April 1st will mark Knits & Pearls' second full year in business! That's yet another milestone that we couldn't have achieved without your business and support. Come celebrate with us as we begin our third year in Arden Plaza!
Our table of glass beads is still 75% off (until April 2nd, when they'll be gone) to make way for our expanded selection of semi-precious stones. This weekend one of the big bead shows was in town and we got a lot of new beautiful semi-precious beads including lots of beautiful, inexpensive quartz, some great manufactured sea glass and ceramic pendants from a local Taylors Falls artist, with even more exciting beads on the way.
We aren't completely abandoning our glass beads. We'll still carry Julie's beautiful lampwork beads, we have a newly expanded selection of faceted 6mm Czech glass beads, and will be increasing our selection of seed beads.
Perhaps most excitingly of all we'll be adding two new beading instructors, Patty Schulte and Sandi Doane, both of whom you may know from the Bead Gallery, so we can offer a greater variety of classes much more frequently. Patty specializes in wire- and metal- work and does stunning work with hammered textured and wire wrapped pendants. Sandi, among other amazing talents, does amazing beadwork and has a fantastic sense of color and will start by offering some beginning seed beed beadwork classes in May. Patty will be kicking things off by teaching Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing on Tuesday, April 17. Don't worry, Julie's not going anywhere and she'll now have more time to offer more advanced classes, so look for those too!
Please remember that we request you please sign up and pay in advance by calling or visiting the store. Classes will be canceled if they do not have the minimum registered participants in advance of the class. Payments made for classes that are cancelled will be applied toward future classes. For more detail, please call the store.
We have some May classes on the schedule, but will be adding more througout April.
All classes are 6-8pm and 2 hours long, unless otherwise
noted.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| March 25 | March 26 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
March 27 | March 28 Knitting Clinic |
March 29 Spring Sweaters 2/3 6-8pm Japanese Chain Maille 6-8pm  |
March 30 | March 31 |
| April 1 | April 2 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
April 3 | April 4 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm |
April 5 KNIT NIGHT Spring Sweaters 3/3 6-8pm Basic Wire Findings 6-8pm |
April 6 | April 7 |
| April 8 Easter Sunday Store Closed |
April 9 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
April 10 | April 11 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm |
April 12 Wire Wrapped Stone Cage Pendant 6-8pm  |
April 13 | April 14 |
| April 15 | April 16 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
April 17 Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing 6-8pm |
April 18 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm Socks! 1/3 6-8pm Faux Chain Necklace 6-8pm  |
April 19 Etching 6-8pm  |
April 20 | April 21 Beginning Knitting 1/2 10:30-12:30pm |
| April 22 | April 23 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
April 24
Mystery Washcloth KAL 6-8pm  |
April 25 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm Kinetic Pendants 6-8pm  |
April 26 Earrings 6-8pm |
April 27 | April 28 Beginning Knitting 2/2 10:30-12:30pm |
| April 29 | April 30 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
May 1 | May 2 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm Needle & Wet Felted Cuff Bracelets 6-8pm 
Socks! 2/3 6-8pm |
May 3 KNIT NIGHT |
May 4 | May 5 |
| May 6 | May 7 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
May 8 | May 9 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm Socks! 3/3 6-8pm |
May 10 Wire Rings 6-8pm 
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May 11 | May 12 |
| May 13 Mother's Day Store Closed |
May 14 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
May 15 | May 16 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm Ribbon & Yarn Necklaces 6-8pm  |
May 17 | May 18 | May 19 |
| May 20 | May 21 Knitting Clinic 6-8pm |
May 22 | May 23 Knitting Clinic 1-3pm |
May 24 | May 25 | May 26 |
