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WoolWinders will close at 6 PM on Thursday, July 17 and 24. We will resume late hours on Thursday, July 31.
Summer 2008 Class Schedule

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

We continue our wildly popular SUNDAYS IN THE SALON this summer with a combination of gift ideas and small projects that will keep you challenged and inspired.

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.

Please note: The SUNDAYS IN THE SALON and SATURDAY KALS are NOT substitutes for Beginning Knitting Instruction. All sessions require you to possess basic knitting skills: Casting On, Knitting, Purling, and Binding off. If more advanced skills are required, they are listed.

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, 22, 29: Store Closed for Noni Bag Program

July 6: Cable Bag: Knit bags are all the rage and this one is easy and inexpensive. Made from the luxurious Venezia yarn, the combination of silk and wool knits to an elegant finish.

July 13: Booties for Babies: Join us in a charity project. Knit easy booties that will be brought to Zimbabwe personally, where the babies are in dire need of such items.

July 20: Easy Hat in the Round: The perfect project for a beginning knitter who wants to learn to knit in the round. Made from chunky yarn (the alpaca is delicious), this rolled watchcap is coveted by kids and adults everywhere!

July 27: Mystery Crochet Project: We’re on vacation, so you know what that means! Crochet RULES!!!! Join Marietta or Heather on a mystery tour of crochet. Project will be announced prior to our departure!

August 3: Beaded Bag: One skein of the elegant BEADED SILK yarn makes this lovely evening clutch. It will become your favorite fashion accessory!

August 10: Linen Tie: Get your son ready for his first job with this lovely linen stitch tie. One of our most popular Sunday programs!

August 17: Multidirectional Scarf: Any yarn, any width—is it a scarf? A shawl? You decide. And while you’re making it you are learning all about short rows!

August 24: Undulating Scarf: With or without beads, this is a great way to learn lace knitting. We’re making our model from the lovely Schaefer Yarn Susan, and we’ll show you other yarns to use!

September 7/14: Shrug: We made this last spring using Bamboo and then used a wonderful merinot to make one for the fall. This is the shrug that looks good on EVERYONE and is a quick and easy lace knit!

September 21: Mitered Bag: knitting is a lot of fun, and this is an uncomplicated way to learn it. You ‘ll learn about modular knitting AND felting while making this bag.

September 28: Button Wrap: Perfect for cooler fall weather, this is a simple rectangular wrap done in a mistake rib pattern and secured with three large buttons. We’ll teach you to make buttonholes, don’t worry!!!

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.

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!

JULY: FINISHALONG. OK, we’ve succumbed. Our customers have begged us for an opportunity to finish their numerous projects and they’ve promised that once done, Fos provide an opportunity to buy yet more yarn! So bring in your unfinished projects from past months or years (hopefully purchased here! Marietta will be on hand to assist with seaming and other finishing issues.

AUGUST: BABY OWL SWEATER. The adorable sweater hanging up above our cashstand catches everyone’s eye. Believe it or not, the pattern is from 1966! You can make this for an infant or toddler depending on yarn choice and is a great way to learn cabling. With five Saturdays in August, we bet you’ll finish the sweater during the month!

SEPTEMBER: TOP DOWN RIBBED SWEATER. Learn a new direction in knitting! If you’ve never knit from the top (or even if you have )this is a wonderful pattern, as it is shaped to a flattering line through ribbing. Any worsted weight yarn will do (we used the lovely NANCY from SCHAEFER YARN). The great thing about top down? Minimum (or no) finishing required!


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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

NEW SEASON/NEW YARNS AND PATTERNS

We returned from our vacation to all sorts of new yarns and patterns. And we know that before we get to those goodies, we have to answer the two questions on everyone’s minds about our trip:

1. What did you knit while you were away?
2. Did you find a yarn store?

1. We made a short sleeved cardigan out of PATRICIA ROBERTS DK COTTON. The pattern is one of our favorites from KIRSTEN COWAN and was a fun, easy, mock cable knit. Look for it to be hanging in the shop next week.

2. Yes, although we weren’t looking. We were on our way from Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope when we spotted a small yarn shop called, interestingly enough, YARN SHOP, in Fish Hoek. Of course we had to stop in. For anyone going to South Africa in the near future, we can report that the shop was adorable, the staff kind and helpful, and we did not leave without purchasing a lovely hand-dyed bamboo yarn produced by a woman in Cape Town. We have her name and contact information.

And one more item before listing our new arrivals. We knew before we left for three weeks that we are blessed with a fabulous staff. How fabulous? We had not a moment of worry while we were halfway around the world. The store thrived, the classes and programs went on without a hitch, and even the blog was maintained. So thanks to KARINA, GAIL, RAISA, MARIETTA, JESSICA, ALISON, KATHY, and HEATHER. We hope we let you know often just how fabulous we think you are.

And now onto the goodies. Check out the new colors of SUBLIME DK and ARAN--this yarn flies off the shelves when it is in stock. We have a new color of NORO IRO along with a wonderful new book from JANE ELLISON, restocks of ADDI NATURA NEEDLES, new patterns from BLUE SKY ALPACA (including a wonderful ribbed sweater for men), the Fall issue of KNITTERS, and some new offerings from COLINETTE: tone on tone colors of JITTERBUG and CADENZA
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