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August 31, 2007 announcing a special spinning classI was pleasantly surprised by a phone call from Lynne Vogel this afternoon. She had such a good time when she was here on Sunday that she wants to come back. There was so much interest shown in spinning that day that she wondered if I’d like to have her teach a beginning spinning class at Yarn Expressions. Would I! We talked for a while and decided that a spindling class would be the just the thing to offer. Not only would students learn to spin, it would prepare the people who were interested in working with energized singles, a class we’ll have early next year. So, here’s the scoop:
I’m working on sourcing spindles right now. We’ll have both spindles and fiber available for purchase on class day. Show and Tell
Susanna has finished her Mystery Stole, made from Fino by Alpaca with a Twist. Sorry for the wonky color in the second photo. Isn’t it stunning? Great work, Susanna! Filed Under: special events, Customer Show and Tell August 30, 2007 three more reasons to shop now
This may look like ordinary sock yarn, but I promise you, it is not. This is Merino Sock from Rio de la Plata Yarns. We’ve been waiting for this yarn for some time, so it was only natural that Jill and I tore the box apart the moment it left the UPS man’s hands yesterday. It’s soft, it’s dyed in yummy colors (most are solids, there are two variegated shades in there) and it’s affordable. See that lovely yellow? I’m thinking it would make a lovely scarf using the Honeybee Stole pattern.
This is The Best of Interweave Knits, hot off the presses. I’m pretty sure I have every issue of IK at home, but this really is the best from this great magazine. As I paged through the book last night, post-it notes in hand, I found myself stickering almost ever page! Reason #3 to shop now? We’ll be closed on Monday to celebrate Labor Day. Filed Under: Store Hours, What's New? August 29, 2007 if you love making socksThen you’ll love our newest acquisitions.
Smooshy sock yarn from Dream in Color (I’ve already re-ordered this!) and handmade double points from Grafton Fibers. What a perfect combination! Filed Under: What's New? August 18, 2007 ready for the Fall semester?Good news — the class list is up on the website. Thanks for your patience! Click on the classes link at the top of this page to see what we have in store for you. Filed Under: General August 16, 2007 to whet your appetiteI’m back from surprisingly warm Wisconsin; Jill and I have been busy unpacking boxes all week. Some of the treasures we’ve uncovered are:
Silk Lace from Claudia Handpaint. 1100 yards of hand dyed silk, one skein is enough for many of the shawl patterns we have on hand.
Sock yarn from Pagewood Farm. We have three colors in a superwash/nylon blend, and three more colors in a merino/bamboo blend. They’re all yummy. At 450 yards there’s plenty in one skein for a pair of socks or a scarf.
The Dream in Color worsted weight yarn, called Classy, is here. I’m working hard to get kits made for Tulip and Rocketry — get your name on the list if you want one ’cause they’ll go fast. A call or e-mail will do the trick, and we’ll notify you when the kits are ready. As if that’s not enough — we have copies of Cat Bordhi’s newest sock book, Janet Szabo’s volume on cables, Rowan 42 and a shipment of patterns from Iknitiative. It’s nice and cool in here, beat the heat and knit to be cool. Filed Under: What's New? August 2, 2007 and yet more…Remind me next year that this is not the time of year to go on vacation! I’m leaving early Saturday morning for a week-long family reunion in Wisconsin, and I’m afraid some of the boxes sitting here are going to have to wait until I get back. We’ve been unpacking as fast as we can. Here’s what we uncovered today…
Neighborhood Fiber Co. sent us three different yarns. Pictured here are, on the right, Studio Sock, Loft mohair/silk on the left and Penthouse Spun Silk on the top.
These are the other shades of Studio Sock that we received. I’ve already claimed one of the green skeins for myself. After all, somebody has to test knit this, right?
This is new Regia sock yarn, the Kaffe Fassett Collection. There are six colors, each dyed in two ways. The landscape version of each color makes stripes, the mosaic version is more mottled. They’re all lovely and all in stock. Knit Night will take place both this week and next. Janet and I will both be gone next week, but Jill has promised to hold down the fort while we’re gone. Y’all don’t have too much fun now, okay? Filed Under: What's New? August 1, 2007 Simply ShetlandYears ago, when it was still under the name of a famous Fair Isle designer, we carried Jamieson’s Shetland wool. I loved it then, I love it still. But other knitters moved on to other things, and so we did too. It’s been quite some time since Jamieson’s wools were a part of our lineup at Yarn Expressions.
The US distributor is now known as Simply Shetland, and they’ve developed two new yarns for the line, Lambswool & Cashmere and Silk & Lambswool. Selected colors arrived at our doorstep yesterday, chosen for use with the new book, Simply Shetland 4. We have other boxes, as yet unopened, hanging around over here. Check back tomorrow to see what’s in them. Filed Under: What's New? |
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