple, green, yellow with 6mm Kertzer Bamboo Needles and a pattern for a very cool women’s vest. What a wonderful prize. If you want to see the colourway (Wild Field #3), go...
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Thanks Spinrite Yarns
Spinrite Yarns has sent Duke the Dog, the Marlies mascot, a dozen skeins of Bernat Chunky Baby Coordinates for his yarn toss at Pucks N’ Purls. The yarn is a blessing for busy mom’s on the go - it is machine washable and machine dryable. It is a pretty white with green flecks and a gorgeous shimmer. The 2011-12 season is all about bling and now even the youngest set can be...
“…knitters just can’t watch TV without doing something else. Knitters just can’t...”
– Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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Beautiful Hand Dyed Yarn from Dye-Version
What a wonderful prize for the Pucks N’ Purls raffle - a luscious skein of Desert Silk yarn in the Lagoon colourway. Joan was so excited when it arrived in the mail. You will be too when you see it at Pucks N’ Purls. I’ll post a photo as soon as I can.
Dye-Version, located in the Mississauga area, is an all about colour. They hand dye only the best quality fabrics and...
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Country Cashmere/Silk Yarn from The Black Lamb
Joan just can’t wait for the mailman to arrive these days, there are so many wonderful packages from our knitting distributors and vendors, all to be used as raffle prizes at Pucks N’ Purls.
Today, she received a fabulous skein of blue, hand dyed Country Cashmere/silk yarn from The Black Lamb. Joan says the skein is awesome. How could it not be with that fibre content. I’ll be posting a...
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Many thanks to Estelle Yarns
Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.
Thanks to the generosity of Estelle Yarns we do have three bags full of Cascade 220 Superwash yarn. But none of it is black. Just gorgeous shades of the three Marlies colours, dark blue, medium blue and white.
One for my master, One for my dame, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane.
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Fastest Knitter Face Off
Linda Benne from Port Credit and Wannietta Prescod from Angus have agreed to face off for the Pucks n’ Purls fastest knitter title. Linda set the North American record in 2004, knitting 253 stitches in three minutes. Wannietta is the current (2008) Canadian champion, knitting 245 stitches in three minutes. Wow!
They are looking forward to competing for this trophy. Watch the needles fly...
