Blog & Latest News Check in here for our latest news! Happy Pre Schoolers! February 22, 2011 Last year, a friend who had visited the workshop, showed our finger puppets to the director of the pre school where she worked in Australia. The school director decided to buy a CK finger puppet for every student in the school as a present. Below are a couple photo... February 22, 2011 We ordered more than 100 finger puppets for Christmas presents for our preschool students. Leo was absolutely delighted to unwrap the pig from Santa as you can see! I have had many families tell me how wonderful the puppets are, and how happy they were to receive a present... The Knitting Accountant January 20, 2011 I was very surprised upon my return from holidays in Canada to find our accountant, Vandet, knitting. Not only knitting, but knitting a monster, in the round, and with great skill. I asked him what was going on and what compelled him to learn how to knit. He told... CK featured in Phnom Penh’s Post 7 Day Lifestyle pullout! January 18, 2011 Upon my return to Cambodia, I was interviewed by Jemma Galvin of the Phnom Penh Post. She wrote up a wonderful article about Cambodia Knits for the weekly Lifestyle section, 7 days. You can download and read a pdf version of the article... A return to blogging and a visiting crocheter January 17, 2011 First, an apology. We have not kept up with our blog since November and have been horribly absent. This is due to a number of reasons: pre-Christmas busy-ness, some minor dramas and strategic planning for CK’s future that all together put a pause on my enthusiasm for this blog. ... Online Sales now up and running!! November 18, 2010 After lots of delays, online sales through our partner Eyaas, are ready to go! You can order D&Ds, bears, finger puppets and we have our new range of Christmas products just in time for the holidays! So get to it and order yours... Maddox on the Great Wall of China November 1, 2010 Here’s a great fan photo of Maddox in China, on the Great... 8 Ways to Wear a Scarf (if you're a bear) October 25, 2010 Our friend at Lilou recently posted this excellent guide to wearing the gorgeous Lilou scarves. It’s fun, fresh and very useful! This morning we realized that our scarves our too big for our bears. When Chriya put one on a bear show me, we had a good laugh over... Do not mix: CK and Cats October 10, 2010 I woke the other morning to this lying in the bed with me: Stinky had found it on the desk during the night and had obviously had her way, then decided to show off her handy work. Moral of the story: keep all CK products away from destructive... Christmas Ornaments October 6, 2010 A few weeks back, I gave you a sneak peak of our upcoming Christmas product line. Well, now we are ready for a full look! These patterns are courtesy of Sarah Gasson of Knitables. You can see her full range of knitting patterns available for purchase here including some... More, More, More Magnificent Magnetic Monkey Photos October 2, 2010 Just to get you even more excited about the Two Birds Monkey Bags, here are some more photos of the MMM. You know you want one! These photos are all courtesy of Veronica Sherman, the woman behind Happily Made in Cambodia. You can learn more about HMiC here or... Monkey Bags October 1, 2010 So a few weeks back, there were a few photos posted the Magnificent Magnetic Monkey. We’re happy to announce that these little guys are finally on sale as part of the Two Birds project: Monkey Bags. If you’re in PP and you’d like to get your hands on them,... Get stuffed! September 27, 2010 Stuffing is one of those things that we really need, but that is really, really, really difficult for us to find. There are two kinds of stuffing available in Cambodia. The first, kapok, is a 100% natural fluff that comes from the inside of giant pods that grow on... Synchronized Swimming in Hong Kong September 18, 2010 Social media is awesome and we wouldn’t have half as many sales/fans/friends without it. Story goes like this: long lost friend that I took an introductory Japanese class with in Toronto in 2002 and who I lost contact with back in 2006 or 7 found me on LinkedIn. Then... Knitting Graduates September 17, 2010 Chariya and I finally had the time to print out certificates for all the training that has gone on the past few months. Navy and Poan, who were finally able to learn how to knit after the departure of Mony (who for some reason, on her own, decided they... CK is growing…. September 16, 2010 So a few weeks ago, we had a staff meeting at the head office to tell the staff the news that we need to hire more staff and boost production to keep up with growing demand. Good news! The next week, Hagar visited us with three potential staff and... Sneak Peak at Christmas products September 1, 2010 The past couple weeks we’ve been working on Christmas designs from Knitables. We’re going to alter them a tiny bit to turn them into Christmas Tree ornaments (yay!). Below is a first look at the first... Sexy Monkey August 28, 2010 And even more fan photos this week! This time from a local friend, Sarah Pickering, who is one of a rare breed of Canadians living in Cambodia. We lot have to stick together, eh? And only Canadians will understand just how cool, and sexy, these photos... « Previous Page 1 2 3 4 … 9 Next Page »
Happy Pre Schoolers! February 22, 2011 Last year, a friend who had visited the workshop, showed our finger puppets to the director of the pre school where she worked in Australia. The school director decided to buy a CK finger puppet for every student in the school as a present. Below are a couple photo...
