Join me over at our SweetGeorgia YouTube channel at the end of this week for our monthly livestream chat about craft and colour at our October Taking Back Friday Live! We’ll be sharing the latest releases from SweetGeorgia, our upcoming studio move, the School of SweetGeorgia, plus the projects that I’ve been recently working on.
We’ll be live Friday, October 13th at 10:00 am PDT (1:00 pm EDT). Grab your current knitting or crochet project and join me in the YouTube live chat online.
IN THIS EPISODE
- what I’m wearing in the livestream: I’m wearing the Alpine Bloom design by Caitlin Hunter, knit in SweetGeorgia BFL+Silk Fine in Gather held with Silk Mist, plus handspun BFL+Silk fibre in Salted Caramel held again with Silk Mist. The earrings are from Knit City, made by Heliotrope Design.
- what I mention in the livestream: Here are quick links to items mentioned during the livestream…
- Knit City fibre arts festival in Vancouver. At our Knitter’s Lounge space, there were wonderful meetups and demos with School of SweetGeorgia instructors: Holli Yeoh, Diana Twiss, Kim McKenna, Rachel Smith, and Janna Maria Vallee.
- New Two-at-a-Time Socks course taught by Tabetha Hedrick at the School of SweetGeorgia. This course includes a free download of Tabetha’s Prismatic sock knitting pattern.
- Modern Mandarin double sock blank knit into the Kelias sock pattern by Tabetha. I talk more about using sock blanks in this Taking Back Friday episode.
- New single-strand sock yarn blank colourways: Beachside Brunch, Trail Runner, plus Patchwork Quilt and Sugarplum (not shown).
- You can find all of our SweetGeorgia Sock Kits at the shop, including the three new sets shown: Bell Heather, Midnight Fern, and Summerset.
- Join us in November for a handspun scraps weave-along, led by Debbie Held. You can join in the conversation at the SweetGeorgia Discord.
- My next weaving class will be coming soon to the School next year. You can follow along my weaving progress and projects at @LoMeetsLoom.
- Co-working sessions held at the School of SweetGeorgia.
- Our SweetGeorgia Studio will be moving this December. As we will start moving on December 11th, sharing an advance notice that orders will be pick-up only by appointment December 11-22, and the studio space will then be closed for a holiday rest from December 22-January 2, 2024. Online shopping will continue to be available all throughout this time.
- Shipping dates as recommended by Canada Post: December 1st for International orders, December 8th for US orders, and December 20th for orders within Canada.
- want to learn more about knitting and the fibre arts? I encourage you to come visit all of the knitting content available at the School of SweetGeorgia (SOS) for all different levels of knitters and fibre arts makers. If you are new to the School, use the code: CRAFTWITHUS to get 14-day access for only $1!
