Congratulations to all the entrants in the Fancywork categories at the 2024 Gympie District Show.
Little Shop For Yarners is proud to be a sponsor. Check out the fabulous entries on show.
Winners are grinners! 2024 Gympie District Show
Join Us at Fibrecraft House for a Fiber Arts Extravaganza, the QLD Spinners and Weavers Open Day!
Dear Fiber Enthusiasts,
Get ready for an incredible day of creativity and craftsmanship at Fibrecraft House! We are thrilled to invite you to join us on Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 9 am to 3 pm, at the home of the QLD Spinners and Weavers.
Event Highlights:
- Market Stalls: Explore a variety of market stalls featuring handmade treasures crafted from wool, cotton, silk, paper, and other fibers.
- Fashion Parade: Be dazzled by a spectacular fashion parade showcasing stunning fiber creations.
- Food: Indulge in delicious treats and refreshments available throughout the day.
- Demonstrations: Witness live demonstrations of fiber arts techniques and learn from experts in the field.
- Emporium: Discover a treasure trove of fiber goodies, tools, and equipment at the dedicated premises of Fibrecraft House.
Plus, don’t miss the chance to meet adorable alpacas up close!
Just in time for Mother’s Day, find the perfect gift among the finest handmade, beautifully crafted works available at Fibrecraft House. Since 1969, we’ve been proudly throwing open our doors to showcase the best of fiber arts, and this event promises to be no exception.
Special Offer from Little Shop For Yarners:
Little Shop For Yarners will be present with our finest yarns, tools, and accessories. Order ahead with the code OPENDAY and enjoy free shipping! You can pick up your parcel on the day of the event, ensuring you have everything you need to fuel your fiber passions.
Join us at Fibrecraft House and immerse yourself in a world of creativity, inspiration, and community. Bring your friends and family for a day filled with excitement and celebration of all things fiber!
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Location: Fibrecraft House, 12 Payne St Auchenflower
For more information and updates, follow us on Facebook and Instagram or visit the shop to order ahead and pick up on Saturday. Don’t forget to use the code OPENDAY for free shipping on pickups. Orders for pickup on Saturday close 5pm Thursday 9 May.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Do you know Knitty? Free patterns!
Free patterns!! Good ones, too
Knitty is awesome and they produce a free digital magazine full of patterns 4 times a year. Check them out now and then pop back to choose your yarn.
It’s entirely free, but if you want to help them stay around and get early access and lots of other benefits you can sign up to sponsor them on Patreon too.
If you’re a designer then Knitty is also a place where you can get paid for your designs or have your products reviewed.
We like it because it’s a no nonsense, by knitters, for knitters (and crocheters) publication that supports artists. Hope you come to love it too.
Anzac Day 2024: woollen comforts from home
Jack Pickerell from NSW was serving in France when he found this note in a new pair of socks made back home. He kept it his entire life.
Knitting was a community service and a duty for everyone who could hold a pair of needles during the world wars. It is estimated that over one million pairs of socks were knitted by Australians during the war. You can still find the official pattern for The Grey Sock on Ravelry.
Lest We Forget
Read more about Jack and the knitting army at the State Library of NSW >>
Crochet Stitch Tutorial – make it look like knit
A crochet stitch that looks like knitting?! What a beautiful thing!
Follow desireechekdesign on Instagram and TikTok for more tutorials and inspiration
@desireechekdesign Crochet tutorial for my current favourite stitch combo! I love that this creates an opaque and modern looking fabric. #crochettutorial #crochetbeginner #crochettips #crochet #crochetersoftiktok #crochetsweater #crochetcardigan #crochetideas #crochetinspo #crochettiktok #crochetproject #crochetfashion ♬ original sound – Desirée
Gympie Spinners and Weavers Fibre Retreat 2022
The Gympie Spinners and Weavers Fibre Retreat 2022 is happening this month.
The annual getaway for squishers is held at Garapine near Gympie every year. You have the option to spend the entire weekend or just register as a day visitor.
Kick off is Thursday night 29 September with a wine and cheese event. There are lots of workshops over the next few days or you can just relax with a WIP at knit and natter. We’ll be there with a mini store too and so will lots of other stores.
Registration closes soon so don’t wait too long or you’ll miss out. Send your form and payment directly to Gympie Spinners and Weavers. Details are on the form.
See you there Little Shoppers!
Toe Up Socks
Hi all, Kris here (one half of the LSFY squishy team). It’s my 50th birthday today and I’ve gone “full granny” and cast on my first pair of toe up knit socks. Eeek!
I decided yesterday as part of the cruise fest that is my birthday this year I’d have a crack at knitting toe up socks using our Lang Yarns Twin Soxx yarn, which is a beautiful 4ply sock yarn that comes in a huge array of colours (10 of which are in stock in our shop). From one gorgeous ball you can knit up one pair of socks! In my book that’s a big bonus.
It was a bit difficult but I chose a bright celebration colour and caked it yesterday in preparation for today. How bloody scrumptious does it look caked up?! That’s one very low calorie birthday cake! Yuuuuuuum!!!!
