News from City Knits

We are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of City Knits Mt. Clemens, the third location in Greater Detroit to offer the finest in fiber, tools, books, patterns, and classes. Thanks to the expertise of the Mt. Clemens Staff and continuing customer interest, we are excited also to be offering spinning instruction and supplies at our Fisher Building and Mt. Clemens' locations. The Ribbon Cutting for the Mt. Clemens store with the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday afternoon, January 31 at 2:30 pm as the start of three days of fun.

City Knits of Mt. Clemens Grand Opening Celebration will be held Thurs Jan, 31, Fri Feb 1. Sat Feb 2, in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Mount Clemens Ice Sculpture Show. Come by to browse, for munchies and to enjoy the ice sculptures.

Our Celebration Special will be good at all three stores: Buy 4 balls of yarn and get one ball FREE! Thu, Fri, Sat, and during the Sunday Un-Superbowl Knit-Ins.

For students enrolled in a 6-week class series at any location, the special is even better: Buy 3 balls of yarn and get one FREE!

Prize drawings and special Think Spring Promotion for Schulana Super Cotton, Mt. Clemens Store only.

Mt Clemens' ice show kicks off at 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 31 and runs through Saturday, February 2. Ice sculptures will be on display in the heart of the downtown along Macomb Place and the Cherry Street Mall, including one right in front of City Knits. LIVE on-site ice carving demonstrations will be done throughout the show, making this show unique in all of Southeast Michigan!
So come by to see City Knits, the newest shining Jewel in Mt. Clemens' retail crown.

And speaking of crowns: City Knits' owner Karen Kendrick-Hands has created a special Chili Cook-Off Crown, to honor the winner of The Third Annual Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off & Pub Crawl. The event starts Downtown Mount Clemens at 6:30 pm. $10 ticket includes "taster" chili at each of twelve locations, souvenir bandanna and voting card.theme of will be on display through Thursday evening when it is awarded as part of the Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off and Pub Crawl. It'll be hard to get much knitting done with all the sipping, tasting and crawling that night. Click here for additional information or call 586-469-4168. All in all it will be a great welcoming party for the City Knits Mt. Clemens store.

Knit Michigan · Saturday, February 2

Come support Cancer Research and have a great day of fiber fun. City Knits' own staffers, Mary Beth and Tracy, are knitting in the Marathon and would appreciate your pledges from $5 to $100 in support of cancer research. They will be knitting chemo caps all day. To pledge, contact City Knits at 313-872-9665. City Knits will have a booth along with other fiber vendors from around the state. Fashion Show, classes, and time to hang out with other knitters and spinners. Come shop City Knits Booth and see what our fellow retailers have to offer. Click here for details.

Un-Superbowl Knit-Ins · Sun, February 3
1-5 pm at Fisher Building
Noon-4 pm at Mt Clemens

Fisher Building Un-Superbowl Knit-In: Sitting, Knitting, Spinning and Munching $5

Dyeing Workshop: 2-4pm at the Fisher Building store includes Louet Dyeing kit with enough Gems superwash merino yarn for two socks plus dyes $55. Shelly Buckman of Mt. Clemens will lead the dyeing workshop and Margaret O'Reilly will do a hands-on Spinning Demo. Come stitch away the day in our new Lounge, and be home in time for the kick-off.

Mt. Clemens Un-Superbowl Knit-In: $5 to just sit and stitch and munch from noon-4pm.Please call the shop you plan to attend and reserve your seat today.

NEW SPRING YARNS!!!

Crystal Palace
· Panda Silk: the yummiest blend of bamboo, superwash merino and silk. Fabulous sheen, machine wash gentle, luxurious socks or the ulitmate fine gauge yarn to pamper that special baby; our lace knitters can't wait to cast-on either.
· Maizy: 82% corn, 18% nylon elastic - 28 st to 4 inches - great for summer socks.
· Bamboozle: A drapey blend of bamboo, cotton, elastic in a dozen enticing variegated colors. This yarn is a quick knit on 9's, at 4 sts to the inch.

Farmhouse Yarns
US farm-raised fiber hand dyed on a Connecticut farm: No wonder one of our most discerning customers asked us to add Farmhouse Yarns to the City Knits fiber family!
· Farmhouse Silk Blend: 34% Silk, 33% Cotton, 33% Lamb's Wool, DK Weight, 350 yards. US 4 or 5 Needle, 5 to 6 stitches per inch. Easy care Machine wash gentle, cool dryer. Think socks or knit it doubled for quicker gratification. Each fiber takes the dye differently so it's a tonal feast.
· Cotton Blossom Yarn: A soft twist 85% Cotton, 15% Rayon, Hand Dyed 200 yards, 4 ounces US 7-9 Needle, 3-4 stitches per inch. Hand Wash Cool, Flat to Dry - Perfect for Summer Tops!

Rowan
· Summer Tweed: 70% Silk 30% cotton: this wool free yarn is the Rowan tweedy palate at it best. 18 alluring colors. Pattern support from Rowan's Kasbah collection book is inspirational.
· Sonora: An affordable silk linen blend with a fresh crimped texture, 10 dusty shades of spring for that special top.
· Nashua's Cilantro: a springy cotton acrylic blend - great colors light worsted gauge.

Southwest Trading
· Soy Silk: 4 ply yarn spun from silk. Knits at a light worsted gauge 165 yards for only $10. 20 colors in both solids and variegated. Try the great Melissa Leapman sweater - both knit and crocheted versions in the Spring issue of Knit 'N Style.
· Terra: This I 50/50 bamboo and cotton blend in rich muted earth tones, 121 yards for only $7.50. Great color ways for shading - the perfect yarn for warm season knitting.

Misti Alpaca
Coming in March, Misti is expanding their hand paint magic to
· Hand Painted alpaca & silk lace weight: Shawl knitters will be in heaven.
· Hand Painted sock yarn: A must have blend of alpaca, meriino, silk and nylon, & another reason for spring to hurry up.

Conjoined Creations
· Flat Feet: A unique approach to self patterning sock yarn. Machine Knit fabric is specially dyed to create no- two- alike striping patterns. Knit the merino wool nylon blend directly from the hand dyed "flats" Intriguing to watch the patterns evolve.

Ironstone
· Herb Garden: 50-50 Mohair Acrylic blend. Knit singly for light worsted weight warmth. Or Knit it doubled for a frothy throw you'll finish in a weekend. 17 Tempting colors at an astounding Price - only $5 per ball for 233 yards.
· For those waiting on other Ironstone favorites, the new owner thanks you for you patience as they address challenges in their supply chain.

Lexie Barns: New Bags and Needle Cases
and in May, Moving Mud: Buttons and Shawl pins - each one unique, their beauty defies description.

Knitting and School Achievement

City Knits is glad to report that Professor Linda Williams has been awarded a New Faculty Research Support Award, effective January 7, 2008. This grant from Eastern Michigan University will fund important research on how learning to knit and crochet improves academic skills. Results from the pilot study should be available in June. Karen Kendrick-Hands has been named in the grant as the technical consultant. Materials to support this study are being supplied by Coats & Clark. Click here for updates.

Don't be a stranger! All roads lead to a City Knits location near you!

Sincerely,

Karen Kendrick-Hands
City Knits

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