CK News, November 2, 2009: Kim’s been busy, too.
Cast On Specials
It truly feels like November with all the leaves down, the rain and gray skies. The anticipation of the holidays can’t be helped. So we have jumped into the holiday spirit with two Cast On Specials this week. First we will be offering holiday stocking, wreath and ornament patterns and the yarn for the project at 10% off. We are well stocked in holiday colors of Berroco and Encore Worsted.
If you’re looking for something unique in a stocking pattern, check out this free pattern at knittersreview.com. Cat Bordhi designed it for her grandson Charlie. It has nifty little built-in pockets so Santa can tuck a few extra goodies into it. Pattern is here.
If you know you will be doing holiday knitting, now is the time to start. Those who wait may find we’ve often run out of your favorite colors.
The other 10% off Cast On Special will be all things mohair. Mohair is the hair of an angora goat, a hip-looking goat with long curly hair hanging over its eyes. This fiber has been used for its warmth and durability for centuries. It takes dye well and we have it in magnificent colors. There are many samples on display from wraps and shrugs to hats and slippers. Come in and take a peek, you are guaranteed to fall in love with this fiber.
Kim’s Knits on Display
It is a given that you must be passionate about fiber to be a knitter. Kim is more than passionate; her exquisite attention to detail, color and design makes her knitting out of this world. She has many knitted items on display this week including an elegant mohair vintage wrap, a hoodie from French Girl Knits, an adorable elephant hat, trunk and all. Stop by the shop to see these sensational knits for yourself.
Some Woolly Ideas
A new yarn on our shelves is Berroco’s Pure Merino (50g/92y, 4.5sts/inch, $7.95). It is a beautiful yarn of 100% extra fine merino that drapes beautifully. Two colors are blended in each skein of this multi-ply yarn. Currently, we have the yarn in black, blue, brown and purple. Lorilee took the red, but will show you what she’s working on in case you want some too. We’ll order more.
Berrroco Booklet #276 with the ever popular hoodie is back on the shelves.
For those of you who subscribed to Knitters Magazine (we don’t carry it in the store) there is a great mitten pattern on the cover using Zauberball, which we do have in stock.
Plymouth Encore Tweed is an incredibly popular yarn that we can’t keep stocked. We have just learned that the most popular colors are on a huge backorder – we probably won’t get until December or later. The good news is that we just got four brand new stunning colors – a dusty plum, a pale pink, deep navy and black. We also have several other solid colors restocked, and a few others new to us.
Classes
The November 7 Magic Loop Baby Sock is full, but please call and put your name on the waiting list if you are interested. Holey Squares Scarf class on November 13 still has openings, as does the Great American Afghan class offered November 16. Classes are a great way to learn new techniques and brush up on old skills.