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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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Saturday, November 24, 2007

FELTED BOWL PROGRAM

The SUNDAY IN THE SALON for the FELTED BOWL has proven to be immensely popular. So we are going to run it twice over that weekend: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 from 2-4 as well as SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 from 2-4. If you have signed up or are on the waitlist, please call and let us know which day you prefer. Just give us a call at the shop: 240.632.9276. We would really appreciate the ability to accomodate everyone who wants to take this program!!!!

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Friday, November 23, 2007

30% OFF ALL NORO ALL WEEK!!!

That’s right-it is the final week of NORO-EMBER. Take 30% off all remaining NORO YARN and PATTERN BOOKS. And if you love the look of NORO but haven’t the time to knit, come check out our reasonably priced NORO SAMPLES!!! We have HATS, SCARVES, BAGS,and SWEATERS!!!

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

WE ARE THANKFUL FOR....

Customers likeJennifer, who show such enthusiasm with each project. Doesn’t she look beautiful in the picture below? The sweater is the SONNET pattern from www.knitty.com and the yarn is ROWAN TAPESTRY. We are hoping that she wears it to her Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks for giving us such a smile, Jennifer! And thanks to LIANA who forwarded the picture on to us.

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THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AT WOOLWINDERS

First off, our holiday hours. We are closing at 3:00 today and will reopen on Friday at 11 AM. We sincerely wish all of our wonderful customers a happy and healthy holiday.

And the SUNDAY IN THE SALON this weekend, CABLED HANDWARMERS, is filled. However, if you want to come, give us a call around noon on Sunday. We sometimes have cancellations. And on that note, if you have signed up and can’t come, please call us and let us know so we can accomodate others. We really appreciate it.

The handwarmers, shown below, are adorable. The skills we will be teaching will be working on dpns and cabling. You will need 100 yards of worsted weight yarn 9 (with not a smidge to spare) and size 6 DPNS. Thanks to our lovely friends at CRYSTAL PALACE, we have plenty in stock.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

THE KOIGU HAS ARRIVED!!!!!

18 colors have at least (another 17 are on the way!!!) Anyone who has ever worked with KOIGU knows that the yarn is well worth the five month wait to spin, dye and ship it from Canada! Let the knitting begin. And we have some wonderful patterns to go with this yarn. Socks, Shawls, Sweaters, Hats, Kids’ Stuff—-everything is better with KOIGU!

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

WE KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON

If it is the Saturday before Thanksgiving, it must be time for the annual WOOLWINDERS HOLIDAY PARTY! The staff and spouses show up in their finest outfits, which this year included hand knit tops (of course) and a kilt, thanks to Jessica’s husband Mark! Daughter Alison, new to the staff, rounded out the family atmosphere, as did Baby Max (our Saturday staff person!), who was invited as well. We all felt quite festive at the NORMANDIE FARM INN, which gave us our own room and lovely service, food, and wine. We feel quite lucky to celebrate the holidays with people who, in addition to working hard at the shop, are good friends as well. So HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL from the WoolWinders staff!

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Don’t forget our THANKSGIVING SALE is in full swing. In addition to the NORO, all yarn with any hint of pumpkin or cranberry is on sale!

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