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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, April 4, 2008

CREATE A HAND-DYED HAIKU AT 30% OFF

Need an idea for a quick toddler knit? Like a discount? We’ve cleaned our cubbies of SINGLE SKEINS of the beautiful SCHAEFER YARN NANCY (worsted weight) and ELAINE (bulky weight) yarns. Think about knitting a HAIKU sweater out of just this one skein. How do we know it works? Because we made FOUR for holiday gifts!!!! What a lovely idea. And think what a jump you will have on those holiday projects in the fall!

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

SPRING NONI PATTERNS ARE IN STOCK!

We received the rest of the SPRING COLLECTION from NONI BAGS today, including the incredibly beautiful TULIP TOTE shown below. Come and get ‘em!

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ROAlso in, new colors of the very popular DALE OF NORWAY SVALE and ROWAN CALMER. We have finished one Vermont Fiber Designs summer shell in the SVALE and are now deeply into our new obsession of short sleeved tops. Want to join us?

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

WEEKEND AT WOOLWINDERS

We are starting a new month and we are so excited about that prospect that we are not going to wait until mid-week to describe our upcoming weekend events. We are starting our LACE BLANKET SQUARES on Saturday; that KAL will go through the month and will give participants an opportunity to learn 12 different lace patterns. We have all the samples knit up and can assure you that they are fun and easy.

And continuing with our lace obsession (we promise it will end soon!), we invite you to join us on SUNDAY for our REVERSIBLE LACE SHAWL. You’ve learned reversible cables, now learn a super-easy two row/9 stitch repeat that will create a gorgeous lace shawl that is completely reversible. Though our sample is knit in KOIGU we will also teach you how to use virtually any yarn for this project. And best of all, thanks to our wonderfully creative customer GALE, we will also show you how to turn this shawl into a shrug (which we should have done since we are the clumsiest shawl wearer in the western world….). As always, the program is FREE OF CHARGE and will run from 2-4 PM on Sunday. Just give the shop a call at 240.632.9276 to sign up so everyone has a place to sit.

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