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CLOSED MAY 25-27 FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

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PLEASE NOTE: Woolwinders will be CLOSED May 25-27 for Memorial Day Weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you when we re-open on Tuesday, May 28th. Have a wonderful holiday weekend, everyone! images-5

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD Of CROCHET!

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What are you waiting for? It's time to ride the wave of the current CROCHET C-R-A-Z-E! Start with the basics on Sundays, June 2nd and 9th from 10-12 PM with Jennifer Raymond from Tinkingturtle.com and join this summer's hottest trend in the needle arts world. She'll have you double and triple crocheting and stocking up on those crochet magazines in no time flat! ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT so REGISTER TODAY either ONLINE or by calling us at 240-632-9276 at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! beginner-crochet-instructions-200

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NEW AND STUNNING TSC/ART YARNS TRANQUILITY!

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Our own KATHY CLEMENTE graciously knitted this absolutely gorgeous chevron scarf using the brand new TSC/ART YARNS TRANQUILITY  YARN! TRANQUILITY is an incredibly soft and elegant cashmere/silk/merino blend with a subtle and rich halo that will make your knitted or crocheted accessories the envy of all your friends--unless, of course, you knit them something with it! Tranquility feels like spun butter and is an absolute joy to knit with. Stop in an get a skein or two (or three!) today at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! photo-111

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GO ON SAFARI THIS SUMMER AT WOOLWINDERS!

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Take a safari this summer, a KNITTING SAFARI, that is!, Our SAFARI GROUP KNITTING/CROCHETING CLASSES are the most fun you will have without sand this summer! Sometimes we get a little loopy but we ALWAYS have FUN! Almost ALL our classes have OPENINGS right now so don't delay and REGISTER TODAY either ONLINE or by calling us at 240-632-9276 and join us this summer at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! photo-109

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FLO AND "ARLEEN": WHAT A PAIR!

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And here's our own FLO MEIT looking lovely in her newest sweater for summer, "Arleen!" Downloadable on Ravelry, the Arleen pattern is an easy to wear cotton raglan tee-shirt made interesting with fun buttons at the left shoulder. Knitted in the sleeper yarn of the summer, the new ROWAN SOFTKNIT COTTON, it's a must for our recent cooler days and will also transition your wardrobe nicely into the Fall as a layering piece. Available in pretty, trendy shades for spring and summer, ROWAN SOFTKNIT COTTON and ARLEEN are a must-knit! Take it from Flo! Hey Flo, orange is definitely your color! photo-108

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"I SURVIVED INTARSIA-IN-THE-ROUND!"

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Today we award JANICE KOCHAN and JEANNE TUFANO with the Trooper Awards for making it  successfully through our 4-hour LITTLE BO SHEEP CLASS during which we covered, Fair Isle two-color stranding, basic intarsia, and intarsia-in-the-round while learning to knit this adorable gift bag! I am thinking of having tee-shirts printed for them that read, "I survived intarsia-in-the-round and lived to tell about it!" Wonderful job, ladies! photo-106 photo-107

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THE LEFTIE SCARF: FUN AND FRESH FOR SUMMER!

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From our recent Monday Night Knitalong Class, BETH HIRSCH models her new and very pretty LEFTIE SCARF! Both Beth and the scarf, which was knitted with MALABRIGO SOCK yarn and DANCING LEAF FARM SOCK HOP yarn, look fresh and lovely and ready for summer vacation! Nice job, Beth! Get your own LEFTIE pattern on Ravelry, check out our fingering weight yarns and knit your own fun and fresh summer accessory at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! photo-105

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MYC RAFFLE DRAWING WINNER SHELLY GOLDIN!

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"I never win anything!" That WAS what SHELLY GOLDIN used to say until now! Here she is smiling away this morning at her safari knitting group class, the lucky winner of a brand new ADDI CLICK INTERCHANGEABLE LACE NEEDLE KIT! Shelly participated in the Metro Yarn Crawl this past April and entered her card to win Woolwinders's raffle prize, and she won big! Congratulations, Shelly! photo-104

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LEARN TO FIX YOUR MISTAKES LIKE A PRO!

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Hurry! There's only ONE SPOT LEFT in our FIXING KNITTING MISTAKES CLASS on JUNE 1ST from 12- 2 PM with our newest instructor, JENNIFER CROWLEY-RAYMOND! Finally get your questions answered once and for all about pesky things like picking up stitches, lifelines, ripping out cables, and discovering where in the $%$#@ that dropped yarnover went to! Can't make it on June 1st? No worries! Jennifer will be teaching the class a second time on Saturday, AUGUST 10 from, 12-2 PM! So REGISTER TODAY either online or by calling us at 240-632-9276 at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! images-2 copy

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THE ROAM COWL/INFINITY SCARF!

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A BIG thank you to customer, DANA GEDDES for stopping in to show us what she knitted with her STRING THEORY CAPER SOCK YARN! Using the colorway, Oban, Dana knitted ROAM, a great cowl/infinity scarf pattern from the 2012 issue of Knitscene Accessories Magazine.  You can also find this pattern on Ravelry and get started on your accessory knitting today from your friends at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! Thanks again, DANA! photo-103

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