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Memorial Day Weekend Hours:

Friday, May 23: 11 am-3 PM

Saturday, May 24: 11 am-6 PM

Sunday, May 25: 12-5 PM

Monday, May 26: CLOSED

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 11, 2008

FINISHING SERVICES UPDATE

Our lovely finisher had emergency surgery last weekend, and we are pleased to report that all went well and she is resting comfortably at home. She will be out of comission for about two weeks and then will resume performing the miracles that she does on your knitted projects. We appreciate your patience. Since most of the things that have been brought in over the past week are wooly winter things, we are going to wait until Marina has recovered to bring them to her. If anyone has a finishing emergency, let us know. We have a few staff members who are willing to step in, or at the very least you can take a private finishing lesson that will enable you to do the work on your own!

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

MAY KNIT ALONG

It’s not too early to sign up for the MAY KNITALONG: DIAGONAL TRIANGLE TANK. We love this top—we call it the MAGICAL TANK because it looks good on EVERYONE!!! The top may be done in ARTYARNS SILK and we have plenty of lovely colors in stock; we have some other options but please check with us because this project does require making both stitch and row gauge. We will have the original pattern for you complimentary with the purchase of yarn. This is a wonderful way to learn MODULAR KNITTING and the perfect project for those people who don’t like to purl—there is very little purling in the whole garment. The program will run each SATURDAY in MAY from 2-4 PM and is free of charge; just give us a call to let us know you want a seat at the table!

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WEEKEND @WOOLWINDERS

It’s a beautiful spring day and our thoughts turn to…..SHRUGS. We have always had mixed feelings about these; we believe that most are best suited for, how shall we say this politely, the young and small among us. But we found a pattern that looks GREAT on normal women!!! Trust us. We tried it on. We are neither small nor young. A picture just won’t do this bamboo beauty justice; come in and try it on. It is the perfect cover up for a dress or tank and will add drapey beauty to any outfit. We will be making this SHRUG in the NEXT TWO SUNDAYS IN THE SALON from 2-4 PM. The program is free of charge with the purchase of six skeins of ROWAN BAMBOO (or suitable substitute) , You will also need size 11 or 13 needles. Just give us a call at 240.632.9276 to sign up.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

JOJOLAND YARN

One of the reasons we love our customers is that they often turn us onto yarns we have yet to discover. Thanks to MARY in our TUESDAY SAFARI, we will be putting in an opening order to JOJOLAND YARNS. We invite our customers to check out their website at www.jojoland.com. Let us know if there is anything that strikes your fancy, particularly within their lovely superwash MELODY fingering weight yarn and their HARMONY variegated lace. We find their colorways unusual and we think you will as well. Send us an email at jacqui@woolwinders.com with your requests; we will let you know if we can include them in our order this week. If not, don’t despair. We will be meeting with them at the TNNA show in June will be ordering more then!

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