http://www.yarnexpressions.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...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 ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/03/09/you-spin-me-round-round/ We are all anxiously awaiting Spring as the Winter days begin to wane and the weather begins to get a bit more agreeable. While we (im)patiently await the change of seasons, even more yarn has arrived that will give us the chance to prepare for warmer weather and create amazing ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/03/05/new-yarn-for-spinning-knitting-and-spring/ 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 ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/03/01/march-spin-and-knit-this-sunday-march-7th/ If you haven't visited the store since the TNNA market, you may have missed seeing some of the new yarns that have arrived. You're missing out! The box of Prism yarn barely got in through the door and opened before some of its contents started going back out the door with ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/03/01/prism-merino-mia-and-kiwi-yarns/ The Malabrigo Rasta has been very popular. If you are in the store for very long at all, you'll find that its colors are hard to resist. This is true for myself, as it has been for Val, Jill, and Donna. Val, Jill, and Donna were so excited about the ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/02/18/malabrigo-rasta-patterns/ When I was at market a few weeks ago, I stopped at the Malabrigo booth.  I had refills to order, and my sales rep showed me a brand new yarn.  So new that this was the first place it had been shown.  I was blown away, and promptly ordered many ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/01/28/new-malabrigo/ I've been in Long Beach, CA since Thursday, attending the LYSO's trade show, known as TNNA.  I left Huntsville Thursday morning, just as the snow was beginning to sprinkle the tarmac, and arrived in Long Beach just after lunchtime, greeted by 74 degrees and sunshine.  Not a hardship at all!  ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/01/11/greetings-from-long-beach/ Given the fact that I'll be out of town tomorrow they're predicting snow for the Valley 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, ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2010/01/06/weather-statement/ We're starting the new year out with a weekend of workshops with Chrissy Gardiner, noted designer and author of the Toe-Up! sock workbook. On Saturday, January 30th she'll be leading a class called Textured Colorwork in the Round.  This class will introduce knitters to the Bohus style of colorwork, which utilizes ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2009/12/31/start-the-new-year-out-right/ It'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 ... http://www.yarnexpressions.com/2009/12/21/holiday-hours-6/