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July 27, 2007 memorial fundI thought you’d like to know that a memorial fund has been set up for Donna and her girls at Redstone Federal Credit Union. Anyone can make contributions to the Larosche Memorial Fund. I don’t think that you’ll need the account number to make a contribution, but if you want it, just give us a call. Filed Under: General July 9, 2007 sad newsOur dear Donna was in a serious car accident on Saturday, July 7. She was injured; her husband did not survive the crash. Most of you who’ve come to the store have met with Donna many times. She’s helped you fix problems, she’s helped you find just the right yarn for that special project. Now it’s our time to help her. We’ve started prayer shawls for Donna, her husband’s mother and each of Donna’s daughters. Please join us in this ministry of love and knit a few stitches or a few rows. We’ll be dedicating the next few Thursday Knit Nights to these projects. Thanks for your help and support, Meg and the staff at Yarn Expressions Filed Under: General July 5, 2007 can you say new sock yarn?Just in time for Knit Night, 18 new shades of Trekking showed up this afternoon. Yes, really, 18! Pro Natura, the wool/bamboo blend has come out with solid shades, and we have seven of them.
We also received from Skacel a new yarn called Aloha Stripes which will be the subject of a class on July 21. It’s a unique knitted ribbon yarn that, when knit in a very unconventional style, produces a ruffle. I’m starting a scarf tonight, so stop by to see what it’s all about! Filed Under: General July 3, 2007 holiday hours, new and coming attractionsHoliday hours — We’ll be closed tomorrow, July 4th, to celebrate Independence Day. Normal hours apply for the rest of the week. New in the shop — Take a look at these pretties that arrived this week.
This is Soxx Appeal from K1C2, a brand new sock yarn. Merino wool, nylon and 1% lycra make for a soft and stre e e e tchy sock, that stays up! As you can see, we have a good supply of a dozen colors to tempt you.
This is Fino laceweight, from Alpaca with a Twist. A blend of baby alpaca and silk, it’s sensuously soft and well priced at $21 for 875 yards. We have more colors coming later in the summer, but we were happy to take the few colors that were in stock at the warehouse. EDIT — Boy, that went fast! The red’s all gone! Coming attractions — Many people have expressed an interest in finding unique, off-the-beaten-path yarns and fibers at Yarn Expressions. I’ve been working with several new, independent dyers to give you what you’ve asked for. Very soon we should have a shipment from Dream in Color, both their worsted weight wool and fingering weight sock yarn. We’ll be kitting up their popular Tulips sweater, and a new design in more “boylike” colors, called Rocketry. I think you’ll like the look and feel of these lovely hand dyed yarns. Last year I participated in a fiber of the month club run by Mama E at C*Eye*Ber Fiber Yarns, and liked it so much I began talking to her about carrying her yarns and fibers at Yarn Expressions. It’s taken us a while to come up with a plan, but we should have a variety of sock yarns and a selection of spinning fibers from her in the next couple of weeks. Erin’s sense of color and composition is top notch, and I’m really pleased to be able to bring these goodies to you. I’ve also just placed an order with Linda and Tom at Grafton Fibers. Linda’s blended batts are sought after all over the country — we’ll be the first shop in the south to carry them. Tom makes beautiful knitting needles and crochet hooks. I’ve ordered a few to test drive to see if they’re also something I’d like to carry. This shipment should arrive in a month or so. If there’s a company, large or small, that you’d like to see represented at Yarn Expressions, please be sure to let me know. I’ll do my best to bring in new yarns and fiber just to please you. Filed Under: Store Hours, What's New?, General June 14, 2007 Thursday’s bits and piecesFirst things first — it’s Knit Night time again. Come one, come all, get out of the heat and have fun knitting and spinning with us. We’re here till 7:00. Knitters Retreat The deadline is approaching, and we haven’t met our minimum yet. We need four more people to make this event happen. If you were thinking about signing up but just forgot, here’s your reminder. This one’s going to be easygoing and relaxed; take class if you want, or just come to knit, visit, commune with nature and have no responsibilities to anyone! Who can argue with that? Details and registration form are yours by clicking the button at the top right of the web page that says 2007 Knitters Retreat. It’s a Community, Folks Lately there’s been discussion on several of the knitting message boards about LYS etiquette regarding showing up with projects made with yarn not purchased at that shop. Some feel that it’s rude to ask for help at a place where you didn’t buy the yarn. Some also feel it’s inappropriate to show off yarn purchased elsewhere. At Yarn Expressions we help anyone with any thing we can. Our goal is to help you feel more comfortable with knitting, and to make you want to be part of our community. That purpose would be defeated if we turned away every person who walked in here with yarn they bought someplace else. In 12+ years that policy hasn’t been abused, so we see no reason to change it. ‘Nuf said. Filed Under: General June 10, 2007 cleaning out the cameraI thought you might like to see the photos I’ve been collecting in my camera…
That’s it for now. Hope you enjoyed the show and tell! Tomorrow we’ll resume the market report. Filed Under: Customer Show and Tell, General May 29, 2007 still a few spots left and new classes set upWe have a few new classes set up for June:
We still have a few spots left in the Mitered Square Blanket class scheduled for June 11 and 18 (this is a two session class) from 6-8 pm. Cost is $50 plus materials. We also still have some openings for the Knitters Retreat in October. Click on the button on the top right of the next column for details and a registration form. I just had word that we should expect 40 pounds of Koigu via UPS tomorrow. Why is that this stuff always shows up as I’m on my way out of town? I’m leaving in the morning to go to market. I’ll post pictures and stories as often as I can. Save some Koigu for me, will you? Filed Under: General May 13, 2007 Yarn and Books on Sale This Week — it’s our Anniversary!It’s that time of year again — time for our 12th Anniversary Sale. The sale begins tomorrow; until we close on Friday, all regular price yarn will be discounted 20%, books will be discounted 60%. Walk in, phone and online orders are welcome. On Saturday, all regular price yarn is 40% off. Due to the large volume of traffic we have on that day, no phone or online orders will be taken on Saturday. We’ll be open regular hours, 11 to 4, and 11-7 on Thursday. This is our way of saying thank you to our wonderful customers who’ve helped us stay in business all these years. Here’s to 12 more! Filed Under: General May 13, 2007 Happy Mother’s DayThere will be a post with knitting related content later. For now, read this and go hug your mother. I’m still wiping the tears of laughter from my eyes. Filed Under: General April 6, 2007 Amy Singer, please come to HuntsvilleAmy Singer, editor of Knitty and author of the wildly popular No Sheep for You, is putting together a book tour, complete with trunk show. Wouldn’t it be great if she came to Huntsville? Where cotton is king? If you’d like to help encourage her to visit, go here and add your name to the Huntsville demand. It’s easy. Just one little click is all it takes. Then we can show her some fine Southern hospitality. Filed Under: General « go back — keep looking » |
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