CK News, November 11, 2009: It’s Marilyn’s turn.
Cast On Special
This week our Cast On Special is buy a City Knitting tote bag at regular price ($12), fill it up with yarn and books and get 10% off as much as you can pack in the bag. You can guess where we got the idea if we sing “ you save big money”!!!
Come see Marilyn’s knitting
A love for fiber is the heart and soul of all knitters. Marilyn has encyclopedic knowledge of yarn, especially sock yarn. No plain Jane socks for her; color, pattern and cables are what you will find on her feet. Her garments are gems, stop by the shop to see them this week.
Sunday Brunch for Hearts for Haiti
For those who want to celebrate the project, Hearts for Haiti, join us for a Sunday Brunch. Come if you knitted hearts and get our heart felt thanks for your wonderful contributions:). Come if you didn’t knit but still want to celebrate with us. We are drawing to a close this project, anticipating to bring all these wonderful Heart shaped pillows to the children of the orphanage in Haiti very very soon. -Caroline C. We have 74 hearts. The goal is 120. We will have some munchies and coffee while we visit and knit even more hearts. Date: Sunday, December 6th, 11am to 2 pm. Place: City Knitting, 423 Norwood SE, GR MI 49506.
New Books and Yarn
A new shipment of books has arrived with lots of new titles. For those of you interested in using color in your knitting The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques (Margaret Radcliffe $29.95) will give you the confidence and direction needed. Radcliffe examines color in relation to stripes, pattern stitches, multicolor yarns, stranded knitting and Intarsia. This large format book is a great addition to any knitter’s library.
Another color book is The New Stranded Colorwork (Mary Scott Huff $24.95). This book features colorful updated Nordic patterns for everyone in your family.
For all the men out there who are passionate about knitting and knitwear, Men’s Knits (Erika Knight $21.99) is now on the shelves. This book gives classic patterns an updated look.
We also received three new sock books. The Joy of Socks (Linda Kopp $22.95) features 30 sock designs by 20 different designers and has lots of witty anecdotes in the margins as well. Knitting More Circles Around Socks (Antje Gillingham $24.99) is the second book by Gillingham and has patterns for the whole family working two at a time, toe up or cuff down. The Big Book of Socks (Kathleen Taylor $24.95) is “the ultimate beyond-the-basics guide to knitting socks”. It has 75 patterns ranging from basic socks to socks with lace designs.
Haiku Knits (Tanya Alpert $29.99) showcases beautiful knitwear inspired by Japanese design. There are 25 patterns for simple yet elegant garments and accessories.
Two new yarns to ooh and aah about this week are Classic Elite Fresco (61/2sts/inch, 50g/164y, $8.50/skein) and Classic Elite Silky Alpaca Lace (81/2sts/inch, 50g/460y, $9.95/ball). Fresco is a soft wool, alpaca and angora blend and we have it in 13 yummy colors. It’s a perfect choice for Selbu mittens or tams.
Classic Elite’s Silky Alpaca Lace is an alpaca and silk blend in a lovely dusty rose color. It would be a lovely choice for knitting this shawl, which Marliyn blogged about here.
Class
There is room for you in the Holey Squares Scarf Class his Friday, November 13, 2:00 - 5:00. Call us to sign up and get your small homework assignment. Here’s a photo of that scarf’s components ready to seam.
