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Yarnover Truck is Coming!
October 8, 2013
In This Issue
Auntie Wooly!
Yarn Crawl!
Yarnover Trunk
Knit Lab
Weekend Away
Peru!
Free Pattern
Shop On-Line
Auntie Wooly Says:
Auntie
Dahlings!


 Scarecrow Fest is here which means I have returned to Cambria!

Auntie Wooly
Join Me

Join me in October. Sit with me for a little knitting or crocheting and see all the amazing scarecrows in town. This year there are over 400!

You can also vote for your favorite scarecrow in town. The Ball & Skein is a voting station! It's $1 a vote, proceeds go to help the Scarecrow Festival! Vote Early and Vote Often!

Details on all the fun events in town for Scarecrow Fest and Harvest Fest can be found by
 

Until next time... Happy Stitching, My Dears! 

 

Auntie W.

Quick Links
SLO Yarn Crawl Logo
Didn't we have fun?  
The first ever SLO Yarn Crawl is all done. We had a wonderful time, and based on the comments and happy faces we saw - so did everybody that attended! We'd also like to send out a big hello to everyone that signed up for our e-mail list at the crawl! Thank you so much for coming, and we hope you'll like our little newsletter.

The winners have all been contacted, so if you didn't hear from us, we're sorry, you didn't win the grand prize, but we do hope you all had a great weekend at the Ball & Skein, where everyone is a winner!
Gina and Oz
Gina Wilde of Alchemy Yarns and Oz Barron of the Ball & Skein
 
Yarnover Truck Logo Yarnover Truck, Saturday Oct 19
Our two friends Maridee and Barbra from the L.A. area have embarked on a fun journey. They've opened a Mobile Yarn store! Yes, like the food trucks we see in so many places, Meridee and Barbra created this exciting adventure and we wanted to share it with you. We're pleased to announce they'll be parked at the shop on Saturday October 19. Same hours as us, 10AM to 5PM. Stop by, meet these intrepid young women, and have some fun in Cambria!

 

Interweave Knitting Lab Interweave Knitting Lab - San Mateo, CA - Oct 31 - Nov 3
Once again, we'll be taking a trip to visit our friends in the Bay Area at Interweave Knitting Lab! It's four days of intensive classes and workshops with some of today's leading instructors and designers, including Nancy Bush, Anne Berk, Annie Modesitt, Mary Jane Mucklestone, Galina Khmeleva, June Hemmons Hiatt, Cat Bordhi, and many others. In addition, there is a knitters market which runs all 4 days and is free and open to the public! We'll be there with some fun things to show and to talk more about our upcoming trip to Peru!

Click here for all the Knitting Lab Details!

 

Gwen Weekend Away February 7 - 9, 2014
Color. We all love it. Some of us struggle with color while others seem to swim in it effortlessly. One thing we all agree on is we love beautiful color in our knitting. And using color can be much easier than you think.

This new class from Gwen is for knitters of all levels. Gwen freely admits, much to other's surprise, to struggling with color most of her life. But her love of learning and knitting brought her to learn about color as well as how to use it in her knitting. Her motto is, "If I can do it, so can you!" And with the things you'll learn in this class, you will!
 
In this class, we'll explore color and talk about color theory in simple accessible terms. We'll experiment using colors in a variety of yarns. We'll see how some fibers take the dye differently and how different colors of different yarns behave in sometimes unexpected ways.  We'll also address various techniques for using color that will allow knitters of all abilities to take advantage of color work in their knitting. As always, the class will be filled with tips and techniques from one of the most entertaining and gifted teachers in the business.
 
So, whether you're a knitter that has only knit simple scarves or cowls, or you just finished your first Kaffe Fassett sweater, there will be plenty in this class for you!
 
Prerequisites: You'll need to be able to knit, purl, cast-on and bind-off without assistance. You should also be able to read simple knitting patterns. Must be willing to learn something new that might change your perception of the world around you!

 

Frog Tree Peru Join us and Cat Bordhi in Peru!
Many of us love Alpaca, much of which comes from Peru. Many of us have admired the amazing colors and patterns of traditional Peruvian textiles, both knitted and woven. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this amazing land and the people that live there.

We're excited to bring you on a group trip to Peru with Jim Petkiewicz of Frog Tree Yarns and Community Links International for 10 days beginning on Tuesday March 13, 2014 through Sunday March 23.

As if 10 days in Peru led by someone that knows the area and people so well wasn't enough, we'll be joined by the one and only Cat Bordhi!

 

Alchemy Pagoda Scarf Free Pattern!
Looking for another fun, simple to knit pattern?

Try this one, knitted from one skein of California's own Alchemy Pagoda, a lovely hand-dyed 100% silk yarn with just enough boucl� texture to make it not only beautiful, but not as slippery as many silk yarns can be. Knits fast on US 7s.

This yarn looks great in crochet as well! Use an 'H' hook, chain 18 stitches, and just single crochet for a fast, simple scarf with plenty of drape. And, since it's silk, you won't have to worry about any wool allergies!.


 



You can shop with us on-line!
As you may know we have a secure on-line store
where we offer a variety of products. We just want to make sure you know not everything in the store is on-line, so if you don't see what you're looking for, please give us a call or send us an email.

Our shipping rates are: $7 flat rate in the US, FREE SHIPPING for all orders over $150!

 

Ongoing Events
Stitching In Your Slippers - FREE OPEN KNITTING and CROCHET
Every Friday and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
4210 Bridge St
Cambria, California 93428

Learn To Knit or Crochet for FREE
No class, no schedule, just drop in and we'll get you started with the basics for FREE! Why do we do this for free? We want to share this craft with everyone we can. Of course we'd love it if you become regular guests in the shop, but it gives us so much pleasure to teach as many people as possible how to start their journey with our favorite craft.

Stay tuned to our Website, our Facebook Page (Feel free to 'Like' us!), our Ravelry Page, or this newsletter for all the latest news and upcoming special events!
Thank You
We're grateful for all of you that made the Yarn Crawl the huge success it was. We really appreciate it, and yes, you can look forward to next year!
Thank you so much, from all of us here at the Ball & Skein & More.

Contact Info
Kris and Oz
805-927-3280
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