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Lillehammer 1994
If you want to take advantage of the Falk yarn sale, time is running out. At some point tomorrow September 1, the price will be switch back to full price. Right now the price is $4.65 which is 20% off suggested retail. Color card found here. Yarn of the Month for September will be Sisu from Sandnes Garn.
Happy Knitting.
Bea
Bea on 08.31.09 @ 12:31 PM CST [link] [No Comments]
Dale kids book 134
Did you know that when you place an order, you also have a chance to win? It does not matter how big your order is or where you live, anyone can win. Prices include pattern books or yarn kits. Today the winner is a customer from Chicago, Illinois, who recently bought Freestyle yarn. The price is a copy of Dale kids book 134, and you can find more info about the book here. We will have another drawing soon, the surprise is WHEN.
Enjoy.
Bea
Bea on 08.28.09 @ 12:33 PM CST [link] [No Comments]
Whistler 2005
Falk from Dale of Norway is the Yarn of the Month for August. The sales price is $4.65. Falk is a 100% superwash wool. The yarn is interchangeable with Heilo and Hauk, so feel free to use Falk on any of your favorite Heilo or Hauk designs. Great for kids as the yarn has a comfortable soft feel to it. Color card found here. Sale ends August 31, 2009. Yarn of the Month for September will be Sisu from Sandnes.
Happy Knitting.
Bea
Bea on 08.26.09 @ 12:12 PM CST [link] [No Comments]
Dale 207 RETRO
The new Dale Retro 207 just arrived. Inspired by Norwegian Knitwear designs from the 1960 and 1970s, the designs in this book have been given a contemporary and hip look. This collection of garments for the whole family features a mix of fair-isle designs including: dropped shoulder sweaters, yoke sweaters, hats, mittens, headbands and stockings. More information about the book found here Click on PDF for color numbers and yardage. Yarns used: Heilo, Falk, Lerke, Free Style and Ara. Yarn info found here.
Happy Knitting!
Bea
Bea on 08.20.09 @ 04:22 PM CST [link] [No Comments]
Dale baby 208
You will recognize many of the designs in the new baby book from Dale (released August 2009). VOSS dress, cardigan, pullover, body suit, pants and cap. FANA dress, pullover, cardigan, body suit, cap, headband and booties. SIRDAL dress, cardigan and cap. SETESDAL dress with or without sleeves, pullover, cardigan, pants, cap and mittens. Great for baby boys and girls. Some of the patterns up to size 4 years. Traditional Norwegian colors. This is as good as it gets if you love Traditional Norwegian Knitting. More info found here. Click on the PDF file and you will find color numbers and yarn requirements. Yarn used: Dale Baby Ull merino wool, and Lerke a merino-cotton blend. Yarn info found here.
Happy Knitting.
Bea
Bea on 08.19.09 @ 11:07 AM CST [link] [No Comments]
Vancouver 2010
August is always an exciting time here in the office at Bea Ellis Knitwear. Fall collections are starting to arrive, new color cards are being released and we are also working on our own original designs. Today we are happy to tell you that 2010 Vancouver Olympic Pattern book has arrived and can be ordered here. Four other Dale books are in the pipe-line. A new Daletta color card has arrived, and will be posted shortly. There are major changes to the Daletta color palette, and we will stock all discontinued colors as long as they are available. We have also been told that Heilo is getting a facelift. I have not seen the new color card, so I do not know what that means. We will find out in September. Our own line of designs will not be released until later this fall. We are working on a new hat collection for Daletta. Perfect projects for those of you who enjoy knitting in color with finer gauge!
Happy Knitting!
Bea
Bea on 08.10.09 @ 11:01 AM CST [link] [No Comments]
Ufserud
Right now you will find the Ufserud hat pattern and 1 ball Hauk #0083 charcoal gray and one ball Hauk #0007 gray plus one ball of cotton for a non-itch lining. In the Ufserud model I used color #0083 and color #0004. Color #0004 is a lighter gray and is now sold out. The Hauk yarn is Teflon treated pure new wool. It is water and snow-repellent. The yarn has been discontinued. Full price of kit $19.95. Goodie Bag price $14.95. Order the Goodie Bag 4 here.
Also please feel free to request past Goodie Bags. We still have several colors left of the Hauk yarn, Funny yarn and Flamingo.
Happy Knitting!
Bea
Bea on 08.06.09 @ 07:33 AM CST [link] [No Comments]
For the first time ever, Dale of Norway is putting the power in YOUR hands. . . Literally. We are looking for the next big Knit design, in Baby, Adult or Accessories. All you need to do is get those needles flying!!!
Prizes:
There will be three Categories that you can enter your design into:
Baby Design: $1,500 retail value in Dale of Norway Yarn
Adult Design: $1,000 retail value in Dale of Norway Yarn
Accessories: $500 retail value in Dale of Norway Yarn
We will also award 10 runner-up prizes of $250 retail value.
Rules:
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All entries must be submitted by Color Photo, stapled to a completed Entry Form, including Yarn Used and Description.
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Designs MUST be KNIT up. We cannot accept any drawings.
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Designs MUST be knit in Dale of Norway Yarn. However, it can be knit in any of our yarn qualities.
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All Winning entries must submit a rough pattern, any graphs, and the actual garment for pictures and be able to answer any technical questions.
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Enter as many times as you like!!
Deadline for all Entries is November 30th, 2009.
All Entries will be judged in December 2009, and winners will be announced in January 2010.
All Dale Yarns and color cards found here found here
Entry form found here Scroll down a bit.
Good luck.
Bea
Bea on 08.05.09 @ 08:02 AM CST [link] [No Comments]
What is this? You guessed it. It is a close up of one of my sweaters. As you can see, the shoulders are grafted, the sleeves are sewn in from the inside, and the stitches for the neckline are carefully picked up for a smooth look. It is not perfect, but pretty good. With the cotton yarn I used, it was very hard to make everything perfect. The wool yarns are usually a little more forgiving than the cottons.
Enjoy!
Bea
Bea on 08.02.09 @ 11:49 AM CST [link]