October in Cambria means Scarecrows! Every years, hundreds of scarecrows can be found all over our little corner of California. If you haven't seen them, click here for the Cambria Scarecrows web site. This year, we think Auntie Wooly (Woolamena Purl LeSkeincreaux being her full name, of course) needs a new outfit and we'd love to have you join in the fun!

The needle arts is so often defined by community. While we all work on our own projects as a rule, it's so much better to feel a greater connection to our fellow fiber fans. Our plan this year is to create a dramatic jacket for our beloved Auntie made up of squares connected to make an artistic, community driven piece. So, we'd LOVE it if you would join us in creating Auntie's new look. The squares (Which can be circles, triangles, octagons, whatever makes you happy!) can be any size or shape, out of any fiber you choose. Auntie will be standing outside for a month, so this may not be the perfect project for that skein of Cashmere you've been saving, but we'll leave that up to you. Any pattern is also fine. Felted pieces are also more than welcome! It's a great excuse to burn up some of that stash you want to get rid of. If you're in the area and want to knit a piece, stop by and we'll give you some yarn to work up! And, to get you started, click here for some simple and FREE Knit and Crochet patterns!

We also think she needs slippers and a cat. We'd love it if someone would want to knit slippers, and someone to knit a cat. There's a book called "Knit Your Own Cat" that we have that is just too fun but we're open to any pattern you may want to use! If you're interested in working on the cat or the slippers, please let us know. We will supply the yarn and the pattern.

Everyone that participates will get recognition, so be sure we know you gave us a square!

Even though the Fall/Winter show hasn't started yet, we've been meeting with vendors and finding new things.

We just received "Twine" a new yarn from our friends at Alchemy. Twine is essentially a worsted weight version of their unique 'Silken Straw'. Twine is 100% silk. Knits on US 8s, 4 stitches to the inch. 115 Yards on a skein. It's in stock in many of their new colors.



The other big news is Shibui!
Beautiful yarns and fabulous designs. Soft, delicious pieces in wonderful colors.

If you like Eileen Fisher, you'll love these!





Noro Karuta - A wonderful SOFT yarn from our friends at Noro. 60% silk, the rest is cotton and wool. Wonderful to knit with and in those wonderful Noro colors. It's great for scarves, jackets, so many things! To give you a taste, we're including a FREE pattern to knit a beautiful scarf out of just one skein! So, grab a skein, download the pattern, and enjoy a unique project!

 
AbFab kits! - A shipment of Colinette AbFab throw kits just landed from their journey from Wales. They come with 4 knitted throw patterns, a crochet throw pattern, and a knitted shawl pattern. Fun colors and are beautiful, relativly quick projects! Click here to see what's in stock.