Here is another special edition of Tools Tuesday for holiday gifting! Each week, we will be sharing a kit hand selected by one of our team members. This week, Kerry shares her favorites for the holidays. Kerry is planning on being good about finishing works in progress in the new year, so she’s hoping… Read More »
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Last-Minute Stocking Stuffer Ideas!
Unless you’re like me, you’ve gotten the big gifts purchased and ready to go. But what about the stocking stuffers? We all love those little extra additions that make Christmas morning extra special, especially when they are yarn related. We’ve gathered a bunch of our favorite little items that make excellent stocking stuffers for the… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Friday, November 3rd
Greetings from space! Here’s what has been happening around the shop this week as well as upcoming classes and events. Just Landed! Phil bins from Soak Knerdstring MCN Fingering Vesper Self-Striping Collapsible 1 Yard Niddy Noddy from Katrinkles The Fiberists Hopper Fingering Upcoming Events! We all know and love Neighborhood Fiber Co., so mark your… Read More »
Tools Tuesday: Blocking Wash
Finishing can seem like a daunting task; weaving in ends, blocking, it’s all a lot of work that still has to happen after you’ve finished all your knitting and crocheting. I’ve been piling up finished projects all summer so I can do all my blocking in one exciting afternoon of wet wool and late summer… Read More »
Week Wound Up – Friday, September 23
Greetings from space! Here’s what has been happening around the shop this week as well as upcoming classes and events. Just Landed Over 50 colors of the brand new Neighborhood Fiber Co. Studio Sock Brand new Soak scent: Pineapple Grove Latest edition of the Noro Magazine Miss Babs Yet Binkwaffle Bags in a variety of… Read More »
Flatter is better
Do you say “bah” to blocking? Does ironing leave you feeling under pressure? Wrinkle your brow no more! The folks at Soak have the solution – and now, so do we! (Go on, just try to look at that picture without making the “pssht pssht” noise. I dare you.) Flatter Smoothing Spray relaxes your wrinkles and freshens your… Read More »
Be part of the first 50
Show up Saturday morning early enough to be one of the first 50 people in our store, and you will get this brand new, limited edition, anniversary project bag! AND it contains prizes from Lorna’s Laces, Brooklyn Tweed, Knitter’s Pride, Soak and Kelbourne Woolens!
Wet Blocking!
Greetings, readers. Tanis here. If you’ve ever taken a class with me, you know that I can get obsessed carried away when I talk about the importance of blocking. I preach on and on about how you should block EVERYTHING, but blocking is imperative when it comes to lace shawls. A lace shawl can be… Read More »