The City Knits' name highlights the importance of cities like Detroit & Mt. Clemens, to
the advancement of our fiber community. Wikipedia defines "city" as a
relatively large and permanent settlement where the large concentration of
people greatly facilitates interaction benefiting everyone in the process.
At City Knits,we engage and celebrate our fiber community
and our cities, whether
stitching with the Major League Detroit Tigers - at the August 30 Stitch 'n Pitch; knitting with the World Class
DSO - 11 great concerts from the DSO's upcoming season; partying at city
festivals or bringing knitting joy and
winter warmth to Detroit public school students. A city provides the context for all of these enriching activities. And for those who
celebrated Stars & Stripes and City
Fest with us and earned coupons, be sure to come in during August and redeem
them. Hope your Summer In the City, or
wherever your knitting journey takes you, is all you have hoped for.
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August 30 Stitch 'n Pitch Tix Available Now.
We have ordered a few more tix for Stitch 'N Pitch Sunday, August 30th. Make sure you get yours, because when they are gone, they are LO O O O O NG GO O O O O NE. City Knits in the Fisher Building will be open for your shopping satisfaction before and after the game. A ticket stub is good for 20% off yarn on game day. Hours: 11:30 -1:00PM and immediately following the game. For more SNP info go to http://stitchnpitch.com/
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Jump Start Your Holiday Knitting. 
OH MY! Only 140 days til Christmas, 125 days til the first night of Hannukah, 141 days to the first day of Kwanzaa . . . . well, you get the picture. Time to make up that list of everyone who would (or should) appreciate one of your fiber creations. A hand made gift gives pleasure so many times: first, to you as you make it, and to the recipient, when they unwrap it, and whenever they wear it (and you catch them wearing it - VBG). Look for ideas and patterns in our September News Letter. Until then, check out these new thrifty, gifty titles to get you thinking:
- Crocheted Gifts: Irresistible Projects to Make & Give, by Kim Werker
- Luxury Yarn One Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences, edited by Judith Durant.
- Knitted Gifts: Ann Budd
Our friendly knowledgeable staff is bursting with suggestions to inspire you, so just ask us . . . . . . |
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Grotto Wrap Workshop with Designer Karen
 Karen's design the Grotto Wrap [Interweave Knits Summer 2009] is still
available for FREE download from Knitting Daily online through September. This exquisite front-tied cardigan features
unique cuff to center construction with short row shaping at the underarm. The
cable on the sleeves splits at the shoulder to frame the fronts with a clever
miter as well as defining the back of neck and bottom edge. It knits up fast on size 11 needles, so you'll want this elegant wrap for your dress-up wardrobe. Karen is offering a 5 session special
workshop for intermediate knitters to
walk you through it in time for all your holiday parties. All sessions meet Wednesdays
from 5:30 to 8 pm.
Sept.
23: Getting Started & casting-on both sleeves
Oct.
14: Under arm cast-on, shoulder & back shaping
Oct.
21: Front shaping and the mitered cable front band
Oct.
28 &/or Nov. 4: Cabled tie and grafting the back
Nov.
11: Wrapping up the Wrap. Cost only $50 plus materials.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!!!
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Mt. Clemens Welcomes Dana Matuskey
 Dana comes to City Knits of Mt. Clemens with loads of teaching experience and offers
drop-in social classes twice a month. She also will be teaching two
specialty classes this fall - a sideways vest pattern using sock yarn, and a
basic sock class for people new to socks. Please call the Mt. Clemens store for dates
and times (586)469-9665 or check our class schedule.
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New Arrivals 
Aromalaine
by Bergere de France - a pure wool yarn embedded with microcapsules containing healing essential
oil of the niaouli plant.The
microcapsules remain active through at least 20 wash cycles.Aromalaine is a pure wool, safely machine-washable in lukewarm water (86°F). A wonderful merino with great twist for stitch definition, and a quick knit for winter accessories at 4 sts per inch. Pick from six soothing colors.
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Panda Cotton Silk DK - you loved it in sockweight and now we have it in quicker knitting DK weight too. Perfect yarn for that perfect baby in your life. Check out Crystal Palace's free patterns on line for this yummy yarn.
· Misti
Alpaca's - Pima Silk Hand Paint - 83% Peruvian Pima cotton and 17% Silk - Hand
Painted, 327 yards, 100 grams, knits to 5.5 sts /inch on US t needles. It will make a great "Baby Surprise" jacket by
Elizabeth Zimmerman or try it for a beaded scarf
· Kraemer's Sterling Silk & Silver: A decadent
luxury fingering yarn, Spun in the USA of 63% superwash merino, 20% silk, 15%
nylon, and 2% real silver. 3.5 oz./ 100 Grams, approximately 420 Yards, machine wash & dry flat. One skein will make a pair of socks, but why
stop there? We've already sold out of
the multi-colored, but we still have solids; get yours while the selection is
still good. Berroco- Nora Guaghan Collection #5 and Men pattern Booklets. Classic Elite Yarns - Made in Brooklyn by Jared Flood... shipping as we read. | |
Enjoy your stitching as summer winds down and we stay in sync with the seasons.
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Sincerely,
Karen Kendrick-Hands and ALL the City Knits Staff
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SUPER 10 Butterfly Cotton 20% OFF
August's Yarn
of the Month City Knits carries over 80 colors of this, our signature
mercerized cotton because we LOVE it! Butterfly Cotton is made in the same mill as Tahki's Cotton Classic
- they even use the same color numbers.
We prefer the bigger put up: 250 grams - for 250 yards (230 meters ) of
knot free crocheting and knitting pleasure. Perfect for baby - washes
beautifully; a dream for crocheters. For
those of you who say we never put Butterfly cotton on sale- just for you, we have- 20% off for all August!
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Knitting with the DSO
2009-10 Lineup.
Lucky City Knitters.
Advance purchase tickets for the great DSO eleven concert line-up, five conducted by Maestro Slatkin,from Sept 2009 through June 2010. Use the mail order coupon on our webpage for a a 50% Discount. Sublime Sunday Stitching plus 20% off yarn with your ticket stub.
Checkout all the details on
our webpage.
Concert Dates:
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, October 25 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, November 29 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 13 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3 p.m.
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 3 p.m.
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