Ah the lazy hot days of Mid-Atlantic summers. Cool off at WoolWinders and create lovely bags, hats, shawls, and the like. Spend your Sundays with new friends and new skills.
June 14: GIOTTO SHAWL: We repeat this every spring and fill the room each time. Dazzle your friends with this ribbon shawl that makes its own fringe.
July 5: COTTON MARKET BAG: Don’t miss the summer farmstands and flea markets! Bring along this sturdy bag and you will be able to carry everything you need to buy. And as a bonus, you will learn to pick up stitches, knit in the round and do lace knitting. There is some homework prior to the class.
July 12: TILLI TOMAS SHAWL: This lovely Feather and Fan shawl is created from two different yarns (one sequined or beaded) and has a unique construction that starts with a ruffled edge! Big needles make this a quick and elegant knit.
July 19: BROOMSTICK LACE: If you can crochet, you can create the exquisite BROOMSTICK LACE scarf from one skein of Schaefer Laurel Yarn.
July 26/August 2: FELTED CABLE BAG: Create this exquisite and sturdy bag from four skeins of Cascade 220. Never felted? Never cabled? This is a great learning project.
August 9: MIDORI: A Shetland lace patterned scarf using double stranded laceweight yarn. This project is suitable for beginning lace knitters.
August 16: PENCIL BOX: An adorable knit project to give to that back-to-schooler. Or, use it as a knitting notions case!
August 23: KEYHOLE SCARF: Think about fall with this elegant silk scarf fashioned with a ruffled keyhole for an exquisite touch!
August 30: AIBHLINN: Never made a bobble before? This bobble-edged scarf/cowl is the perfect way to learn a fascinating technique.
September 6: SCARVES FOR THE HOMELESS: We kick off our 12 WEEKS OF CHRISHANUKWANZAA gifts with a wonderful project. Each year, the Original Pancake House closes on Christmas day to feed the homeless—last year 600 people were fed. And gifts are given out. This year, the owner would like to give each guest a scarf. Need we say more?
September 13: MYSTIQUE SHAWL: Use Tilli Tomas VOILE DE LA MER yarn for thie easy yet beautiful lace shawl. A perfect portable project for those who don’t want to knit socks—this shawl fits beautifully in a ziploc back for instant and unexpected knitting time.
September 20 and 27: LOAFERS.: Yes, you read that right. We will be knitting mocassin/loafer type shoes out of Manos or another chunky wool. You have to see how cute these are to believe it!
The great thing about Summer KALS is that you actually finish these lovely items in time to wear them! Join us for either a quick summer shell in July, or the lovely (and heavier) garments in August and September. Check out the September projects at www.strickwear.com
JUNE: AFGHAN SQUARES. SCheck out the sample we have in the shop. We have even more designs available. Made from either Sierra or 220 superwash, this afghan will be both practical and lovely.
JULY: SUMMER SHELL. Last chance to make a custom fit summer shell. Bring in your favorite top (not necessarily hand knit) and we will create a pattern from those dimensions.
AUGUST: LACE COAT. We fell in love when we saw this pattern and again when we started working on it. A gorgeous duster length lace coat made from worsted weight yarn and possessing a very interesting construction.
SEPTEMBER: STRICKWEAR KIT. Choose from a Mobius Capelet/Bolero/Shawl in excquisite colorways. Wait until you see these knit up—they are works of art.
Oh What the Heck! Let’s really celebrate this weekend with a store wide sale at WoolWinders!15-50% Off All Yarns!
The following yarns will be sold at 50% off: Twisted Sisters DK Jazz and Daktari; Creative Focus Chunky; Cascade 109; Karabella Lace Merino; Cascade Pima Tencel; all Oddballs in the back bin.
Grab these yarns at 40%off: Dale of Norway Heilo, Baby Ull, Svale, and Stork; Baby Cover; Cascade Fixation, Lana D’Oro, and Dolce; Karabella Gossamer and Mako Tape; Rowan Scottish Tweed Aran and Chunky;Rowan Kidsilk Aura; Karabella WINDY.
