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JUST ARRIVED - COLOUR Needle sets

3.5" and 5" IC needle sets, in your choice of a Black Vegan Suede case, or a Grey Denim Case

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Fixed Circulars, Interchangeable Tips, Cables, Connectors & Adaptors, and a selection of Deluxe Needle Sets!

SHAWL PINS

Handcrafted wooden shawl pins made in India; available in Mango Wood or Rosewood

Greenlander Saga Shawl Kit

$153.00 CAD

Rising Steam Stole Kit

$297.00 CAD

Ancient Arts Model Call Winner’s Circle

Last month, we invited our fans to share photos of their furry friends here in the Ancient Arts Ravelry group and on our other social media channels for a chance to win some yarny prizes; winners could also get the chance to have their funny feline or pretty pooch featured on a label of our Meow or …

April 19, 2016
1 min read

The Other Caroline: You Can’t Stop The Stitches

When I first started knitting, like so many other newbs, fat, squishy yarns that would knit up fairly quickly were my cup o’ tea. I bet that if I look back at my first ten projects, I never went below a worsted weight, and even then would have knit with a larger needle size than typically recommended. …

April 12, 2016
5 min read

CYO Caroline: For the Love of Merino Nylon Yarn

‘Silky’ may not always be a term you reserve for a superwash Merino/Nylon yarn, but our fingering weight yarn spun from 80% Merino and 20% Nylon recently received a little upgrade in the form of an even better grade of Merino! Today, Caroline shares an inside peek to the development process from her unique point …

April 05, 2016
4 min read

The Barb Brown: The Absolute Best and Correct Way to Knit

When I began teaching knitting classes (about 1000 years ago), I was shocked when the students almost got into a knock down drag out hair-pulling fight over the Correct Way to Knit. The left handers, the right handers, the continental, the pickers, the throwers….it was an ugly scene. Things died down a bit when the …

March 29, 2016
3 min read

CYO Caroline: Adventures in Weaving

I have steadily and firmly resisted the siren song of many hobbies over the years as I simply don’t have time for them all. However, anything to do with fibre fascinates me, and that means that I have dabbled throughout my life with embroidery, hardanger, bobbin lace, crewel work, rug hooking...

March 22, 2016
4 min read

The Other Caroline: On Becoming a Designer

I was going to write this technical post about how to become a designer, and then I realized that there was very little that was actually technical for me! To tell the truth, I just kind of fell into it, and I’m still a complete newbie. When I learned to knit, I had an old …

March 15, 2016
4 min read

10 Hour or Less: Meet the Designer

George Shaheen of 10 Hours or Less™ has been self-publishing knit and crochet designs for over 30 years. George’s main goal is to create designs that are inspiring and innovative while providing instructions that are clear, concise and easily executed. We’re quite pleased to have supplied yarn for his most recent mini-collection, which includes the Rope Edged Rafters knit …

March 08, 2016
4 min read

CYO Caroline: 2016 Meow/Woof Colour Story

Twice a year, colour development gives the staff at Ancient Arts the perfect excuse to have the best time EVER because we have to look at pictures (and lots of live models) of cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies. Our job is SO HARD isn’t it? But we do this for the good of the people …

March 01, 2016
3 min read

The Barb Brown: How the heck did I get here?

I come from a long line of adventurous women: My Great Granny Jeremina got on a ship at the end of the 19th century with nothing for company but a spinning wheel, and set out from Shetland to Vancouver Island. My Grandmother Birthe got on a ship after World War I and travelled – alone, mind you! – …

February 23, 2016
4 min read

CYO Caroline: 2016 Spring/Summer Colour Story

One of the best treats as the master dyer for Ancient Arts happens twice a year…and what is that, you might ask? Why, I get to build a collection of new colourways! All of us at Ancient Arts feel that it’s important to keep our colour collections fresh and current – so twice each year, we …

February 16, 2016
5 min read

Valentine’s Day Inspiration

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’d like to share some of our favourite yarn, colours and patterns inspired by the day of love, all of which are certainly Cupid-approved! First, let’s talk colour. Reds and pinks are what most of us think about for Valentine’s day: for a traditional approach, Fire in the Belly, …

February 09, 2016
2 min read

The Other Caroline: For the Love of Knitting

It was only a matter of time before we gave the “other” Caroline her very own column on this blog! You may recall getting to know our Sales Manager Caroline Dick last fall on this blog post. We fully expect to see more posts penned by Caroline as she shares her love of knitting and yarny …

February 02, 2016
4 min read

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Blog Posts - Ancient Arts Yarns

Ancient Arts Model Call Winner’s Circle

The Other Caroline: You Can’t Stop The Stitches

CYO Caroline: For the Love of Merino Nylon Yarn

The Barb Brown: The Absolute Best and Correct Way to Knit

CYO Caroline: Adventures in Weaving

The Other Caroline: On Becoming a Designer

10 Hour or Less: Meet the Designer

CYO Caroline: 2016 Meow/Woof Colour Story

The Barb Brown: How the heck did I get here?

CYO Caroline: 2016 Spring/Summer Colour Story

Valentine’s Day Inspiration

The Other Caroline: For the Love of Knitting

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