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March 9, 2010 You Spin Me Round, Round……like a spinning wheel, round, round.
Our March Spin-and-Knit-In was this past Sunday. The monthly meet has been a tradition for some time, but this was my first time attending. There were regulars who also attend our weekly knit night, as well as at least one other person new to the Spin-N-Knit. I really enjoyed seeing others working on yet another aspect of the fiber arts…spinning! I feel very fortunate that I can spend so much time in a wonderland of yarn. What makes it truly special are the times like Sunday when I can enjoy the camaraderie of others who enjoy all the fibery goodness. I have carded, combed, and spun a little fiber myself but never seriously pursued that part of the fiber arts. Everyone on Sunday really seemed quite good. They were all spinning some beautiful yarn. In the photo above our friend Bethany is spinning some fiber from the Hoobody Fiber Club offering for December, a blend of alpaca, silk, and merino in the colorway Meg named “Silver Bells”. I thought it looked as if Bethany was spinning ice and snow. Hoobody? If you haven’t yet heard of it Hoobody Fibers, and the Hoobody Fiber Club, are both exclusive to Yarn Expressions. Hoobody Fibers are hand dyed fibers and sock yarns created by Meg and sold only at Yarn Expressions. The Hoobody Fiber Club is available as a monthly subscription. Each month you’ll get four ounces of hand dyed beauty. You can choose to receive either spinning fiber or sock yarn, or both! Shipments are made monthly. Colorways are exclusive to the club for six months. While the number of subscriptions available are limited, we do still have a few spots available. Ravelry If you haven’t already joined Ravelry, the social networking website for all enthusiasts of the fiber arts, I would highly recommend that you do. There are many different ways you can utilize the site, the most powerful of which are as a means of sharing knowledge, patterns, resources (yarn swap!), and getting in touch with people of a like mind. According to Wikipedia, Ravelry had 600,000+ members worldwide as of January 2010. Yarn Expressions has its own group on Ravelry which acts as a sort of virtual knit-night-spin-day. If you decide to give Ravelry a try, be sure to look me up! I’ve discussed both the Spin-N-Knit-In and Ravelry together in one post because they are both part of the fiber/yarn community. It is very difficult to create art in a vacuum (and dusty!) without the interaction of others and the knowledge of artists who have practiced the same craft. Both the community that is part of Yarn Expressions as well as Ravelry (and this blog for that matter) afford a way for us to interact, share ideas, and gain much more enjoyment from our craft than a book or website alone could offer. If you’ve been reticent to come to a knit night, or cautious about joining an online community such as Ravelry, I encourage you to dip your metaphorical toe in the community water and see how it can be a benefit to you. Here’s hoping that the rest of your week is a good one. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday, Community March 1, 2010 March Spin and Knit This Sunday (March 7th)Part of the fun of working in a store like Yarn Expressions is that you meet a lot of great people, many whom knit, crochet, or spin. Some do all of that and more! We have a great community of people and are glad for all of them. While we may see them often, and often times knit with them while they are there, you may not get to meet them at all. That’s why we do our best to make sure to set aside time during the week and at least one weekend a month to relax, knit/spin/crochet, trade stories, and share triumphs and tribulations. The monthly Spin and Knit will be this Sunday, March 7th, from 1-4pm at Yarn Expressions. Bring your wheel, your needles, your hooks (crochet or pirate) and join us for what will hopefully be a nice somewhat Spring-ish afternoon. If you can’t make it on Sunday, perhaps you can come sometime on a Thursday? As many of you already know we have a Knit Night every Thursday from 4-7pm. The night also gives those who can’t get to the store during regular hours a chance to browse and shop. Come and join us! Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday, General December 4, 2009 Spin and Knit-In this SundayThis Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, so it’s time for our Spin and Knit-In. Bring your wheel, a spindle, your project and join us between 1:00 and 4:00 pm for a good time among friends. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday June 23, 2007 Spin ‘n’ Knit Sunday, New Yarn, New ShawlsSpin ‘n’ Knit Sunday is tomorrow, from 1:00 to 4:00. Bring your latest project, bring your wheel/spindle; plan to have fun. This is a social hour, and we’ve been known to get a little rowdy. It’s too darn hot to be outside — come join us! New Yarn
If you guessed that the new yarn pictured last week was Colinette Jitterbug, you were right. We had our first shipment of this colorful sock yarn, and it’s been going like hotcakes! I had been reluctant to buy this yarn because of its short yardage, but my sales rep swears that you can get a decent sized pair of socks from one skein, so I decided to give it a try. There’s a pattern on the ball band, and I made the largest size, following the pattern exactly. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had used well less than half of the skein on sock number one.
