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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, March 8, 2008

DON'T FORGET TO SPRING FORWARD!!!

Don’t be late for the WoolWinders KNIT TO FIT or Sunday in the Salon!!!! Move your clocks forward one hour before you go to sleep last night. We know you are losing an hour’s sleep—it’s ok to bring coffee into the shop!

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Friday, March 7, 2008

WEEKEND AT WOOLWINDERS

The weather isn’t supposed to be terrific this weekend, so come hang at at WoolWinders!!! We have our Saturday KAL progressing with folks working on different shells, and our SUNDAY IN THE SALON features an easy and quick SELF FRINGEING SHAWL. Made from just two skeins of COLINETT GIOTTO and Size 15 or 17 needles, this shawl is magic!! It makes its own loopy fringe on the last bind off. Very cool. As always, the programs are free of charge and run from 2-4 PM. We only ask that you let us know you’re coming so we have a place for you to sit!

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

LATE ARRIVAL FROM FEDEX

Just in—eight colors of JITTERBUG, which got pretty picked over during our SUNDAYS in the SALON. This fingering weight washable merino is perfect for socks and baby clothes—and the colors are the usual COLINETTE gorgeosity. So come take a look!

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TODAY'S GOODIES

We are excited to report that we are now restocked with the popular DALE OF NORWAY SVALE. This DK cotton blend yarn has flown off the shelves in recent week! It is a wonderful yarn for spring shells and sweaters. We recommend using the fabulous ADDI LACE NEEDLES with it—you will find it a pleasure with which to work!

Also in, the new ORGANIC PURELIFE yarn from ROWAN. We are careful about our organics here at WoolWinders-while we know that “green” is the most popular trend in knitting today, some of the yarns just aren’t that great. But this one is! The soft colors and lovely hand are delightful. We are expecting some more colors—right now we have a lovely pale pink and yellow as well as a peachy/rose tone.

And finally, one of our favorite books is back in stock: RUNWAY KNITS. The patterns are sophisticated and beautifully written by the owner of KARABELLA yarns. We made the SOLDIER’S SWEATER and can honestly report we enjoyed every stitch!

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Monday, March 3, 2008

NEW @ WOOLWINDERS

We were intrigued when one of our customers walked in with a KNITMATE, a handy “starter” kit that contains just about every notion you need to start knitting: markers, tape measurer, row counter, lock stitch markers, stitch holders and the like. So of course we had to order them. And they are now in stock for $21.99. Even if you are experienced, this is a great way to keep everything organized!

And we received some luscious colors of BLUE HERON COTTON WOVEN RIBBON yarn. This is a great substitute for Colinette Wigwam (we like the brighter colors) and is produced locally! Come check it out!

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