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Woolgathering 2018
The Purl Box - Saturday, April 28, 2018
As you may be aware, next weekend is a very special one in our The Purl Box calendar - a fantastic homage to Wool event organised by a good, dear friend of ours, Karen Pior. Otherwise known as Wo ..
J & S Shade Cards are Back!
The Purl Box - Saturday, April 21, 2018
Hi all,
Just a wee heads up that we've finally got some Jamieson & Smith shade Cards back in stock in the shop (http://www.thepurlbox.com/yarn/Brand/jamieson-and-smith/jamieson-and-smith-2 ..
Deciding when to frog
The Purl Box - Monday, March 19, 2018
This past summer, both Anita & I took a wee holiday from the shop. Sort of. She went north with her fam & enjoyed the glorious Qld sun & swim life for a bit.
I stayed home & ..
New Year, New Yarn
The Purl Box - Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Welcome to 2018! I have the feeling she's going to be a good one.
And thank you all for making 2017 such a fun, joyous & yarn filled adventure.
We may have been a little on th ..
Big Blue Skies Sale
The Purl Box - Friday, November 24, 2017
There seems to be a lot of Black Friday sales popping up this side of the Pacific. I admit I wasn't too sure what sad occurrence had prompted the naming of a day Black Friday ... being Austr ..
Shop update and the KANGAKIWI KAL
The Purl Box - Sunday, January 22, 2017
If you've been on Facebook or Instagram lately, you may have noticed that the very lovely Karen, our friend at Woolgathering Australia has been very busy organising lately.
In the fullest spir ..
Festive Wishes
The Purl Box - Friday, December 23, 2016
At this end of the year, it's common to look back & take stock of what's been. And 2016 has sure been an interesting, fascinating year for pretty much everyone globally. And unfortunately, i ..
It's okay to change my mind
The Purl Box - Sunday, December 04, 2016
Sometimes you find it doesn't matter how much you've planned & thought & dreamt about a particular project / yarn combination, when it comes to the execution of it, you get half way throug ..
MKAL's & meet-ups
The Purl Box - Sunday, October 23, 2016
One of us is struggling a little in the post Tongan Holiday weather that Victoria is currently throwing at us. So when Anita saw the notice go up for the next Woolly Wormhead Mystery Hat-a-long ( ..
Shetland ... Part 1
The Purl Box - Monday, October 10, 2016
If you've been following us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thepurlbox/) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thepurlbox/), you'll know that the both of have just come back from holiday. ..
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