Greetings from space! Here’s what’s been going on this week.
New Arrivals
We’ve received a huge shipment of Neighborhood Fiber Co.’s Capital Luxury Sock. This gorgeous fingering weight blend of Merino, cashmere, and nylon come with 375 yards per skein ($30).
We’re still drooling over the wonderful Seasonless: Mini Collection, Volume 1. The three patterns from Jane Richmond and Shannon Cook offer up hat, sweater, and shawl patterns that would be perfect January knitting. The booklet is available in the shop for $12.95.
Classes
Holy cats is January packed with great new classes! Sign up now before everything fills up.
Looking to learn the basics? We have seats available in an upcoming Introduction to Knitting session beginning on Tuesday, January 13 at 7 pm. The three week class costs $75.
Looking to take on a big new project? Try our Fair Isle Pullover Sweater, starting on Monday, January 5 ($80).
Try your hand at slipped stitch color work with our Mosaic Cowl. This two week class begins on Tuesday, January 6 ($65).
The January session of Danielle’s Seamless Set In Sleeve Pullover has one seat left! This class begins on Saturday, January 10 and meets three times over four weeks ($80).
Learn to make the Fisherman’s Rib Hat with Danielle. This two-week class begins on Saturday, January 10 and features the Knop pattern that was part of the Woolfolk 2014 collection ($65).
Get comfortable with lace with Introduction to Lace Stoles beginning on Sunday, January 11 at 2 pm. This three week class will teach you the fundamentals of lace ($80).
Learn to cable with the Dryad scarf. Our Introduction to Cabling – Cabled Scarf class on Thursday, January 15 will teach you the fundamentals of this technique ($50).
If you’ve tried basic cabling build your skills with our Advanced Cable Hat. This two week class begins on Wednesday, January 14 ($65).
Our next Entrelac Scarf class begins on Thursday, January 8 at 7 pm. This two week class will teach you to purl backwards while learning this interesting technique ($65).
Want to learn to work in the round? Our next Beanie Hat class meets on Thursday, January 22 at 6 pm ($50).
We’re excited to be offering some special topics this winter. First up: Thrummed Mittens! Learn to make these thickly lined mittens over three weeks, beginning on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 pm ($80).
We’ve also got a series of technique workshops coming up: Continental Knitting on Tuesday, January 20 at 7 pm ($30), Finishing Essentials on Saturday, January 24 at 1 pm ($40), Gauge and Swatching on Saturday, January 24 at 1 pm ($30), Fixing Mistakes on Saturday, February 15 at 2 pm ($40), and Efficient English on Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm ($30).
Looking to branch out into the world of crochet? Our next Introduction to Crochet starts Wednesday, January 7 at 7 pm. This three week class costs $80.
Cold head? Learn to crochet a hat with the Crochet Lace Hat beginning on Monday, January 5 at 7 pm. This two week class costs $65.
Want to learn a special crochet technique? Try our Broomstick Crochet Shawl. This one-time workshop meets on Sunday, January 25 from noon – 3 pm ($50).
Events
Break out of your comfort zone and learn to work with hand spun art yarn. We are delighted to be hosting the Fall in Love with Fibre Workshop with Molly Miller on Saturday, January 10 at 2 pm. Join us for this unique workshop focused on working with hand spung yarn. Local artist/spinner Molly Miller will share patterns, tips and tricks for creating accessories with her funky art yarns. We will also host a cocoa tasting from Artfully Chocolate! The workshop fee includes your choice of one full skein of art yarn and three sample skeins to swatch with.
We’ve got many exciting workshops and events on the horizon! You can check out the full listing of upcoming events on our calendar.
What’s Hot
January is the month for selfish knitting. Consider it a mini resolution to be kind to yourself after all that holiday knitting. We’re excited to be kicking off a knitalong on January 1 with a brand new design from a shop favorite, Ann Weaver. You can read more about the knitalong on our blog. Did you know Ann is the designer for our upcoming yarn club? We’ve partnered with Hazel Knits for a four month club with designs based off of Rothko works. Stay tuned for more info and get excited to cast on for you later this week!
