Our own FLO MEIT is at it again and has kindly knitted up the super popular BABY KIMONO for a store model! This incredibly adorable little jacket is not only irresistible but is a snap to knit as well! Flo used the new ROWAN FINE ART yarn and the shading of the yarn is just perfect. Got a little one or a little one on the way to knit for? Whip up this all garter stitch little kimono with ROWAN FINE ART or any one of our other wonderful fingering weight yarns such as DEBBIE BLISS BABY CASHMERINO, STRING THEORY CAPER SOCK, SHEPHERD'S WOOL CRAZY, MALABRIGO SOCK, or CASCADE HERITAGE SILK. Your baby, and the baby's mom, will thank you! PLUS, just in today--the FALL ISSUE OF VOGUE KNITTING MAGAZINE!!

Speaking of back-to-school tomorrow, we give our own LIZ SYMBORSKI'S spectacular new lace model an A+! Liz made the Thick & Thin Leaf Lace Cowl from the Early Fall 2013 issue of Vogue Knitting Magazine using MALABRIGO SILKAPCA yarn and and it is just beautiful! Fine and delicate with strands of a DK weight running throughout for structural interest and support, this cowl will look lovely on any woman year round:) Thank you, Liz, for sharing your talents with us!

"Only wish the class were longer!" "The hand exercises were extremely useful!" "Loved the individual attention!" These are just a few of the feedback remarks we received from today's participants in the Healthy Hands=Happy Knitters Workshops/Yarn Tasting today at Woolwinders. Class instructors Mindy Bickel and Melissa Carman were a tour de force and did a terrific job of providing useful and individualized advice, tips and exercises to help keep knitters knitting long and strong:) Thanks Mindy and Melissa and everyone who joined us today! Knit long, knit strong, friends!

If you registered for the Healthy Hands=Happy Knitter Workshop/Yarn Tasting at Woolwinders--tomorrow is YOUR day! Bring an assortment of different size needles and get ready to try out some of our lovely fall yarns while physical therapists Mindy and Melissa analyze your individual knitting style. Not part of the workshop? No worries! We have many new Fall yarn offerings out on the shelves now for you to peruse including a brand new shipment of ART  YARNS BEADED SILK & SEQUINS with matching ART YARNS RHAPSODY GLITTER! A whole WALL full of stylish glimmer from Art Yarns as well a beautiful silk blends such as MALABRIGO SILKPACA, SHI BUI SILK CLOUD, and TSC/Art Yarns, TRANQUILITY! PLUS, the new Interweave Knits HOLIDAY GIFTS issue! Go gorgeous this Fall at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!  

A stunning reversible shawlette by Ysolda Teague is now on display at Woolwinders! Our own very talented Kathy Clemente knitted this beauty up using STRING THEORY CAPER SOCK yarn and is generously loaning it to us as a store model. While the pattern is available off of Ravelry, entitled "Marin" by Ysolda Teague, we have PLENTY of luscious fingering weight yarns available for you to choose from here to knit up your own Marin reversible shawl this Fall at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Hot out of the boxes and onto our shelves today at Woolwinders, we are pleased to now bring you three selections from THREE IRISH GIRLS yarns! Fall is the time to simply REVEL in luscious new yarns and these yarns don't disappoint! Try FELICITY, a worsted weight merino/silk blend, VIVIE ALPACA SILK, a dk weight alpaca/silk blend, and SPRINGVALE BULKY, a beautiful merino bulky weight in interesting, rich hand-dyed hues! Whether you choose the tonal shades for a sweater or the hand-dyeds for fun accessories, THREE IRISH GIRLS  yarns are a sure-fire luxury yarn choice for Fall this year at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Our copies of The Unofficial Harry Potter Knits magazine is FINALLY here! And what a great issue! Chocked full of fun and interesting sweaters and accessories for every mudblood in your family! Whether you are a fan of Harry Potter or not, this is a must-have issue for any knitter:)

Fall classes with our newest instructor, JENNIFER RAYMOND of the Tinking Turtle are filling rapidly! Join her on Saturday, September 28th from 12-3 and create this lovely and versatile fine HAIRPIN LACE SCARF in just ONE DAY! That's right, Jen will show you how to work up this pretty scarf during the class using a hairpin lace loom and just 2 skeins of MALABRIGO SILKPACA or ROWAN FINE ART yarns! And if you love Jen as much as we do, her acclaimed CREATE YOUR OWN DRESS FORM CLASS on Saturday, October 12 from 1-5 PM has JUST ONE SPOT LEFT! If you ever wanted to knit to fit, this class is for you! REGISTER ONLINE at www.woolwinders.com or CALL US at 240-632-9265 for these and all our other wonderful Fall classes at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Our friend JO SEYMOUR knitted up these MUST HAVE fingerless mitts for us out of our new JADE SAPPHIRE MONGOLIAN CASHMERE! They are called AUDREY GLOVES and they're on display now at the shop:) And they only require 1 skein of MONGOLIAN CASHMERE! How to describe them? Cute! Soft! Fun! These little gems are definite "must have" accessories for any gal's wardrobe this Fall at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Oh, to be eighteen again:) Pretty, pretty DALLAS DEJESUS models the scarf model of our newest yarn just in today, JADE SAPPHIRE MONGOLIAN CASHMERE! Our scarf model is one of several pattern options that comes in a CASHMERE SCARF KIT "FOR HIM" OR "FOR HER" along with the yarn you  need to make one gorgeous scarf! Don't want a kit? Choose from a selection of 100% heavy worsted weight/light bulky weight cashmere solids that knit up fast and soft in: 10 fun shades of MONGOLIAN CASHMERE or 5 ragg shades of TARTAN CASHMERE.  Go decadent this Fall at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!