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Free
Knitting Toys for Charity Workshop:
Saturday, October 22: 10-12
Brown Sheep Trunk Show:
OCTOBER--all month
OPEN KNITTING:
Every Wed: 1-3PM
1st and 3rd Thurs:
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| Toy Challenge Ends October 1st | | But please keep those toys coming...
You still have a couple of days to get your toys to us in order to be eligible for a $20 gift certificate to knitch. But don't stop knitting or crocheting and bringing in toys! The need for about 35 toys a month is ongoing. The gals from PB&J will come and take away a few armloads every month and deliver them to Children's Hospital. You can be sure your handmade toys will be welcomed there with a child's open arms. Thanks to everyone who has donated knitted and crocheted toys so far We just added 17 more toys to the window, putting us over 100. Call 262-646-9392 for more information or e-mail knitch@knitch.net. |
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Drop-in vs. Making A Reservation
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knitch staff is always happy to help with quick knitting questions and project fixes, but if you suspect you are in need of coaching or serious un-knitting that may take more than 5-10 minutes, please reserve time in advance with one of our instructors. Call 262-646-9392 to make an appointment at a time that works for you.
At knitch, we all wear many hats (knitted or crocheted, of course!) and while on the sales floor, we want to remain equally available to everyone who walks in our doors.
So if you want to "hang out" while you re-work your glitches, please expect us to circulate between our various duties and other customers while checking back with you from time-to-time to see how things are going.
Thanks for your understanding.
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| REWARDS Reminder | | REWARDS customers:
Since initiating our Customer Rewards program over a year ago, we have been sending out courtesy email reminders about pending expiration dates for earned Rewards.
Due to the time-consuming nature of sending out ever- growing number of reminders, we have decided to discontinue this practice.
Please mark your Rewards expiration on your calendar so you remember to use it.
And remember, every time you redeem your $15 Reward, you have a chance to enter our end-of-year drawing. Ask us if we forget to have you fill out a yellow Rewards drawing slip.
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Greetings!
Are you a sweater-knitting wannabe?Try the Wonderful Wallaby...or another sweater class coming up in Ocotber.
Seamless is the theme:As always, we offer many small-project classes, too: hats, socks 3 different ways (they're all seamless, too!) and more. View the entire October and November class schedule Knitting Boot Camp is FULL!!! The response has been overwhelming and we have a wait list of 13. We are working on setting up additional Boot Camp sessions and will notify you as soon as we know time and date....but if you are interested, get your name on the list, first come first served! If you hurry, you can still get into Beginning Tunisian Crochet this Saturday. Call 262-646-9392 to register. Also, one spot left in the Spinning with Luci on Sunday. Speaking of Seamless--check out our latest sweater sample:  | | Abbey Pullover |
The Abbey Pullover comes from the latest issue of knitscene magazine (available at knitch). It is one of two textured-yoke pullovers in the article "The Beauty of Seamless"
Our knitter-at-large, Amy M. worked this in Rowan Kid Classic
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Newest Arrivals: Swedish yarns and more
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Introducing knit.wear magazine: "Simple Knits for the Thoughtful Knitter"
The premiere issue of knit.wear is now in the shop. It's SO NEW, Interweave Press doesn't even have any extra information about it on their website. You'll just have to see it in "realtime".
The Latest issue of Crochet Traditions is now available, too.
NEW from Swedish Yarns, a machine-washable (on cold) worsted-weight alpaca blend: Kashmir Alpaka is 84% baby alpaca blended with 16% cashmere. (Did somebody say they wanted soft?)
Also from Swedish, NEW colors in the ever-popular Raggi worsted-weight sock yarn, plus old-favorite colors replenished.
NEW From Jojoland, a heavy worsted version of Rhythm and Melody color-twist yarns: Fantasia.
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Show and Tell
| | A Shawl for the Long Haul
Kathie B cast on for a lace shawl in March, to wear to a September wedding.
That was 2 years ago.
Fortunately, the happy couple moved their wedding to a venue in the Caribbean, so the shawl wasn't a necessity. But Kathie kept on knitting.
When she finished the central rectangular section, she figured she was 75% done. But to her chagrin, the border took just as long to knit as the body.
She admits it drove her nuts at times and more than once she just had to put it down for few months. But in the the end, the results were worth it. NO question, this is a beauty of a shawl!
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Worked in Rowan Kidsilk Haze, the pattern comes from the book Victorian Lace Today.
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A Good Read
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If you can, get your hands on a copy of the Ladies' Home Journal, September 2011. (Try you library)
A 911 dispatcher tells how "...when you deal with life-or-death situations every day, two needles and a ball of yarn have a way of providing the comfort you crave."
The article on page 58, "Life's a Stitch", is excerpted from the book A Life in Stitches: Knitting my Way Through Love, Loss and Laughter by Rachel Herron.
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