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Monday, June 30, 2014

Lakeside Yarn Crawl - July 1st to Sept 6th... join in the fun!!!

So, here we go... pick your passport up at any of these shops to get started on this fabulous summer tour of lakeside yarn shops. 
Continue to read the blog to keep up dated with area happenings.

Crawling Instructions
• Present this passport at each venue you visit to receive the location's signature or stamp.
• Leave your fully stamped passport at your last stop to enter the draw for a basket of goodies. One stamp per shop.
Read passport for further rules.  

 Happy Crawling

THE PURPLE SOCK
13 Coldwater Rd. Coldwater, ON L0K 1E0
Ph: 705.686.3455
Email: info@thepurplesock.ca
www.thepurplesock.ca

Eliza's Buttons and Yarn
250 Bayview Dr. #2, Barrie, ON L4N 4Y8
Ph: 705.725.8536
Email: eliza@elizaknits.com
www.elizaknits.com

True North Yarn Co.
79 Anne Street South. Barrie, ON L4N 2E2
Ph: 705.737.4422
Toll Free 1.888.304.4418
Email: info@truenorthyarn.com
www.truenorthyarn.com

Creemore House of Stitches
151c Mill Street
Creemore, ON LOM 1G0
Ph:705.466.6363
Email: houseofstitches@rogers.com
www.creemorequiltsandyarns.com

Grey Heron
65 Simcoe St. Studio 1,
Collingwood, ON L9Y 1H7
Ph: 705.444.0370
Email: greyheron@bellnet.ca
www.greyheronyarns.com

 Purrsonally Yours Wool Shop
35 Sykes Street North
Meaford, ON N4L 1V9
Ph: 519.538.4283
www.shopmeaford.com/thewoolshop

Riverside Yarns
928 2nd Ave. East
Owen Sound Ontario
Canada, N4K 1S3
Ph: 519.371.4311
www.riversideyarns.com

DocKnits
651 Goderich Street, Box 2140
Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C0
Ph: 226.453.5648
Email: info@docknits.ca
www.docknits.ca

Philosopher's Wool Company
Inverhuron, ON N0G 2T0
Ph: 519.368.5354
Email: eugene@bmts.com
www.philosopherswool.com

Lakeside Yarn Crawl Map

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Purple Sock Canada Day festivities....



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