Show Me The Yarn!

Hellloooo everyone!! It’s Koryn again back from a much needed vacation! The hubby and I just celebrated our 6 year anniversary at Bass Lake! Now that I’m all rested, I’m back to my Monarch duties! Thanks to Joan for pickin up my slack while I was gone! I had fun reading her entries too! Oh and I was so happy to see my poncho on display! I just love, love that thing! So easy too! Everyone should have one!! 

Well I do have some stuff to share....so lets get right to it! While I was gone we got some gorgeous new colors of the most wonderful cashmere by Jade Sapphire! 4 new colors of the 4-ply (dk weight) cashmere....

ooooh I love that blue! Then we have 6 new colors of the 2-ply (lace weight) cashmere.....

The lace is so light and so soft! I admit, I have a couple of these babies in my stash to make guess what......a cowl! Haha! Well, thats what I had in mind anyway.

We got in 2 new colors of Tempo too! It’s that cool new yarn from a couple of weeks ago that makes that really neat drop stitch scarf.....

I must make one of these sometime! I wear the model around the shop all the time and I feel myself wishing I had one of my own! Every time I wear it, very excited customers run up and practically yank it right off me! They gotta have it....you can get your own ladies! hahaha! I love to see customers get excited about our stuff :) 

Our summer Beginning Knitting sessions have come out this week. They have been so popular, they just keep filling right up! Here’s the schedule....

June - 2nd, 9th, and 23rd at 2:00pm or 3:00pm (all on Saturday) 

July - 7th, 14th, and 21st at 2:00pm or 3:00pm (also all Saturdays)

August - 4th, and 11th at 2:00pm or 3:00pm (Saturdays too) 

and there it is! I teach all the Beginning Knitting sessions and I’m very patient, and very friendly! I promise! These are for beginners but can be tailor-made for you. Meaning.... I can teach you whatever you want basically, just ask me. My favorite students are the one who have never touched knitting needles in their life. To me, it’s like bringing another knitter into this world and that makes me happy. I think if everyone knit, at least a little, the world would be a better place and people would be happier, don’t you? It’s has given me (and many, many others) much joy in my life! 

Before I leave you for this week...some show ‘n tell! We have a new sample out of Colinette Giotto.....I want to steal it right now! In fact, I’m wearing it right now as we speak....

It’s a pattern out of an old Interweave Knits Magazine (spring 2006 issue). It’s called “Waterlilly Tank”. The pattern can be downloaded from interweavestore.com. I gotta say....this top is too too cute! Super light and airy to wear. Perfect summer top that you can whip up in no time! I love this so much I might beg, and whine....Joan plleeease let me have this one day! haha! I can wear it whenever I’d like, one of the many perks of working here! That will do for me for me for now :)

Joan finished that very cute key-hole scarf out of our new spakely yarn “Crystal” I told you about 2 weeks ago...

new color!

So pretty, so sparkey! I want one! One ball is all it takes. Pattern free with purchase

One of our wonderful customers and friend, Pamela, wandered in one day with this show ‘n tell that we had to show you....

I’m sorry I missed this one! I would’ve loved to see it in person! She made it as a wedding gift that is THIS weekend! A photo finish! Great job Pamela!! The yarn used was Brown Sheep Nature Spun. The pattern was a simple garter (knit every row) slip-stich! Wow! It looks like a complicated, color-changing pattern! Thats the beauty of slip-stitch patterns, simple with amazing results! 

Alrighty! That’s it for today yarn pals! I’m happy to be back in my little knitting world. As always, I’ll keep you updated on all things Monarch Knitting! Until next week.....