July/early August Class Schedule

To help you identify the classes that best fit your skill level, we'll start to include these difficulty icons with the class descriptions:
Beginner requires no previous experience; you'll be learning how to use the basic tools to practice the basic techniques.
Advanced Beginner requires knowledge of and experience with the basic tools and skills. For knitting you'll need to know knitting, purling, increases, decreases, casting on, and binding off. For beading you'll need to know how to identify and use chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers, flat-nose pliers, crimping pliers, and wire cutters, and the loop-and-wrap and basic stringing techniques. You'll be using the basic tools to expand and your palette of techniques and increase your comfort level by reptititvely practicing those techniques.
Intermediate requires the ability to carry out beginner and skills without assistance and advanced beginner skills with very little assistance.
Experienced requires a working knowledge of a wide range of techniques.

 

July/August 2011 Class Schedule

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
June 26 What To Do With Lampwork Workshop	June 27 Knitting Clinic	June 28	June 29 Knitting Clinic Advanced Beginner Knitting (2/4)	June 30	July 1	July 2
July 3 Summer Hours: Store Closed	July 4 Independence Day Store Closed	July 5	July 6 Knitting Clinic	July 7	July 8	July 9
July 10 Summer Hours: Store Closed	July 11 Knitting Clinic	July 12 Wire Bangle With Big-Hole Beads	July 13 Knitting Clinic Advanced Beginner Knitting (3/4)	July 14 Juliane's Tank Top (1/3)	July 15	July 16 Jewelry Making Basics: Stringing
July 17 Summer Hours: Store Closed	July 18 Knitting Clinic	July 19	July 20 Knitting Clinic Advanced Beginner Knitting (4/4) Basic Wire Findings	July 21 Juliane's Tank Top (2/3)	July 22	July 23 Wire Caged Stones
July 24 Summer Hours: Store Closed	July 25 Knitting Clinic	July 26	July 27 Knitting Clinic Wire Bracelet Links	July 28 Juliane's Tank Top (3/3) Advanced Beginner Knitting (1/4)	July 29	July 30
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 Advanced Beginner Knitting (2/4)	August 5	August 6 Morse Code Wire Chain

Thank you & New Opportunities to SAVE!

Our Summer Solstice sale is now over and we wanted to send out a genuine word of THANKS to all of you who stopped by. Your commitment to shopping locally makes a big difference in all of our lives.

We did want to mention that, Julie's Lampwork Trunk Show will be extended until Sunday, when Julie is having the What To Do With Lampwork Workshop. So, if you didn't get a chance to come in and see her stunning beads, there's still time!

Knits & Pearls is here because we truly believe it is important for people to nurture their creativity. Even in the best of times we seem to run out of the time and resources to pamper ourselves. So, we've been brainstorming about how to continue helping.

Beginning in July, we'll be having monthly specials to supplement our already-low prices and our incomparable clearance selection. To start you off, from July 1^st to July 31^st we're going to offer the majority of our glass bead selection at 50% off, and our Opal & Skacel sock yarns will be 25% off. So, start planning some projects because we'll be waiting with your supplies!

Need help thinking of project ideas? Click on the images to get project information.

© joynoel Ruffled Scarf using Zwerger Garn's Opal Maskenball	© by jennyfrommaine Flickr Pepita Overalls using Zwerger Garn's Opal Maskenball
© Sequoia2211 Baby Jacket with Zwerger Garn Opal Handwerk und Hobby	© knitteria Hitchiker Scarf using Zwerger Garn Opal Handwerk und Hobby
© Julie Bowen Glass bead strung bracelet	© Julie Bowen Glass bead earrings

Summer Solstice Sale!

The door is open, the breeze is coming in, and we're having a great time with our summer knitting and beading projects. We know that summers are busy and it can be hard to make time to nurture your creative outlet, so we wanted to give you a reason to take some time out for yourself.

Tuesday, June 21^st - Thursday, June 23^rd
All regular store merchandise will be at least 15% off with additional daily specials.

Watch your e-mail inbox Monday - or check our blog - for a newsletter with more details about the sale, Julie's lampwork trunk show, happening in-store during the sale, and upcoming classes.

