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A little peek at our July club project: Sun & Moon. Club members received with the SUN or MOON version of this colourway, and the pattern induces two options for the colour work.

The yarn and pattern are exclusive to the club for a year but we couldn't resist sharing a peek and what we're working on. 

Pattern by Andrea Rangel. Photography by Zee Photo. Model Jessica Duncan. 

We're gearing up for Fibrations on Sunday October 18!  

As always, I'll have a table full of discounted seconds yarn (perfectly beautiful but maybe underweight or a ooak colourway or a messy join or knot). It usually goes quickly so come by early if you want to snag a skein or two. 

And we'll have a little something for everyone - sock yarn, shawl yarn, sweater yarn, and (new!) some mini skein kits like the one pictured above. 

We are happy to announce we have partial scholarships available for five spots in our summer club. Applications are open to anyone who might need a little help joining the club. 

Thanks to a generous contribution from a knitter who wishes to remain anonymous, Andrea Rangel and I have been able to add five spots to our sold-out yarn + pattern club and offer partial scholarships towards the cost of those club memberships. 

Andrea and I have teamed up again this year to create a collection of three knitting projects. Each month (July, August and September) we will send out an exclusive colourway and a perfectly coordinating pattern that lets the yarn shine. All the details are here. 

Applications are open to anyone, worldwide, who might need a little help joining the club. The scholarship will cover up to 90% of the cost of the club. Recipients will be asked to contribute 10% - 25% ($20-$50 CAD), based on what they feel is most accessible to them. Our aim is to make the club more financially inclusive. 

To apply, send us a note telling us a little bit about yourself and what the scholarship would mean to you. All applications should be sent to info@gaugedyeworks.com with the subject line YARN CLUB APPLICATION. We will be accepting applications until July 14, 2019.

Applications will be kept strictly confidential. In order to respect everyone's privacy, we will not be announcing the names of the recipients. Recipients will be chosen by lottery.

Andrea and I would like to send a huge thank you to our anonymous knitter who made this possible, not only through a financial contribution, but by proposing the idea to begin with. We would also like to thank Caroline Dick for consulting on this initiative and for donating her fees back to us, allowing us to create the fifth spot in the club. 

New pattern alert! Alison Bjornson aka @oolawoola just published her first ever pattern, Prism Break. 

This pattern was designed specifically for my self-patterning SHAWL yarn. It's shown here in Skaha, and will work with any of Skaha's sister colourways from the Knit Outside collection.