What's new in the shop

we've gotten in some really lovely handmade stitch markers! they come in sets of 5 or 7 mostly, and have one big stitch marker and 4 or 6 coordinated smaller markers. they're fun little bits of knit bling! (every girl deserves some jewelry) some are natural stone, some are class beads... all are fun and cheerful and run between $5.95-$9.95 depending on what beads they are made from!

we've gotten in some lovely new handspun yarn... lots of it is now priced for affordable luxury--under $8.00 a skein. as usual there's new hand dyed sock yarn. we're also working on getting in some lovely new project bags... can't wait! come on in for a visit!

Closed May 15-16

The shop will be closed May 15-16. Candis and i will be hanging out at Nemo Guest Ranch at Quest for Camelot (a big local SCA event) and so will not be open these days. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Grand Opening Today!!!

It's like a first day of school, or first date or something. I know it will be fine, and not a huge deal, but it is a bit unnerving anyway. :-) If you haven't heard, we're doing a charity knit-in today. stop in. hang out. do a bit of knitting for the NICU. We'd love to have you. We have new yarn in... some gorgeous heathered sport weight yarn. MMMM and some fun bright spring colors of SuperLamb. We also got in some great books, but you need to hurry as they are going out the door fast. :-)

When grand opening is done we'll be ordering lots more needles, so if what you're looking for isn't in, let me know, i'll order them! the shop looks like, well... a Yarn Shop!

BOOKS!!!!

so, today i got books in. i'm so excited. from socks to teen knits, from fab gifts to no-tears knitting... we've got them all! come on in and visit... we're also adding new yarns daily...

yarn and needles

I got in a big shipment of needles and a whole bunch of new yarn yesterday! it's so exciting getting dig through all that new yarn. so many pretty colors. so much fun. I can't wait to get to the shop this morning to unload it all and start getting it ready to put out.

The yarn is primarily SuperLamb Jagger spun, that we're stocking up on for the grand opening charity knit-in. it's SUPER soft, fully washable and some of the nicest yarn to work with, EVER. plus some heathered sport weight. I'll post pictures later today.

i also have some new hand dyed yarn to put out. this morning should be fun.

Grand Opening!

We're planning our grand opening on May 2! We will be doing a Charity Knit-in! The goal is to get many people to show up and knit for Charity. I'll be following up with more definitive details soon! (hopefully the NICU here is willing to take donations).

After that classes will start on May 5th. this first set of classes is a "beginning level" project, that will be suitable for absolute beginners if they're interested. We'll be knitting either a sampler scarf (or a throw). Either way, we'll be practicing knitting and purling and cast on, as well as learning a number of interesting stitches. everything from Garter stitch to Cables as we move along! 10 sessions total!

Then on May 9th (a Saturday) we'll be doing a class on on-line knitting resources. it will concentrate on web sites that offer free and or down-loadable patterns, as well as how to use Ravelry (provided we get permission) and Flickr. i think it will be great fun!

We're making plans for our first Teen Knit Night. we'll have a movie, small snacks and a small project or two to go with the movie. If you know a teen knitter, let them know... and make plans to attend!

In June we'll be starting Sock Classes. Sock class will be 4 class sessions. (the last will be primarily a follow-up/wrap up class.

We're getting little bits of new stuff in the shop. new Castle Fibers sock is arriving momentary, new SuperLamb in wonderful spring/baby colors, and some new Sport Weight Heathered. Oh and of course... MORE NEEDLES!

world wide knit in public day!

So, on June 13, 2009, we're thinking we need to participate in WWKIP day! I'm thinking that we need to do a "yarn crawl" starting at the shop and going a couple places in town. i'm not sure where yet... i was thinking maybe meet at the shop, move to a restaurant first (for breakfast), then move to a coffee shop, and end at the mall maybe?

it'd be great to get a bunch of people involved.... maybe do a mystery knit along?

oh, here's the website! http://www.wwkipday.com/