May Maneuvers!
First Friday Art Walk
Our First Friday artist is Teri Henderson. She has some amazing decorated gourds and fabric knitting bags that will be for sale. Teri is a long-time gourd artist and has been a gourd teacher for 11 years. She is originally from California where she was associated with Bella Gourds. The art walk is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 4th. Please come join us.
Knitting and Technology
Knitting may be an ancient art but
the men and women who are engaged in this craft today are as savvy
as they come. Smart phones, notebooks and tablets all provide us with many apps that will make knitting easier and more fun.
If you have a smart phone you hate to have it knocking around in your bag getting scratched up. With the great phone cover by Kareknits this just won't happen. Its my absolute favorite of all the patterns I looked at and there were a few. Kare
sells these already knitted up for you through her Etsy shop. You can buy the
pattern if you want to make it yourself. She also has an iPad cover pattern as well.
Phone apps for knitting fill up a long list. There are knitting magazines such as Knitting Daily and Vogue Knitting along with visual knitting counters and patterns. There are apps that will locate yarn shops wherever you might travel and others that will help you keep track of what is in your stash. To find these apps (some are free and some are not) go to www.download.cnet.com. or the appstore at iTunes. My favorite iPhone app is Knitting Evenly. It helps you figure out how to increase a given number of stitches evenly on a flat piece or one done in the round.
New Yarn for Spring
The Mountain Colors silk and wool yarn is so beautiful you won't be able to resist. This is a hand painted winter lace. |
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In our store...
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| Mothers Day is just a few days away. If you have a mother or know a mother who knits or crochets you must stop by our store and see all of the wonderful needlework accessories we carry. These include Namaste bags and needle carriers. If you don't have a clue why not give her a gift certificate? If you want to be her favorite then you should knit up this great tattoo pillow from Jujube and Lolo. Click the photo for the pdf. file. |
Christmas in July
It's never too early to get ready for Holiday gift giving. See the classes we have lined up for July.
Classes
If you are interested in taking a class on hats, scarfs, socks, fingerless mittens, or any other pattern you might need help with, please come in to the store and sign up. When we have enough students to make a class we will call you with a date and time. This way, we don't have teachers with no students.