Welcoming the New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday! We have been staying pretty busy through the holidays (thats why there hasn’t been much blogging). We are all really excited for the new year! Looking forward to new projects and new yarns!!

This first week we got in a new spring yarn by Debbie Bliss, Cotton DK.  Its 100% cotton, super soft, and really nice knitted up! It has really nice stitch definition. Just perfect for baby or kids knits! Joan is making a darling little girls sweater out of it right now! Check it out...

This one is gonna be so cute! Can’t wait to see it all finished! The pattern comes from the book Debbie Bliss Baby and Toddler Knits. This book is full of the cutest little sweaters, jackets, booties, and more for little babies up to 5 & 6 year olds. 

Great for us big babies too! :) Especially if you are senistive and can’t wear wool, this would be the yarn for you. 

That’s the only new yarn this week, but there is always more to come! You know I will keep you updated! 

There are a few new magazines this week too.....

and some new books....

Also don’t forget about the Kinetik Mystery KAL coming up next week! The day it starts - Jan. 13th - we will be having a launching party after closing that evening 5:30 - 7:00pm. It will be a fun get together, and even more fun to see what yarn everyone chose! I was orignally going to use some Ella Rae Lace Merino I had in my stash....but changed my mind when Joan dyed this for me!

Wow! That’s definetly my color! The yarn is Dye for Me Merino Silk & Cashmere. I love it!! Even better, its unique! Dyed special for me! Thanks Joan! :) Can’t wait to cast on! There is more information about the Mystery KAL on my last blog entry, or just give us a call or stop by. 

We got a large shipment of spinning and weaving supplies for the new year from Schacht!!! 

For all you spinners or wannabe spinners, we have the new Sidekick! The Sidekick is the wheel you can take with you where ever you go! Its super lightweight, only 13lbs. It quickly and easily folds up for transport. The sidekick is exceptionally smooth and comfortable to treadle, kinda like peddling a bicycle. It comes with 3 travel bobbins, 2 whorls, a threading hook, and adjustable carrying strap! 

If you are a beginner spinner, and not quite sure you want to invest in a wheel quite yet, we do carry a fine selection of drop spindles as well. 

This is a great way to start out spinning to see if it’s for you. We also sell a kit that comes with a drop spindle, a bit of fiber, and instructional DVD to get you started. We can do personal classes too if you need more hands on help. Just give us a call to schedule. 

If weaving is your interest, we just got in a few looms!! The Cricket Rigid Heddle Loom is a great starting option. It comes with everything you need to start weaving! You get the loom (which takes very little assembly), an 8 dent reed, 2 table clamps, 2 stick shuttles, a warping peg, threading hook, and enough yarn to make 2 different projects!! Wow! Great for kids and adults. It’s small size takes up no space at all, and is perfect to make all kinds of scarves, table runners, placemats, and much more. 

If you preffer something a bit larger for more weaving options, we also have the Schacht “Flip” Rigid Heddle looms in 2 sizes, 15” and 20”. The flip is designed for high performance,very sturdy, and folds up easily for storage or transport, and is quite a pleasure to weave on! The Flip Looms come with complete warping & weaving instructions, reed, warping peg, 2 shuttles, 2 clamps, and threading hook. You can also buy additional accessories for the flip like a Trestle Stand, carrying cases, additional reeds, etc. 

The Schacht Inkle Loom is another fun weaving option. Its just perfect for weaving strips like belts, bands, leashes, collars, etc. This is a great beginner option as well because it takes little setup, and is very simple to use and understand. 

Not only are we your one stop shopping for all your knitting/crocheting supplies, we have a pretty good selection for the spinner/weaver as well!! Keep checking back, we will be getting in some new spinning fibers very soon, among other fun things :)