One of our favorite “perennials” is now fully stocked, thanks to the lovely folks at CASCADE. SIERRA is almost the perfect yarn. Machine wash/dry, huge color palette, great price and yardage ($9.99/190 yards) and a wonderful blend of pima cotton and merino. Great for kids and grownups, blankets and garments!Come and get it!

In today—books from INTERWEAVE PRESS and yarn from BLUE SKY ALPACA. We have KNIT FIX and KNITTERS COMPANION back in stock, two indispensable books for all knitters. And we have replenished our supply of BLUE SKY ORGANIC COTTON in the WORSTED WEIGHT—the new “skinny cotton” is backordered, so stay tuned.

And that means just TWO MORE DAYS of “SHOW ME THE DISCOUNT.” We still have one 100% off coupon—that means the lucky winner will receive his/her purchase FOR FREE!!!! And there are still 30, 40 and even 50% off coupons in the felted basket. So hurry in to try your luck!

And this weekend at WoolWinders features two exciting events. First, our SONNET SWEATER KAL starts on SATURDAY from 2-4 PM. The free program is filled. We know that participants will really enjoy making this flattering, easy, and quick sweater. Marietta will do an expert job guiding through the process.

And on SUNDAY, join us for our most popular SUNDAY IN THE SALON: the REVERSIBLE CABLE SCARF. We only have ONE SPOT LEFT!!! This scarf is a great way to learn cables and create a lovely drapey scarf that can serve as a lovely accessory. As always, the program is free of charge and will run from 2- 4 PM. You will be taught by the immensely talented FLO, who will undoubtedly be wearing her own creation. You will need about 300 yards of DK weight yarn and size 7 needles. If you wish to make a wider scarf, please bring worsted weight yarn and size 9s.

Stay tuned for information about next week’s activities. The BLOG will be maintained in our absence by our wonderful staff, but we will make sure to have advanced postings about weekend activities.

We promise we’ll repeat it, but next month’s KAL is filled. For those who signed up, please make sure you bring a GARTER STITCH GAUGE SWATCH to the group next Saturday. That way, we can help you with the math of the pattern and have you happily knitting before too long! Remember for the KAL you don’t have to attend every week, but we appreciate your letting us know when you will be here so we know how many chairs to put out and how much wine to buy!!!!

they produce beautiful and generous gifts. Take a look at the wonderful hat that big sister ATALYA HA made for little brother NATHANIEL. What a beautiful job. And it was her first effort. We see a lot of fiber in her future!

Good thing this was Javier the UPS Guy’s day off. The sub struggled into the shop with massive boxes filled with CASCADE YARNS, NONI PATTERNS, and ROWAN/RYC BOOKS!

Lots more CASCADE 220, which is a good thing, since everyone seems to be scooping up the NONI BAG PATTERNS, which uses that wonderful yarn. We have reorders of the NONI patterns too.

And ROWAN came through with reorders of popular RYC PATTERN BOOKS including AM/PM (come and get it Gale!). But they have widened their distribution of regular books as well so we have in stock STITCH AND BITCH and 50 BABY BOOTEES as well as new books from KRISTEN NICHOLAS and MARTIN STOREY:

Those should keep you inspired for a while. And we will begin getting SPRING yarns in earnest beginning EARLY FEBRUARY!

Alas, we come to the end of our LACY SHAWL KNIT ALONG this Saturday from 2-4 PM. We’ve been making wonderful progress on this intense project and we have committed to taking it with us when we leave next Saturday for a week long vacation. But as we said, we expect to have this finished by July, and there is something reassuring about a long-term project!! To those intrepid and fearless KALers—THANK YOU !!!! We look forward to the day when we all model our beautiful shawls together. Join us on SATURDAY for the last session. And don’t forget to sign up for the next KAL—the SONNET SWEATER. Much quicker. Much easier.

And on Sunday, we knit selflessly for those who add so much to our lives while asking so little—our beloved pets. Join us from 2-4 as we knit a FELTED PET BED. It’s a quick project that is really fun! And we suspect that you could extend the bed upwards to create a basket if you are pet-less. Just give us a call to sign up. Both programs are free of charge. Come for the wine if nothing else!!!!

As for the aforementioned vacation, stay tuned. We will be gone from SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2-SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10 to celebrate mom’s 80th birthday!! Our amazing staff will keep things humming, but may not write as many blog entries, so we will be sure to fill you in on anything going on in our absence before we depart.

You didn’t believe us, did you? Well, every bag is gone. That’s right, eight bags sold in two days. We have plenty of needle and accessory cases left and we sent an emergency SOS email to the owner today, so more bags will be in within a few weeks. But next time, believe us when we tell you things won’t last long!!!!!

We are coming to the end of our January Lace Knitalong and are looking forward to our FEBRUARY program: THE SONNET SWEATER. This is one of our favorite projects and is perfect for any level of knitter Advanced Beginner and beyond. What makes this sweater so special? The pattern is designed for ANY YARN IN THE STORE and is knit in practically ONE PIECE—the only finishing required is to set in sleeves. And best of all, the boxy shape is flattering on just about anyone!! This is a great first sweater….or fortieth.

We will begin the SONNET on Saturday, Feb. 2 with everyone doing a gauge swatch and receiving assistance with the math of the pattern. You can find a copy of the pattern at www.knitty.com. (If you want to work ahead, just do a 4” garter stitch swatch and bring it to the first session). The lovely and talented MARIETTA will review the entire pattern and then everyone will happily knit away. Remember the pictures of the stern expressions of those tackling lace knitting on laceweight yarn? Yeah, not so much with the SONNET. Whether you pick a SPORT, DK, WORSTED, or CHUNKY yarn, you will have a blast with this sweater. We’ve seen it made up in yarns as different as ROWAN TAPESTRY, MANOS, and SIERRA among others. Come have fun with us in February. Just give us a call to let us know that you will be at the first session. And we respectfully ask that you work with materials purchased at the shop. As always, the program is free of charge, runs from 2-4 PM, and will feature wine and snacks!

And if you would like to make a version of this sweater for a child, you could do that. Go to www.knitty.com and print the HAIKU pattern, which is the baby version. We have made several of these and can attest to their total cuteness and ease.

Miriam’s husband Larry is always kind enough to forward pics to us. He is just so proud of her accomplishments, as are we. Aren’t her grandchildren JAKE and LILY gorgeous? And aren’t the sweaters fabulous? Miriam has mastered every act of color knitting that exists!!!