new books and other news
Don’t forget the Knit in Public Day on Sun June 20 from 2-5. A group from the shop will be there at 2 pm!
Big Summer Sale starts mon june 21 at 10 am!! –All in-stock yarn will be at least 30% off, some will be 40% or even 50% off.
Some great new books just came in!
“CRAZY LACE:AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO CREATIVE LACE”. There are some real possibilities with this book, from free form knitting to hand dyeing finished pieces. COST-@24.95
“Itsy Bitsy Toys”- from the same group that brought itsy bitsy hats. What a great small project book! Cost:$17.95
“Knits Men Want”. Looking for those great basic for men. This is the book for you. It has hats, socks, vests and some really nice sweaters. Cost $18.95
“Tow-Up 2-at-a-Time” this sock book has some good directions, but you do have to do some math, but don’t let that scare you(your teachers were right when they told you that you would be using geometry when you grew up)!
“Vogue Knitting Stitchionary #5” is also in stock. This book is all lace patterns. As in past volume of this series, this book is stuffed with patterns and samples tohelp you create your own shawl pieces. Cost:$29.95
“Amigurumi Knits”. Are you on a quest for a knitted hermit crab, praying mantis, or garlic? This is the book for you. It has all the creatures and foods you never knew you needed to knit. Cost:$19.99
World Wide Knit in Public Day
This Sun. June 20, 2010 is the World Wide Knit in Public day. It is being held at the Artsgarden at Circle Center Mall downtown. A group of us from the shop are going to go and knit from 2-around 4, then we are going to P.F. Changs for dinner. Please join us, if only for the knitting. Lets show indy how cool it is to knit! I will be working on my Superbowl Scarf, but you can work on what ever you want. At the shop we have a good amount of the Alpaca With a Twist yarn Super Bowl yarn-“TOUCHDOWN, so if you want me to bring you some, just call the shop. We can wind it for you also.
If you have scarves to turn in, just bring them along and we will pass them on to the superbowl com. They need to get them in so they can put the patches on them!
Don’t forget (as if you could) that the BIG SUMMER SALE starts next mon.(june 21-june 27). All in-stock yarn will be 30%-50% off. We will also have blowout items that you will be notified about on this very blog!
There are just a few spaces for the bus to stitches in Aug. Call the shop for info.
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Have a great week and I hope to see you Sun. (I will not bring yarn to knit in unles you let me know you wnat it)
-SUSAN