February 22, 2011 We ordered more than 100 finger puppets for Christmas presents for our preschool students. Leo was absolutely delighted to unwrap the pig from Santa as you can see! I have had many families tell me how wonderful the puppets are, and how happy they were to receive a present...
The Knitting Accountant January 20, 2011 I was very surprised upon my return from holidays in Canada to find our accountant, Vandet, knitting. Not only knitting, but knitting a monster, in the round, and with great skill. I asked him what was going on and what compelled him to learn how to knit. He told...
CK featured in Phnom Penh’s Post 7 Day Lifestyle pullout! January 18, 2011 Upon my return to Cambodia, I was interviewed by Jemma Galvin of the Phnom Penh Post. She wrote up a wonderful article about Cambodia Knits for the weekly Lifestyle section, 7 days. You can download and read a pdf version of the article...
A return to blogging and a visiting crocheter January 17, 2011 First, an apology. We have not kept up with our blog since November and have been horribly absent. This is due to a number of reasons: pre-Christmas busy-ness, some minor dramas and strategic planning for CK’s future that all together put a pause on my enthusiasm for this blog. ...
Online Sales now up and running!! November 18, 2010 After lots of delays, online sales through our partner Eyaas, are ready to go! You can order D&Ds, bears, finger puppets and we have our new range of Christmas products just in time for the holidays! So get to it and order yours...
Maddox on the Great Wall of China November 1, 2010 Here’s a great fan photo of Maddox in China, on the Great...
8 Ways to Wear a Scarf (if you're a bear) October 25, 2010 Our friend at Lilou recently posted this excellent guide to wearing the gorgeous Lilou scarves. It’s fun, fresh and very useful! This morning we realized that our scarves our too big for our bears. When Chriya put one on a bear show me, we had a good laugh over...
Do not mix: CK and Cats October 10, 2010 I woke the other morning to this lying in the bed with me: Stinky had found it on the desk during the night and had obviously had her way, then decided to show off her handy work. Moral of the story: keep all CK products away from destructive...
Christmas Ornaments October 6, 2010 A few weeks back, I gave you a sneak peak of our upcoming Christmas product line. Well, now we are ready for a full look! These patterns are courtesy of Sarah Gasson of Knitables. You can see her full range of knitting patterns available for purchase here including some...
More, More, More Magnificent Magnetic Monkey Photos October 2, 2010 Just to get you even more excited about the Two Birds Monkey Bags, here are some more photos of the MMM. You know you want one! These photos are all courtesy of Veronica Sherman, the woman behind Happily Made in Cambodia. You can learn more about HMiC here or...
Monkey Bags October 1, 2010 So a few weeks back, there were a few photos posted the Magnificent Magnetic Monkey. We’re happy to announce that these little guys are finally on sale as part of the Two Birds project: Monkey Bags. If you’re in PP and you’d like to get your hands on them,...
Get stuffed! September 27, 2010 Stuffing is one of those things that we really need, but that is really, really, really difficult for us to find. There are two kinds of stuffing available in Cambodia. The first, kapok, is a 100% natural fluff that comes from the inside of giant pods that grow on...
Synchronized Swimming in Hong Kong September 18, 2010 Social media is awesome and we wouldn’t have half as many sales/fans/friends without it. Story goes like this: long lost friend that I took an introductory Japanese class with in Toronto in 2002 and who I lost contact with back in 2006 or 7 found me on LinkedIn. Then...
Knitting Graduates September 17, 2010 Chariya and I finally had the time to print out certificates for all the training that has gone on the past few months. Navy and Poan, who were finally able to learn how to knit after the departure of Mony (who for some reason, on her own, decided they...
CK is growing…. September 16, 2010 So a few weeks ago, we had a staff meeting at the head office to tell the staff the news that we need to hire more staff and boost production to keep up with growing demand. Good news! The next week, Hagar visited us with three potential staff and...
Sneak Peak at Christmas products September 1, 2010 The past couple weeks we’ve been working on Christmas designs from Knitables. We’re going to alter them a tiny bit to turn them into Christmas Tree ornaments (yay!). Below is a first look at the first...
Sexy Monkey August 28, 2010 And even more fan photos this week! This time from a local friend, Sarah Pickering, who is one of a rare breed of Canadians living in Cambodia. We lot have to stick together, eh? And only Canadians will understand just how cool, and sexy, these photos...
