Greeting’s from space! Here’s what’s been going on around this shop this week.
New Arrivals
A new weight landed from Neighborhood Fiber Co. this weekend! Each $25 skein of Studio DK has 275 yards. We’ve got a huge range of colors including their newest colorway: Woodbrook!
We also launched a new yarn from Spud & Chloe: the brand new Stripey Fine! It’s the same base as Spud & Chloe Fine – 80% Superwash Wool, 20% Silk, but now available in great new striped colorways. Each skein is 191 yards and $17.95.
Blue Sky Alpacas Handspin also arrived. This smooth and springy blend of 50% superfine alpaca and 50% wool roving that comes cleverly packed in an upcycled burlap coffee bag. Each bag is 4 oz and $17.50.
We’re also fully restocked on The Fibre Company’s Meadow. This custom blend of merino, baby llama, silk, and linen comes with 549 yards per skein. We currently have all colorways back in stock!
Events
We’ve just announced exciting new yarn tastings to welcome the arrival of spring yarns. Join us on February 20 for a Lace and Lemonade Tasting with yarns from Pepperberry Knits Cashmere Lace, the Fibre Co Meadow, the Fibre Co Road to China Lace and Habu Textiles Tsumugi Silk. On March 6, we’ll be serving up a more general Spring Yarn Tasting with the Sugar Shack, with samplings of Berroco Indigo, Blue Sky Alpacas Skinny Cotton, Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy and Lang Sol Degrade, among others.
Try your hand at one of our workshops! The worst that happens? You learn new skills and walk away with a story about that time you cut your knitting on purpose. Our next workshops with seats available come courtesy of Olga Buraya-Kefelian. Learn three different methods to colorwork with the Colorwork Shawl on Saturday, February 28 ($75), or take it one step further and learn to steek (!) with Colorwork Steeked Cowl on Sunday, March 1 and 15 ($100).
Check out the full listing of upcoming events on our calendar.
Classes
Holy cats, so many classes starting in the next few weeks! Get excited to learn something new!
Learn to knit with us! Our next Introduction to Knitting sections are Saturday, February 21 at 3 pm and Saturday, March 21 at 10 am. Each three week class costs $75.
Learn to make a hat in one sitting, seriously. Our next Beanie Hat classes meet on Sunday, February 15 at 1 pm and Saturday, February 21 at 10 am ($50).
Want to learn to make a hat on a slightly finer gauge? Try our First Hat – Beret or Slouch Hat beginning on Tuesday, February 3 at 7 pm ($65).
Learn to cable! Add this satisfying skill to your arsenal with our Introduction to Cabling – Cable Scarf class on Thursday, February 5 at 7 pm. ($40)
Cold hands? Learn to make mitts with Introduction to Fingerless Mitts beginning on Wednesday, February 4 at 7 pm. ($65)
They say that if you can make mittens, you can make just about anything. Beef up your making toolbox with Introduction to Mittens beginning on Monday, February 9 at 7 pm. ($80)
Cold feet? Remedy the situation with Beginner Socks – Top Down beginning on Wednesday, February 4 at 7 pm. ($80)
Want to learn new shaping techniques and the basics of lace, try either the Introduction to Lace Shawls – Ashton beginning on Monday, February 9 at 7 pm ($80) or the Beginner Shawl – Jimi starting on Thursday, February 19 at 7 pm ($65).
Feel like bundling up in a sweater of your own making? The Seamless Top Down Sweater beginning on Tuesday, February 3 at 7 pm is a great introduction to the new garment knitter ($80), while the Aran Pullover beginning on Monday, February 2 will challenge the more advanced sweater knitters ($100).
Our series of technique workshops continues with Fixing Mistakes on Saturday, February 15 at 2 pm ($40), Blocking Lace on Thursday, March 5 at 7 pm ($40), and Efficient English on Saturday, March 14 at 7 pm ($30).
Take up your hooks with our next session of Introduction to Crochet beginning on Tuesday, February 17 at 7 pm. ($80)
Looking to branch out in the world of crochet? Try our Crochet Fingerless Mitts on Wednesday, February 4 at 7 pm. This one-night class costs $40.
Have you been scoping out the baby blankets in our lounge? Learn to make the Chevron Crochet Baby Blanketon Thursday, February 12 at 7 pm. ($40)
Always wanted to try making your own yarn? Learn how to blend fibers to create new colors and combinations during Hand Carding on Sunday, February 15 at 12 noon. ($55)
Wanted to sign up for a class, but didn’t get there before it filled up? Let us know! We’re adding sections and keeping track of what you want for our next semester.
What’s Hot
We starting a new knitalong for February! This time out we’re knitting the Knockout Round Shawl from Ann Weaver. It combines a skein of a solid or semi-solid fingering weight yarn and Freia ombres to create a cool triangular shawl. The original was knit using a skein of Neighborhood Fiber Co.’s studio sock (but Capital Luxury Sock would be even softer and drapier with it’s 10% cashmere), and two Freia petites (use one of the full size Freia fingering skeins for one gradient). We’re casting on Sunday, February 1. The colorways in our most recent shipment of Freia yarns were particularly richly dyed. Stop by the shop to get inspired, and join us in casting on February 1!
