A HUGE thank you to our own TERRY CAMMACK for knitting up this year's DOWNTON ABBEY KNITALONG WRAP! Terry has graciously allowed us to put it on display in the store and it is nothing short of stunning. Although its dark color makes all the lacework difficult to photograph, this is one gorgeous wrap and better photos accompany the completed pattern, NOW AVAILABLE ON RAVELRY. This wrap is a MUST SEE and a MUST KNIT! The sampler lace border will intrigue and delight experienced knitters and newbie lace knitter alike while the incredible softness and luxurious drape of the combined effects of holding two strands together of STRING THEORY MERINO DK yarn and SHIBUI KNITS SILK CLOUD mohair create an extraordinarily elegant wrap that any woman will cherish for years to come. The pattern may be found on ravelry as: 1) a FREE RAVELRY DOWNLOAD; 2) on our WOOOLWINDERS RAVELRY GROUP PAGE; and 3) AT OUR STORE IN ROCKVILLE! This project easily lends itself to substituting other DK or worsted weight yarns AND it is the perfect project to start knitting on those spring break/summer vacations as the first 14 inches are stockinette stitch for the body of the wrap! Stop in and choose your yarns today or CALL US at 240-632-9276 and we'll ship you appropriate yarns to knit up this wonderfully, Downtonesque wrap from Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  March is coming in like a lion with more snow expected on Monday, March 3rd, if you an believe it! Whether you choose to visit our "Cotton Corner" at the store with early-in-the-season cotton selections from CASCADE, BLUE SKY ALAPCA, and ROWAN, or choose from one of our many wonderful merino wools, alpacas, cashmeres, or silk blends, be sure to stop in on Sunday and stock up on everything you need for your snow day project for Monday! Don't get caught with your needles down, LOL, we have everything you need for these last couple of days of winter weather at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  You always know it's time to get serious about your spring knitting projects when the new SPRING ISSUE of ROWAN MAGAZINE ARRIVES! These magazines have become collector's items for many knitters over the years and this issue is no exception! Filled with simply lovely, interesting, and creative knitting and crocheting projects for spring, you can't go wrong. PLUS, we will be putting out brand new ROWAN SOFTKNIT cotton yarn and ROWAN ALL SEASONS CHUNKY yarn tomorrow, both with accompanying pattern books at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  AWWWW! Calling all dog lovers! What dog owner wouldn't want to knit her favorite pooch a warm and cozy sweater? We've had so many requests for a BASIC DOG SWEATER CLASS that our own SUZY ROY, a very dedicated mom of two dogs of her own, ROSIE (pictured above) and BO, decided to put together a class for you! In this NEW CLASS on SATURDAYS, APRIL 12 & 19 from 10-12 PM,  you will used worsted weight yarn and such as the wonderful, washable CASCADE 220 SUPERWASH and work a basic sweater fitting chest sizes 14", 18", 22", or 26".  Have a bigger dog? No worries! With a good gauge swatch and Suzy's help with the math, you can easily adapt the pattern to fit a larger pup! Register TODAY on our website at www.woolwinders.com or by calling us at 240-632-9276 at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  Many of our knitted baby models on display and widely admired at the store were knitted by our own FLO MEIT! Here's your chance to learn from the master! REGISTER TODAY and join Flo for her WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON KNITALONGS on APRIL 2, 9 & 23 from 12:00-1:30 pM and learn how to knit up this incredibly cute baby  dress! It makes the perfect gift for a baby shower or that special little girl in your life and you'll learn a provisional cast-on, how to knit a hem and pick up stitches, as well as right and left slanting increases and decreases all using our NEW BLUE SKY ALPACA SKINNY COTTON in over a dozen beautiful colors for spring at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  This past weekend the weather was so lovely with the sun shining and the temperatures in the sixties so I bought a bouquet of lovely spring daisies to brighten up the store. TODAY, however, you can see that while the weather has taken a drastically different turn of events, rest assured that our daisies still prevail and it is warm and spring-like INSIDE our cozy little knitting shop! Mother Nature is just sending us a reminder that it isn't time to put away your wool yarns quite yet, lol!  

  Today I was caught in the act of knitting in public! While waiting for yoga class to begin this morning, former staff member Lisa Twomey, caught me working on a sock at the gym! Small world!  I thought it would make a funny pic op so, since Lisa wasn't in this class, I asked the cool young woman on the mat next to me to snap a quick photo so I could share with you the truth of the matter which is: I am always knitting!! And remember, friends, knit loud, knit proud!

Thanks to our wonderful staff members like JENNIFER RAYMOND, there's always something to dance about at Woolwinders! Yesterday Jen taught a brand new class from Tinking Turtle Designs: YARN PROPERTIES! In this eye-opening class you will learn everything there is to know about our favorite fiber and how to understand which yarns will work best for your projects. Missed this class? No worries! We had such a wonderful response we are OFFERING IT AGAIN on SATURDAY, APRIL 12 from 1-4 PM! In fact, there are ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT in this terrific brand new class so REGISTER TODAY at WOOLWINDERS YARN SHOP, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  And the Gold Medal goes to: SWEET GEORGIA YARNS! Today we put out 250 skeins of stunning, gorgeously tonal-dyed, fantastically wonderful-to-touch offerings of MERINO SILK ARAN, SUPERWASH WORSTED and TOUGH LOVE  SOCK yarns in fabulous colorways for spring! ALSO: 10 new colors of the uber-soft superwash worsted weight yarn: MALABRIGO RIOS now in  stock! Be sure to stop in and visit us and check out our full shelves, inviting atmosphere, and great classes at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

  WOO HOO! A huge shipment from our brand new vendor, SWEET GEORGIA YARNS, just arrived today! We are SO excited about heralding in the spring knitting season here at Woolwinders (Hint: knit it now to wear in April!) that we ordered plenty of bright and fun colors for the  SUPERWASH WORSTED selections, more subtle, jewel-toned shades for the MERINO SILK ARAN offerings, and, of course, a variety of fun variegated options for my favorite SOCK yarns! Be the first in line to pick your favorite colors right out of the box tomorrow as Flo and I put it out on the shelves at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!