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The shirts are here!

[Translate] It’s almost time for a new decade and we’re preparing here at ITBTK headquarters with the launch of our t-shirts!! That’s right, we now have custom printed t-shirts displaying our new log on the front … … and our mission statement on the back! The shirts are unisex and available in Hugzzz Blue and Heather Grey from XS-XXL. For the full description of them and to order yours, click here … ITBTK Shirts! They’re on sale until January 7th. We will also be introducing some new colours in the new year, so make sure you stay tuned and […]


A new decade …

[Translate] It’s amazing how time passes, isn’t it? In just over a month and a half we will be ushering in a new decade!! Wow!! While there’s still lots to do in this one, it’s also necessary to start planning the beginning of the next one as well! At camp Hugzzz, things are buzzing! Not only do I have a major project launching on January 1st (you’ll see more about that in the next blog post), I’m already booking teaching gigs for next year. They’ll line up nicely with the content I need to get for the YouTube show […]


Episode 7!

[Translate] Yes, episode 7 of the show is now up! You can follow the link or watch it below! Episode 7 If you enjoy the episode, I’d love it if you subscribed to the channel and/or shared it with your friends on whatever social media platform you’re using! In this episode we look at what to do when you have a skein of yarn that you want to knit with and no ball winder. In actuality you can knit it straight off the skein, but that may lead to a tangle if you’re not very careful. Here’s how to […]


Fall into Knitting …

[Translate] I hope you’ve enjoyed summer where ever you are – and if you’ve been in the UK that week of sunshine that you had in July? I myself have been in Vancouver for a few weeks but mostly in the UK. As luck would have it, I had a fantastic month in Vancouver but missed the said week in the UK. The good news is that I’ll be heading back to Vancouver in time for FALL!! And for the KnitCity yarn festival in early October. And maybe Rhinebeck? Or maybe to Barcelona for a knitting festival there? It’s […]


All about Woollinn!

[Translate] Episode 4 of the show is now up! You can see it at this link – Episode 4! Fair warning – it’s a looooong one, but I think it’s worth it! Why? Well, it’s dedicated entirely to Woollinn 2019. If you didn’t make it you may feel like you had been there and if you did it will bring back some memories from just over a month ago! There’s a more comprehensive breakdown of it under The Show tab on this site, as I’ve finally gotten around to getting that page up and running. I’ll be putting up […]