She knitted during every Blue Jays post-season game. Now, her sweater is part of baseball history Karla Courtney was overwhelmed with emotion as she walked into the Canadian Museum of History, taking a first look at her handknit sweater proudly sitting on a mannequin.

This is a great 🇨🇦 #knit story! She knitted during every Blue Jays post-season game. Now, her sweater is part of baseball history www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...

(Also: if the first time you heard that song lyric was in a bar, you should remember to book your colonoscopy.)

An advertisement showing 2 sets of ChiaoGoo square interchangeable needle tips in red and silver packaging, with the "Quads" logo on the right side and a picture of the Adapter Swivels on the left side. The title claims that "It's hip to be square", from the title of a Huey Lewis song old enough that some folks aren't going to get it (oh my stars, I just checked and it was 1986).

The new ChiaoGoo square interchangeables you've been waiting for - available in 4" and 5"!

Les nouveaux embouts carrés interchangeables ChiaoGoo que vous attendiez tous - disponibles en 10cm et 13cm!

Just a little reminder that this Sunday at Knit City Toronto I'll be at the Feisty Fibres booth 1:30-2:30pm for a book signing. Come and say hello! Copies of Math for Knitters and a few other books will be available! #knitsky 🧶

a bright pink plastic crab perches atop a ball of bright green yarn, holding a pair of knitting needles attached to a partially-knit garter stitch scarf

Sometimes watching the Olympics is so distracting you can only maintain enough attention to knit a garter stitch scarf, and Shelly the Desk Crab says that's ok 😉

(🧶yarn = Select 17 Worsted, dyed 627 Kelly Green; needles = Lotus Pamir Interchangeables 4.00mm)

At this time when 1940s Norwegian anti-Nazi toque patterns are being shared on Ravelry as "Melt Ice" hats, and as Pussy Hats are re-entering the discourse, allow me to share Tove Hermanson's (2012) prescient paper:
digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/696/

#feministsky

Oh this one is GREAT, I'm loving the cables 💕

Tell Amy if she lets it stay in, we'll buy the ad on your pattern page.

My latest YouTube video - an introductory talk about different Hat styles, sizing, construction methods and more.

Because there is so much more to the humble woolly Hat!

Too much for a 25min video, I have a lot more talks planned ;)

🧶 #KnitSky

youtu.be/t_qf7-Y93cY?...

I don't sell a lot of books but I've sold more of these than all the others *put together* (and now I'm out again)

Ad with a big banner reading Year End Sale - our annual customer appreciation event, with great savings on your favourites: ChiaoGoo Needles 20%-30%, Lotus Yarns interchangeables 25%, Karbonz DPNs 20%, All Books 20%, European Sock Yarns 30%

You have been doing for everyone else all year; if you would like to do a little something for you, we can make it easier with some nice discounts during our Year-End Sale ☃️

a ball of bright purple pink green blue yarn, with a partially knitted striped sock next to it

Oh the hard life of a yarn shop owner, having to test knit new yarns 😂

A Slipstravaganza knit in Great Blue Heron inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Texture Time shawl knit in peacock inspired yarns. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Split Stripe shawl knit in American Kestrel inspired yarn. You can bid on it over on Instagram.

A Geogradient shawl knit in “deconstructed Blue Jay.” You can bid on it over on Instagram.

For those following along, I’m wrestling with the IG algorithm-it’s nearly impossible to get timely views 🙄 so I have revamped my auction for birds.

All 7 remaining knits are available for bidding until Friday, Dec 5 at 6pmET

Proceeds to Birds Canada, all lovingly hand dyed and knit by me. 💁🏼‍♀️ 🧶

Don't weave in the ends until you've worn your thing a few times, that way it's easier to frog & re-knit if necessary

(this post brought to you by that hat that looked fantastic off the needles but totally heckin' goofy on me, I could've auditioned for The Coneheads 🙄)

Fabric of Canada: Woolkeepers of Saskatchewan YouTube video by Campaign for Wool – Canada

Please enjoy this 8 minutes of prairie sky with sheep under it, along with some people who love the wool they give us

Math for Knitters Math for Knitters

Thanks to a helpful poster, have finally found a reliable UK source for my Math for Knitters book... It's listed as a pre-order shipping next week, since they are selling the second print run. blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Postal workers to suspend strikes after union, Canada Post reach tentative agreement | CBC News Canada Post and the union representing thousands of mail carriers across the country say the parties have reached agreements in principle after two years of contentious bargaining.

