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SPRING CLOSURES

Friday, April 18: Close at 5:00 PM

Sunday, May 11: Closed for Mother’s Day

Friday, May 23: Close at 3:00 PM

Monday, May 26: Closed for Memorial Day

Sunday, June 15/22/29: CLOSED FOR NONI BAG PROGRAM
Spring 2008 Class Schedule

The Spring 2008 Class Schedule is available here.
Sundays in the Salon

We continue our wildly popular SUNDAYS IN THE SALON this spring with a combination of gift ideas for grads, moms, and dads, along with some whimsical ideas for your favorite gift recipient—YOU!

Missing the larger projects? We have moved those to SATURDAY KNITALONGS. Check out that schedule as well. We begin each project the first Saturday of the Month and work on the project from 2-4 each successive Saturday.

March 2: Blanket Squares: Curious about cables? Longing to do lace? Planning an afghan for a graduation gift? Join us as we demonstrate several afghan patterns that can be sewn or crocheted together to make a gorgeous finished product. And we’ll even order the yarn you’ll need!

March 9: Self Fringed Shawl: Smell spring in the air? Get a jump on it with the perfect wrap for the cool weather. And wait until you create the fringe by dropping a bunch of stitches (deep breaths, everyone……)

March 16: Lace Anklet: Get ready for tennis (or at least tennis shoes) with these adorable lace anklets. Again, there is prep work for these, so be sure to check with the shop. This is a great way to learn lace knitting.

March 30: Coronet Hat (rescheduled from February): A lovely hat that will teach you to cable, kitchener stitch, and pick up stitches. One skein of Cascade 220 does the entire hat!

April 6: Reversible Lace Shawl: What a great way to learn lace—a nine stitch/two row repeat that creates a gorgeous lightweight shawl perfect for warmer days and evenings

April 13/20: Lacy Bamboo Shrug: Easy, quick and lovely. Can you ask for anything more? Five skeins of bamboo yarn and size 11 needles will make this lacy, openwork shrug perfect for spring and summer evenings.

April 27: Linen Stitch Tie: Is is knit? Is it woven? Find out while making this fantastic tie perfect for Father’s Day or your favorite grad! We made ours from one skein of Koigu but you can use any fingering weight yarn!

May 4: Easy Baby Booties: Looking for an inexpensive and charming baby gift? Check out these booties made from one skein of Koigu yarn. And they actually stay on the baby’s feet!

May 11: Closed for Mother's Day

May 18: Silk Ruffle Scarf: The perfect spring accessory—a simple neckwarmer done in the round that creates an eyecatching ruffle.

May 25: No program due to Memorial Day Weekend (the store WILL be open, though)

June 1: Place Mats: Tired of afghans but don’t want to worry about fitted garments? Knit these cotton placemats. Perfect for your beach house or deck table!

June 8: Lace Anklets: Get ready for tennis (or at least tennis shoes) with these adorable lace anklets. Again, there is prep work for these, so be sure to check with the shop. This is a great way to learn lace knitting.

June 15: Store Closed for Noni Bag Program

Saturday Knitalongs

Our Saturday KALS have taken on a life of their own! Join the group for wine, snacks, and knitting your project each Saturday of the month. You don’t need to attend every session,but we do recommend that you attend the first week to get some basic instruction and guidance.

MARCH: CABLED SHELL. Get ready for spring. This DK weight shell is a blast to knit, and is far easier than it looks. Created from two cable patterns, it has a flattering line and is the perfect weight for wearing alone or under a jacket.

APRIL: LACE SAMPLER. If you have been eager to try lace, April is the month for you! We will give you the patterns for 12 lace squares that can then be sewn into a gorgeous sampler. Recommended yarn is CASCADE SIERRA—please come to the shop ahead of time to check out our stock—we can show you color cards and special order the yarn for you! This 42 X56” afghan will run you less than $150!

MAY: DIAGONAL TRIANGLE TANK. We call this the Miracle Tank—it looks good on everyone! Unravel the mystery of modular knitting while you knit this lovely sleevelee or short sleeve top. We recommend either the ARTYARNS Regal Silk yarn, Patricia Roberts DK, or Karabella Vintage Cotton. And we’ll spend a lot of time on gauge at the first session—in modular knitting you must get row and stitch gauge!

JUNE: BEACH BAG. Knit yourself a Beach Bag that will carry you and all your gear through the summer! The perfect stressless knitting—no shaping or fit!


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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

LUXURY YARNS ABOUND!

We are now officially ready for Fall, with the last of our big shipments arriving today (except, of course, for KOIGU and PRISM which arrive in October/November). And what shipments they were! Even John the UPS Guy was in awe. Why? Because we received hand-dyed cashmere and the Louisa Harding Collection!

We have been yearning for LOBSTER POT CASHMERE ever since our lovely sales rep Donna showed it to us a few years ago. And now we felt ready for and worthy of it. Wait until you see this worsted weight 100% cashmere from Cape Cod. It truly is dyed in Lobster Pots! We have natural and black as well as an array of Cape Cod colors. One skein makes a scarf, which we will furiously knit tonight. And Sue, the owner of Cape Cod Fibers, was kind enough to send some patterns as well, which we will offer free with the purchase of this amazing yarn. Anyone for a baby set in pure cashmere????

And the LOUISA HARDING COLLECTION arrived today. For those of you who read our TNNA report, you may remember that we viewed this as the most exciting new collection at the show. Four yarns: IMPRESSIONS, a mohair blend,

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SARI RIBBON, a broad ribbon with metallic running through it,

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KIMONO ANGORA, a luscious angora blend,


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and KIMONO RIBBON, a jewel toned rayon ribbon.

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And look at IMPRESSIONS and SARI RIBBON knit together:


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Louisa calls that Button Wrap and I am knitting it for myself right after I finish the Lobster Pot Cashmere scarf.....


Two books: THE DESIGN COLLECTION and ACCESSORIES. We chose colors and fibers that create many of the designs in these books. We have seldom seen a more feminine or original collection. We think you will agree.


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So I guess current projects get put aside, because we can't wait to tear into these gorgeous fibers.

Other news: three more Rowan books are in: BIG IT UP, CLASSIC WOMAN, and CLASSIC WEEKEND, as well as new sock book SENSATIONAL KNITTED SOCKS.

Finally, our newsletter will be out next Tuesday, September 6. If you want it before it goes up on the website (which takes about a week), please sign in on the lower left side of this home page. You will follow a three step process to get on our email list. And that means you will never miss a newsletter, sale, or special WoolWinders event (hint hint) again.

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