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KNITTING || TOLT ICELANDIC WOOL MONTH

It's Tolt Icelandic Wool Month and I'm super excited! Ever since I missed out on last year's I knew I was going to do my best to join in for 2017! Knitting with Icelandic Wool and making a sweater a lopapeysa has been on my to do list for eons so I'm super excited to make that happen this year! 

SKOGAFJALL by Dianna Walla

I'll be knitting my first Lopapeysa and making Dianna Walla's stunning pattern for Tolt Yarn & Wool (one of my fave knitting shops) - the Skogafjall. As soon as...

NEW PATTERN || HEART ON MY SLEEVE EBOOK - LIONHEART

So excited and honoured to be a part of the new eBook - Heart on my Sleeve: Knit with Care! This special book features 8 sweater patterns, sized baby to big, from 9 different designers. Designs have been donated by myself, Romi Hill, Bristol Ivy, Tanis Lavallée, Joji Locatelli, Jane Richmond, Ysolda Teague, and Alexa Ludeman and Emily Wessel of Tin Can Knits. The project and ebook were coordinated by Tin Can Knits. Check out the designs now on Ravelry!

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For each $18 ebook sold, $16.80...

SALE || SWEETHEART DRESS VALENTINE'S DAY SALE

Valentine's Day is today and you guys know what that means right?It's time for a Sweetheart Dress Sale!!! buy now

Save 15% OFF the Sweetheart Dress Pattern from today until end of day 02/18/2016! Use code "sweetheart15" at checkout to save! Have some fun and pick out some fresh fabrics and whip up a pretty new dress for that special girl in your life! Sale is valid in our shop HERE and in our Etsy shop HERE.

Make sure you tag your products with #soveryshannon and #sweetheartdress on Instagram...

PODCAST || THE SWEET GEORGIA SHOW - EPISODE 44!

I've been hit hard by a bad bug the last few days and have been stuck in bed sick. But in the meantime it's been fun watching all the snow we've been having and I'm also super excited to share that I was recently interviewed by the lovely Felicia of The Sweet Georgia Show - one of my fave podcasts to listen to! Episode 44 is up today and I hope you will pop over to listen!

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I have been a long time fan of Felicia's many talents and was so thrilled when she started her podcast. She...

EVENTS || *CANCELLED* WITHIN BOOK SIGNINGS & TRUNK SHOWS - CANCELLED

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The following event has unfortunately been cancelled due to illness. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will keep you posted for further information.

We're so excited to announce that we'll be coming to visit some of our favourite yarn shops - Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and Tolt Yarn & Wool with our newest book and trunk show!

We love getting a chance to visit both of these inspiring and gorgeous shops and getting to see all of you! We'll be bringing t...

EVENTS || UPCOMING WITHIN BOOK SIGNINGS & TRUNK SHOWS!

We're so excited to announce that we'll be coming to visit some of our favourite yarn shops - Churchmouse Yarns & Teas and Tolt Yarn & Wool with our newest book and trunk show!

We love getting a chance to visit both of these inspiring and gorgeous shops and getting to see all of you! We'll be bringing the trunk show for our newest book - Within: Knitting Patterns to Warm the Soul so you can see the pieces from the book in person and even try them on! 

Bring your projects to show us, come say...

BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY || TEXTURE BY HANNAH FETTIG

It's no secret that I'm a fan of Hannah Fettig's(of KnitBot) patterns and her books. I adore her clean aesthetic and styling and was happy to see her newest book - Texture: Exploring Stitch Patterns in Knitwear, is filled with patterns that allow what Hannah does best shine!

Texture: Exploring Stitch Patterns in Knitwear draws on author Hannah Fetter's "experience as a knitting designer and educator to help you make beautiful, wearable knitwear using textured stitches and cables. Texture fea...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!

Wishing you and your families a holiday season touched with wonder and filled with love!

I'll be taking a few weeks off during the holidays to relax, spend time with my loved ones and to enjoy this lovely season!

Thank you for all your love & support during 2016! You guys are the best and I adore ya and cannot wait to see what 2017 holds!

See you in the new year!!! Woot woot!

xoxoxox

Shannon

GIVEAWAY || THE FIBER CO. YARN - GILMORE GIRLS GIVEAWAY!

I love it when some of my favourite things combine to make something truly awesome!Imagine my delight when watching the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life a few weeks ago on Netflix and spotting handmade knitwear on the show!!! Then to make it even more exciting we found out the GG Revival has patterns for them using the gorgeous Fiber Co. yarn!!!!! Squeeeee! The Fibre Co & I were so excited we just had to have a giveaway for you guys!!! Yay!!!

The Fibre Co.

The design duo -Lisa Whiting and...

CREATIVITY || STASH PODCAST

Interested to hear more about my creative journey and how I "attempt" to balance things? Pop on over to the Stash Podcast to listen to my conversation with Sonia! I seriously had so much fun chatting with her and I hope you'll all enjoy it too!

STASH PODCAST

Thanks again for having me Sonia!! I had so much fun! Here's to Part Two ;)....lol!