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The brilliant Kathryn has knitted up a ‘Rae‘ in our ‘Peggy’s Cove’ colour way. It’s a perfect pattern match! Jane Richmond is such a pro with elegant, functional design, she blows my mind. In fact, it’s such a great match that it’s time for The Blue Brick’s first KAL. Using Jane’s ‘Rae’ pattern and my…
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I had created a delightful new colour called ‘Boulder Opal’. But it’s not… I chanced to put a piece of labradorite against it… and it was a better fit. So though this was not what I set out to do, I am retro-fitting. That’s only kind of cheating, right? This is the original: But now…
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Yesterday I posted a photo of some of my favourite jewellery pieces – opals!) and it got me in the mood to experiment with some new colourways. First up – Boulder Opal (of course!) – full disclosure here – I didn’t have a boulder opal handy to shoot, so I worked with an image online,…
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Ok people, everyone remembers these, right? The weather here in Toronto has abruptly gotten very hot and humid (considering it snowed two weeks ago… but hey, I’m not complaining) and I’ve got popsicles on the brain. A quick pinterest search brings up all kinds of lovely things, inspired by orange creamcicles. Starting from the top…
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Last Thursday The Blue Brick held our first ever public event, a knit night in the Fluevog show store in the lovely distillery district of downtown Toronto. We had such a fabulous night, meeting knitters (many of whom we knew online, so amazing to meet in person!) chatting with people about yarn and watching all the…
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The Blue Brick’s first ever show to the public is coming up this Thursday, in Toronto’s distillery district! From 6-9pm at the Fluevog shoe store (4 Trinity Street, click here for directions) we’ll be hosting an epic knit night/yarn+shoe extravaganza. Here is a peek at some of the colourways I’ve put together to match Fluevog…
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This past weekend I cast off another ‘I’d Rather Be Cruising’ shawl made in my ‘Rose’ ombré colour way. I love how the colour turned out! I had yarn left over – and one thing about ombré yarns is that you want to use up as much as you can, to get the full expression…
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The contest is still one! Click here to check it out and let me know what your favourite patterns are for gradient/ombré yarns! Loving some of the suggestions so far! Here are a few of the ones that caught my eye: The most popular suggestion so far is ‘Spice Market’ by Melanie Berg. My…
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EDIT: We have a winner! By random number generator, the winner is Meghan Kyte :) Meghan, be sure to check your email! What to do with 500 yards of tonal yarns? What if I add another 500 yards in a neutral palette? I’m looking for the perfect pattern to show off my new Painter Palette line,…
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May 26th, 6-9pm, in the distillery district here in Toronto, The Blue Brick and John Fluevog shoes are hosting a knit night together! Facebook invite here. For the event, I have designed three OOAK skeins that will only be available at the show, and were dyed to match John Fluevog shoe designs, of course! Shoes…
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