COMBO CLUB!
COMBO CLUB! (do you hear me yelling?) I’ve been making these luscious hanks of combo yarns and they seem to be quite a hit. (Pictures will be up soon here and on etsy or come into the store and fondle!) They make great, quick 1 skein scarves. You will feel so productive, you won’t even know what to do! Its a great project for beginners all the way to experienced knitters who need a little brainless, entertaining knitting. Starting May 29th and for the following 4 months (mystery hanks will by in the store the last Saturday of the month) you will receive an original combo hank. That means, by the end of September, you could have FIVE gorgeous scarves (or gifts already under your belt for the looming holidays)! If you are local and will pick up your hanks at the store, the cost is $100 for the whole shebang. If you want your hanks mailed, the cost is $115. This means that COMBO CLUB! is open to the greater knitting community and if you know someone who is not local and may want to participate, spread the word. These hanks could also be great gifts for knitters in and of themselves. Stop by the store, call, or email (islandyarn AT gmail DOT com) to sign up! If 20 people sign up, we’ll give away a free bonus hank to one lucky clubber at the end of September!
Deadline to sign-up is May 22nd.
We now interupt your regularly scheduled knit-a-long with another knit-a-long!
So, it took a PhD to tell me that I should have only posted two options for that summer sweater knit-a-long. Genius, I know. While I figure out what to do, or try to familiarize myself with 3 different patterns (or wait for a clear winner to emerge….hint…hint) we are going to do a little 3-week long knit-a-long to distract and amuse. Starting May 13th and running thru the end of May, we are going to be working on Sunshine Bags on Thursday nights!
This is an adapted version of the Sunburst Sling Bags (tweaked to the hilt by someone who just can’t leave well enough alone). I have the pattern available in the store. It’s great fun….quick and gratifying. These two appeared out of no where in about 4 days. You’ll need 1 (for the small) or 2 balls of Feza Alp Oriental. It can be done with other bulky weight yarns, but please remember that we ask you to use yarn from Island Yarn for knit-a-longs.
May Pattern of the Month!
Available until May 31st as our pattern of the month…
New England Spring Socks! Snow flakes and tulips, we all know that pretty much spells out our bipolar spring here. These socks are a great project if you want to do some colorwork, but are worried about taking on a whole project. Just a few rows of colorwork at the beginning and you are done with the tricky part and have lots of TV-knitting left! Both charts are included on this months pattern, so you are virtually getting 2 sock patterns free with the purchase of suggested yarns this month!
This pattern is free through the month of May with purchase of sock yarn for pattern.
