Eric (our UPS man) pretty much just walked through the door with our new shipment of Koigu!

Five new beautiful colors to choose from! Be sure to stop by and have a look!

Amanda loved the Alaska Headband pattern by Garnstudio but she wanted to knit with something a little more elegant. She found Touch Me by Muench Yarns in a gorgeous red. She bought two balls and home she went. Needless to say it turned out adorable!It is so soft to the touch and has that shimmer to it. While she was here we suggested she wash and throw it in the dryer so that the wool would shrink a little and it would be more elegant. She came in Sat. with the headband and look at the difference! It is absolutely gorgeous and still soooooo soft!Way to go Amanda! Thanks for sharing.

Cathy and I took an Orenburg lace class last year with Galina Khmeleva at the WI Sheep and Wool Festival. Needless to say we bought a kit to knit and sure enough she finished hers a few weeks ago.I won’t tell you how far I am, we’ll just keep it a secret.


The kits contained a beautiful lace weight yarn in three gorgeous colors. Galina has a few books published on Orenburg Lace: Gossamer Webs, the History and Technique of Orenburg Lace Shawls and Gossamer Webs, Orenburg Shawls. Be sure to check them out even though the knitting is very fine it only consists of garter st, yo and k2tog.

We had a very special visitor yesterday…Oliver. Just adorable.We are glad that you could stop by Oliver. Come again!

Joanne knit these great looking clogs a Fiber Trends pattern with our Eskimo yarn from Garnstudio. Eskimo felts great and is very nice to knit with. She knit a large womens and used exactly 6 skeins. 2 for the top and 4 for the double sole. She says this is her last pair….. we’ll see.

Pod Casts? What are they you ask and what do they have to do with knitting?
Pod Cast: A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. The term podcast, like broadcast, can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. (Wikipedia)
With that said we here at the Dog listen to knitting podcasts. Tonight Dixie will plug in her Ipod with a knitting podcast for us all to listen to. So if you have been curious of what a podcast is come on down and sit , knit, and relax and listen.

Do we have a deal for you! If you have taken our weaving class with the Knitters Loom you can come down to the YDK Studio (aka The Shop) and use ours!! Here’s how it works: If you purchase ALL your material from YDK there is no fee, if you bring other materials from somewhere else there will be a $15.00 fee per project. The looms will will stay here in the shop so be sure to plan your day so you can finish your project. So call today and schedule a time for yourself to relax and weave! 715-839-7272