LNYP’s & memories
L.N.Y.P.
The final Late Night Yarnie Party is tonight form 7 PM until midnight. Please bring a chair, as we’ve sold a few, and we may have some out of town guests. Bring a little something to share if you have time. We also have plenty of food, so do not feel obliged if you have had a busy day.
Classes for 2010
Sign up sheets for the new classes posted on our website are now ready for you at the shop.
We are open Sunday
We’ve never opened on Sunday, but this Sunday is exceptional. Join us between 11 and 2 for a light brunch to celebrate Hearts for Haiti. Caroline and Stephen, who will be adopting a little girl from Haiti, and delivering all the heart pillows to the orphanage, will be there. Come say hello so they have the opportunity to thank you for your knitting. We have reached the goal, so just come socialize, knit whatever you like, or just hang out.
New yarns
Yes, we are still expecting a few shipments. Some special orders should be arriving any day, as well as some new Berroco (which will not be discounted) and yet more chunky wool for those clogs.
Generally, we are not accepting special orders, but still try to reach us quickly if you want to order a special book, or swift or winder, or other notions. Some of these items are a local pick up, and very easy for us to get for you. They will not be discounted, but at least they may still be available to you.
Shine
Following is a message I received from Shine, who I first met during the earliest CK days. She’s allowing me to share this with you. It’s an e-mail she sent me last week. From Shine:
I started my blanket on July 4, 2008. Currently, it is 72″ wide and 28″ long. As you know, once a month I allowed myself the treat of some of City Knitting’s nicest yarn. 20 yards went to the blanket, 20 to swaps, and the rest went to socks. I cheated sometimes and didn’t count the yarns from the sale rack. Aside from the yarn that Cookie A gave to me, when I met her at City Knitting, the yarn from City Knitting in the blanket includes the following:
Araucania Ruca
Brown Sheep Wildfoote Luxury Sock (in four colorways)
Colinette Jitterbug
Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Fingering (in two colorways)
Crystal Palace Yarns Merino 5 Solid
Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi
Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Silk Solid (in two colorways)
Knit One Crochet Too Soxx Appeal
Lana Grossa Meilenweit 50 Seta/Cashmere
Louet Gems Fingering Wt.
Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend
Noro Kureyon Sock (in five colorways)
Noro Silk Garden Sock (in two colorways)
Punta Yarns Feather Space Dyed
Rowan Purelife Organic Cotton DK
Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball
Skacel Collection, Inc. Urban Silk
Yarn Hollow Andromeda
Yarn Hollow Elemental
Yarn Hollow Sliver
Yarn Hollow Summer Love
The socks I’ve made with these yarns include the following:
Argyle Socks by Jacquelyn Smyth
bmp by Aija Goto
Hedgerow Socks by Jane Cochran
Lolita Legs by Amy King
Q by Aija Goto
Vinnland by Becca Compton
and more than one pair using the Universal Toe-Up Sock Formula by Amy Swenson as well as a couple pairs of Saartje’s Bootees by Saartje de Bruijn, two pairs of Lace-Up Fingerless Gloves by Leigh Radford, and a set of Cigar by Kerri Cadd
This doesn’t even take into consideration the yarns that I didn’t include in my blanket.
I wear City Knitting. My brother wears city Knitting. Several of my friends wear City Knitting. City Knitting will carry on with my family in this blanket.
Thank you, Lorilee.