FEB 3RD-9TH, 
2014
 
 
NEWS FROM  THE HIVE
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GROCER'S DAUGHTER CHOCOLATE TASTING EVENT 
featuring artist ELARA COLEMAN  
photo courtesy of Grocer's Daughter
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
5 PM TO 8 PM 

Chocolate, jewelry, wine, honey AND yarn?  Yes, please.  We'll have some of each. 

We still have a few tickets available for next weekend's main event, Saturday February 15th from 5-8 pm
Tickets for the event are now available here and will include a seat at the presentation, chocolate samples, wine, honey and an outrageous goody bag that will include some essentials for celebrating mid-winter. 

Read more about the event below....
KNITTING OLYMPICS 2014
BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH AT 11 A.M. EST 
FINISHING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
 
So maybe Knitting Resolutions on January 1st aren't your thing, but what about a challenge for a special year?  What about a real challenge, with specific parameters, for a short (but intense!) period of time?  What if we took our knitting as seriously as athletes take their sport, at least once every four years?
 
Just two days left to pick out a new project so that you can compete with other fans of Wool & Honey for the chance to win one gold and one silver "medal".  We'll be giving away two prizes (by choosing winners at random): one $50 gift certificate to Wool & Honey and one of our exclusive kits.  

 

Read more details and rules for entering below...
FEBRUARY 3RD-9TH

Scalene
SCALENE SHAWL
(session 2)
Saturdays, February 1st & 8th--11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.



READING CHARTS
(SKILL BUILDING SESSION)
Thursday, February 6th--1:00 to 3:00 p.m.


finishing techniques

FINISHING TECHNIQUES
Saturday, February 8th--1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY'S FEATURED YARN
60% mohair, 40% cultivated silk
325 yds--25 g
lace weight
$21.95
SILK MIST
FROM SWEET GEORGIA  
 
See our gorgeous selection of Silk Mist HERE. 
 
Not sure what to knit with this beautiful yarn?  How about the Welted Cowl (pictured below) by Jane Richmond--it's a free download on Ravelry.  Or try the Twig Shawl.  Or the Five by Five cowl with two coordinating colors of CashSilk Lace?

Still need more inspiration?  Click HERE for some ideas on Ravelry!
photo courtesy of Grocer's Daughter
GROCER'S DAUGHTER CHOCOLATE TASTING EVENT 
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Mark your calendars for February 14-17 (that's President's Weekend), where we'll have one of our legendary Wool & Honey trunk shows featuring local artisans all weekend, doing what they do best. 
Our culminating event will be on Saturday night, from 5 to 8 pm with a chocolate tasting with Grocer's Daughter chocolates.

Jody Dotson from Grocer's Daughter will be speaking about Grocer's Daughter and their chocolate process.  Elara Campbell will be in-house with her unique enameled copper jewelry.  We'll be serving wine from local Longview Winery and introducing one of our newest delights here at the store--local honey from Ona Mission Honey Farm!

The tickets are now available here and include a seat at the presentation, chocolate samples, wine, honey and an outrageous goody bag that will include some essentials for celebrating mid-winter, including:

-a semi-precious stone stitch marker
-a Grocer's Daughter truffle
-one of our signature lip balms (in a brand new flavor!)
-an exclusive coupon for outrageous deals storewide, only available for ticket holders

....AND MORE, all tucked in a commemorative glass.  This is the very best goody bag we've ever put together.  It might not a bad idea to forward this email to your sweetie--it would make a perfect Valentine's gift.


The trunk show will be ongoing all weekend, but space will be limited for the event on Saturday evening.  Tickets (which include an exclusive demonstration, chocolate samples, wine, honey and the glorious goody bag!) will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Order online HERE   or call (231) 228-2800.

photo courtesy of Elara Coleman

Grocer's Daughter Chocolate was founded in 2004 by a passion for chocolate--one that focuses on fairly-traded cacao and the highest quality ingredients.  Grocer's Daughter chocolates are made using fruits, edible flowers and herbs from the company gardens whenever possible, in the soils of northern Michigan--just a few miles away, perched atop a dune in the quaint village of Empire.


Elara Coleman is a native Michigander who creates gorgeous jewelry from 100% recycled sterling and fine silver, re-purposed architectural copper and lead-free enamels.   All her findings and jewelry are handmade and designed by Elara in her Frankfort studio.
KNITTING OLYMPICS 2014
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BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH AT 11 A.M. EST
FINISHING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 
 
So maybe Knitting Resolutions on January 1st aren't your thing, but what about a challenge for a special year?  What about a real challenge, with specific parameters, for a short (but intense!) period of time?  What if we took our knitting as seriously as athletes take their sport, at least once every four years?

Sound wacky?  Insert the Knitting Olympics.  The Knitting Olympics started during the 2006 Torino Olympics with the wackiest (and maybe most famous) knitter of them all, Stephanie Pearl McPhee, aka The Yarn Harlot.   

Here are the original rules set by Stephanie from this blog post:

 

"Eligibility:

Any knitter who, embracing the "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ideal, would like to challenge themselves while embracing the Olympic spirit, and is just whacked enough to play along with me.

 

Concept: 

You must cast on a project during the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter

Olympics (Feb 7th)- and finish before the Olympic flame goes out (Feb 23rd).  That's 16 days. 

Note: The Opening Ceremonies begin at 8pm Moscow time. There is a

time difference calculator to help you figure out your start time. Here is a quick reference: 20:00 MSK = 16:00 GMT = 11:00 am EST = 8:00 am PST

 

Rules:

  1. The project must be a challenge for you to complete in 16 days.
  2. There are no rules about what a challenge would be. Like the real Olympics, there are many areas to compete in. If you are a new knitter, then a garter stitch baby sweater might do...If you are experienced, well. I've already considered Torino. Use your own conscience.
  3. While this is intended to be somewhat difficult (like the Olympics) it is not intended to ruin your life.  Don't set yourself up for failure.  (Olympic athletes may cry, but they do not whine pitifully, sob and threaten members of their family with pointed sticks because they haven't slept in five days.)  This is intended to (like the Olympics) require some measure of sacrifice, and be difficult, but it should be possible to attain.
  4. No casting on before the flame is lit.
  5. Finish before the flame goes out.
  6. You may swatch before the games. (I consider this "training.")         "

 

While the original Knitting Olympics did not give out actual medals, fans of Wool & Honey will be competing for a gold and a silver medal.  We'll be giving away two prizes (by choosing winners at random): one $50 gift certificate to Wool & Honey and one of our exclusive kits.  

 

To enter, post a picture of your project on our Facebook page when you begin (sometime on February 7th) and your finished project before 12 a.m. EST on February 23rd.  You must post some reference point in the photo of both the beginning AND end of your project to qualify (a Google time stamp, the closing ceremony on television in the background, etc).     

Not sure what to pick for your project?  Always wanted to learn Fair Isle but never learned?  Try getting a head start on next Christmas with a stocking.  Does your first sweater seem an insurmountable goal?  Knit a baby sweater instead.  Liz is going to complete her first lace shawl.  My plan is to knit a sweater for Sasha, starting with spinning the yarn.  Still need an idea?  Stop into the shop--we've got tons of inspiration to share.
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