About Us
We are a creative & fun knitting, crochet, embroidery,
felting store & other types of crafty things store! you can
check out our main
WEBSITE
or keep up to date on what's going on with our
STORE BLOG.
We're working on our e-commerce site, but in the meantime you can
order from us by e-mail or over the phone:
info(at)
knitomatic (dot) com
or
(416) 653-7849
Location and
How to get to the
Store
1378 Bathurst St, Toronto Ontario M5R 3J1 Canada.
We are
3 blocks south of St. Clair Ave on the West side of Bathurst St
MAP!
NOTE During the current construction on Bathurst St between St. Clair & Dupont TTC buses will be re-routed and traffic will be interrupted. Here are some detours to help you get here!
There is FREE parking for one hour on the side streets north & south of the store (on Helena & Alcina). The closest subway is St. Clair West Station. Otherwise, you can take the Bathurst Street Bus to get here.
Hours and Holidays
Summer Hours:
June 15 to Labour Day
Sunday
Closed
Monday
11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11 am -
5pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Holiday Closures
We will be closed Dec 25th & Dec 26th, Jan 1, and public holidays such as Victoria Day, Labour day, Simcoe day, but otherwise we'll be keeping regular store hours.
Contact
e-mail:
info(at) knitomatic (dot) com,
Phone: (416) 653-7849
Events
Stitch 'n Bitch
- Thursdays 5pm to 8 pm
- Tuesdays 12pm to 4pm
- What is a Stitch 'N Bitch? A Stitch 'N Bitch is a social knitting group. We gather once a week and chat while we knit and/or crochet. Stitch 'n Bitch is free and you can just drop in and join us. You don't have to bring anything other than yourself and you knitting (or you can purchase a project here).
Yarn Swap
- Upcoming yarn swaps for 2008: July 12 & 26, Aug. 9 & 23, Sept 14 & 28, Oct 12 & 26, Nov 9 & 23, Dec14 (the second swap in December is cancelled due to the holidays).
- Held twice monthly on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month (Saturdays in July & August), 1pm to 5pm
- What is a Yarn Swap? A yarn swap is a big eco-friendly redistribution of yarn, needles and other craft supplies. Bring in the crafty stuff you never want to see again and deposit it in one of our baskets. Poke around at all the other donations and take home whatever you like. It's OK If you don't have any yarn to bring, you can still take whatever you like. Don't be embarrassed by the quality of yarn you bring, whatever is left over is donated to charities like Street Knit, Sistering Toronto, Women's Shelters and the Hospital for Sick Children, most of whom prefer acrylic!
What do we sell?
We've got lots of great creative stuff for both adults & kids for knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, corking, etc. We'll be able to provide you with online shopping soon, but in the meantime here's a list of some of the things we stock. And of course, all our prices are in Canadian buckaroos!
Knitting on Commission & Repairs?
We refer all commissions & repairs to Liane Schwarz of "Needles to Say": 416-944-3742. You can meet Liane in the shop every Monday & Tuesday.
Charity Knitting
You can drop off your hand knit and crochet donations at Knit-O-Matic and we'll send them to Street Knit and Afghans for Afghans. We also accept donations of yarn which are given to seniors groups who make blankets for the Hospital for Sick Children and for Women's Shelters, through the Canadian Jewish Congress.