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This past month has been busy for us. Not only are we doing inventory (still working on it), but we also renovated the shoppe. For those of you who have not been in recently, you will be amazed at how much extra  room we found. It is now easier to see all of the yarn, books, patterns, and notions. And, we found room to bring in more yarn and other goodies! Pictures are on our blog, so if you can't come in, check them out. |
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ShiBui Trunk Show and Sale
Ready
to knit a new project? We will be hosting a trunk show from ShiBui Knits Yarn on Wednesday,
February 11 until Wednesday, February 25. This is the time to try on, fall in love with,
and fondle over twenty different garments. There will be everything from a sweet baby onesie that is a replica of a
1935 garment, to a cable wrap, socks, gloves, vests, and sweaters. Their yarns include Baby Alpaca, a glorious
Silk Cloud containing kid mohair and silk, springy sock yarn, and a chunky
Highland Wool Alpaca - all of it hand-dyed. And as our Valentine gift to you, all ShiBui
yarns in stock will be on sale for 20% off.
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What's New
Yarn
Unspun Icelandic Wool - new colors
Icelandic Laceweight - new colors
Trekking 6 ply sock yarn - uses larger needles
Trekking XXL - new colors
Lamb's Pride Bulky and Worsted - more colors. We now carry over different colors.
Bulky Spun - more colors
Fannie's Fingering Yarn - hand dyed yarn for socks and more from New England.
Books
Not Just Socks
Not Just More Socks - Betsy made a cute scarf from this book.
Nicky Epstein's Knitted Flowers
Pipsqueak Knits - the Minnowknits lady, Jill Eaton, has a book. And her patterns are cute, as always.
Best of Knitter's Arans and Celtics
Hip Knit Hats - yup, we got more in.
Fisherman's Sweaters - This is a reprint of Alice Starmore's book. Wonderful gansey and Aran patterns. And the pictures are great also.
Knitted Jackets - this is a book by Cheryl Oberle, the same author
of Folk Vests and Folk Shawls (of which we have both). I expected to like this book as I own her other two and she did not disappoint me. Her Cusco is made out of Pastaza, the Northwest Celtic out of
Lamb's Pride Bulky, and I can see the Puzzle Me This made from our eggplant Unspun Icelandic. Can you tell that I LOVE this book!
And we have many more books too numerous to mention..........
Magazines
New issues of Interweave Knit and Crochet, Piecework, Spin Off, Knitter's, Wild Fibers, and Knit Scene.
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Calling all volunteer knitters.
Looking for a way to say "thanks" to the guys who plow our county roads? Thistledown Shoppe, in conjunction with Brown
Sheep yarn, is looking for volunteers to knit hats.
We will supply the orange and black yarn and pattern. Even if you haven't knitted in a while, this
is the perfect opportunity to give thanks to a group of hardworking folks. You are welcome to join us on Monday nights,
during our regular Yarn Lover's Night, to knit up the hats.
Please contact us if you would like to help us out. We are hoping to have 37 hats knitted up by March 1.
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What is Knit Michigan?
Knit Michigan is an independent organization dedicated to supporting cancer patients and their families via financial contributions and making and donating patient comfort items such as chemo caps and lap blankets.
Knit Michigan brings together knitters and other fiber-enthusiasts to raise funds through grass roots efforts and an annual event that are distributed to local cancer organizations. In 2008/9 these charities are: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Beaumont Hospital's Rose Cancer Center, Genesys Health System, Gilda's
Club, U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Knit Michigan, a registered Michigan corporation, has applied to the IRS to be granted 501(c)3 status as a
charitable foundation.
Knit Michigan will be held this Saturday, February 7, 10 am to 3 pm, at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1250 Kensington Rd., Bloomfield Hills.
Melody, from our shoppe, will be there with our Shibui and Schoolhouse Press yarns and patterns. If you are in the area, stop by and say "hi."
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Thistledown Shoppe
Fine Yarns and Notions
PO Box 52
419 N St. Joseph St.
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
231-271-YARN (9276)
The Wee Shoppe with a Big Heart
Monday through Saturday 10-6
Sunday 12 -4
Yarn Lover's Night (let's meet and work on our projects): every Monday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Kathy Dawkins, Melody Jakubiak, Betsy Eike, Jillian MacLellan, and Susan Curtis
Thistledown Musings, our blog.
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