The Knaughty Knitter

New Yarns

Some new yarns came in Friday...I waited til today to post - everyone needs a little yarn porn early in the week....

Folio from Berroco, DK weight Alpaca & Viscose

And some luscious wilk and linen from Knit One Crochet Too and new colors of Kettle Tweed  and Cria Lace

Weaving warmth

Bring it on cold weather, I'm ready for you now.

Weaving School

The first Weaving School class of the new year is Saturday Feb. 8th from 1-3pm.  We will warp here, so bring two colors of yarn and your loom.

We'll be learning to weave Log Cabin pattern.  Sign up by phone or in person.  Only one space left.

Cutest Ever Baby Cocoon/Snuggly

Lisa is teaching the class to make this on Feb 1st.  The critters were all fighting to get into it so I had to let them all try it out.

Anybody up for some crochet?

I just started a crochet afghan - a Carolyn Christmas Crochet Along thing off Ravelry called Circle Dance Afghan....Anyone else interested?  I had no business starting it but I did anyway.  I have WAY TOO MANY projects going, including another crocheted afghan I still have to finish.  My usual February is for finishing thing may have to extend into March and April at this rate.  

Then in February we are starting a crochet squares afghan Crochet Along.  First and Third Wednesdays at 5 pm at least through May.......Free with purchase of the yarn and book here.

 

I added a class or two

I just added an Entrelac class to the schedule for the end of February.  I swore I'd never teach it again, then I was talking to the Leisure Arts rep and they have a new booklet he swears is a good one.  I ordered it and will teach a class.  I love, love, love doing Entrelac,  but the whole left handed knitting thing made it hard for me to teach. Now it should be easier.  It is so pretty.....

January Knews

Hey There Fellow Cold People – Happy New Year!

 

We don’t have it that bad, but we are less prepared for it than those poor folks up north….Make lots of warm woolly things fast with some bulky yarn.  We have lots in and more is due this week.  More colors of Marble arrived this afternoon.

 

I changed LOTS of things around last week.  The store is mostly organized by size of yarn now.  It has been opened up a lot by some furniture moving we did too.  It looks so much better and I can see the door from the back now.  No more searching for where that voice came from when you come in!

 

January is mitten KAL month traditionally.  I’m doing Whovian  mittens (on Ravelry).  Fair Isle – Doctor Who theme….  Anyone up for a little Mitten Knitting?  There is a discussion on Ravelry in our group there – just join in and post pictures when you get done.

 

I scheduled a Weaving on the Knitter’s Loom class for Wednesday evenings this month – for those who can’t do Saturdays when it usually is. 

Weaving School classes start in February – this is the one that meets once a month to learn some more advanced weaving skills.

 

And this month is the first of Yarn Therapy Group.  This meets the last Monday of the month for an hour.  Bring your troubled and delinquent projects and we’ll work on fixing them and getting them headed back in the right direction.  Please reserve your space in this one ahead of time as space is limited.

 

Classes are up through March (mostly – we’ll add more I’m sure). Lisa is teaching a baby Cocoon class that promises to be really cute – it’s a sock monkey thing.  That’s Feb 1^st.  

 

Stay warm – a good fire, hot chocolate and some wool – works for me.

 

Meredith

More Stash Weaving

this is some leftover cottons and linens.  Thought it might be kind of ugly, but now I like it...

We Moved Things....

Except for a few yarns most everything is arranged according to size now.  We moved some things around and the store feels much more open and flowy now.

January classes are filling up, but there is still room in Weaving on the Knitter's Loom on Wednesdays, Jan 15 & 22 at 5pm

Learn to Purl with Lisa is still open (Sat Jan 18) and Yarn Therapy Group is still open on Monday, Jan 27 at 5pm (Bring your troubled projects to get them headed back in the right direction).

More Marble - that big ball of acrylic wonderful colors is due in again on Monday.  Lots of new colors.