This fun seamless garment is a great way to use up your odds an ends (dk weight or lighter).  Great for hot weather over a little tank or with a turtle neck in the winter.  Let your imagination run wild with color and texture.  Beat the heat and come on in for this cool class.

Date/Time:  August 5th & 19th, 6:00m – 7:30pm

Cost: $30.00

Instructor: Sonja

Trunk and Fashion Show

Join us Saturday, March 13th at 4:00 pm for our first fashion show of 2010! Come see the display on loan to us from Not Just Plain Jane Knits.

These pieces are truly stunning and the detail and color must be witnessed first hand. We’ve organized a fashion show to display these patterns that will surely entice both seasoned and novice knitters!

Refreshments will be served and there is no cost to attend. See you then!

Tuesday’s visit with Janel Laidman (author, designer, and all-around sock guru) left us inspired and re-energized! And after seeing her creations first-hand we are eager to tackle the patterns in her most recent book The Enchanted Sole. (This month’s sock, ‘Tintagel’, is featured on the cover).

Join us on Monday to begin our ‘Enchanted’ Sock Adventure! You’ll need size 2 needles and 4mm beads. We still have signed copies of this book on hand if you don’t already have one. (If you missed the book signing, don’t despair! A little bird told us we may see Janel in the very near future!) 

New to Sock Club?

Sock Club dues are $10.oo monthly for which you receive a $10.oo shop credit that may be applied to any item in the shop. The credit must be applied on the night that Sock Club meets. 

Everyone is welcome to join, but we do ask that you have a working knowledge of knitting socks. If you’ve never made socks before, consider our upcoming sock classes:

Basic Socks on DPN’s beginning on January 16th. (Second session begins February 26th) This class is for those true sock newbies.

“My First Pair of Grown-Up Socks” beginning on February 8th. This class will build on skills learned in the Basic Sock class. You’ll knit an easy, adult-sized sock using some variations of the basic sock pattern.

Holy Circs, Sockman! Four classes beginning on March 16th. This class is for advanced sock knitters.

Refer to your newsletter or call the shop for more information.

Other Exciting News:

Malabrigo Sock Yarn is coming!

Since we are just getting started, the BOTM for September will be #25 by Nancy Bush.  You will need worsted weight yarn and needles to achieve a gauge of 5 stitches per inch (approx. a U.S. size 7).  If you have not yet done so, be sure to pick up your copy of The Great American Afghan-2007 Edition in the shop.  Our first meeting will be September 7th.  (We realize it is Labor Day, but had enough people who wanted to meet anyway.  We chose a fairly easy square for this month, so if you can’t make the first meeting, don’t panic.)

If you are interested in the knitted Block of the Month Club, please call the shop at 734-8800 and get on the club list.  This will allow us to keep track of all members for updates and announcements.  Remember, there is a $10 fee per month for clubs that you receive back as credit to spend in the shop that night.  We hope to see you there!

She learned to make socks by taking Renee’s Fireside Sock Class. Way to go, Shirle!

This Tuesday, we will be focusing on mending.  Got a sweater with a hole in it?  Did the puppy use your new cardigan as a tug toy?  What about that sweater you made 20 years ago that he has worn to death?  Pull out that bag of sweaters and learn how to bring your hand-knit garments back to life!  Mending is a skill that no knitter should be without.

This Tuesday, we will be focusing on learning a new stitch from the Perpetual Calendar.  This is a great way to expand your personal stitch library.  Make your squares with complimentary yarns for a unique afghan or work them up in dish cloth cotton for a great household helper.  Remember to bring worsted weight yarn and US size 8 (5mm) needles with you.

Remember, you do not have to pre-register for these!  You can just drop into the shop a few minutes prior to the class.  For less than the cost of a fast food lunch you can expand your knitting knowledge.  Go on, give it a try!