Grey Heron bits

A good sense of humour goes along ways. Laughter de-stresses you, works your facial muscles, improves your state of mind.. now here's a sample of our novelty hats... New Kids on the Block  Here's our cast of characters - make one in lime green add bobble eyes- It's Kermit!! make one in pink with little pointy ears - It's a darling Pussy Cat... get your imagination going... Our one day class is offered for $15.00 on Thursday July 5th from 10:30am to 11:30 am

Grey Heron will be closed on July 1st and 2nd. We will open again on Tuesday @ 10am... Happy Canada Day!!!

So many colours fo red... strawberry, cherry, fire engine, brick, blue red, tomato, scarlet, sangria, merlot- we can go on for some time describing a very powerful colour. The Knit Red book was a the brain child of Laura Zander and friends. You can read all about it at the following link.    http://www.stitchred.com/aboutUs.asp The gist of the book is to put into print a book that targets 98% of needle arts customers to become informed/aware of heart health. Over 30 designers have contributated to designs within the book - Tanis Gray, Ysolda Teague, Jared Flood, Debbie Bliss and our very own Canadian designer Maie Landra of Koigu Wool Designs fame. The book also features recipes and information about heart health. Each designer talks about this issue as a close to heart health issue to a friend or family member issue. But undoubtly each one has been touched by heart health. This book makes for a terrific addition to your knitting library. Come in and check for yourself.

Knit Wear has just launched their new magazine issue filled with interesting technie info and great patterns. I have picked out a couple of segments to focus on. You must check out page 62 featuring Glenna Harris http://crazyknittinglady.wordpress.com/ and "On Design" dealing with color choices. Why we choose what we do, how we see colors, helpful choosing techniques and more. Glenna was a teacher at our KnitFest workshop back in March. The knitters loved her class on colourwork. A few other projects feature lacework, linen stitch, chevron stitch, bias, ruched, corrugated and ripple. The rest you will have to discover when you buy your copy.  

My summer holiday is just around the corner and I can't wait. Here's the hours over next week. Fri. June 15 - closing @ 4:00pm Sat 16, Sun 17, Mon 18, Tues 19 = CLOSED Wed 20, Thurs 21, Fri 22 = OPEN - Knit Class and Knit Cafe both open - Brenda & Heather both in Sat 23, Sun 24 = CLOSED Monday June 25th- OPEN again...

I'm getting my yarn winder ready to wind my Philosophers blues and yellows. I finally know what to knit - Sally Melville's - Einstein coat...  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/the-knitting-experience-book-1-the-knit-stitch I'll choose the Fibonacci number series of choosing random colours but in a recurrance of colour choice that's complementary. Sounds so scientific - it's not... there's method to my madness - all will become clear as I start to knit... Here's my great winder - it's so charming as it silently spins while I wind...  Construction of days gone by - and still perfect for the job...

Tucked away in rural Ontario are two of the finest wool suppliers/dyers/pattern writers/book publishers/teachers - to be found.... right in our backyard...  Our Grey Heron knitters "Yarn Crawl" was the second part to our WWKIP week. Early Saturday the bus picked us up to head to Koigu. We're all excited, laughing and carrying on and didn't notice that we were not on directional track for Koigu... We were touring the Bruce county countryside much to our dismay... After resetting our course we managed to drive along a "not in use" gravel barely wide for the bus country road... OMG!!! under statement... As the tree branches scraped along the sides the tires were rolling over fallen trees  we emerged to a clearing- one quick call and we were rumbling along the sideroad to the Koigu driveway. Two super excited dogs along with Maie, Taiu and Kersti were there to greet us.  Knitters from Port Elgin and Southampton were also there to meet up with us. Some of th

Please note that we are CLOSED on Saturday June 9th. We are Yarn Crawling to Koigu Wool Designs and Philosophers Wool. Catch up with you on Monday June 11th. Karen

Oh what fun we had. It was a chilly wind coming off Georgian Bay yesterday but with the sun shining and an eager group our Knit In Public day started around noon. Pat showed up followed by Arlene and Elaine. We arranged ourselves on the front  porch - the drive bys were wondering what on earth was going on... A knitter ready to rekindle her inner knitter parked to ask about classes. She had just finished her shopping @ Loblaw, saw us outside, grabbed our class info and she'll be back next week. Pat is working on a honeycomb pillow cover, Elaine started her first pair of Thrum mitts, Arlene is nearing the end of her hubby's cable golfing vest, Audrey was starting to tink back 6" on the back of her sweater, Diane is finished the baby sweater front for her soon to be grandchild, Ruth had started a cotton cloth for her friend, Karen P and Brenda were knitting away on their current projects, Pat P, Carol, Heather, Margaret and myself were enjoying the day. Good coffee - yumm

So, the weather will be on our side this Saturday when we Yarn Crawl our way to Koigu Wool Designs  http://www.koigu.com/ and Philosophers Wool http://www.philosopherswool.com/ Right in our own backyard, these two fabulous companies live. From the gorgeous handpainted yarns to the extremely beautiful colourwork designs - we have it all. Driving around GreyBruce showcases our farming country mixed with our lake front communities along Lake Huron.  http://www.visitgrey.ca/   http://www.explorethebruce.com/ By the time we retail therapy @ Koigu, we will be ready for lunch in downtown Port Elgin. With a short rest and chat with local knitters we will head to Philosophers for our very own hands on demo with Ann. I simply can't wait.  There's something to be said for a day in the country with good friends, fab wools, tons of laughter and knowing that we have inproved the Canadian economics in a BIG way!! stay tuned for the pics next week... until then, have a great day...

Join us for Knit in Public Day on Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ Grey Heron wool shop. 66 Pine Street, Collingwood    1:00pm to 4:00pm Bring your brown bag and join us for lunch around noon - then stay for a fun afternoon  Have fun with us!! Bring your knitting, crocheting or your spinning wheel... and a friend... a lawn chair We're on the porch, front lawn and walkway... Snacks and drinks will be available...

This weekend seems to be jinxed with rain but it doesn't stop the art tour. Duncan has fabulous work. http://duncanscelticstonework.com/shows.html have a look at his web page. His hand carved original Celtic designs are cast in cement fondu.  for more art tour info check their website http://www.bmfa.on.ca/