Hello Everyone,
Well, summer is finally here and that can only mean that
Canada Day is coming up soon. So, The Purple Sock has decided to combine two
great events..Canada Day and World Wide Knit in Public Day!!
World Wide Knit
in Public Day was started in 2005 by Danielle Landes as a way to bring what can
be a relatively solitary activity, into the public pervie, as a way to share
this wonderful art form, and as a way to show the world that it is not just
"grannies" who knit...not that there is anything wrong with
"Grannies",lol!!! So, from 25 "Knit in Public" events in
2005,to over 1000 last year, this is a hugely growing phenomenon that we are
proud to support and encourage! It is usually held the middle of June which
didn't work for me , but since the street will be closed on July 1st for Canada
Day, I have decided to hold it then!!
The main street
will be closed and some of my customers will be sitting outside in the sunshine
( hopefully!), and demonstrating various fibre arts..knitting, spinning, wet
felting, needle felting, crocheting and rug hooking...we hope you will join us!
you know what they say "the more the merrier!!"
There will be sales, treats, camaraderie and
creativity...see you on Tuesday, July 1st! The street will be closed from 11am
til 3 pm. So come for the whole time, or
any part of the time. Please bring a
lawn chair, and of course your knitting, crocheting, rug hooking or spinning,
or any other fibre arts you would like to do!!
All Canadian Yarns will be 10% off plus lots of clearance
items!!
I will have my awning set up so there will be shade!
To go along with this event we have decided to hang
Knitted and Crocheted Bunting ( I did not know that is what strings of
triangular banners are
called, did you?
You learn something new everyday!!) So we are hoping
some of you might like to contribute to our
bunting!! They are very simple triangles
knit or crocheted out of scrap yarn. We will take care of putting them
together, so if you have some made up ahead of time please hand then in or if
that is not possible bring them that day. Who knows we might even knit more
that day!!
Here are a few
links to a few patterns for them, ( there are lots of other patterns out there
also, doesn't need to be any of these ) any size, or colour is great , plain, fancy embellished
or not, they will all look great.
After Canada Day I will use them on the front of the
store or inside or in the window, but they will get used one way or another!
If you google
knitted and crocheted bunting you will see lots of photos of what I am talking
about. They take very little time to
make and will look great.
There will be
lots of great Canada Day events going on
in addition to the knitting, there will
be games and bouncy castles for the kids, plus face painting, there will be a
great band playing and a hotdog eating contest (new this year) and the very
popular pie eating contest. Lots of fun for the whole family.
Hope to see you
then! Any questions or suggestions about
any of this feel free to email or phone me.
Happy knitting,
Lynn
The Purple Sock
13 Coldwater Rd.
Coldwater Ontario
705 686-3455
