Blog & Latest News Check in here for our latest news! Pig on a Loom August 27, 2010 Next up in our series fantastic fan photography from around the world, we have the story of a little piggy that went to the UK. This little piggy pig snuck into a shipment of Goel fabric we sent to our friend Ingrid, of Lilou Colours, and has been having... Fan Photos from Amsterdam August 26, 2010 We love getting photos of our little critters in their new lives. The following are taken by our friends in Amsterdam around the time of the World Cup (hence the flags). FYI: Yumi is our amazing designer, marketing guru, and all round adviser. She makes us as cool as... The Youngest Knitter August 14, 2010 Yesterday, my friend Colin came into CK with his daugher, Ravi. Ravi is 6 years old and visited the CK workshop with her dad the day before. They decided to come again cause I had missed meeting them and she was keen to see the knitty action and, of... YARN!!! August 13, 2010 As you may remember from previous posts, that finding yarn has been a real issue for us. I actually started the search weeks before we were due to run out of our current yarn supply and it’s a good thing I did. Only yesterday did that epic search come... Angels and Angles August 11, 2010 I remember being in an Eastern European literature class and my favourite university professor asking us if we believed in ‘engines’. I was so confused and looked around the class to see if anyone else was. They all looked comfortable agreeing or disagreeing with the questions. I just couldn’t... More knitters join the team August 10, 2010 Since a few months after we began working at Toul Sambo, other community members who did not join the training have been asking if we will do more training and hire more knitters. We haven’t been in a position to do so but informed them that once we expand... Learning Cables and Arans August 4, 2010 A few weeks back my wonderful and talented seestor in Canada, sent us a copy of the Harmony Guides Cables and Arans book. We’d been slowly working our way through the Lace and Eyelets book and after teaching a simple cable, it seemed the knitters were keen for more.... Magnificient Magnetic Monkeys August 3, 2010 Our wonderful friend and supporter, Veronica Sherman of Happily Made in Cambodia has recently spurred us into a new product direction. A few months back, she took dozens of our finger puppets back to Australia for some sales she organized to promote fairly made, Cambodian products including her own... Another Knitting Student… July 28, 2010 This morning I got a call from a friend who works up in Ratanakiri (the province in the north-east of Cambodia and my old stomping grounds), asking where to buy knitting sticks. I gave him directions to the handful of knitting supply stalls at Orussey Market, knowing full well... CK in Singapore: Sunflower July 21, 2010 So a few weeks back, I went to Singapore to try to find some retail outlets for our monsters and finger puppets as well as represent at the monthly MAAD sales event. The sale was a success and I managed to find 3 retailers willing (and eager) to try... Contest winner! July 15, 2010 A little bit delayed but here it is! Drum roll please… Random number generator: #5! So the winning comment is Chakriya’s. I’ve already contacted her and as soon as we hear back, we’ll start knitting up her prize. She also has a really lovely blog site, so check it... Lace Contest June 28, 2010 Ok. Here it is! All the lace we’ve knit up to date and numbered below. Now, it’s not just for looking at! We’re hoping you can lend a little advice, input, your quality opinion! Please post a comment telling us which lace you like and whether you prefer it... Knitting Student June 26, 2010 The past two weeks at CK, we’ve had a knitting student from Goel project. Her name is Son Sovan and she’s from a small village in Takeo province where Goel has a weaving/sewing project. She’s enjoying her studies at CK and hopes to learn enough to be able to... Monsters, loved by adults too June 23, 2010 So you’ve seen lots of fan photos of children and their monster friends. But adults also love our products too! Below is proof that some monsters wind up in a more adult environment and the expectations on them are much different. Olivia, for example, has found a new home... Latest lace patterns June 22, 2010 The lace knitty knitting is continuing. Below is a photo of our latest lace trials, this time in the naturally dyed yarn from Goel. I think the pattern on the left could make a nice bracelet and the middle one could work as a headband. The pattern on the... Cambodia Knits now in Australia! June 21, 2010 It’s official. Cambodia Knits products can now be purchased at Brindabella Baby in Canberra. BB carries a full stock of monster and finger puppets and is the official distributor for CK in Australia (if you are a retailer and are interested in also carrying our products). We’re really happy... Local and Naturally Dyed Yarns June 16, 2010 Yesterday, our friend and partner Han from Goel brought a student to the Cambodia Knits office. She lives in one of the communities that Goel supports through weaving training and natural dyeing. Goel does some fantastic work in cotton weaving and natural dyeing and we’ve been talking to each... Fan Photos June 15, 2010 We’re always happy and excited to get photos of monsters that have gone to live abroad. We received a lovely email from a satisfied customer in California yesterday, Sobeny, who recently ordered a small family of monsters for herself, her daughter and her granddaughter. She writes: “I am sending... « Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 … 9 Next Page »
Pig on a Loom August 27, 2010 Next up in our series fantastic fan photography from around the world, we have the story of a little piggy that went to the UK. This little piggy pig snuck into a shipment of Goel fabric we sent to our friend Ingrid, of Lilou Colours, and has been having...
