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And Happy Holidays from Thistledown Shoppe
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Greetings!
Another year has passed and we want to thank you for your patronage. It has been exciting to meet new folks and to continue our friendship with those of you who have been with us since we opened. Please stop by and pick up our gift for you.
We wish you a wonderful and happy holiday season.
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National Helmet Liner Day
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Join us at the shoppe on Tuesday, December 29 in crocheting and knitting helmet liners for our troops. We are coordinating with other yarn shops throughout the nation in an effort to make enough helmet liners for all deployed members of our military.
Each helmet liner is made of 100% soft wool, using military regulations; right down to the correct colors. The head gear protects troops from the environment, keeps them warm in the cold nighttime desert air, wicks away sweat from 120 degree daytime heat, keeps the sand away from their faces, and forms a needed cushion between their head and the helmet they must wear.
The shoppe will have Nature Spun worsted wool, Mission Falls 1824 wool, and Shepherd's wool in the required colors of tan, black, gray, brown, and olive. If you chose to knit from your stash, the yarn must be 100% wool - no alpaca, lama, mohair, or acrylic. Gauge is also very important.
You may drop off your helmet liner at any time if you are not able to be at the shoppe on December 29. We will be accepting the liners and then sending them on to Yarn Heaven in Texas, where Tarie, the owner, will pass them on to the four military bases in her area. Different units deploy at different times, so she will be handing them over to the military in groups. We will be continuing to collect head liners until they are no longer needed.
If you wish, a personal message, inserted into the head liner, is appreciated by the troops.
If you are a crocheter, go here for your pattern and the knitters should go here for their pattern.
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New and Updated
Misti Alpaca Chunky Handpainted - 4 new colors  Ja Ja purses - lots of pockets and a shoulder strap  Knitter's Winter 09  Lots more of the Smart Pins. We even have a cowboy boot!
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Free Patterns
Cowl pattern for crocheters - ShiBui Merino Kid, Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy wool, and Classic Elite Portland Tweed would work well with this.
Check this out for a cute baby jacket in sideways garter. It uses Cascade Eco wool. You will have to be a Ravelry member to look at Snug.
Donna came in several weeks ago with a cute corkscrew pattern. I looked around and found this one that is pretty close. Any DK yarn works for this. I like JoJoLand Rhythm and Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy wool. If you want a solid yarn, try Loyal by Naturally or Mission Falls 1824.
And knitty.com has its winter issue out and Mr. Popper is a great water bottle cover. Any of our worsted weight yarns would work great!
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Interweave supports local yarn shops
Interweave is running a rebate coupon special. Save $5. on any of their books or magazines that you purchase at the shoppe before December 31, 2009.
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Music for the Holidays
Here is a holiday song meant to sing to the tune of Jingle Bells. Betsy wrote the lyrics.
Knit,
purl, knit! Click, click, click!
How
I love to knit
Socks
and mittens, sweaters, too
Oh,
I hope they fit.
Knit,
purl, knit! Click, click, click!
We
call ourselves knitwits
Cables,
ribs, bobbles, lace
It's
so hard to quit.
Knit,
purl, knit! Click, click, click!
Meeting
with good friends
Stitch
and chat, laugh and cry
I
hope it never ends.
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Holiday Hours
We will close on Christmas Eve and on New Year's Eve at 3:00 pm. We will be closed on Christmas Day and on New Year's Day.
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Thistledown Shoppe
PO Box 52, 419 N St Joseph St.
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
231-271-YARN (9276)
The Wee Shoppe with a Big Heart
Mon through Sat 10-6 Sun 12 -4
Yarn Lover's Night: every Monday 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
http://thistledownshoppe.blogspot.com/ Kathy Dawkins, Betsy Eike, Ruth Ziter, Diane Cavagnini, Doreen Tyrell, and Susan Curtis
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