This week we received our first shipment of yarn from Kollage, a yarn company based here in Alabama! The first yarn pictured is Cornucopia, a tape yarn made of, yes indeed, corn. It’s very lightweight and easy to knit. It will work well for summer tops. We also received a supply of Luscious, a fingering weight blend of cotton and lycra that’s perfect for warm weather socks. New Shawls and Other Show and Tell Just look at these beauties! This is Robin, who came to Knit Night last week with her Spinner’s Shawl made from, of course, her own handspun Shetland wool. Isn’t she lovely?
This week we had a visit from Beth early in the morning, because she just completed her Angel Lace Shawl. She plans to give it to a woman who has lost a child. What a touching, compassionate gift.
Bev Galeskas, owner of Fiber Trends, describes this shawl as “a wonderful reminder of all the angels in our lives — winged or otherwise.” I think so. I’d like to leave you with these pictures of Evelyn, an extraordinarily creative soul. Not wanting to waste a single bit of fiber, she takes all the little bits and pieces of yarn she has, chops them up in her blender and cards them in with her wool to spin. Look at the hat she wore to Knit Night this week! Isn’t it great?
Filed Under: What's New?, Spin 'n' Knit Sunday, Customer Show and Tell April 19, 2007 Are you ready for some fun?Sorry I’ve been gone so long. Technical difficulties. They’re all fixed now. On to the fun. Do you see that button over there on the right? The one that says 2007 Knitters Retreat? That means we’re ready to take reservations! All the details are there, but just let me say that October in Tennessee is a little bit of heaven. The weather is (usually) just a little bit chilly so you need a sweater, the leaves are doing their color show thing… Where and when better to get together with other fiber enthusiasts to knit, crochet, spin, and have no other responsibilities! Speaking of get togethers, tonight is Knit Night, from 5:00 to 7:00, and Sunday is our Knit In, from 1:00 to 4:00. Come to one, come to both; it’s always time to knit! Filed Under: What's New?, special events, Spin 'n' Knit Sunday March 24, 2007 Sunday is Knit In DayOkay, y’all. In from the garden. I know the weather has been stupendous this week, but the frost free date isn’t until mid-April. Come knit/spin/crochet with us on Sunday afternoon, from 1:00 to 4:00. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday February 17, 2007 it’s time for a Knit InThis Sunday, from 1:00 to 4:00, come knit, spin, crochet or just visit with us. This is a social gathering, and if it’s anything like last month, much hilarity will ensue. You’ll also have a last chance to look over the Jordana Paige trunk show — it’s here until Tuesday, and the Garnstudio/Ornaghi trunk show which leaves Wednesday. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday January 28, 2007 It was a real partyYou shoulda been there, we had a blast! First there were just a few but by the middle of the afternoon there were 15 of us! Let’s see, there was Susanna and her mother, Janet. Isn’t Susanna’s sweater pretty? Nancy showed up, as promised, with her stage prop knitting in hand. She has done a wonderful job of creating some truly awful knitting. Frances came by to work on her scarf, made out of Rowan Cash Soft, I think. (I snuck a shot of her cute Trekking socks when she wasn’t looking.) Then we had the Fair Isle crew. This is a group, affectionately known as the Thursday Divas, who’ve been knitting together at Yarn Expressions for the better part of a year. They took basic knitting, moved on to intermediate, and couldn’t get enough. Just before Christmas they decided to immerse themselves in the world of Fair Isle knitting. These three are all knitting Hillswick Lumber, from Anne Feitelson’s book of Fair Isle designs. Here’s Jan’s swatch. Kim is doing the dragonfly vest from Sweaters From Camp. (Kim, honey, trust me, you don’t want me to post the picture I took of you. I’m not always so good when it comes to photographing faces. Even of pretty women like you.) Not only did we have knitters, we had spinners too! I was too busy taking pictures, but one of these days I’m going to pay attention when Annette and Phyllis start spindling. Kay, Donna and Jill, you’ll just have to come back next month, so I can take pictures of you. And Kim. I promise to do better then. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday January 27, 2007 Y’all Could Be FamousHow? Show up at the Knit-In Sunday afternoon and help knit a stage prop. Next month, Fantasy Playhouse is putting on Twinderella (did you know Cinderella had a twin brother named Bob?) and they need some intentionally awful knitting. Nancy Morris is going to be at the Knit-In, and we thought it would be fun for everyone to do their The knitting starts at 1:00 Sunday — bring your needles and plan to have fun. See you then. Filed Under: Spin 'n' Knit Sunday |
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