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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 15, 2008

APRIL KNIT ALONG--LEARN LACE KNITTING!!!!

We are taking names for our APRIL KAL—LACE AFGHAN SQUARES. What’s great about this project? Afghan Squares are, quite simply, the easiest and most portable way to learn LACE KNITTING. No shaping! We will have models of TWELVE SQUARES (five and a half are done now and ready for viewing!) that can be done on any worsted weight yarn. We recommend either CASCADE SIERRA or 220 (regular or superwash). You will need 10 balls to do the full twelve squares, as two balls make 3 squares and you need some for sewing the squares together. So while we have plenty of yarn, we encourage you to come in and check out the stock; we are happy to order a bag of another color for you, but we want to do just one order to save on shipping costs.

And there is a variety of ways to do this project. Don’t like all 12 squares? Do the ones you like! Don’t want to make a full sized afghan? Six or nine squares make a baby blanket or lap afghan.

Please call the shop to register for this FREE program which will run each Saturday in April. And come in to select your yarn by WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19. We will place our CASCADE ORDER ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20.

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Friday, March 14, 2008

PLEASE NOTE: OUR FINISHER IS ILL!

Our lovely finisher, Marina, has the flu. First time in over five years that she has gotten sick, but we want her to get well and so we will not bother her with our projects until NEXT Friday. If you brought something in last week, it will be back in the shop then (March 21) and if you brought something to be taken over there today, it won’t go until then. Sorry about the delay, but this flu going around is truly awful.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO BLOG....

Because JAVIER the UPS GUY just staggered in under the weight of seven boxes. We now are restocked with DENISE INTERCHANGEABLE NEEDLES (both pink and blue sets), CRYSTAL PALACE NEEDLES (including dpns), ROWAN CALMER, and a bezillion colors of MANOS DEL URUGUAY! Since Flo is off today, we have enlisted the help of our wonderful friend DEBBIE to help us tag and shelve everything so it is ready to buy!

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COME AND GET IT!

New yarn, that is! Just in time for our ST. PATRICKS DAY SALE (15% off any yarn with even a wee speck o’ green or orange), we received GORGEOUS colors of the new MANOS SILK/WOOL. This yarn is just wonderful—we will be using it later on in the spring to make an adorable RUFFLED COWL. And there is a pattern book to go along with the yarn.

Also in, lovely ivory tones of ROWAN PURELIFE and SUMMER TWEED, as well as the long-awaited black colorway of CASH SOFT ARAN. And we are well stocked with CASCASE 220 SUPERWASH, a favorite for children’s garments and all sorts of afghans.

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Finally, we still have spaces left for this Sunday’s LACE ANKLETS. These adorable sox take just one skein of CASCADE FIXATION and are a great way to learn how to knit lace on DPNs. We do ask that you pick the materials up ahead of time and knit your very short cuff; we would like to emphasize the lace part of the project.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

DON'T MISS OUR NEWSLETTER!!!

We are working feverishly on the spring newsletter and should have it ready by this weekend. Don’t miss it! The only way to get it is to sign up on our email list at the lower left side of this page! Thanks to Lew the Lawyer and his obsession with anti-spam and privacy issues, we can’t do it for you. Just fill in your email address and then follow the prompts including responding to an email from us confirming that you really want to be on the list (isn’t technology grand???). We have lots to tell you about for the coming season, including a spectacular THREE SESSION (that’s 18 full hours, folks!) class with NORA BELLOWS, of NONI BAG fame. And look for some information on donating your unwanted stash yarn to a good cause, signing up for one of our new classes, and participating in our FREE weekend programs.

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