Restocking Shipments In & Crochet Hooks!

We got two restocking shipments in today that included a bunch of notions, double points, bamboo circulars, and Addi circulars. Also, you wanted and we listened: we now have a great selection of bamboo crochet hooks from 1.15mm (10US) to 10mm (N15 US)!

New Summer Ideas and More Yarn

We couldn't wait to tell you that we recently received more colors of the lovely Luna Paints yarn from Cascade.

Some projects using Luna Paints:
© loramarie78	by Susieknitster Flickr

We also wanted to give you some ideas for summer knitting projects. When we took a look on Ravelry for these free patterns we were looking for projects that were small or projects for summer clothes that wouldn't take very long and that wouldn't use heavy yarn. We certainly don't get excited about knitting heavy winter sweaters when it's warm out, and doubt you do either.

If you haven't signed up for Ravelry yet, take a look at this previous blog post for a step-by-step description of the sign-up process. Click on the images below to go to the Ravelry page for the projects.

Make Something for Yourself! Use our Berroco Linsay or Cascade Ultra Pima	New Baby on The Way? Use any of our sock yarns.
© Classic Elite Yarns	by helloyarn Flickr
Having a Playtime Teaparty? Use our Berroco Comfort DK or Vintage DK	Pretending to be a Farmer? Use our Berroco Comfort or Vintage
by TessVintageKnits Flickr	© Natalie
Interactive Story Time? Use our Berroco Comfort or Vintage	Playing Pretend with Dolly? Use our SWTC TOFUtsies sock yarn
© Susan B. Anderson	© Lisa McClure

May/June 2011 Class Schedule

Please note that this schedule has been edited since it was first published. (Friday, May 27, 2011)

May 29	May 30 Memorial Day Store Closed	May 31 Rings of Wire	June 1 Knitting Clinic Summer Shawls (1/2)	June 2 Knit Night	June 3	June 4
June 5 Wire Wrapped Earrings & Pendants	June 6 Knitting Clinic	June 7 Magic Loop required for Socks classes	June 8 Knitting Clinic Stone Cage Pendant Summer Shawls (2/2)	June 9	June 10	June 11
June 12 Beading Clinic	June 13 Knitting Clinic	June 14 Socks (1/3)	June 15 Knitting Clinic Japanese Chain Maille	June 16 Market Bag (1/2)	June 17	June 18 Beginning Knitting (1/2)
June 19 Beading Clinic	June 20 Knitting Clinic	June 21	June 22 Knitting Clinic Advanced Beginner Knitting (1/4)	June 23 Market Bag (2/2)	June 24	June 25 Beginning Knitting (2/2)
June 26 Beading Clinic	June 27 Knitting Clinic	June 28 Socks (2/3)	June 29 Knitting Clinic Advanced Beginner Knitting (2/4)	June 30	July 1	July 2

Jewelry Classes for May/June 2011

Is it spring yet? Whether the weather shapes up or not, chances are that you have a lot of spring and summer plans filling up your calendars. We just wanted to let you know that, if you'll be doing any traveling, we've got classes planned to help you fill the time in the car, at the airport, or at your destination. Knitting is always a great traveling passtime because there aren't a lot of loose parts, but there are also some great jewelry projects for the road. Come in and take a look!

May/June 2011 Class Schedule
For the knitters out there, never fear. The knitting classes will get posted Wednesday 5/18.

May 15 Tree of Life Pendant	May 16 Knitting Clinic	May 17	May 18 Knitting Clinic	May 19	May 20	May 21 Jewelry Making Basics
May 22 Beading Clinic	May 23 Knitting Clinic	May 24	May 25 Knitting Clinic Loop and Wrap	May 26	May 27	May 28
May 29 Beading Clinic	May 30 Knitting Clinic	May 31 Rings of Wire	June 1 Knitting Clinic	June 2	June 3	June 4
June 5 Wire Wrapped Earrings & Pendants	June 6 Knitting Clinic	June 7	June 8 Knitting Clinic Stone Cage Pendant	June 9	June 10	June 11
June 12 Beading Clinic	June 13 Knitting Clinic	June 14	June 15 Knitting Clinic Japanese Chain Maille	June 16	June 17	June 18