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BRITISH COLUMBIA

   

Art of Yarn

3010 Pandosy St #102
Kelowna BC

250-717-3247
[email protected]

88 Stitches Yarn and Gift Shop

21183 88th Ave #602
Langley BC

604-888-6689
[email protected]

Fun Knits Yarn Shop

697 Heriot Bay Rd
Quadra Island BC

250-285-2751
[email protected]

Wool and Wicker

120 - 12051 2nd Ave
Richmond BC

604-275-1239
1-877-966-5945
[email protected]

In Sheep's Clothing

9711 Fifth Street
Sidney BC

250-656-2499
[email protected]

Wineberry Fabrics

6355 - 152 St #205
Surrey BC

604-597-7934
1-800-803-8991
[email protected]

A Touch of Wool

4273 Dunbar Street
Vancouver BC

604-224-9276
[email protected]

Homecraft Importers

2348 West 4th Street
Vancouver BC

604-738-2614

Beehive Wool Shop

1700 Douglas St
Victoria BC

250-385-2727
1-888-334-9005
[email protected]

Knitopia

1446 Johnston Rd
White Rock BC

604-531-4818
1-866-531-9665
[email protected]

ALBERTA

   

Gina Brown's

5718 - 1A St SW #107
Calgary AB

403-255-2200

Knit One Chat Too

#509, 1851 Sirocco Dr SW
Calgary AB

403-685-5556 [email protected]

The Knitting Room

5403 Crowchild Trail NW #121
Calgary AB

403-288-1959
[email protected]

PUDDINGyarn

1516 - 6th Street SW
Calgary AB

403-244-2996
[email protected]

Jen By The Fjord

1151 Sidney Street #113
Canmore AB

403-678-6409
[email protected]

Knit & Caboodle

717-9th Street #105
Canmore AB

403-609-5582
[email protected]

Addie's Material Goods Ltd

420 First St W
Cochrane AB

403-932-1500
[email protected]

Knit 'n Purl

10412 124 St
Edmonton AB

780-482-2150
[email protected]

River City Yarns

10106 - 111 Avenue #107
Edmonton AB

780-477-YARN (9276)
[email protected]

Wool Revival

6513 112 Ave
Edmonton AB

780-471-2749

Stychen Tyme

402 Patricia St
PO Box 2230
Jasper AB

780-852-7490
1-866-852-7490
[email protected]

Burwood House

205 Carnegie Drive
St. Albert AB

780-459-4828
[email protected]

Pam's Woolly Shoppe

5017 - 50 St
Stony Plain AB

780-963-1559
1-888-563-1559

SASKATCHEWAN

 

Golden Willow Natural Fiber

3104 - 13 Ave
Regina SK

306-791-1930
[email protected]

ONTARIO

   

Knitomatic

1378 Bathurst St
Toronto ON

416-653-7849
[email protected]

The Knitting Habit

6100 Thorold Stone Road
Niagara Falls ON

905-357-9730
1-888-794-0757
[email protected]

Caryll's Yarns

107 N May St
Thunderbay ON

807-625-9276
[email protected]

Knitwits

66 Wilson Ave
Timmins ON

705-268-5454
[email protected]

Mrs. Brown's Crafty Corner

PO Box 5067 PMS
South Porcupine ON

705-235-2345
[email protected]

NEW BRUNSWICK

 

Miramichi Thimbles & Threads

3 Renaud St
Douglastown Plaza
Miramichi NB

506-773-4739
[email protected]

NOVA SCOTIA

 

Tangled Skeins Yarn Shop

158 Portland St
Dartmouth NS

902-464-0387
[email protected]

The Loop Craft Café

1547 Barrington St
Halifax NS

902-429-5667
[email protected]

Have a Yarn

583 Main St
PO Box 669
Mahone Bay NS

902-624-0569
[email protected]

Gaspereau Valley Fibres

PO Box 2368
830 Gaspereau River Road
Wolfville NS

902-542-2656
1-877-634-2737
[email protected]

UNITED STATES

 

One Planet Yarn and Fiber

Scottsdale AZ

602-826-7328
[email protected]

Green Valley Weavers & Knitters

2115 W Colorado Ave
Colorado Springs CO

719-448-9963
[email protected]

Simply Socks Yarn Company

Fort Wayne IN

260-246-0151
[email protected]

Townfolk Gallery

100 West Washington St
Marquette MI

906-225-9010
[email protected]

Knitting Shack

5261 S Division Suite C
Wyoming MI

616-532-4975
[email protected]

The Loopy Ewe

St Louis MO

888-527-9181
[email protected]

White Oak Studio

210 Cherwell Dr
Cary NC

[email protected]

Fine Points Inc

12620 Larchmere Blvd
Cleveland OH

216-524-3764
[email protected]

Knit Kits to Go

PO Box 106
Custer City PA

814-558-0330
[email protected]

Village Yarn and Tea Shop

19500 Ballinger Way NE
Shoreline WA

206-361-7256
[email protected]  

More Than Stitches

PO Box 1295 108 E Wall St
Eagle River WI

715-479-9111
[email protected]

 

UNITED KINGDOM

 

Sock Yarn Shop

 

West Midlands
UK

01384 860200
[email protected]

Knit 'n' Caboodle

 

Bedfordshire
UK

[email protected]

THE NETHERLANDS

 

Wolhalla

Kloetschup 78
7232 CM Warnsveld
The Netherlands
 

+31 (0)575 574743
[email protected]

SWEDEN

 

Garnkorgen

Sundsvall
Sweden
 

[email protected]

AUSTRALIA

 

Bead and Opal Wool Queen

Harcourt
Australia

 

(03) 5474 2889
Int'l: +613 5474 2889
Queen Nola

     

 

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Technical

Here are some online instructions for some of the techniques we suggest using in our patterns. A number of these links provide nifty animated or video instruction.

Cast Ons

Knitted Cast-on video instruction
Cable Cast-on video instruction

Decreases

K2tog (knit 2 together) video instruction
P2tog (purl 2 together) video instruction
SSK and SSP (slip, slip, knit and slip, slip, purl) features video for both Continental and English knitters
SSK (slip, slip, knit) an improved SSK with video
SSP (slip, slip, purl) my favourite explanation of SSP

Increases

KFB (knit in the front and back of the stitch) video instruction
PFB (purl in the front and back of the stitch) video instruction
RM1 and LM1 (right and left slanting make one increases) video instruction
RRI (right raised increase)
LRI (left raised increase)
another LRI (left raised increase) animated instruction

Additional Techniques

S1p and S1k (slip st purlwise and knitwise)
Intarsia
I-Cord animated instruction
YO (yarn over) animated and illustrated instruction (knitwise and purlwise)

Finishing

Self-Patterning Yarns

Retailers that sell self-patterning sock yarn

Canadian Wholesalers

Ladybug Yarns Canadian distributor of Opal sock yarns. She has a listing of all the stores that stock Opal yarns on her site, plus the luscious colourways that are currently available.

DGB Canada
Confetti yarn.

Personal Favourites

Tradewind Knitwear Designs by the very talented Lucy Neatby. I dream of having the technical mind she has for knitting.

Sivia Harding, a fellow West Coast Knitting Guild member who designs magical creations with lace and beads. She also designed my wonderful Bee's Knees Knits logo!

Kate Gilbert, an American, formerly living in Paris, recently moved to Montreal and fellow Knitty.com designer who creates wonderful children's knitwear and fabulous adult designs, many of which have been published in Interweave Knits.

Knitty, a free online knitting magazine in which I've been published.

Astor, another fellow creative West Coast Knitting Guild member.

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