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After checking my math, and conversing with Elaine, I am changing cast on amount to 100 sts-SORRY! Speaking of Elaine, check out her pumpkin family!! ADORABLE I will try to not send out anything else, today!

We recently got in more of the ARTYARNS yarn to make more of the beautiful triangle shawl. Here are the colors : I only have 3 of each color, so don't hesitate!!

We were so busy with all the fun projects starting around here! First I had to post Susan Roederer's version of the"Yoga Sweater". It is actually a Debbie Bliss pattern, but knit with the stripes of the "yoga" It looks great!! The Sweater #31 started the morning off with a bang! They will meet again on Sat Nov 15 at 10:00 am, if you still want to join the group. Come in and pick out yarn and talk to jane (tues. or wed.) about getting caught up. The afternoon was a little CRAZY with the New...

Fair Isle Hat Class- Nov 18 and Dec 2- 6-8 pm. Cost: $25.00 plus materials -knit on size 3, 5, 6- 16" circ. Call the shop to sign up. This weekend : Saturday, November 1- 10 am- 12 noon Shibui Sweater # 31 Saturday, November 1, 8, 15 and 22- 2pm- 4:00 Stephen West Mystery Knit Along Needles- size 6- 40" *Sign up on RAVELRY Next Week Saturday, November 8- 10 am-12 TEMPERATURE SCARF-pick a kit of 10 (10 degree color changes) or 20 colors (5 degree color changes) and knit 2 rows each day for a...

This is going to be SO AWESOME! Here are a few more of the colors people have chosen, as well as some suggestions! I think i am going to use these: Remember to go to RAVELRY and look for Stephen West MKAL 2014. You will get the first clue downloaded on friday the 31. We will meet Saturday Nov. 1 at 2 pm to go over the clue. You will receive, in your email, 1 clue each of the next 3 fridays and we will meet on the following Saturday to go over the clue. This is always a fun project to see how...

Coming up! Stephen West Mystery Knit Along 2014- starts October 31. We have a few options of yarn to choose from. Check out the info page on RAVELRY. Check out some of the color options Stephen has put together. You will need 4 colors-1 of which is a contrast tom the other 3 colors. The 3 colors can be of the same family or totally different as long as they contrast color 1. Yardage amounts are: color A ( color 1)- 275 yds color B- 200 yds color C- 185 yds color D- 260 yds Here are a Liza's...

I just want to thank all of you who participated in the IN STORE RETREAT! I hope you had as much fun as I did! It is so wonderful for me to see everyone enjoying themselves at the shop! Here are a few photos! Also, here is Steph in her new Vikings hat ( a gift for her daughter)!! I have to say the Pom Pon makes it! It is knit out of one ball of Lova Fan yarn from Schachenmayr Yarns. Here are the team colors we have in stock. The hat pattern is from the Fall 2014 Knit Simple. They have 5 or 6...

A huge thanks you to all of the retreat participants who surprised me with an awesome rendition of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". I was totally caught of guard and really touched!! Thanks for my fabulous singing balloons! And my new chair! I feel like a queen on her throne!! Also, how lucky to have Big Guys BBQ food truck to come by and feed us. We will definitely do that again at the next retreat!! See you in the am! We will have Longs Donuts! I can't wait!

The In Store Retreat is just 2 days away! We still have a couple of spaces left, but you need to call the shop! 317-638-1833. Cost for the weekend is just $25.00. The Retreat starts friday at 12 noon!! Please no early callers. Jane has a dog now and she will not be at the shop until around noon ! Thanks. We placed our order for Saturdays Lasagna dinner and padded it by 5 people, so if you did not order dinners it is available for the first 5 who call or pay on friday. Speaking of Friday, we...

Saturday ONLY from 10 am- 4:30 pm! We have added around 15 new baskets of stuff! Wonderful FELTRO yarns from Lana Grande! Just $3.00 a ball! See you then! Check out this great poncho from Rowan Yarns knit out of Thick Thin yarn and their new yarn, FUR. love the look with the collar up. Take a look at some of the combinations Susie put together. I am partial to the aqua/grey pairing! See you in the morning. I'm off to a high school football game with "BOXY"!