HRYC

Sometime mid last year Ronald McDonald House in Wellington sent me an...odd request. Would I knit a spade?

Of course! A visit to the old house pre-demolition cemented the decision - they do such amazing work (and the McDonalds connection did make me wary at first but it didn't take long to get over that). The chance to help the House create more space for families in a time of need is pretty special.

Now is your chance to buy my spade (or someone else's - they are all pretty amazing) and donate to a fantastic cause.

If you're a local, you can also see it in person - just pop in to the Academy of Fine Arts at Queen's Wharf before the 12th of Feb.

It is such a treat to have these in stock - funnily enough, the book they are co-ordinated with is called 'Saturday Treat'. We'll have copies of the book in shortly, but for now - have a drool. If you can't make it to the shop, they're for sale online.

Empire Biscuit

Sugar Mouse

Wine Gum

Treacle Toffee

Dandelion & Burdock

Flying Saucer

Hooray! And apologies for the unexpected music post hiatus.

Last week saw me and a buddy up at the Laneways Festival in Auckland - an indie music fest that originated in a laneway in Melbourne (my fave Australian city). Like many great ideas, it has become a larger, more international affair that means us kiwis have the chance to enjoy it in our home country.

Anywho, I got to know Feist. I love everything about this song...enjoy!

There really is nothing like a Malabrigo yarn cuddle. It is a feast - of both colour and softness.

As Ellie so eloquently put it:

And our shelves are groaning with the weight of Malabrigo in sock, sport (arroyo) and worsted (rios) weights. Here's a peek....

Sunset & Solis in Rios ($23/100g skein)

Arroyo in l-r Candombe, Vaa and Glitter ($32/100g skein)

Arroyo in l-r Prussia Blue, Indiecita, Plomo ($32/100g skein)

We don't have Malabrigo in often and it never lasts long - some colours are almost sold out already. If you haven't had a 'Malabrigo experience' - come by for a cuddle. It will change your life!

xx tash

It is a bit odd to compose a blog post on a Thursday night between the hours of 7 and 9. Usually, I'd be perched on a chair, chatting and knitting.

But, tonight.

I had an email during the week letting me know a car load of knitters would be heading out from town. A couple other emails and a phone call had me bringing cushions from home so that people wouldn't be uncomfortable....

As you can see, it's a bit busy. And there's more people *behind* me in this photo

And as I hate to turn anyone away, from next week we'll also have a lounge upstairs to cater for anyone and everyone that would like to hang out, meet new people, knit, chat, drink tea and eat LOTS of cake.

The best part of Holland Road is far and away all the people - it's an absolute pleasure to meet you all - to get excited over your projects, squish your yarn, and puzzle over problems. And, of course, share all sorts of knitting and life-related gossip.

There's going to be a new blog post series that features you, the customer. So if I smile at you oddly, and ask sweetly, please say yes - to answer some questions and take some photos. That way everyone can get to know everyone, and it will be wonderful.

xx Tash