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Knitzvah Club!!You know we love to knit for others... come be a part of our Knitzvah Club too! What's a Knitzvah, you ask? A knitting Mitzvah, of course! Mitzvah is the Hebrew word for a good deed. Join us every third Saturday of the month from 1-4pm, as we knit for several different charities including the Florida Cancer Center in honor of our good friend Linda Kokin. for our next
Mystery Monday!
If you haven't participated in our Mystery Monday knit along before, you won't want to miss the next one. Ask anyone who has been a part of this fun group, they'll tell you how they look forward to getting each weeks instructions.
Sign up is available on line!
The Crewel Work Company
We all know that most knitters don't just knit. I love to needlepoint and quilt, along with my knitting. Of course, since I've opened
A Good Yarn, my other crafts have fallen by the wayside; however, I have found a wonderful company whose work I wanted to share with you. The kits come with everything you need but the hoops, including needle, threads, painted linen designs, and instructions that even the very beginner can learn from. Make sure to take a look at the Crewel Work Company kits next time you are in the store or let me know if you would like me to send you one!!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Everyone at A Good Yarn wants to wish all of our friends a very happy, healthy, and yarn-filled new year!!
We have many exciting things planned for 2011 including this new look newsletter.
In the months to come, I will be telling you about new classes, yarns, workshops, and surprises!
We are looking forward to the return of all of our winter friends and of course seeing all of our locals.
Susan, Amy, Mary Virginia, Edda, Jessica, Sally, Linda, Julie and Jane.
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| NEW YEAR, NEW YARN, NEW SKILLS! | |  Classes
There are many new and exciting classes coming to A Good Yarn and many of your past favorites are back on the schedule. Beading still seems to be a favorite with everyone, so we have put two different bead knitting classes on the schedule. The first is the ever popular Scalloped Edge Beaded Scarf. Using pre-strung beads, and fingering or sport/dk weight yarn, learn this great technique for knitting with beads. We will also be offering the Mockingbird Shrug from Misti Alpaca.
This beautiful shrug, pictured above, offers a completely different beading technique.
There are many other classes on the schedule including Beginners Ruffled Scarf, UNPattern Workshop, Charlotte's Web, Learn Lace with Ishbel, Retro Chevron Stripe Throw,and
Sock of the Month.
SKILLS.
Learn new skills and improve on others with
Fixing Mistakes, Cables, , Entrelac,
Tunisian Crochet, Sock Knitting, and of course FUNdamentals.
YARN
Look what's new and what's coming:
Tahki Cotton Classic, Supreme, and Nirvana.
Vintage DK
Lang
Riviera
Madeline Tosh Vintage DK
Rowan and Noro for Spring
Koigu KPPPM
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| ARTICLE HEADLINE | |  MELISSA LEAPMAN
Join us on Sunday,
March 6, for two wonderful workshops led by Melissa Leapman.
As a freelance designer, she has worked with many leading ready-to-wear manufacturers and design houses in New York City. In addition, over the years, most American yarn companies have commissioned Melissa to create designs to promote their new and existing yarns. She's been featured on Lifetime TV's Handmade by Design, HGTV's Sew Much More, PBS's Needle Arts Studio, and the DIY Network's Knitty Gritty. She is the author of several knitting and crocheting books. Her most recent titles are Hot Knits, Cool Crochet, and Knitting beyond Scarves (Watson-Giptill, 2004, 2005 and 2006), as well as Cables Untangled (Potter Craft, 2006), and Continuous Cables, and Mastering Color Knitting, released this fall.
Session 1 will be Mosaic Knitting, colorful knitting the easy way.
9am-12pm Sunday March 6, 2011
Session 2 will be Double Knitting also known as
Reversible knitting! Double thick, and looks like stockinette on both sides. Color patterning is reversed on opposite sides. 1pm-4pm Sunday March 6, 2011. FEES: Each Session $35 Both Sessions $60, lunch included for full day participants Please call the shop, 941-487-7914 to register. On-line registration available 1/10.
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NEEDLES AND NEEDLE SETS!!!!!
Those of you who have been in the shop, A Good Yarn, know about my obsession with needles and gadgets! Since Addi came out with ADDI CLICKS, now available in regular, lace, and bamboo, other companies have begun to follow suit. We have ad Hiya Hiya interchangeables, and are now pleased to announce the availability of both Lantern Moon interchangeables, and Knit Picks Harmony sets. Come in and test knit a few, you'll love them all!! Don't forget about Signature Needles, I heard a rumor that they were looking into interchangeables too.
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