The Knaughty Knitter

Made this yarn yesterday and..

Then made the cowl in group last night. I had to update some color cards yesterday and hate to throw out the yarn samples...I usually tear them off and put them in spinning batts but hey the felting machine is here and so is some bulky yarn I dyed....so I felted yarn scraps to the big yarn and knitted a cowl....upcycling.....

More interesting versions of this yarn are here too.  
And I will likely be making some more of it during the week.

Oh Monday

I left the camera at home so I can't do pictures.  I finished a project last night but have to block it yet.  

Next Monday is Memorial Day......We will be open, but abbreviated hours....10-3 only.  But there will be stuff on sale.  I've been walking around trying to decide what.....So far I am thinking...All Berroco yarns will be 20% off.....There may be more but I will announce them during the week as they occur to me......

OMG

The New Noro Magazine is here!  It is awesome!  There's knitting and crochet.....there are 11 of them, get 'em while they are still here (Yes I took one for me)

 

Wednesday's Special

Is Cestari yarns 30% off

Most of them are already next to nothing - $6 for the worsted - so today they will be $4.20 a skein for those.  The Merino is only $12 and that will be $8.40.  That's real deal for this fine Virginia raised and processed yarn.

 

Spring Cleaning Days Sale: FINAL Daily Special, Day 4

 

Today is the final day of our 4-day SPRING CLEANING DAYS event. The Daily Special for Sunday, March 24, 2013, is SOCK YARN, all 20% off. Selected Other yarns will be deeply discounted---up to 50%. Also, selected books and magazines will be 40% off. And even some store samples will be ridiculously priced at $5, $10, or $20.

Thanks for coming out for our cleaning specials!

Spring Cleaning Days Sale: Daily Special Day 3

Our 4-day SPRING CLEANING DAYS continues. The Daily Special for Saturday, March 23, 2013, is Plymouth BABY ALPACA GRANDE, which will be 15% off. (This stuff is seriously soft and very addictive). For the duration of the 4-day event, some other yarns will be deeply discounted---up to 50%. Also, selected books and magazines will be 40% off. And even some store samples will be ridiculously priced at $5, $10, or $20.

 

Spring Cleaning Days Sale: Daily Special Day 2

Our 4-day SPRING CLEANING DAYS continues. The Daily Special for Friday, March 22, 2013, is: Brown Sheep yarns--25% off. For the duration of the 4-day event, some other yarns will be deeply discounted---up to 50%. Also, selected books and magazines will be 40% off. And even some store samples will be ridiculously priced at $5, $10, or $20.

Spring Cleaning Days Sale: Daily Special Day 1

Spring Cleaning Days Daily Special for Thursday, March 21, 2013, is: Noro yarn--20% off. For the duration of the 4-day event, some other yarns will be deeply discounted---up to 50%. Also, selected books and magazines will be 40% off. And even some store samples will be ridiculously priced at $5, $10, or $20.

Cascade Yarn's

Newest Book is here.  60 Quick Baby Blankets and they are made in Cascade 220 and 128.  Also perfect for our many colors of Encore or Ella Rae Superwash or Vintage Chunky.  They are adorable.  This would make perfect rainy day knitting.  Curl up with a cup of tea and knitting and an old movie...

End of Year Spin Off

Okay so I was searching for something in my closet in the fiber room at home this week and never found it of course.  But what I realized is that I have more fiber for spinning than I knew about.  I decided that I am going to spin like crazy for the next week and see how much I can get done between now and the 1st of the year.  I have already done about 7 oz since Thursday and have a luscious pale grey and white merino yarn, and lumpy bumpy novelty yarn with coils and sparkle in pinks.  I dug the 1/2 lb bag of camel down out of the closet and will have about hundreds of yards of fingering weight camel yarn in a couple of days (that takes longer to spin than the lumpy bumpy).  I got a spindle full of it last night though.  

So then on the way to work I was thinking we spinners might have a little stashbuster contest.  Who can spin the most yarn between now/today and Dec. 31st?  So send me a picture or a list of your unspun fiber stash, and then spin as much as you can between now and then.  Bring it in on Dec 31st (we close at 3 that day) and we'll record your accomplishment.  At the end of the day I'll see who did the most (by weight)  and they win a 4oz package of hand dyed roving.  Sorry Lisa, you work here and aren't eligible to win this one....