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We are busy getting ready for Shop Hop - just a week away! The Woven Art pattern, exclusive for Shop Hoppers until January, is about to head to the printer. Daily door prizes are arriving, and we are prepping a big box of yarn we held back just for Shop Hop. This is such a fun way to kick off Fall, and I hope you will participate! This year we have four great shops hosting the event - along with Woven Art, you can visit Sticks and Strings in Lansing, Yarn Garden in Charlotte, and Stitch in Time in Howell.
Yesterday I took this photo while in the Porcupine Mountains State Park - it is Lake of the Clouds, with Lake Superior just peaking through the gap in the distance. I have been really enjoying exploring more of Michigan!
Hope to see you very soon.
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Shop Hop 2016
September 15-18, 2016
Mid-Mitten Shop Hop Passports are on sale for $15. Quantities are limited, so make sure to get yours soon!
Never done a Shop Hop before? Buy your passport, grab a knitting friend (or two) and prepare for a fibery weekend that will get your knitting mojo going! We love hosting this annual event, and seeing our greater yarn community. This year we have four shops participating:
Woven Art, Yarn Garden (Charlotte), Sticks & Strings (Lansing), and
Stitch in Time (Howell)
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Get your Shop Hop tote bag, go to each location to shop, get your passport stamped, and receive free patterns and enter for prizes and a Grand Prize Drawing. Passports also have great coupons to be used later in the year at each shop.
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Now in the Shop
Quince and Company ~ Puffin, Owl, and Owl Tweet
Another shipment from Quince and Company - and we tore into the boxes as soon as they arrived. In our most recent shipment we received selections of Puffin, Puffin Heathers, Owl, and Owl Tweet.
Puffin is a 100% American wool, spun into a thick single with 112 yards per 100 grams. This chunky weight yarn is substantial, and can be held doubled to turn it into a super bulky! We currently have 17 colors.
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Puffin - Glacier
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Puffin - Carrie's Yellow
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Puffin - Kumlien's Gull
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Owl is a 50% American wool, 50% New Zealand alpaca yarn plied into a worsted weight yarn with 120 yards per 50 grams. Spun and dyed in New England, Owl has a lovely hand with plenty of squish! Owl Tweet is very similar to regular Owl, but has little slubs of wool to give it a tweed-like texture. We have just a few colors of Tweet at the moment - we hope to stock more once it becomes available.
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Owl - Barred
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Owl - Chamomile
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Owl - Cerulean
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Taproot Issue 19: Wander
If you haven't discovered Taproot magazine yet, I highly recommend it. This issue has Contra Dancing, Butterfly Gardens, Energy Bars, and a personalized Knit Cowl pattern. We sell out every issue.
To make sure you know about new yarn and tools coming in to the shop, "Like" our Facebook page, and follow the dropbox down to turn all notifications "On" , or subscribe to our Instagram feed!
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Upcoming Classes - 517.203.4467
Weaving: Learn how to weave on a Rigid Heddle loom
The Rigid Heddle loom is easy to set up and use - and it is light weight and portable. You will be amazed what you can make on this very simple loom. In this class you will learn how to warp the loom and how to weave a beautiful scarf, in yarns of your choosing.
You will need about 250 yards of a smooth worsted weight yarn for the warp, and about 200 yards of almost any kinds of worsted weight yarn for the weft. We will discuss yarns appropriate for weaving in class. Also bring scissors, a tapestry needle and a brown paper grocery bag that can be cut to use when winding warp onto the loom.
We will take a break for lunch. Feel free to bring a lunch, or enjoy one of our local restaurants
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016 - FULL
Time: 9:00 - 4:30 pm (yes, class starts before shop is open!)
Instructor: Kathy Popoff
Cost: $70 with loom rental
$55 without loom rental
Additional Sunday dates are available for class:
October 9
November 13
Knitting Technique: Two Socks at a Time, Cuff Down, Magic Loop
Take your sock knitting to the next level by knitting them at the same time using the Magic Loop method! You must have experience both knitting socks, and with Magic Loop (Meg is offering a class on 8/31 to teach Magic Loop). For the sake of time we will be making a mini-sock. The classes will take you slowly and carefully through the process, with handouts you can use to customize just about any cuff-down pattern.
Supplies: please bring approximately 50 grams of worsted weight yarn, a 40" long US 6 or 7 needle with a VERY good join and a VERY flexible cable, 4 locking stitch markers.
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 20 and 27th
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Instructor: Meg Croft
Cost: $35
Thrummed Mittens
Fleece thrums form lovely contrasting stitches on the outside and soft warmth on the inside of these mittens. The warmth of your hands will help to secure your thrums by felting them together slightly. This class assumes that you are already comfortable with knitting in the round using double-pointed needles and will focus on the techniques involved in knitting thrums: making the thrums to be relatively uniform in size, knitting thrums securely, and following a thrummed pattern. We will also be covering knitting a thumb gusset and thumb. Skill level: intermediate.
Supplies needed: One skein Cascade 220 worsted weight yarn (or equivalent), US 6 and US 7 double-pointed needles (adjust accordingly if you are a tight or loose knitter), scrap yarn in a contrasting color, tapestry needle and stitch markers.
Pattern (written to fit the average woman's hand) and white fleece for thrums will be provided and are included in price of class.
Homework: 3" of ribbed cuff is worked before the first class. Instructions can be picked up at shop or emailed to you.
Date: Tuesdays, September 13, 20 & 27
Time: Two sessions offered:
from 3 - 5 pm
or from 6 - 8 pm
Instructor: Lynn Schense
Cost: $40
Crochet: Asticou Terrace Shawl
Asticou Terrace is a simple crocheted shawl worked back and forth from the center out using granny square techniques. We will be working with both charted and written instructions to improve your skills with each!
Supplies: 4 skeins (or more) of Fibre Company Acadia, US H/8 crochet hook (larger if you tend to be tight, smaller if you tend to be loose), 2 locking stitch markers. Free pattern from
Ravelry.
Dates: Wednesdays, September 14 and 21st
Time: 3-5 pm OR 6-8 pm
Instructor: Meg Croft
Cost: $25
Introduction to Lace Knitting
The basics of lace knitting are taught in this three-hour class: following a simple lace chart, reading the stitches on and below your needle, avoiding and correcting mistakes, and using a lifeline - all while knitting a pretty lace cowl. This is the perfect class as a follow-up to Knit 101.
Supplies: 20" or 24" US 8 needle, stitch markers, one skein of Malabrigo Rios (or 200 yards of worsted weight yarn), and a tapestry needle. Pattern will be provided at first class session.
Homework: using long-tail method, cast on 140 stitches. Join for in the round, being careful not to twist stitches. Round 1: Purl, Round 2: Knit. Repeat rounds 1 & 2 once more.
Two sessions are offered:
Wednesday, September 21 from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
or Wednesday, October 12 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Instructor: Lynn Schense
Cost: $25, includes pattern
More classes are coming soon!
Don't see a class you want? We take suggestions! Just reply to this email with a class suggestion. We are in class-planning mode to bring you new and fun classes for the summer.
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