This week's featured sale yarn? Jaeger Natural Fleece! If you can think ahead to winter, snatch up this fabulous 2 to the inch tweed. Its pure wool makes the moisture wick away, perfect for cozy hats and scarves? Have a loved one in school in upstate NY? We understand it was SNOWING last week! How great would this hat have been?

93 yards/sale price $9.79! A 30% savings. Check out the big plastic trunk up front. It's where the sales are.

Want to return to knitting? Even if it has been decades, we can help! Join us Saturday morning April 30 from 9-11 AM in a two-hour REFRESHER class. We will review casting on, knitting, purling, binding off, increase/decreasing, and gauge. Trust us. We didn't knit for 25 years and opened a store six years later!!! It will all come back to you.

Interested? Curious? Call Jacqui at 240.632.9276. Cost is $35 and materials will be provided. 10% discount on anything bought after the class-a perfect way to get started on that first project!

We thought we ordered enough La Bella Vita books from Colinette to meet the demand from those of you wishing to knit the hot pink Shrug that hangs in our window. But guess what? We didn't! So our lovely pal Christy at Unique Kolours has sent us more. If you want this book, and can't come in quickly, please call us and we will be happy to put one aside for you!

And we also have more Giotto to make this fabulous jacket! Hot pink is back in, as is the lovely blue shades of Lapis, and the rich gold tones of Morocco.

Finally, a very special surprise from the wonderful folks at Schaefer yarns. Cheryl Schaefer personally put together one-of-a-kind afghan kits for us. These colors will NEVER be repeated, and she only sent us three. Come see these extraordinary kits-they make unforgettable gifts.

Although it is only April, we had our first meeting regarding Fall yarns yesterday with our pal Jay from Knitting Fever. And all we can say is "Wow!" So file this in the back of your minds as you wait for the new yarns and trends: Debbie Bliss has new yarns and books including a gorgeous boucle and her popular alpaca/silk blend in a DK weight! Look for her signature cashmerino blend in a 3.5/inch weight as well. Noro has brightened up his palette in all of his yarns and has brought out a Kochoron yarn at a worsted weight; we predict that the hand of this yarn will prove irresistable. And new books to boot! We couldn't resist the Nature Wool line in both chunky and worsted; look for this tone-on-tone yarn to bring felting to a new dimension. And wait until you see the hand-painted avariegated worsted weight alpaca! 100% alpaca at a price you simply will not believe! We were exhausted by the end of our meeting (probably because it began at the ungodly hour of 7:30 AM!) but excited nonetheless about the coming season.
And trends? Ponchos still loom large, but shrugs and wraps will be the rage. Funky, trendy still in, but away from much of the eyelash and fur of past years-ribbon will dominate! (We saw that coming). So look for classes to help you make the trendy fall fashions. We know you will love the yarns to support them!

Walter the UPS Guy brought us two new colors of a cozy yarn-Crystal Palace's Cotton Chenille. Come see the lovely olive and lilac offerings! If you are looking for a yarn to make a baby blanket, cozy scarf or wrap, look no further. We promise this yarn doesn't worm like other chenilles, and we have personally machine washed and dried this yarn on HOT and it came out perfectly!!! We stumbled upon a fun scarf pattern from our friend Judith Shangold at Design Source and decided to work up this yarn with a ladder for some sparkle...in short, a very versatile fiber.

Lew has been traveling quite a bit, but returned to update our photo gallery on the site. Isn't he nice to catch us up?

First up, Amanda used her remaining Koigu to create the tiniest hat we have ever seen! This adorns a dog figurine in her house!

Next, we have a display of very cool socks using up leftover yarn:

And a Rowan Cotton Braid bag made its way into the shop:

While Sandy stopped by to model her fabulous Prism shell trimmed with Berroco Glace:

And Lynne spent some time finding matches for our fabulous new Judi and Company sequin yarn:

Flo started an unbelievable craze when she came in wearing this Daria necklace. We have all made them! And we have patterns for both the cable one modeled here and a cool I-cord braid that Lisa Twomey created. Want a great Mothers Day gift? These necklaces take less than a skein of Daria!

We couldn't resist showing off this new color of Colinette Giotto. I am giving this one more weekend at the store before I claim it to make a ribbon shrug in the new Ribbon Knits book:

Carol proudly shows off the bear she made in our Knitted Toys class:

While Shelley shows that Prism can be worn casually as well!

And finally, Lew couldn't resist snapping the cute couple that resides with us at home, our cats YoYo and Sparky who have become quite the boyfriend and girlfriend:

So there you have it! Come in and show off your projects. Lew is around for a while so your picture will appear on the website before too long-we promise!

The knitting world wept when Mission Falls 1824 Cotton ceased production. Stepping into the void in a big way was our friend Linda at Blue Sky Alpaca. She produced a 4.5 stitches/inch textured cotton in simply beautiful colors! Machine washable/dryable, this Organic Cotton yarn is the perfect substitute for MF 1824. Naturally we got all the colors. And what colors they are! Bright, bold and beautiful. We have committed here at WoolWinders to carrying more natural fibers in response to requests from our discerning customers, and those who wish to knit with cotton will fall in love with this yarn! The put up is DOUBLE the yardage of MF 1824 (150 yards in each lovely hank). We plan on carrying this yarn year round for cozy (and washable) blankets, sweaters and wraps! We also received some patterns from Blue Sky, including the popular Baby Bobby Bear!
So that about concludes our spring/summer purchases! If you haven't been in for a while, come see our beautiful light-weight fibers.

And we were also blessed with a box from Skacel! So needles abound.

And late breaking news: the new Interweave Knits just came in-Summer 2005!

We came in today to two boxes of beautiful hand-dyed yarns from our favorite vendors Schaefer Yarns and Blue Heron. You must see these gorgeous colorways of Laurel Pima Cotton and Blue Heron's Beaded Rayon. Big (really big!) yardage perfect for summer shells, wraps, shrugs and cardigans. Yum.

Our sale was a smashing success this weekend, especially considering the remarkably gorgeous weather outside! Come in today for the last day of reductions from 50-15% off on selected yarns and patterns!

And thanks to our wonderful customers who put off those walks and bike rides to shop at WoolWinders this weekend. They went home with some terrific projects!

Our annual SPRING CLEANING SALE begins TOMORROW, FRIDAY APRIL 15 at 11 AM. What better way to comfort yourself on tax day than to spend time at WoolWinders enjoying discounts from 50-15% off???

Basically, the sale works like this:
50% off oddballs in the bin

35% off full bags of:
Noro Yoroi
Noro Blossom
Mondial Splendid
Lana Grossa Fumo

30% off selected yarns at every gauge including fabulous novelties!

15% off selected pattern leaflets

All sales are final, and we are not taking any special orders. No returns, exchanges, or credits. And the frequent buyer cards will not be accepted or given on sale purchases (Lew made me write all that!)

We look forward to seeing you! The sale will last through Sunday, April 17 when we will go home and collapse over a glass of wine! If you have problems with projects or pattern instructions, you may want to wait until the sale is over so we can give you our undivided attention.