Friday, June 19, 2009
5 - 9 PM
Village of Suttons Bay

Just a reminder that we are hosting Rita Petteys of Yarn Hollow.



Stop by and chat with Rita.  She will be displaying her vast array of hand dyed yarn and will be available to talk to you about her process of combining color.

Rita will also be with us on Saturday, the 20th, to teach a class on using color.  See the description below for more information.

Make sure you visit the other participating shops, meet other award-winning artists, sample Leelanau Count wines, receive a stamp and enter to win a $250 Village Shopping Spree. 

 

Saturday, June 20th, from 10 am until 2 pm
Rita Petteys from Yarn Hollow

$40.

Register by Thursday, June 18

Do you wonder which colors go together? Want to learn how to refine your color sense? Why do some color combinations work better than others?

We'll be discussing the color wheel, shades, tint tones, and how they all fit into dyeing, knitting, spinning and carding.

This  class will help fiber artists hone their color skills through the concepts of hue, value, shade/tint/tone, color undertones, etc.  Tools available will be the color wheel, gray scale, and various photos and books to examine. There will also be yarn on hand with which to  work.

 

Spin Out

Knitter's Universe

Books:

Classic Knits




We have several kits of Skacel's Booby Sock.

 

I have taken this directly from the Skacel site:

Breast cancer is a subject that hits close to home for many of us. In an attempt to assist the ongoing battle to find a cure, we are proud to introduce the "Booby Sock". The Booby Sock will only be offered in kits, with a limited supply of kits available. All net proceeds from the sale of these sock kits will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Center. The kits are comprised of limited edition "Pink Ribbon Trekking XXL" yarn (dyed solely for this kit and only available in the kits), a pattern, decorative beads.

The design was created by the one and only 'Chappy', and represents the following: the top section represents foot steps "walking for a cure". The second band has pink ribbons on it. The third band is the "healthy boob band" and represents healthy breasts. The fourth band is called the "mammy boob band" and represents squashed breasts getting a mammogram. You then turn your heel, make your gussets...and when you get to the toe...you have a "star toe" since all women are "stars" in their own right. The finishing of the toe produces a nipple shape to complete the Booby Sock.



TY-DY SOCKS: soft to the touch and perfect for any sock patterns in the 8 to 9 sts per inch gauge range.

Fiber Content: 80% wool/20% nylon
Put-Up: 100-gr ball
Yardage: 436 yards
Texture: smooth
Sts per 4": 34 sts
Needles: US size 1 (2.25mm)




Ty Dy Sock Kit
3 skeins and 3 patterns in a handy, see-through zippered carry bag.





Ty Dy Worsted weight yarn

100 gram balls are approximately 196 yards each. 
100% Self Striping Cotton Yarn
Gauge: 20 sts to 4" on size 7 needles

Ty-Dy is a lovely self-striping cotton with long repeats. Great for sweaters, tees, diagonal or modular knit scarves, or even a spring bag.


And patterns to knit with Ty Dy.





Ty Dy Charlie Vest 
We have a sample of this.



Ty Dy Curvy Bolero



Ty Dy Lacy Summer
And a sample of this.  (Thanks, Melody for the letting us borrow them.)



Ty Dy Ying Yang



Deer antler buttons

 

If you are looking for a particular yarn, book, or pattern and we do not have it in stock - let us know.  We will do what we can to help you get what you want.

 

This lace top would be really cute in the new colors we just got in for the SWTC Bamboo yarn.