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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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Friday, February 8, 2008

AND THE GOODIES KEEP COMING!!!

In keeping with our new spring arrivals, we were thrilled to open boxes containing Dale of Norway yarns…a beautiful selection of Svale; a blend of cotton, viscose and silk, in a sport/dk weight, Stork; 100% cotton fingering weight, and Baby Ull; 100% wool, also fingering weight. All these yummy yarns are machine washable, and perfect for your new spring/summer project!

Also in, the much awaited selection of Colinette Giotto. For those who have worked with this hand dyed, cotton/rayon/nylon blended ribbon yarn, you know that the colors and drape are spectacular. The March 9th Sunday in the Salon making the self fringing shawl will feature the Giotto yarn. Be sure to sign up one week in advance….spots fill up quickly.

And yes, we have received our new order of needles! We are well stocked with Addi Turbo and Addi Natura circulars, and an abundance of knitting notions are now in the store!

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

SPRING COMES EARLY TO WOOLWINDERS!!!

We were ecstatic to find three huge boxes of yarn awaiting us this morning when we arrived at the store. First we tore into the box from Cascade Yarns to find 10 colors of a gorgeous new worsted weight spring yarn: Pima Tencel. This luxurious yarn is 50% Peruvian Pima Cotton and 50% Tencel. We think it is just perfect for a spring cardigan, shell, or short-sleeved top. Then the perennial favorite sock yarn - Cascade Fixation, in too many colors to count. We have solids and multicolored Fixation in this yummy DK weight cotton with just a bit of spandex for comfort. We admit this is one of our all-time favorite sock yarns.

We were so excited to open the next box from Schaefer Yarn that we had yarn all over the floor and several of us (customers and staff alike) were grabbing at it before it was even on the shelves. As always, the Schaeffer hand-dyed colorways are spectacular. We are now fully stocked in Schaefer Susan, a DK weight 100% mercerized pima cotton as well as Schaefer Laurel , a worsted weight, also 100% mercerized pima cotton. The Schaefer yarns are always very popular for spring and summer knitting.

All this yarn is now priced and shelved! Come have a look and find something wonderful to create for spring. And, given the current temps in the 70s, it looks like spring may be here sooner than we think!

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