Hello everyone! I am at TNNA, the yarn trade show, this weekend. Here I am hamming it up on the market floor:) Actually, this was taken at the end of the day and my feet were absolutely killing me from all the shopping I did looking for new offerings for you at the shop this fall! Look for interesting new models, exciting new classes, and awesome new offerings coming soon to Woolwinders from TSC/ART YARNS, THREE IRISH GIRLS, SHIBUI KNITS, JADE SAPPHIRE EXOTIC YARNS, SHALIMAR, ROWAN, TRENDSETTER YARNS, LANTERN MOON, ATENTI, NONI, ZEN, HPKY and PAWLEY STUDIOS!

Always the fashionista, our own KIM SCHNEIBOLK recently knitted this fun *ruffle scarf summer accessory using DANCING LEAF FARM SOCK HOP yarn! Once again, we hope to inspire you with summer knits and gift knits to knit over the summer:) And we have some wonderful fingering weight yarns in stock and arriving soon for you to use including: MALABRIGO SOCK, MADELINETOSH SOCK, STRING THEORY CAPER SOCK, ART YARNS TRANQUILITY and whatever NEW YARNS I purchase tomorrow at our trade show, TNNA! Stay tuned for sneak peaks as I shop the floor this weekend from Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! *Pattern: Barb's Koigu Ruffle Scarf

Don't feel like knitting up a big wool sweater right now but your fingers still have that special, "I want a new project" itch? How about whipping up a cute felted bag like Tuesday morning safari class member TERESA KACZMAREK'S Noni Betty Boop bag? Theresa used SHEPHERD'S WOOL for the bag and embellished it with felted flowers using ART YARNS BEADED SILK & SEQUINS to lend a sparkly final touch:) Not only are felted bags fun and easy to knit, they make perfect summer accessories and future holiday gifts (hint, hint)! Lovely job, Teresa!

After much too long an absence I visited our lovely Tuesday evening safari class tonight and was so impressed with the beautiful projects they were working on, from lovely shawls to a very colorful and fabulous Fair Isle scarf from the pattern Kimmswick by Julie Hoover. You would never guess that this scarf was Tuesday evening safari class member PATTY O'MALLEY'S FIRST Fair Isle project! Patty is using CASCADE CHERUB ARAN yarn. What yummy yarn will you choose? Way to go, Patty!

Oh so lovely! Why does Tuesday afternoon safari class member MARCIA LACKLAND look so happy? Could it be that she took extra care into getting her lovely new shawl just right and now has a beautiful and versatile accessory to add to her wardrobe which she can wear all fall/winter? Right from the start, Marcia made sure every stitch was just so, fearlessly frogging when necessary, and when she needed that one extra skein of STONEHEDGE FIBER MILL SHEPHERD'S WOOL to finish it up, she had the patience to wait for her special order to come in and finished it as it should be. In other words, she got it just right, at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! Great job, Marcia!

Happy Father's Day from all of us at Woolwinders Yarn Shop!

Everybody seems to know someone who is having a baby lately! What is in the water?! Thanks to our own KAREN SEEK and FLO MEIT we have two pretty little simple, and fun-to-knit baby blankets on display for you. Flo knit the lovely blanket on the right using MADELINETOSH TOSH DK yarn for which a new order is being dyed for us as I type, and Karen knit the sweet pink blanket on the left using BLUE SKY ALPACA WORSTED ORGANIC COTTON of which we put out over 20 NEW COLORS TODAY! Both blankets were knitted using worsted weight yarns but you can just as easily adapt these patterns for use with DK or bulky weight yarns as well, it's all up to you and we'll help you do it at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

So better late than never is my motto this month, lol! For Mother's Day this year I told my mom I would knit her a sweater of her choice. Per her specifications, she now has "a simple pink tweed cotton cardigan with pearl buttons,"- -- just a little late. The CASCADE SIERRA QUATTRO yarn was just the ticket and this very simple vanilla top down cardigan pattern made sizing a snap. It literally is a perfect basic first sweater for anyone out there who hasn't tried her hand at knitting a sweater yet. The beauty of the project: Mom gets a new sweater and it will hopefully inspire others to take the next adventurous step in their knitting journey and realize that we mean it when we say you can literally knit  almost any sweater you want with the yarn of our your choice as long as you are willing to take the time to understand gauge. If you add, subtract, multiply and divide you can understand gauge! Even the math-challenged like me:) Happy knitting, friends!

ATTENTION: Please note that due to the forecast of strong storms and potential tornado warnings, Woolwinders will be CLOSING EARLY at 3:00 PM TOMORROW, Thursday, June 13TH. All safari classes will be held but we will be closing up shop at 3:00 PM  before the heavy rain and winds are due to arrive. Stay safe everyone!

OMR! OH MALABRIGO RIOS! Today we received 20 colors of the too-good-to-be-true washable and super soft (even softer after washing) MALABRIGO RIOS! In Malabrigo's famous subtly rich and elegant hand-dyes, RIOS is my favorite washable yarn and is at the shop NOW in some striking new colors for the upcoming season. There's enough of each color to make one sweater so get it while the gettin' is good! Flo wouldn't even let me take any of the Cumparasita colorway home today to save it for you all! Start your perfect Fall sweater NOW and be ready for when the cooler weather sets in a few months from now with YOUR beautiful, one-of-a-kind handknit sweater at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!