JAMIE, who stunned herself by picking the 100% off coupon yesterday! We woke up suspecting that someone would do it (don’t ask…) but STILL left our memory card on the computer table, so we are without a picture of the lucky winner. But she promised to return this week with her purchases and stunned expression, so stay tuned. She is a good sport As was our next customer, ELLEN, who received 40% off!!!

But we are having so much fun with the promotion that we have put ANOTHER 100% coupon in the basket!!! And we still have lots of 40 and 50% off ones too. So if the latter part of January finds you feeling lucky (or just curious) come on in!!! Everyone wins in our “SHOW ME THE DISCOUNT” promotion!

And are we excited!!! We have ogled their yarns and patterns for quite some time and are just delighted to add them to the shop’s repetoire. We find their designs inspiring and their yarns exquisite as well as reasonably priced. You just can’t ask for more than that, can you?

We are starting off slowly with three yarns: MANIPUR, a laceweight ribbon that can be worked singly, doubly, or held with another yarn; VINTAGE COTTON, the softest sportweight cotton we have ever felt; and LACEMERINO, a laceweight solid merino yarn in gorgeous colors. Not into shawls? We think this yarn would be great for socks.

As for patterns, we have started with a few basic baby blanket patterns as well as some lovely spring/summer tops. And we are awaiting a reorder of RUNWAY KNITS, the book of Karabella designs.

We will close at 3:00 PM today so that no one has to drive on the slick and icy roads. Take care and happy knitting! We will miss our Thursday night folks—see you next week!

is that you can’t work on any existing project. Really. You have to start a new one. Come see what we’re doing at the shop—FLO is working up the MOUNTAIN COLORS TWIZZLE and HALF CREPE into a REVERSIBLE CABLE SCARF and we succumbed to the charms of the NECK RUFFLE in the new PRIMERA book using MANOS WOOL/SILK. (Oh heck, someone has to take one for the team!). Both are pretty quick projects.

The snow does appear to be sticking and they are promising yucky icy weather tonight. So before heading out to the shop for our late hours, give us a call or check back on the site. If we are closing early, we will be sure to let you know!

And yes, the 100% coupon is STILL in the bowl. It’s there. We promise.

All of our CRYSTAL PALACE NEEDLES (yay!) as well as SWIFTS and WINDERS. So treat yourselves to the tools that make knitting so much easier!

And four popular colors of MANOS, our best-selling yarn since the day we have opened. Finally, the long-awaited pattern book for their wonderful new SILK/WOOL blend yarn. We confess, we would have had this blog done sooner but we HAD to check out the book, PRIMERA. Fabulous. Accessories like gloves and handwarmers and hats, sweaters in various stitch patterns and directions, and wonderful mufflers. Check it out!

We have just a few spots left for the FELTED MITTENS program on Sunday, and just in time since it promises to be REALLY COLD this weekend!!! Come join us as we knit mittens for toddlers, children or adults out of pure wool that will then be felted. Materials you will need will vary depending on which mittens you are knitting. For toddlers/children you will need one skein of DK weight wool (we recommend the Patricia Roberts or the Baby Alpaca DK) and size 7-8 DPNs, for adults 160-270 yards of Worsted Wool (try Cascade 220 or Wooly Stripes) and Size 10-10.5 dpns. We are hoping to get a shipment of DPNS in this week but if you have your own, bring them along! As always, the program is free of charge and runs from 2-4 PM. Knowing how to work on dpns is helpful, but you don’t need to have made mittens prior to the program. And we’ll even explain the ins and outs of felting!

And our intrepid lace knitters continue their Saturday KAL. We were SO gratified to see nearly everyone return (and the ones who didn’t called to explain schedule conflicts), and are also pleased to report that the 10” we have knit is just beautiful and well worth the time to knit on that tiny exquisite lace merino!

We continue our MONTH OF FELTING with next week’s SUNDAY IN THE SALON: FELTED MITTENS. You can make these for kids, adults, women or men; we have a pattern for each size. They are quick and fun, and there is nothing better for keeping out the cold. Which we are assured will get to the mid-Atlantic eventually and stick around for a while. Come join us! We will teach you to knit on dpns and we have a variety of yarns you can use including MANOS, CASCADE 220, CASCADE 109 or WOOLY STRIPES! Just give us a call at 240.632.9276 to register for this FREE program next Sunday from 2-4 PM:

So the shop was PACKED yesterday. Did anyone pick the 100% coupon?

NO. It’s still there. We checked.

(But several folks got 40 and 50% off yesterday. And there are a LOT more of those coupons.)