A new thing: we're trying something new with other yarn shops in the area. Gonna have a Yarn Crawl. 5 shops are joining forces to offer you 15% discount during one day of shopping. What day? May 10th. Saturday. 10 - 5p.m. All you need is a passport - available at the first yarn shop you hit for a cost of $2. If you show your passport at Tin Mill Restaurant in Uxbridge, home of, yeah, you guessed it, On the Lamb - you will receive a 5% discount on your lunch on the Saturday of the Yarn Crawl (kind of a creepy name, isn't it - Yarn Crawl - hey, maybe it represents how far we will go to get our yarn!!!!!)
And of course, At On The Lamb - we will have much, much more for you! Additional discounts, Surprise Grab bags ($5.00 - whoooo!) and who knows what else?
Okay - here are the shops that are involved.
On The Lamb - 905-852-1944, 53 Toronto St. N, lower level
Tin Mill Restaurant - 905-862-0553, 53 Toronto St. N
Needles and Knits - 15040 Yonge St, Aurora
Unwind - 234 Main St., Newmarket
('Scrumptious Sandwiches' is in the back with special tasty treats for all you 'Crawlers')
Serenity - 525 Brooker Ridge, Newmarket
Pick up Sticks - 67 Holland St. W., Bradford
Please try them all, but always, always return to On The Lamb! Hope to see you there!
Lots of interesting people drop into the shop - today, Judy Findlay (that's her in the blue) almost-master-spinner-extraordinaire, came in to show the KnitWits (our wonderful weekly knitting family) the yarn she has been creating and spinning to pass her Master Spinning course. The colours were breathtaking and she's spinning a blend of merino and bamboo - very trendy, very green. Just take a look.
What was shipped to me last week? Regia sock yarn - designed by Kaffe Fasset! Wonderful little beauties! Only $8.99 per 50g, 2 balls required to knit a pair. Okay, a question. How many socks do you have to have on the go to be labelled compulsive? It's not 3 pairs is it? We also have Cilantro from Nashua - wonderful alternative to cotton for summer garments and lots of patterns to tempt you! Lovely fresh colours of Cotton 8 have arrived, blends of cotton and cashmere, cotton and merino, cotton and bamboo, cotton and just about anything! And of course, Eco Cotton. Come and see!
Okay - enough wool and cotton talk. Go stand outside and breathe in the fresh air. It's spring. I promise. (But take your knitting; you can put a ball of wool in your pocket and knit while you walk!)
