The Knaughty Knitter

Meredith's Crazy Sales

So today is the last day of the Fashion/Novelty yarn sale.  But I was cleaning up the sock yarns this morning and had a crazy idea.....The sock yarns go on sale tomorrow and will be 30% off for the week (through Saturday).  That's all the sock yarns, Opal, Fiesta, Berroco, Asland Trends, Punta Merisock, hand painteds - all of it.  It's Sock Fiesta Week!  Socks are great portable small summer knitting and not so hard.  So on top of that - any sock book is 15% off.

Every week in June I will put something on sale for the week, so look here on Mondays for what that'll be.

What a pretty day

I've been up since very early and went to the flea market for roses - they have great deals on plants there.  I got to knit all the way! because Doyle drove and Skipper got to go too.  Hardly anyone was around since they had just opened when we got there.  The plan is to plant a Knock Out Rose Hedge between our house and the new neighbor's.  I lived in the country too long and don't like people being close enough to see in my windows.  This'll help and eventually be quite large and a good fence.  Then I can sit in the yard and knit with some privacy.   I was knitting on the French Market Bag which, much as I want it, is pretty boring endless stockinette at this point.  But then I could look around at the scenery so it was okay.  My thing this weekend is to finish the bag and at least another sunflower so I guess I'll stop now and get to it.

Remember, no group

tonight.  I will still be open til about 6, but there is no knitting group this week or next.  We'll resume June 11th. 

And there are three days left in the Fashion Yarn Sale....all "Fashion" yarns (formerly "novelty" yarns) are 20% off of the regular price.

Happy Memorial Day (we will be open regular hours on Monday)

This is definite scarf porn...

 Robbin, who just learned to knit and then took the entrelac class last week, is doing this scarf.  It is made of Kudo, a self striping cotton/silk/rayon blend from Plymouth that is my favorite cotton to knit.  So Kudos to Robbin for learning to do this prettiness.

I had always avoided making anything other than scarves with ribbon yarn but when this silk ribbon stuff  came in I saw some potential....and since "fashion" yarns are making a comeback in a hugely bigger and better way, I thought I would do this little jacket.  I have worn it a time or two and really am sort of surprised but I like it a lot.  It knit up in about 4 days and works with lots of things.

For the rest of the month "fashion" yarns are 20% off.  This includes the suede ribbon yarns, fuzzy yarns, hand dyed ribbons, some other great yarns.  If you don't know if that yarn you want is one of them - just ask. 

Also I am about to put up the class schedule for June - previously I had not scheduled anything much but decided yesterday that June is Purse Month - I'll be adding several purse, bag, & backpack classes to the schedule today.  And there will also be specials on yarns and patterns for purses all during June.

Saturday Knitting for a Cause

On Saturday, on the square in Murfreesboro, folks from Chicks with Sticks will be gathering to to KIP (Knit in Public) - It's a Knit -a- thon to raise money and collect items for St. Jude's Hospital.  The event runs from 8am to 3pm. They will be collecting money, toys and clothing.  They have also made a wonderful afghan which will be auctioned off at 2pm.  Go participate it that.  But if you can't, you can drop off donations here at the store too - We are open til 8 and will take donations today.

And totally unrelated to knitting....The Rutherford Co. Farmer's Market opened today at the Ag Center and there was an impressive array of vendors.    In the past, the first days have been sparse - both of vendors and shoppers.  Not today. It was packed and the variety was better than ever.  There were folks selling breads, free trade coffee (OMG GOOD), sugar free chocolate, amazing goat cheese, honey, flowers, eggs, free range eggs, grass fed meats, not to mention the greens and early spring veggies. So go, it is Tuesday and Friday 6-11.  Get to know the farmers there. Buy local, the farmer gets it all (as compared to about $.18 of every dollar if you buy it at the grocery store), it is more nutritious and fresher and often cheaper too.  There is one opening on the square too in June - can't wait to see who's at that one.  And of course you can knit or crochet your own market bag too!

And now for knitting.....there is still one slot left in the Entrelac Knitting class tomorrow - I have learned to knit in two directions and you can too - it makes entrelac much less tedious.

Here's my scarf.....not finished cause I have decided to add a ruffle around the edge and then a fancy button to make it a cowl.

WOOHOO!

This is the Goddess Knits Anniversary Mystery Shawl that I finally finished in February and blocked yesterday.  Makes me think of a big flower. 

See, I don't just goof off when I'm off....here are some yarns I dyed....

And there was a shipment from Plymouth....The new hemp and cotton yarn - called Grass (haha) came in.  Well some of it anyway - I ordered all the colors and got 2.  But I also got a fabulous pattern for a shrug/vest made from the center out....

There are new colors of Fantasy Natural, a bit of white angora (hey,we're doing Christmas in July) and the new sock yarn Zino....

I also got a bunch of free patterns so I have made another pattern binder for the "free with purchase" patterns.  They are in with the other loose patterns.

Exciting stuff...

We are doing Knitting Camp for children ages 8-11 this June.  It will be June 7-11 (M-F), 9:30-11:30 am and it is going to packed with fiber adventures.  There will be knitting and felting and spinning and dyeing too.  There are more details in the knewsletter going out today.

And for Mother's Day - since we are closed Sunday we'll celebrate on Saturday.  Bring your mom in (or your child) and get a free beginning knitting lesson for you both when you buy your supplies here.  Supplies for that are 10% off too.