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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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Monday, September 26, 2005

PATRICIA ROBERTS LAMBSWOOL

We had to contain our excitement last week when FOUR colors of the PATRICIA ROBERTS LAMBSWOOL arrived. After all, our Fall sale loomed ahead and we wanted to feature the fantastic bargains that so many of you scooped up this weekend. But now we can crow about this fabulous yarn. You may recall we found it in London and fell in love with everything about it: the hand, the colors, the gauge....and even the price! We are nearly done with our sweater in the ivory and can honestly say that we have enjoyed every row, even the 25 we had to rip out on Friday night (note to self, knock off the wine when knitting)! Wait until you see this yarn. This is sweater yarn, folks. DK gauge, fine lambswool that is as soft as can be. How much do we love this yarn? We love it so much that we dealt with the fact that each color came in in different gram weights and without reference to yardage. So pricing became a challenge until the wonderful PATRICIA ROBERTS herself emailed us a mathematical formula to figure out yardage. Each skein is marked now, but you will notice a difference in price among colors since we have small skeins, medium skeins, and huge honker hanks! We can help you figure out how much you need for your project; we used four, or about 1200 yards, for a cabled sweater. You literally would have to go to London to find this yarn; we are the only store in the U.S. carrying her lambswool. And stay tuned for the cotton in the spring. Use any DK pattern to support this yarn; check out the Elsebeth Lavold ones; we think they will show off the yarn especially well.

And about our sale. Whew! Thanks first to Martha, who worked three of the four days of the sale; Marietta, Jessica, Karina, Lynne, Adrian (who worked even though she wasn't on the schedule), and Lew (who gave up a football Sunday to help). We truly have an amazing staff. We had four crazy busy days at the shop. We loved every minute of it because of the smiles on everyone's faces as they left the store with bargains. Some folks even got carry-out service to their cars! We concluded the sale with our annual drawing, and are pleased to announce the following winners:

3rd Place (Sally Melville Styles): Gillian Van Brakle
2nd Place (Susan Todd Knitting Bag): Barbara Pezzlo
and the GRAND PRIZE WINNER of a 15% discount for one full year:
LAURA RATNER.

Congratulations All!!! And thanks for all of your support and good wishes over the past three years!

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