Monday, August 29, 2011

Introducing New Instructor Shelly Kang

We are pleased to annouce that we have a new instructor, Shelly Kang, who will be offering Fair Isle Hat and Mitered Square Scarf classes in September and October.

Shelly’s extreme fiber arts enthusiasm starts and ends with knitting, but also includes spinning, dyeing, felting, crochet, sewing and weaving with a few beads thrown in for good measure. She has been teaching at yarn shops, fiber festivals and workshops for more than a decade, and publishes her own designs for sale through local yarn shops and on Ravelry (ravelry ID – shellykang). Made famous by her Mitered Square Sock Yarn Blankie, Shelly is most likely to be caught knitting socks while carpooling her two daughters, and more complicated sweaters and shawls on the couch after they are in bed. When she’s not knitting and chasing children, Shelly loves poking around in her vegetable garden (but mostly ignoring the weeds in the flower beds), cooking and baking from scratch, training for triathlons and convincing Fred, her chocolate lab puppy to stop destroying the house and everything in it.

September/October 2011 Class Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
August 28
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 29
Back To Knitting (& Beading) Sale
Knitting Clinic
August 30
Back To Knitting (& Beading) Sale
Felted Clogs (2/3)
Wire Bracelet Links
August 31
Back To Knitting (& Beading) Sale
Knitting Clinic
September 1
Knit Night
September 2 September 3
September 4
Holiday Hours:
Store Closed
September 5
Holiday Hours:
Store Closed
September 6
Basic Wire Findings
September 7
Knitting Clinic
September 8 September 9 September 10
September 11 September 12
Knitting Clinic
September 13
Felted Clogs (3/3)
Loop & Wrap
September 14
Knitting Clinic
September 15
Drop Stitch Shawl/Scarf (10:30am)
September 16
Beaded Handbag (10:30am)
September 17
Beginning Knitting (1/2)
Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing
Socks on Saturday (1/3)
September 18 September 19
Knitting Clinic
September 20
120 Minute Mittens
September 21
Knitting Clinic
Fair Isle Hat (1/3)
September 22 September 23 September 24
Beginning Knitting (2/2)
Socks on Saturday (2/3)
September 25 September 26
Knitting Clinic
September 27
Copper Etching
September 28
Knitting Clinic
Fair Isle Hat (2/3)
September 29 September 30 October 1
Socks on Saturday (3/3)
Sweater & Shawl Pins
October 2 October 3 October 4
Pearl Knotting
October 5
Knitting Clinic
Mitered Square Scarf (1/2)
October 6 October 7 October 8
October 9 October 10
Knitting Clinic
October 11
Wire Wrapped Stone Cage Pendant
120 Minute Mittens
October 12
Knitting Clinic
Fair Isle Hat (3/3)
October 13 October 14 October 15
Metal Stamping
Torch Soldering
October 16 October 17
Knitting Clinic
October 18 October 19
Knitting Clinic
Mitered Square Scarf (1/2)
October 20 October 21 October 22

Friday, August 26, 2011

Back To Knitting (& Beading) Sale

The weather is starting to cool down and it is time to wander through the Creative Arts Building at the Minnesota State Fair.


Since we know both of these things inspire us to knit, we thought you might be getting the knitting bug, too. For those of you that have been hitting (or avoiding) the Back to School Sales, we wanted to offer a sale just for you.

Back To Knitting (& Beading) Sale
Monday, August 29th through
Wednesday, August 31st.

All store merchandise will be 20% off

with additional opportunities for saving *:
  • Berroco Linsey, Berroco Weekend, Plymouth Covington, and The Sassy Skein cotton and cotton blend yarns will be 40% off
  • Almost our entire selection of glass beads will be 60% off
  • Classic Elite Yarns Classic Silk will be 30% off

* Please note that, like our clearance items, sales are final on these items sold with a higher discount.

Monday, August 1, 2011

August 2011 Class Schedule


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
July 31
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 1
Knitting Clinic
August 2
Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing
August 3
Knitting Clinic
Intarsia! (1/3)
August 4
Knit Night
August 5 August 6
Morse Code Wire Chain
August 7
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 8
Knitting Clinic
August 9 August 10
Knitting Clinic
Intarsia! (2/3)
Earrings
August 11
Tube Socks (1/2)
August 12 August 13
Beginning Knitting (1/2)
Wire Wrapped Earrings & Pendants
August 14
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 15 August 16
Felted Clogs (1/3)
Metal Stamping
August 17
Knitting Clinic
Intarsia! (3/3)
August 18
Correct Your Mistakes
August 19 August 20
Beginning Knitting (2/2)
August 21
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 22
Knitting Clinic
August 23
Criss Cross Stitch Scarf
August 24
Knitting Clinic
Wire Wrapped Stone Cage Pendant
August 25
Tube Socks (2/2)
August 26 August 27
August 28
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
August 29
Knitting Clinic
August 30
Felted Clogs (2/3)
Wire Bracelet Links
August 31
Knitting Clinic
September 1
Knit Night
September 2 September 3
September 4
Summer Hours:
Store Closed
September 5
Knitting Clinic
September 6 September 7
Knitting Clinic
Basic Wire Findings
September 8 September 9 September 10
Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing
September 11 September 12
Knitting Clinic
September 13
Felted Clogs (3/3)
Loop & Wrap
September 14
Knitting Clinic
September 15 September 16 September 17
Beginning Knitting (1/2)
Socks on Saturday (1/3)