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January 6, 2010 Weather StatementGiven the fact that
I’m canceling Knit Night for January 7th. I’ve told Donna/Jill/Val to close the store at 4:00 so everyone gets home safely. If the roads are bad, no one’s going to want to be out buying yarn anyway, so why jeopardize the safety of my staff when they could be home knitting, right? So if you’re thinking of heading to Yarn Expressions Thursday or Friday, give us a call first. Filed Under: General December 21, 2009 Holiday HoursIt’s almost Christmas — are you ready? We’ll be open for a few more days, and then it’s time for our annual holiday shut-down. We’ll be open 11 am to 4 pm until Christmas Eve, when we’ll close at 1 pm. We’ll remain closed until Sunday January 3, when we’ll open at 1:00 for our monthly Spin and Knit In. I hope you’ll join us then. All of us here at Yarn Expressions wish you peaceful, joy filled holidays. Celebrate! Filed Under: General November 14, 2009 new author visits Yarn Expressions
Filed Under: General October 16, 2009 Statistics show…I’ve been looking over the sales records for the past few weeks, and it appears that everyone is yearning for sock yarn. We’ve flown through an amazing amount of washable fingering weight wool in a very short period of time. So, to feed the hunger, I give you new yarn to covet. Abstract Fibers Supersock, just unpacked yesterday. Susan is an independent dyer from Oregon who I met at TNNA this year. Her colors are extraordinary and make both lovely socks and shawls. Chrissy Gardiner had a Kiwassa Shawl made up out of this in her booth, propelling me to buy both pattern and yarn.
New shades of ShiBui Sock. Rob at Threadbear has been raving about this yarn for years, and I finally succumbed to its blandishments. I wish I had paid attention sooner — I could have been playing with this lovely yarn ages ago if I had. We have many pretty patterns to use for this lovely merino, but my favorite is this easy little garter stitch baby cardigan.
Although we’ve had this yarn for a few weeks, it’s worth showing here. K1C2 Crock-O-Dye is the snuggliest yarn I’ve ever felt. I want to roll in this one, folks. When I was at TNNA, I was talking to Helene Rush, the owner of K1C2. She mentioned that she was having this yarn spun up for her and hearing her description, I ordered it on the spot. Sight unseen. I’m so glad I did. We just received the pattern for this cute one-skein scarf that Helene designed especially for Crock-O-Dye. This will feel wonderful wrapped around your neck this fall. Any one of these beautiful yarns will feel right at home in your knitting bag, ready to keep your hands occupied at a moment’s notice. Filed Under: General October 3, 2009 Celebrate Spinning and Weaving Week with usSunday begins National Spinning and Weaving week, and we’re kicking things off with our monthly Spin and Knit In, Sunday afternoon from 1:00 until 4:00. Also beginning Sunday, all spinning wheels, spindles, looms and fiber will be on sale at 10% off. This sale will run through Saturday, October 10th. Filed Under: General September 1, 2009 Welcome, Fall!I wait for the first day of September all year long. I love Fall! This is the true beginning of the year for me. How better to celebrate than with a new knitting project, some new fiber to spin? Sunday the 6th is our September Knit and Spin In. We’ll be open from 1:00 until 4:00 that day. Bring your yarn, your fiber, your wheel, your spindle and plan to have a good time! Monday the 7th is Labor Day, and Yarn Expressions will be closed. If you’re in the greater Huntsville area and are looking for something to do that evening, I’d like to recommend the final Concert in the Park for the year. Held at Big Spring Park in downtown Huntsville, the music begins at 6:30, and my husband’s big band, the Rocket City Jazz Orchestra, is playing the second set. Since this is a holiday concert, I’m pretty sure there’ll be fireworks afterward. These concerts always are a lot of fun. I’ll be there, somewhere in the crowd — look for the knitting! Filed Under: General August 25, 2009 Abby’s batts are here!
I didn’t think I was going to have time for this until this evening, but I managed to snag a few extra minutes at the computer and put these up on the website. Get ‘em while they last! Filed Under: General August 23, 2009 Back to work, woman!I confess, I’ve been playing hooky this past week. With these cute visitors I did have a project I was working on though, in the spare moments between snuggling with the baby and making a mess in the kitchen with my son. These are mill ends of Prism’s luscious sock yarn called Merino Mia. We received six pounds just before I left, so I grabbed them and wound them into smaller skeinlets, and made up 12 eight ounce bags. They’re now up on the website, available for purchase. Our shipment contained both solid and multi-colored yarn, so each bag is a mixture of the two. We have much more on order, but this is it for now. Filed Under: General August 12, 2009 K1C2 Trunk Show now through August 28
Sweaters always look so much better in person than in photos. Come fondle these lovely sweaters from K1C2. They’re made of Brae Tweed, Geologee, Linus and Ty Dy Wool. All yarns and patterns are in stock now! Filed Under: General August 1, 2009 Sunday Knit and Spin InBack by popular demand, our Sunday Knit and Spin In starts this month — tomorrow! We’ll be here from 1:00 until 4:00 in the afternoon. Bring your wheel, bring your spindle or whatever project you’re working on, and join us for an afternoon of fiber fondling and lively conversation. Filed Under: General « go back — keep looking » |
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