Pics of 2011

Just to get you in the spirit, check out these pictures of last year’s knit-a-thon.

Mark Your Calendars

The date for KnitFit 2012 has been set and we are ready to hook and knit the day away on February 25th, 2012 from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Donation bins for yarn, needles, hooks and completed projects for donation have been circulated throughout the Cape Breton Regional Library Branches. If you have unused yarn, extra notions, [...]

Knit Fit 2011

It’s that time of year again! Taking place Saturday, February 26 from 10am – 5pm at two locations – the Cape Breton Regional Library in Sydney and at the Baddeck Library in Baddeck. This year’s finished items will be donated to the Every Woman’s Centre in Sydney and the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services [...]

DesBarres is Dressed

Janet, Chris, Carver and I had a great time decorating DesBarres in downtown Sydney this week. He is all dressed with knitting needles in hand (literally) and ready for Saturday! If you haven’t already, you can pick up your pledge sheet at your local library branch or download it here. Knitting needles, crochet hooks, yarn [...]

Knit Fit 2010

Preparations for the third annual Knit Fit Knit-a-thon are underway! This year’s event will be held on February 20th, 2010, from 10 am to 5 pm (with a storm date of February 27th) at the McConnell Library in Sydney, and at the Baddeck Library in Baddeck.  Knitters and crochet afficianados of all stripes, new or [...]

Just Days To Go…

We are mere days away from this year’s knitathon! In honour of our countdown, we outfitted a special guest of honour in downtown Sydney. Visit high fibre diet or check out today’s edition of the Cape Breton Post to find out all the details.

2009 Knit Fit Sponsors

Our second annual Knit-Fit Knit-a-Thon is receving lots of great door prizes from community sponsors. We would like to thank: Baadeck Yarns, Morraff’s Yarns and Crafts, LK Yarns, Bras d’Or Lakes Fibre Studio , Michael’s Sydney, Joe’s Warehouse, Gaspereau Valley Fibres, Belfast Mini Mills and David Willingham and Elizabeth Freeman from Delta Productions. Please take [...]

It’s Knit Fit time again!

This year’s Knit Fit Knit-a-Thon is fast approaching. The date is set for February 21st at the Cape Breton Regional Library in Sydney and will also be happening at the same time at the Baddeck branch. It is time again to dig through the stash of yarn, needles, finished projects without homes, almost finished projects [...]

The Needles were clicking…

Our first Knit Fit Community knit-a-thon was a great success! In the end, we had over 450 balls of yarn donated, 220 completed knit projects (and counting, they keep rolling in!) and over 1100 dollars raised for children’s literacy programs at the Cape Breton Regional Libraries. Despite some snowy weather, we were 24 knitters and [...]