Two little reminders…
Today is the last day that the October pattern of the month will be available for free with the purchase of the suggested yarn. After today, the pattern will be available for $4.00. So, if you’ve thought about making it, but haven’t gotten to the store, make sure you get there today between 12-3:30 and save yourself $4.00! November’s pattern of the month will be posted tomorrow.
There is still space in our November Granny Square Scarf workshop. Check out the Classes and Workshops page for complete details.
Happy Halloween!
November Workshop!
November workshop!
November 3rd, 10th, and 17th, 1pm-2pm
Granny Square Scarf (Beginner crochet)
(Shown in Jewel Tones Color Scheme)
In this workshop, Paula will guide you through several techniques that allow you to create this lovely granny square scarf. This workshop will cover all the skills you need for Granny Square construction, piecing and finishing. Granny squares are extremely versatile and with these skills you will be able to move on and make blankets, scarves, cardigans, vests, pillow covers, bags, even skirts. It’s a great skill to have. And this cute, quick scarf would be a great holiday gift!
We have 4 different color schemes for you to choose from for this scarf:
Jewel Tones (Purple, Dark Red, Hunter Green, and Dark Heather Blue)
Greens/Blues (Olive Green, Light Blue, Heather Blue, Varigated Green/Blue)
Brights (Royal Blue, Pink, Green, and Yellow)
Blues (Royal Blue, White, Navy, Varigated Blues)
The workshop comes with a workshop kit which includes everything you will need to complete this project:
- Drawstring bag
- Original pattern by The Island Yarn Company
- Yarn to complete the scarf in your color scheme choice
- Size H Crochet Hook
- Darning needle for weaving in ends
Cost of workshop: $55
If you would like to register, please send an email to islandyarn@gmail.com or drop by the store. Space is limited to 8 participants. If you send an email, please include your name, phone number, email, and color scheme choice. Also please try to arrive a few minutes early the first day of the workshop to collect your kit.
As always, Paula holds her drop-in class directly after the workshop, from 2pm to 3pm and you are always welcome to stay for extra help or help with another project, but please be aware that this class is an additional $10/hr.
Eye Candy Friday: You don’t have to get highlights to get a great dye-job
Come on, admit it! You would love your hair to look like this:
Cherry Tree Hill Bulky
No? How about this:
Silk from Great Adirondack
Maybe that color is to tame for hair. Maybe this one then:
No, not looking for new hair? How about a new scarf then? Sweater? Happy weekend everyone!
*Just a note to say that there are a few spots left in Saturday’s Rolled Brim Hat workshop. If you would like to sign up, please call or stop by the store today.
Eye Candy Friday! New Vegan Yarns and more!
We got some nice full boxes of beautiful yarn this week! First off, a yarn that blows the mind of everyone I show it to, Pure by Southwest Trading Company, 100% Soysilk.
This yarn feels like silk. You just won’t believe it! It’s amazing and the colors are gorgeous (though my screen is not being true to them, so I hope that your screen will behave better). Sometimes it seems hard to find vegan yarns that are not just pale alternatives to their yummy non-vegan counterparts. But this yarn is not, by any stretch, a less-than alternative for vegans. It is not a tofurkey. It is a yarn that anyone would be pleased and delighted to knit.
Along the same lines and also from Southwest Trading Company:
100% Bamboo. Be honest, have you ever met a bamboo you didn’t like? This one won’t disappoint either. Deep, beautiful colors in yarn that you might just name as your new pet because you can’t stop patting it.
Also among our other new arrivals this week, we have more of the delightfully dyed Superwash Merino from Great Adirondack.
You see? Fall came to the New England in a box from the Adirondacks this week. And though I apologize for setting autumn loose on those of you who will mourn summer, this Merino makes up for it, yes?
And last, but not least, Wool in the Woods!
Beautiful boucle. Need I say more? I only have a bit of this, so if you love it, come in and let me know so that I’ll know to get another order of it coming along.
In other store news, there is still space in our beginner rolled brim hat workshop which start Saturday, October 20th. And we are planning a granny square scarf workshop for November! This workshop will be held November 3rd, 10th, and 17th from 1pm to 2pm and will cover Granny Square construction, piecing and finishing. Everything you will need to know to make a multitude of fun projects with Granny Squares. They are so versatile you can make blankets, scarves, cardigans, vests, pillow covers, bags, even skirts. It’s a great skill to have in your yarny arsenal. More details soon about this workshop are coming soon! Please email islandyarn@gmail.com if you are interested in either of these workshops.
The Granny Square workshop will be our last for 2007. In the new year, we are planning higher level workshops like lacework and entrelac. If you have input on workshops you would like to attend in 2008, drop me an email at islandyarn@gmail.com.
Eye Candy Friday
We’ve got some beautiful new yarns to show you!
Orenberg Lace from Cherry Tree Hill
Cobwebs from Great Adirondack
These are both beautiful fine lace weights. The Orenberg is a Kidd Mohair/Silk blend with amazing dyes and a glimmering sheen. The Cobwebs is a super soft Alpaca/Silk blend of laceweight dyed by the color geniuses at Great Adirondack. You think its nice here? Come in a touch it. Alpaca + Silk = Heaven!
Looking for some pattern ideas for these beautiful yarns? Here are some great books to check out for this yarn:
Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls
Gossamer Webs: The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls
Sock yarn from Cherry Tree Hill
We have a new supply of both Sockittome and Supersock yarns from Cherry Tree Hill. I cannot even describe the beautiful array of colors that these sock yarns have come in. You need to see them in person!
Great books to check out for this yarn:
Favorite Socks: 25 Timeless Designs from Interweave
Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists on Classic Patterns
The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook: Dyeing, Painting, Spinning, Designing, Knitting
Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Sock Book: History*Technique*Design (Vogue Knitting)
Or if you are new to knitting socks:
Getting Started Knitting Socks (Getting Started series)
This is just a tiny sampling of the new yarns that came in this week, with many more expected over the next few weeks.
*There is still space in Saturday’s scarf workshop. If you would like to sign up, please call 781-894-1802 or email islandyarn@gmail.com today!
**Just a(nother) note to say we will be open on Monday, October 8th, Columbus Day, but our hours will be 3:00-8:30pm on that day only.
October workshops!
Register now!
October 20th and 27th, 1pm-2pm
Basic rolled brim hat (beginner)
In this workshop, Paula will guide you through several techniques that allow you to create a basic rolled brim hat (to go with the 5,423 scarves you’ve made!). Skills taught/reviewed in this workshops include casting on, working with double pointed needles, knitting in the round, and decreasing. This is a cute, quick hat that would be a great holiday gift!
The workshop comes with a workshop kit which includes everything you will need to complete this project:
- Drawstring bag
- Original pattern by The Island Yarn Company
- Enough yarn to complete the hat (acrylic or wool, your choice)
- Size 10 Double Pointed Needles
- Darning needle for weaving in ends
- 1 stitch mark for marking the beginning of your round
Cost of workshop: $40 (with acrylic yarn in kit) or $45 (with 100% wool in kit)
If you would like to register, please send an email to islandyarn@gmail.com or drop by the store. Space is limited to 8 participants. If you send an email, please include your name, phone number, email, and fiber choice. Also please try to arrive a few minutes early the first day of the workshop to choose your yarn color.
**Don’t forget, Paula holds a drop-in class directly after the workshops from 2pm to 3pm, so if you need extra help with the workshop project or help with another project, she is available. The drop-in class is an additional $10/hour.