So far I’m about 6 or so rows in and I’m doing okay. There’s a couple of different patterns coming into play with this project. I’m using the “Seam free rounded toe for toe up sock – recipe by Lynne Ashton” found it here on ravelry thanks to Janna (gosh I do hope I’ve spelt her name correctly) from Purl Together who has fantastic and easy to follow tutorials on her YouTube channel for making Customisable Toe Up Socks. Links to her channel and pattern can be found on her pattern page on her website.
As a first attempt it looks okay.
I have no idea how the gauge will work out as I’m using a 3mm needle – Yarn and Colors interchangeable with 40cm cable – found them on our website – naturally 😉 – and I didn’t do a gauge swatch – because I’m a rebel. If it doesn’t work I’ll rip it out grab another needle or actually do a gauge swatch and have another crack at it. Messing around to learn something new is fun so I don’t mind. Oh and did I mention I’m doing this crazy magic loop with the circular needle – all these new techniques!!! I’m on fire 🙂
Anyway I’m off to walk 3 of the four legged LSFY team(Nelly, DJ and Lucy) before getting ready for dinner with my brother and SIL at the local RSL. My dear hubby is away working but did send me a beautiful bouquet of flowers along with chocolates and wine so he get’s mega brownie points for that.
Ciao fellow yarn addicts xoxo
Follow us on instagram and facebook for updates on my Toe Up Sock adventure!
Something New
We at Yarners HQ are excited to bring a new yarn into our selection of gorgeous squish and this time we have chosen a colourful, versatile, easy care fingering weight 4ply yarn. Perfect for socks, scarves and garments it is sure to bring the colour into your life. We will be stocking four colourways of this beautiful 50/50 wool/acrylic yarn and will build the selection over the coming months.
I won’t tell you what it is, but you can see a sneak peek pictured and you’ll have to keep your eye on our facebook and instagram to find out when it has landed.
In other news this coming Saturday we are once again throwing open the warehouse doors so you can shop till you drop. With any luck (weather and postal service allowing) the above mentioned delicious fingering weight 4ply yarn will be ready for squishing too!
Venue: 4 Chapple Lane, Gympie
When: Saturday, 21 May 2022
Time: 10am – 4pm
Get your voting done, grab your democracy sausage and then come on in and get some squishy joy in your life.
Yours in yarn,
Kris & Deb
Neighbour Day and a Simple Daisy Bookmark
Recently the Gympie Bone Museum hosted a neighbour day event sponsored by LSFY and funded by a grant from the Gympie Regional Council and Relationships Australia. There was loads of delicious cakes made by our lovely local CWA Gympie ladies and salads from the Bullseye Food Truck. The chocolate “bark” that Deb made was an absolute hit and I’m sure if we hound her enough she’ll get the recipe up on the blog asap.
Even though it rained a little – which is not ideal for a mostly outdoor event – a most fabulous time was had and we got our picture in the local paper 🙂
We met all sorts of lovely people who dropped by to meet the ladies from our local CWA Gympie and the Gympie Spinners, Weavers and Crafters group. Much knitting, crochet, spinning, fibre arts and chit chat was had and Kris ran a small workshop to make a “Simple Daisy Bookmark”. It is super cute and very easy to crochet. Look below for the recipe.
~ Simple Daisy Bookmark ~
Ingredients:
Scrap yarn
Hook to match
(I used DK/8ply cotton yarn and a 4mm crochet hook)
Method:
Ch4
SS into 4th ch from hook to form a ring
*Ch8
SS into ring*
Repeat method btwn * and * 6 more times
(you should have 7 petals)
Chain 50
SS into 2nd ch from the hook
SS into each ch till you arrive back at your daisy
SS into original ring
Weave in ends.
Slip your daisy bookmark into your current read and enjoy with a cup of tea 😉
And that’s how to crochet a simple daisy bookmark.
I had so much fun making this ever so simple pattern and even made a double daisy bookmark
just because. Now I’m off to the library to pick up my next read.
So many colours to make them in 🙂
~THE END ~
Tiny Projects for Yarn & Colors Must Have Minis
All the fruits!
So you’ve seen the Yarn and Colors Must Have Minis in our webstore and have wondered what to make with these fabulously colourful wee balls of squish. Well we have the answer for you!
The crew at Yarn and Colors have release two Mini CAL’s this year that you can get your hands on for free on the blog on their website.
Click on the photo to the left to got to the introduction to their Fruity Mini CAL and below you will find a list of all the bits you will need to make these scrumptious looking fruity delights.
All the colours (except 102 marble – we recommend substituting 001 white) are available in our webstore:
here, here and here. Make one or make them all, but most of all make sure you have fun!
Materials
Yarn and Colors Must-Have Minis in colours:
006 Taupe
042 Peach
043 Pearl
051 Plum
059 Dark Blue
060 Navy Blue
078 Bottle
082 Grass
083 Peridot
087 Amazon
102 Marble (substitute 001 white)
Stuffing 250 gr.
2.5 mm crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch marker
Optional: dark brown marker pen, pink blush
