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Have you heard? Knit City Toronto May 17-19, 2024 Westin Harbour Castle MARKETPLACE The Knit City Toronto Marketplace will feature indie yarn dyers, local yarn stores, fibre farmers, knitwear designers, notions makers and more.  The Marketplace will be open to the public Saturday May 18 from 9am-5pm and Sunday May 19 from 9am-3pm, in the Metropolitan Ballroom of the Westin Harbour Castle in downtown Toronto. Click here for more information:  https://www.knitsocial.ca/event-info

LYS Day - Local Yarn Store Day - Extended Be sure to join us on both Friday April 26th from 10am to 6pm and Saturday April 27th from 10am to 3pm for LYS Day!  We will be celebrating with a tent sale, fibre and yarn tasting, various tool demonstrations, light refreshments.  Bring a lawn chair, a project to work on, and enjoy some time by the river.  Let's hope that the weather cooperates.    

This festival is returning to the Wellness Centre in Peterborough this year!  I will not be there in person but will have a booth.  In my place is my cousin, Cathy Massey who generally joins me on the many festival weekends throughout the summer.  The booth will be smaller than usual, but there will be many great deals to be had, so be sure to drop by.

Fibre at Fern Retreat I am excited to announce that I have been invited to be a teacher at the Fibre at Fern Retreat this year.  The retreat takes place the weekend of April 12-14th in Orillia.  What is Fibre at Fern?  It is an all-inclusive weekend fibre event at Fern Resort in Orillia, including classes, marketplace, fashion show, delicious food and drink, resort amenities, and a weekend away with friends!   I will be teaching the following classes:   - GEMS: Gauge, Ease, Measurements, Size - Socks a la Carte - Choosing the right type of yarn when substituting Think about...

Join us on Tuesday March 5th for our virtual workshop on Sequence Knitting.  This workshop is being presented by Nancy Lekx from leksknits.  For more information click here:  https://ariverofyarn.ca/products/sequence-knitting-primer-workshop?_pos=1&_sid=6eac05024&_ss=r