The Captain's Log

October 24, 2012

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Originally created in 1959, Alexandria Days was a collaboration between the City and Old Town merchants designed to encourage shopping in downtown Alexandria during the hot summer months. With the amazing Sidewalk Sale now a beloved tradition, we brought Alexandria Days back to life last fall as a new way to celebrate and explore Old Town.

Shoppers can grab a passport online or at a participating shop and explore Old Town merchants while collecting stamps, discovering gifts with purchase, and enjoying special in-store experiences at each stop.

🏆 PRIZES:
Collect a stamp at every participating location to be entered to win the $500 Grand Prize!

Collect 15 stamps and you’ll be eligible to win $250 to the boutique of your choice!
September means back to school, back to work, and for many of us, back to picking up our stitching after a summer off!

Join us for our Fall “Back to Basics” stitch along as we ask ourselves important questions like “What patterns are in for Fall?” “Why is it still so hot out?” and even, “Do I even remember how to do this?”

We’re jump-starting the Fall stitching season with simple knit or crochet projects to complete by October 15—choose your own pattern or head to the Captain’s Log on our website for our recommendations!

Get 100 loyalty points when you buy materials for the Stitch Along. Just let our yarnistas know when you check out, or add a note to your online purchase! 

We’ve got a Ravelry forum set up for our community. Here you can post updates, offer fellow stitchers encouragement, and ask for advice…not to mention show off your FOs! Joining Ravelry is free—and it’s a site that’s been run by actual humans since 2007.

Prefer social media? We’re still there, too! If you want us to see your posts, be sure your profile is public, and follow & tag us, plus add the hashtags #fsbacktobasics26 and #fibrespaceFO for visibility.

Local meet-ups: Join us in person on Thursday nights for Stitch in Space or at our second Sunday Cosmic Craft Nite gathering for queer stitchers—craft and connect, or get help with your project at our Help Desk!
Did you know we offer free ball winding in space? We’re happy to wind your yarn on our ball winders behind the counter if you purchased it from us, or you can wind any of your own yarn on the provided winder and swift upstairs, and we would be happy to show you how to use them if you need assistance. If you order from our capsule collection, simply let us know in the notes that you would like your order wound before shipping. (Keep in mind that all yarn that is wound cannot be returned).
Our Hours

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Monday – Wednesday, Friday – Saturday:
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Thursday
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sunday
12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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We are open July 3 from 10 am - 7 pm and July 4 from 10 am - 4 pm