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All of Thursday's deals are fast chunky knits!  That leaves you plenty of time to get things finished before the holidays! I have been informed that Christmas is gust 10 Friday's away! (thanks Debbie!)    Fazed Tweed-30% off! A lot in stock!!  Brushed Fleece- 30 % off . Sweater amounts!  Big Wool Silk- 50% off  Please, don't forget to bring in your New, White socks for Horizon House!!

COTTON LUSTRE -40% off ! Lots in stock! Cotton Lustre knits at 4.25 sts to the inch and has 87 yards!   Rowan Hemp Tweed- 50% off! On size 7 needles it will work up at 4.75 sts to the inch and has 104 yards!  Rowan Alpaca Dk- 50% off! This SUPER SOFT yarn is knit on size 7 sts to get 5.5 sts to the inch.  We don't have a lot of this yarn, but definitely enough to do some scarves or cowls which would be AMAZING!! The yarn has 115 yards in each ball!  Don't  forget that...

Rowan THICK AND THIN-40% off. Size 13 needles and knits at 2.5 sts. to the inch.  ROWAN BIG COLOUR-30% off. It has 87 yards and knits at 2.25 st to the inch. GREAT SUPER BULKY for scarves and cowls!!  ROWAN FUR -40% off. This is a really fun accent yarn. There is a great book  using FUR and THICK 'N' THIN together. It would also be really cute for cowls and cuffs. It knits at 3.12 sts to the inch. It has 66 yards. 

THE ROWAN /SMC CLEARANCE STARTS TOMORROW WITH KIDSILK HAZE AND KIDSILK GLAMOUR, TRUE SILK, and SMC SOlIVITA!  The guage for kid silk haze is lace weight and has 219 yds per ball. 30% off  -glamour -177 yds and knits at 4.5 sts to the inch. 30% off  -true silk- 164 yds and knits at 5.75 sts to the inch. 40% off -solivita-95 yds and knits at 4.25 sts to the inch. 40% off  I will try to have books for these yarns, but you might want to check RAVELRY, also!   SEE...

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE WHOLE POST!  As many of you know ROWAN YARNS was sold to another yarn company in Europe and have changed distributors in the United States. One thing they have done is remove half of the yarns from the line. So, I am going to clean house! We will be discounting a number of the Rowan and SMC yarns from our stock. YARN SALE WILL START THIS MONDAY-I really need to get rid of some of this stuff!! These sales are FINAL  MONDAY- Kid Silk Haze and Kid Silk...

*OCTOBER IS SOCKTOBER AT HORIZON HOUSE-So for this OVERNIGHTER we will be collecting donations of NEW WHITE socks for the homeless. With the gift of 2 or more pairs of socks , the OVERNIGHTER fee will be just $10. If you can not attend the OVERNIGHTER, but would like to donate socks, just drop them off.  We will have a basket by the front desk. Thank You!!  Don't forget about the BICENTENIAL TORCH RUN this sat. They are scheduled to be here around 1 so I think you should be here...

DON'T forget that the Indiana BICENTENIAL TORCH RUN IS PASSING BY THE SHOP THIS SATURDAY! The plan is for you to bring your chair, your knitting and your noise makers and we will sit outside ( in front of the shop) and cheer them on!  The torch is scheduled to pass by us between 1 and 1:30. But it is not an exact science!   Let's cheer them on and enjoy a great day of knitting outside. Come as early as you want-we open at 10 am.  Last I check the temp was supposed to be in the...

Do you have your yarn yet for the Mystery Knit Along?  Here is my final choice!  I am using FIBERSPATES SCRUMPTIOUS 4ply!  It is my new favorite yarn ( this week). Sign up for the KNIT ALONG on RAVELRY (building blocks by Stephen West- MKAL 2016) by Friday and we will meet at the shop Saturday morning at 10 am to go over the first clue.  New in the store!  Magnet Pattern Boards! Comes with 1 long magnet, 3 small magnets, pen and pocket for extra patterns.  PATTERN...

I finished the first section of the sample scarf! Join me on Saturday morning at 10 am to go over this section of the pattern. We will meet the 1 st Saturday of each month to go through the pattern. The yarn I'm using is FIBERSPATES SCRUMPTIOUS 4 ply!  It takes 2 skeins. This is a free pattern on RAVELRY by THE KNITTING SHED.  Also, some spots in the beginning  WEAVING CLASS. Starts Saturday at 10 am and runs until around 4:30. Call the shop to sign up. Class fee: $40 plus...

( don't forget to tap on title to see all the pictures!) Thanks again, for a wonderful weekend!. Too bad we didn't have today's weather! Next Retreat is APRIL 28-30, 2017. Mark your calendars! There was mention, by some participants this past weekend, that they would like more knitting weekends. So I am considering adding a "KNITTING WEEKEND" . Date will be Feb 3-5 , 2017. We are calling it the "SUPER (BOWL) KNITTING WEEKEND". COST WILL BE $25.00 until Jan. 8. After that it will be $35.00 for...