Goodbye KnitPicks ... Hello KnitPro

KnitPicks needles are now known as KnitPro outside the USA

Did you know that KnitPro needles are exactly the same as KnitPicks?

The KnitPicks brand is only allowed to be used in the USA and Canada, so now our favourite needles are now being sold under the brand KnitPro all around the world.

The gorgeous KnitPicks multi-coloured laminated wood Harmony needles are now called KnitPro Symfonie Wood, and the super-smooth KnitPicks Nickel-Plated range are called KnitPro Nova Metal.

We stock a huge range of KnitPro products, including Symfonie Wood Double Points, Symfonie Wood Straights and Interchangeable Needle Sets in both Nova Metal and Symfonie Wood.

Visit our website, or drop in to our shop in Bowral to find out more about these beautiful needles...

Sale extended!

The Wool Addiction 4th Birthday Sale has been extended for another week!

We've had so many customers telling us how disappointed they were to miss the sale, that we've decided to extend it for another week. But it must end on Sunday 28th June 2009!

And no, don't worry, we're not closing down! We're just clearing our shelves ready for a whole load of new stock.

Subscribe to this blog, or register for newsletters with our online shop to get the earliest news of next season's goodies...

Spoil yourself for less!

The Wool Addiction 4th Birthday Sale has been running since Tuesday, but fear not, there are still bargains to be had over the weekend!

In fact we have even ordered new stock to make sure there's plenty for everyone.

We have just received a shipment of KnitPro (aka KnitPicks) and Clover Takumi needles, and they're all 20% off. Even the lovely new Symfonie (aka Harmony) double-points, which come in sets of 6, and are just perfect for socks.

All our stock is reduced by at least 20%, and some by as much as 50%, so why not take the opportunity to spoil yourself a little? What a great excuse to try something new! Maybe it's time for a cashmere cardi, or a Noro sweater?

Come and see us at Wool Addiction, 6 Bundaroo St, Bowral, or visit our online shop for more ideas and inspiration...

It's our birthday!

4th Birthday Sale

20% - 50% off all stock store-wide

Tuesday 16th June - Sunday 21st June 2009

To celebrate our fourth birthday we are having a huge sale!

All stock in our shop in Bowral, as well as our on-line store, will be reduced by 20-50%

Adriafil * Anny Blatt * Art Viva * Aslantrends * Australian Organic * Bertagna Filati * Bouton D’Or * Cleckheaton * Clover * Dalegarn * Debbie Bliss * DMC * Eki Riva * Filatura Di Crosa * Fiesta * Grignasco * Jo Sharp * Knit Picks/KnitPro * Laines Du Nord * Lana Gatto * Lana Grossa * Madil * Mirasol * Mission Falls * Mondial * Namaste * Naturally * Noro * Nundle * Opal Sock Wool * Panda * Patons * Rooster * Shepherd * Sirdar * Stacy Charles * Sublime * Twillys * Wendy

* Conditions Apply:
No exchange or refunds given on sale items
Gift Vouchers excluded
No Lay-by’s

Feel-good knitting

...or...
How $5 spent on your knitting habit can help a child in need

Knitting for charity is a fantastic idea, but wouldn't it be good if you could knit for yourself and still be doing your bit for sick children?

Well, here at Wool Addiction we've come up with not one, but TWO ways you can help someone else whilst indulging in your favourite hobby, for as little as $5...

1. Download Frankie Brown's Ten Stitch Twist Blanket pattern for $5
2. Buy Naturally Loyal 100% wool for only $5 per ball

Frankie Brown's Ten Stitch Twist is a stunning spiral rug worked in Noro Kureyon (or any other yarn of your choice). As this delightfully different design works out from the centre, there's no need to decide on the size before you start - just add a ball at a time until it's big enough, or you're too dizzy to go on!

Neither Frankie nor Wool Addiction are making any money from this design - all proceeds are donated to Frankie's chosen charity, the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. We are charging $5 per download, which we are paying to the charity in $100 blocks in advance of each 20 sales, but if you love the pattern please feel free to make a further donation yourself on Frankie's Fundraising Page.

Loyal from Naturally Yarns in New Zealand is a DK/8-ply machine-washable 100% wool yarn, which is available in a wide range of bright colours. At only $5 per ball, it's an easy choice for whipping up quick winter woollies!

Naturally Yarns are donating 5c per ball to the Child Cancer Foundation of NZ and the Children's Cancer Institute Australia.

If you're feeling extremely charitable, you could even knit a Ten Stitch Twist Blanket in a rainbow of Loyal colours ... !!

Let them eat cake!

All Wool Addiction Workshops include
a delicious selection of pastries
for morning tea

Apparently I haven't made this clear up until now, and, for obvious reasons, that needs to be rectified!

Now, our next two Workshops could be considered to be at the less-than-funky end of the knitting scale, and perhaps pastries are what's needed to entice you to attend. Buuut, when you think about it, Tension Squares and Finishing Techniques really are the keys to starting and ending your project right, and surely the perfect finished product is all the incentive you need?

Knitting is fun, of course it is, but what a huge investment of time and money we all make! And sometimes things don't turn out quite as we'd hoped, do they?

If your problem is a baby dress that she'll grow into by kindy, or a fantastic stash that you just can't find the right pattern for... then the Tension Squares Workshop is for you!

If (like me) you're always looking for patterns to knit in the round, so that you don't have to sew anything up... then we'll see you at the Finishing Techniques Workshop.

And, if you really, really like pastries... we'll see you at both!

Or, if you're stuck on something in between the Tension Square and the Finishing, then perhaps a Private Lesson is what you need? Maybe you're confused by cables, or tense about intarsia? Well, for the next few weeks, Jill is available between 11am and 12pm on Wednesdays to offer hands-on help with your current knitting challenge. Just pop along to our online shop to book your slot, and jot a few lines in the Comments section to let us know what you need help with...

Workshops run from 10am til 1pm, and cost $65

Sunday 31 May - Tension Squares Workshop
Sunday 7 June - Finishing Techniques Workshop

Private Lessons run from 11am til 12pm, and cost $50

Wednesday 27 May
Wednesday 3 June
Wednesday 10 June

Workshops and Private Lessons are all held in the Knitting Room at Wool Addiction in Bowral, NSW, and can all be booked online at www.wooladdiction.com.au/shop

Room for two more...

There are only two places left in the Sock Workshop
this Sunday, 24th May!

If you're keen to join us for this fun workshop, why not jump onto the online shop to book your place right now? It's easy to book online, and don't forget that Bowral is only an hour and a half from the centre of Sydney.

The Sock Workshop is a great chance to learn about knitting in the round on double-point needles, which is really useful skill for making garments that require little or no sewing up. Socks are a great example of this: as soon as you knit the last stitch, they're ready to wear. And slipping a freshly-knitted sock hot off the needle straight onto your foot is a great incentive to start work on its partner!


We've also scheduled a Tension Squares Workshop for Sunday, 31st May 2009. Come along and spend a few hours unravelling the mysteries of the tension square with us. We'll explore what changes when you use different needles, different yarn, and even different fibres. You'll leave this workshop armed with inspiration to go forth and experiment!

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