Good news everybody! (small online retailers all over the country heave a sigh of relief)

Nice shout-out to @songbirdfibres.bsky.social as well as other gifts!

And it's Kate Atherley, of course - this will teach me to spell-check folk's names better, and not to hit post before I've finished coffee 😬 (I'm sorry, Kate!)

a picture of the cover of the handy helpful knitter's reference book Math for Knitters by Kate Atherley

Yes, we carry the newest ✨bestseller✨ from 🇨🇦 Kate Atherly - Math for Knitters is a practical guide that transforms intimidating knitting calculations into simple arithmetic YOU can master 😁
acmefibres.com/product/math...

I've a fair few online classes lined up between now and the end of the year, on a variety of topics. Class list here: kateatherley.com/upcoming-eng... 🧶

A sale banner for the Socktober Sale that ends on October 31st - save 20% on double-pointed needles, circular needles, selected interchangeable needles, and self-striping sock yarns from Rellana, Regia, and Opal

Until Oct 31st! Start off your sock-knitting season with a 20% off sale 😉

Jusqu'au 31 octobre, c'est la saison du tricot de chaussettes!

A sunny orange ad titled SUMMER SALE - 20% to 40% off all in-stock ChiaoGoo and HiyaHiya needles - 25% off all Kollage Square Needles - Great deals on books, accessories & Soak Wash

🌞 Hot summer days = hot summer deals! 🔥 Journées chaudes d'été = offres chaudes d'été! 🌞

an advertisement for a SPRING SALE - 20% to 30% off ChiaoGoo and HiyaHiya needles, 20% off Kollage Square needles, and 20% off accessories

It's not Spring 🌷 outside yet, but it's Spring in our hearts so let's have a sale 🥰

Ce n'est pas encore le printemps 🌷 dehors, mais c'est le printemps dans nos cœurs alors faisons une vente 🥰

a group of knitting needles with square shafts, most of them grey but some of them in blue, gold, and red. There's a Made In Canada seal, because they are!

We are happy to announce that Kollage SQUARE™ needles are back in the shop!

Kollage SQUARE™ Knitting Needles are proudly hand-made and packaged in Brockville, Ontario. Every needle purchased enables Career Services, a non-profit, to expand employment opportunities for individuals with barriers.

Effective Feb 1st, we have suspended all importing from the USA. Products affected include: - All HiyaHiya items - ACME Acid Dyes - ACME SuperSet Acid Dyes We can't make purchasing decisions when, due to the breaking of our trade agreements, we don't know what the products will cost when they arrive. We're sorry for any inconvenience this will cause. À compter du 1er février, nous avons suspendu toutes les importations en provenance des États-Unis. Les produits concernés sont : - Tous les articles HiyaHiya - Colorants acides ACME - Colorants acides ACME SuperSet Nous ne pouvons pas prendre de décisions d'achat lorsque, en raison de la rupture de nos accords commerciaux, nous ne savons pas ce que coûteront les produits à leur arrivée. Nous sommes désolés pour la gêne occasionnée.

We hope this is a temporary measure.

All other products not shipped from the USA will be re-stocked as usual.

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An advertisement for our Year-end Sale, showing that most knitting needles and interchangeables are 20% to 40% off, and ChiaoGoo Forte 2.0 sets are 30% off

Time for our Year-End Sale! Special pricing goes live at midnight on Christmas Eve 🎄

A picture of a box being unpacked, with a smaller box on top labelled "ChiaoGoo Forte 2.0 Special Edition Interchangeable Set"

Awww yisssss these lovely lovely sets have finally arrived 😍

An advertising graphic for ACME Fibres Canada for a flash sale from November 24th to November 30th. Save on in-stock knitting needles, accessories, Soak Wash and sock yarns! Brands include HiyaHiya, ChiaoGoo and Brittany

Gonna have a wee little November flash sale, some good deals if you have gifts to buy. Or, you know, a little something for yourself 😉

acmefibres.com

a ball of Rellana Garne Flotte Socke 4-ply Metallic sock yarn, and a knitted sock sample, with sparkly star effects all over

See, that's the thing about being a retailer: you start unpacking Christmas yarn WAY BEFORE you are ready to start thinking about Christmas yarn 😭