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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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Sunday, April 24, 2005

PHOTOS GALORE!

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!
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Next, we have a display of very cool socks using up leftover yarn:
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And a Rowan Cotton Braid bag made its way into the shop:
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While Sandy stopped by to model her fabulous Prism shell trimmed with Berroco Glace:
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And Lynne spent some time finding matches for our fabulous new Judi and Company sequin yarn:
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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!
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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:
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Carol proudly shows off the bear she made in our Knitted Toys class:
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While Shelley shows that Prism can be worn casually as well!
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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:
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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!

posted by WoolWinders: A Knitting Salon at 08:11 AM | permalink |



Previous Comments

LOVE the pictures. All the projects are fabulous, but I covet Flo's necklace. What a great gift idea. And the bear is adorable. I even like the Cotton Braid bag, and that particular yarn never appealed to me before seeing your picture. You may have convinced me to make one!
Maggie and Guinness are terribly jealous that YoYo and Sparky get to be on a Web site.

posted by Linda on 04.24.05 at 08:11 AM | permalink |

That kitty pic has to be the CUTEST THING EVER!

posted by Lara on 04.24.05 at 08:11 AM | permalink |



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