Hey there! I’m excited to share with you a new collab with the gorgeous Victoria of Vida Lifestyle!
You can find custom Vida tote bags exclusively at Vida Lifestyle NY tonight at 7pm EST.
// All photos courtesy of Vida Lifestyle Inc. //
Up for grabs is a beautiful large “MAKE” @pearadiseisland project bag, and some delicious @feistyfibres Fluff (colorway House) to go inside.
With some 16 inch 9mm zebrawood knitting needle bbs from @knitbrooks along with a Kelly Brooks hat pattern of your choice, you’re all set for a cozy day of knitting!
To enter: Go to original post by @knitbrooks on Instagram.
The giveaway runs until Friday, January 8th, and a winner will be drawn on the 9th.
Good luck!
Pearadise Island x Les garcons
I’m excited to share with you today this special collaboration with Maxim Cyr of Les garcons! Max is an artist extraordinaire – a knitwear designer, author, and illustrator and I’m honored for the opportunity to create a special project bag with his art!
You may recognize the bear is wearing Vincent’s The Montrealer and the fox wearing Max’s For Fox Sake sweater. Isn’t it adorable?
The bag is made of organic cotton canvas in Olive and I screen printed the design using Permaset Aqua‘s white ink.
This bag is customized with the Les garcons logo screen printed on the back.
The pocket, lining, and top casing are also made with organic cotton canvas in black. The zipper and drawstring cords are in white to match the ink.
These bags will be available, exclusively at https://boutiquelesgarcons.com tomorrow, March 28, 2020, at 10 am EST.
Max and Vincent of Les garcons are fellow Canadians from Montreal, Quebec. I’ve been admiring their work in knitwear design and beautiful hand-dyed yarn from afar and I’m so grateful to have worked with such inspiring artists. Thank you!
Are you going to Knit City?
I’ll be there in spirit! Make sure to check out Starlight Knitting Society‘s booth for all the project bags including their custom combo of sky blue and silver!
KNIT CITY VANCOUVER
Oct. 5-6, 2019
PNE Forum, Booth # 253
2901 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V5K 5J1
There are lots of tote bags and smaller drawstring bags in the new colors so be sure to check them out!
From top left, mellow grellow, pink flamingo, copper marine, the sophisticate (black + pearl white), their custom sky blue and silver, and of course, the classic (natural and black) bags will all be available at their booth!
It’s here!!!
I’m so excited to finally share with you something we’ve been keeping secret for months now… It’s a dream come true to be invited to collaborate with the uber-talented Heather of House of a la Mode!
This limited edition kit comes with one hand-printed “KNIT” drawstring project bag in peach & aqua and two limited edition skeins of HOALM (colorway: “Oh My Stars”) on House Sock Fingering & House Mohair!
We had so much fun putting these colors together and hope you love them too! The co-ordinating metal zipper pocket in the back is large enough to hold a notebook and other notions you need for knitting!
Heather created not one, but two co-ordinating skeins of House Sock Fingering (4ply fingering; 75/25 Merino/Nylon) and House Mohair (1ply lace; 72/28 Kid Mohair/Silk) in the colorway “Oh my stars”.
This Limited Edition Kit is sold exclusively at www.houseofalamodefibergoods.com while quantities last. Hurry and grab yours now!
I’m also very excited to share these custom bags I made for Starlight Knitting Society.
How cute is their logo?
I had so much fun making these bags for them and I hope you like them too!
You can find these at their store in Portland, OR and on their website as well!
In honor of Makers Monday, I’m introducing a new section to the blog called “Hey There Maker”. A place where I can share some of the things that follow me home.
This is dedicated to all the makers I obviously admire and highly recommend. You’ll find links to their shops below.
In case you missed Episode 4 of the podcast, here are all the lovely things that came home with me from the Kitchener Waterloo Knitters’ Fair:
I’ve heard only great things about Catherine’s boxy bags and have been dying to try one out. When she shared a photo of this bag on Instagram, I fell deeply in love. All those socks! In my color!!!
[ image via @zigzagstitches]
When we were setting up for KW, I was fortunate to have my booth within close proximity to hers. I was even luckier that she set one of these beauties aside just for me! Now, I’m on the hunt for the perfect sock yarn to go in my very own ZigZag Stitches bag! I may paint my nails again to match my bag and future WIP when the time comes because…why not? I already have the matching bracelet to go with it 🙂
2. “Woodnote Symphony” yarn from Crooked Kitchen
Crooked Kitchen’s booth was right behind mine and I couldn’t help but notice her beautiful hand dyed yarns! I was on the market for sock yarn to make the Coffee Talk socks by Tracie Millar (casting on as soon as I finish my Galianos) and really wanted to get something as similar to her version as possible.
[ Coffee Talk socks – image via @tracieknits ]
It’s a good thing I had a project in mind for this purchase; otherwise, I would have been lingering at her booth for too long! Too many pretties! I chose the colorway Woodnote Symphony.
3. Unicorn Hole from Yarn Therapist
My kids passed by at KW later in the afternoon so I took them for a quick stroll and introduced them to some of my fiber friends also vending at the fair.
When we came across the Yarn Enabler and Yarn Therapist‘ booth, Vanessa fell in love with Jen’s shawl. A rainbow of all the right colors – pinks and purples to name a few, dyed to self-stripe as you knit!
[ images via Yarn Therapist ]
My daughter was so excited to see such things existed and asked if she could have one just like it.
It’s a generous 180g / 750m of 80% SW Merino / 10% Cashmere / 10% Nylon.
At the time when I picked it up, I didn’t notice it had cashmere. Totally jealous that baby V will get a cashmere something before me! 🙂
If you’ve been following along for a while, you might recall me mentioning that I picked up one of these shawl pins for my MIL for Mothers’ Day at the Knitters’ Frolic. Since then, I made a note to make sure I visit their booth at KW so I can get one for myself. I love that it can double as a hair accessory! I’m going back for more on the next Frolic, to hopefully get a lighter wood and black if they have it.
[ Shop Metallic Turquoise Wrist Ruler ]
That’s all the pretties for now… as you can see, I was very good at KW… only the essentials!