Fan Photos from Amsterdam August 26, 2010 We love getting photos of our little critters in their new lives. The following are taken by our friends in Amsterdam around the time of the World Cup (hence the flags). FYI: Yumi is our amazing designer, marketing guru, and all round adviser. She makes us as cool as...
The Youngest Knitter August 14, 2010 Yesterday, my friend Colin came into CK with his daugher, Ravi. Ravi is 6 years old and visited the CK workshop with her dad the day before. They decided to come again cause I had missed meeting them and she was keen to see the knitty action and, of...
YARN!!! August 13, 2010 As you may remember from previous posts, that finding yarn has been a real issue for us. I actually started the search weeks before we were due to run out of our current yarn supply and it’s a good thing I did. Only yesterday did that epic search come...
Angels and Angles August 11, 2010 I remember being in an Eastern European literature class and my favourite university professor asking us if we believed in ‘engines’. I was so confused and looked around the class to see if anyone else was. They all looked comfortable agreeing or disagreeing with the questions. I just couldn’t...
More knitters join the team August 10, 2010 Since a few months after we began working at Toul Sambo, other community members who did not join the training have been asking if we will do more training and hire more knitters. We haven’t been in a position to do so but informed them that once we expand...
Learning Cables and Arans August 4, 2010 A few weeks back my wonderful and talented seestor in Canada, sent us a copy of the Harmony Guides Cables and Arans book. We’d been slowly working our way through the Lace and Eyelets book and after teaching a simple cable, it seemed the knitters were keen for more....
Magnificient Magnetic Monkeys August 3, 2010 Our wonderful friend and supporter, Veronica Sherman of Happily Made in Cambodia has recently spurred us into a new product direction. A few months back, she took dozens of our finger puppets back to Australia for some sales she organized to promote fairly made, Cambodian products including her own...
Another Knitting Student… July 28, 2010 This morning I got a call from a friend who works up in Ratanakiri (the province in the north-east of Cambodia and my old stomping grounds), asking where to buy knitting sticks. I gave him directions to the handful of knitting supply stalls at Orussey Market, knowing full well...
CK in Singapore: Sunflower July 21, 2010 So a few weeks back, I went to Singapore to try to find some retail outlets for our monsters and finger puppets as well as represent at the monthly MAAD sales event. The sale was a success and I managed to find 3 retailers willing (and eager) to try...
Contest winner! July 15, 2010 A little bit delayed but here it is! Drum roll please… Random number generator: #5! So the winning comment is Chakriya’s. I’ve already contacted her and as soon as we hear back, we’ll start knitting up her prize. She also has a really lovely blog site, so check it...
Lace Contest June 28, 2010 Ok. Here it is! All the lace we’ve knit up to date and numbered below. Now, it’s not just for looking at! We’re hoping you can lend a little advice, input, your quality opinion! Please post a comment telling us which lace you like and whether you prefer it...
Knitting Student June 26, 2010 The past two weeks at CK, we’ve had a knitting student from Goel project. Her name is Son Sovan and she’s from a small village in Takeo province where Goel has a weaving/sewing project. She’s enjoying her studies at CK and hopes to learn enough to be able to...
Monsters, loved by adults too June 23, 2010 So you’ve seen lots of fan photos of children and their monster friends. But adults also love our products too! Below is proof that some monsters wind up in a more adult environment and the expectations on them are much different. Olivia, for example, has found a new home...
Latest lace patterns June 22, 2010 The lace knitty knitting is continuing. Below is a photo of our latest lace trials, this time in the naturally dyed yarn from Goel. I think the pattern on the left could make a nice bracelet and the middle one could work as a headband. The pattern on the...
Cambodia Knits now in Australia! June 21, 2010 It’s official. Cambodia Knits products can now be purchased at Brindabella Baby in Canberra. BB carries a full stock of monster and finger puppets and is the official distributor for CK in Australia (if you are a retailer and are interested in also carrying our products). We’re really happy...
Local and Naturally Dyed Yarns June 16, 2010 Yesterday, our friend and partner Han from Goel brought a student to the Cambodia Knits office. She lives in one of the communities that Goel supports through weaving training and natural dyeing. Goel does some fantastic work in cotton weaving and natural dyeing and we’ve been talking to each...
Fan Photos June 15, 2010 We’re always happy and excited to get photos of monsters that have gone to live abroad. We received a lovely email from a satisfied customer in California yesterday, Sobeny, who recently ordered a small family of monsters for herself, her daughter and her granddaughter. She writes: “I am sending...