At 30% off: ALL COLINETTE AND MOUNTAIN COLORS!!!! ALL LANTERN MOON NEEDLES!!!
And grab these bargains at 20% off: Koigu KPPM; Koigu Kersti; Rowan Wooly Stripes; Nashua Julia;
All other yarns will be offered at 15% off!!!
And check out our BOOK BONANZA! All books in our bookshelf will be 50% off. All Colinette Pattern Books are 50% off. Also, all single patterns are either 50% off or BOGO
And to cap it off? Everything else in the store is 15% off! That includes Needles, Knitting Bags, Notions, and Vendor Pattern Books! It does NOT include the staff or furniture!
SALE RUNS FRIDAY, JULY 3; SUNDAY, JULY 5; and MONDAY, JULY 6.
All sales are FINAL. No exchanges or returns. NONE. Sale prices cannot be combined with any other discounts including birthday or frequent buyer card. Finishing, lessons, and classes are exempt from sale prices.
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
Wrapped in Comfort was hands down our favorite shawl book of this year. We created the lovely shawl draping KNITASHA, our mannequin, and we hope that you will have as much fun knitting some of Allison’s creatiions as we did. Just click on the link, purchase from Amazon, and voila! You get a great price and help out your LYS as well.
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WEEKEND @ WOOLWINDERS
Come join us this holiday weekend! Although we will be CLOSED SATURDAY, we will be open tomorrow and Sunday. Our program for SUNDAY is perfect for the summer—the COTTON WOVEN MARKET BAG. We plan on taking ours on vacation and bet you will too, for all those unexpected produce and flea markets! The program is FREE OF CHARGE and runs from 2-4 PM. Just give us a call to sign up.
Our SATURDAY KAL will resume NEXT WEEK with the last chance this year to design and make your own sleeveless shell. Stay tuned for details!
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Monday, June 29, 2009
PATTERNPALOOZA
We were delighted to see ALBERT the UPS GUY at our door today with a big box from BRYSON. Inside? PATTERNS GALORE. We mean HUNDREDS. In addition to old favorites like VERMONT FIBER DESIGNS and FIBER TRENDS, we have added some new vendors like DOLCE HANDKNITS. So come check them out. And remember, if you buy yarn for the pattern project, the pattern is FREE!! Free is good.
Also in, our favorite workhouse needle holders from CIRCULAR SOLUTION. We have plenty of STRAIGHTS and CIRCS for you.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT WOOLWINDERS
We had a wonderful weekend despite our having spaced out and forgotten to schedule a program yesterday! But we have a great one coming up. First of all, please note we will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, JULY 4 for the holidayl But join us on SUNDAY the 5th for the uber-popular WOVEN MARKET BAG. This is the perfect summer accessory-great for the beach, the produce stands, the flea market, etc. It takes 200 yards of worsted weight cotton (we did ours in LAUREL and had enough left over for another one!) and straight needles size 10.5 and circs in 24” size 13 or 15. If you want to sign up for this FREE program, just give us a call at 240.632.9276. But please do your homework beforehand—we will tell you what it is when you register. The bag has a flat and boring bottom to knit—no need to take class time to do it! We will, however teach you to pick up stitches and do some lace knitting. This is a great first lace project. And did we mention the program is free? We saw the same one advertised at a nearby store for $65. Save your money for YARN!!!!
And we have some exciting yet secretive news for the holiday weekend. Want to find out what it is? Make sure you are on our email mailing list. Simply go to the bottom left side of this home page and follow the instructions. You will get a couple of prompting messages back via email ensuring that you really want to sign up—aren’t anti-spam features great?
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Friday, June 26, 2009
SHARE KERRY'S EXCITEMENT
Kerry just can’t contain herself—the DELLA Q BAGS arrived today and she had to rush right over even though it’s not a usual work day for her. Why? Because she picked out the fabulous ISADORA model at the TNNA show, pronouncing it the PERFECT SUMMER KNITTING BAG. But you know what? It’s more. It can serve as a basket as well—it’s that sturdy.
Also in, reorders of the single best knitting reference we know-THE KNITTERS COMPANION. This portable and indispensable guide will get you through any knitting crisis or question.
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
