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
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!
We have been called to Florida on a family emergency and so have to postpone the SUNDAY in the SALON program this week. If anyone shows up and hasn’t read this, we apologize, but our father is gravely ill and we have to fly down there. Please accept our apologies. The shop will be open this weekend, but we have to cancel some classes and programs.
IN ADDITION, PLEASE NOTE THE SHOP WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, PRESIDENT’S DAY, AS WE WILL STILL BE IN FLORIDA.
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MORE ROWAN ARRIVES
And if we had an Easter basket, we would put these bags in it. Lavender ALL SEASONS COTTON, and Coral and Yellow CALMER. We have wonderful pattern books that accompany both yarns. And today promises to be near 50 degrees. We have started our SPRING SHELL*—how about you?????
Vermont Fiber Designs pattern with SVALE yarn.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
PICTURES ARE WORTH 1000 WORDS
ROWAN BOOKS ARRIVED TODAY!!!! In addition to the ones shown below we have received NASHUA ROAD TRIP, Rowan SUMMER TWEED COLLECTION, and BAMBOO TAPE COLLECTION. Come and get inspired!!!
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NO SWEETIE? NO PROBLEM.
Come join us tonight at WoolWinders from 6-8 PM for our weekly knitting night. We have special Valentine’s Day treats including both RED and WHITE wine (of course), and you can check out all the yarns that have even a smattering of RED, WHITE or PINK in them—they are 15% off! And all SUBLIME yarns are 15% off as well-find ten of the same color and you can have them for 20% off!
Can’t make it tonight? We still have THREE spaces left for our CORONET HAT program on Sunday from 2-4 PM. Materials include 190 yards of worsted weight wook and size 8 circs (16”) and dpns. This is a real learning program—you can learn to cable, pick up stitches, provisional cast on, and the kitchener stitch. Give us a call to reserve your spot. As always, the program is FREE OF CHARGE. Please, though, make sure that you possess basic knitting skills: casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off!
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
THREE GINORMOUS BOXES FROM ROWAN...
arrived just as we had settled down to some serious bobble-making on this nasty rainy day. So up we popped to open, price, check in, and shelve all the gorgeous spring yarns and patterns. And we are not done yet—Rowan has let us know that more is on the way including the much-anticipated magazine ROWAN 43.
But here’s what we have so far. Books: Spring NASHUA BOOKS, KAFFE KNITS AGAIN, CALMER COLLECTION, ALL SEASONS AT THE MILL, and ORGANIC COTTON COLLECTION.
Yarns: NATURAL FOCUS ECOLOGIE COTTON, SUMMER TWEED, ALL SEASONS COTTON, DAMASK, BAMBOO TAPE, CALMER, REGIA COTTON SOCK YARN, and NASHUA APRIL. Is there anything more fun than matching up patterns and yarns at the beginning of the season? We think not. And as soon as we get everything out, we will begin the exercise!
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
EVENING CLASS STILL ON!
We understand that in some areas the roads are getting a bit slick, but since the weather gurus are promising a warm up, we are going to go ahead with tonight’s SAFARI. Please use your own good judgment about getting to class; if you need to miss it because of the weather, we will accomodate you in another session.
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SPRING IS ON THE WAY
Yes, we know that it is 24 degrees outside and snow is expected. But at WoolWinders, spring is definitely on the way. How do we know? Because today we hung up a ton of spring models to inspire you, we have received most of our spring yarns (ROWAN and BLUE HERON are still due in),and most importantly, today we were greeted by BLUE SKY ALPACA’s gorgeous new organic cotton yarn, SKINNY COTTON. We received two neutral colors in, we are expecting a third, but this yarn is just lovely. For those of you who resisted the worsted weight version because it was too heavy, come check out this sport/light dk version:
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Monday, February 11, 2008
NEW BOOKS AT THE SHOP
We returned from our trip to just a few items, thanks to our fabulous staff who checked in, priced, shelved, AND blogged about everything that came in last week! Check out the new books from INTERWEAVE and COLINETTE.
First up, the HARMONY series features LACE and EYELETS and CABLES/ARANS. We have heard raves about these resource books and can’t wait to dig into them:
And from the lovely folks at COLINETTE, books to accompany their GIOTTO and WIGWAM yarns, including CATALAN and STELLA. We should explain that we substitute the gorgeous BLUE HERON COTTON TAPE for Wigwam because the colors are better for our market —that yarn should be here next week. We also received additional pattern books to support the ever-popular GIOTTO, still one of our best selling spring yarns!
And don’t forget about our TWO sales going on this month! First, take 15% off any yarn with pink, white, or red in it from today through Sunday, February 17. And take 15% off all SUBLIME yarns and patterns through the end of the month—if you take a full bag of the same color yarn you can get 20% off!!
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Friday, February 15, 2008
