interweave summer 2010, buy more, save more sale

buy more, save more sale is till going on.
Interweave summer 2010  has joined the latest cast on , on the shelf.
This issue has a nice article on buttonholes, some lovely things for woman and a special section of 9 knits for kids.

As of May 1 there is some technical thing changing for my blog so hopefully, the blog will still work tommorrow.

Laurel Hill needles, Polo, carnival party, new cast on

Laurel hill sock needles came in.  I also got some of their square wood needles and triangular wood needles.

The carnival party pattern book with adorable little girl dresses came in with the Polo yarn.

The latest issue of Cast on Arrived (May/July). There are a lot of patterns, but the biggest categories are knitted smocking and raglan sleeves. The website for the knitting guild still has the most recent issue online so if you want to see the latest issue, you will have to come in to the store.  The Cast on magazine is only available in yarn shops.  You will not find it at big box or craft stores.

The buy more save more sale is still going on.

St Denis Magazine #2

The new may/june 2010 Pieceworks just arrived.  If you love lace, you will want to check this issue out.
Knitted lace (niebling), Orenburg shawl, Gelderland baby hat,  tatting, embroidery, point de gaze, spanish bobbin and Maltese.

Veronik Avery's St Denis Magazine #2 has just arrived at Classic Elite.  Mine are on the way.  Hopefully, they will be in stock next  week.  You can see the list of designers who have contributed to this issue on her blog.  I haven't found any pictures of the projects on the classic elite website.  They still just have #1 on the site, but if you are on ravelry you can see the projects here at  St Denis Magazine # 2 projects .

Stitch and Pitch Cleveland May 24, 2010

Monday evening, May 24, will be the 5th Annual Stitch N' Pitch Game at Progressive Field with the Cleveland Indians playing the Chicago White Sox. Stitch N' Pitch brings together two wonderful traditions--- Baseball and the NeedleArts. Come to a game and knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch and needlepoint. Sit among friends, family and colleagues and cheer on your favorite Baseball Team. Beginners, intermediate and experts are all welcome.

This year’s SNP Package is $15. The package includes your game ticket,a commemorative Tote bag and a portion of the price will be donated to a local charity. If you want to purchase a picnic, there is an
additional optional charge. See the SNP Flyer here for details.
I will turn in a joint order for Yarnia for any orders I have by Wed April 28.
I will do a second order collection and turn it in by May 5.
There is no guarantee that the two groups will sit next to each other,but I was afraid if I waited the people who are timely might miss out on the special limited gift.

Cleveland SNP will be making a cash donation to a local institution, the Domestic Violence Center of Cleveland. Participants are asked to bring in knit or crocheted squares of a washable yarn 10 inch x 10 inch in size. These will be stitched together to make afghans which will  be donated to the Domestic Violence Center.

Spend more, save more sale

There is a sale going on right now at Yarnia. The more you spend, the more you save.  Come in to check out the details.

Carnival Party, New yarnia ravelry group

There is a new kids pattern booklet called Carnival Party  is on its way  to Yarnia along with the Polo yarn from Skacel that is used in them.  The patterns are from Diana Harker.  IF you are a member of ravelry, you can see the patterns here.

Speaking of Ravelry. 
There is a new group on Ravelry for Yarnia Shop.  You must be a member of ravelry to join the group but otherwise joining is easy.  If you request a log on, it comes pretty quickly.  If you don't get a response, your computer may have stopped the email.  Also many workplaces block this sort of thing so you may need to do request from a home computer. Ravelry is a fun place to see patterns, yarns and most importantly see yarns made up from the patterns.  People take pictures of their projects and post them.
I thought this group might give you a place to give hints or ask for help for projects that you have started from patterns or yarn purchased at Yarnia.
You could also start your own KAL (Knit along ) or CAL (crochet a long)  where you help each other out.

Petite Purls

I found this really nice online magazine today.  The focus is baby and child patterns.  You can look at past issues but this spring issue has a number of really interesting patterns.  You might want to check it out.
Petite Purls spring 2010 issue


If you are looking for a wider range focus of online magazine check out the spring/summer 2010 issue of Twist Collective.

Camp Friends

The Camp friends committee is doing a auction/dinner fundraiser April 24, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. to raise funds to support outdoor education for girls.   A good cause, good food, and there are some great items available in the auction.   Ticket order form. 
You can see some of the items available on the Camp Friends blog.

Camp friends was established to support the financial and programming needs of the only Girl Scout camp in our area, Great Trail Camp.  Camp Friends recognizes the need to provide financial support to enhance the likelihood that Great Trail Camp will remain open for future generations of local Girl Scouts.
Funds raised may also be used to provide scholarships to women in the area of outdoor education.  To qualify for an education scholarship, the girl would have had to have been a Girl Scout from the South region who earned her Gold Award.

Blue Sky Knitting Designs, Waikiwi socks, Circle of Life

New patterns from Janet Szabo Blue Sky Knitting Designs just arrived (Basket weave Mesh Baby blanket, cables 101 Vest, follow the leader aran, soiree shawl)
Also just arrived is the  brand new Circle of Life shawl by Eugen Beugler
The naturals booklet  and the Karamea booklet by fibertrends.

Waikiwi Sock yarn from Fibertrends... luxury sock yarn with Possum in it. I have all the colors.

Did you know that April was National Women's Eye Health and Safety month?  Please don't take your vision for granted and follow your health care professional's advice.  Glaucoma, Diabetes, Hormone fluctuations, Dry Eyes, etc can all affect your vision.

Zauberball is back in stock, Popular Jil Eaton Patterns in stock

Zauberball sock and Zauberball Starke are latest arrivals in superwash wool.   There are some new colors from what I got in previously.  Starke is the 6ply or DK weight big brother to the sock weight.  Both yarn lines are from the Schoppel wolle company.  The color changes are very different from other sock yarn lines.  By the way, this is one of the few yarns that you do not pull from the center.  You should "unroll" the yarn from the outside of the ball.  I will be taking a lot of my sock yarns to knitter's fantasy so if you live locally, you may want to get yours before I go.

Unisono from Zitron and zoe from Shalimar are  another recent sock yarn arrivals.

Now in stock, from Jil Eaton the pinafore dress and the Brittany jumper.  I also have the cotton tail yarn that she uses in the pattern.






Yarnia has arranged  a one week trial subscription from knitfinder.com for next week.  Please ask for details when you are in the store.

Please note that the store will be closed Fri and Sat April 9, 10 because we are a vendor at Knitters' Fantasy.

The palace and celebrate the 19th amendment

If you have never been to the Palace theater in downtown Canton, you are missing out.  It is a beautiful, it still has a working cloud machine (make sure you look up) and it has the only Kilgen pipe organ in the country  that is still in its original home.  The Palace is have a membership drive right now.  I love the little card you get with a membership because I am always running late and it means I can go right in.  I can skip the box office because they just punch my card.  Running late is a good thing because then  I don't have time to get the chocolate covered pecans I love at Heggy's.  (they stay open late by the way).  Heggy's chocolate is good, but its the fresh  roasted nuts that I love.
You can buy a CD of the pipe organ music right now to help support the maintenance of the organ.

On  Thur April 15 to celebrate the 19th amendment they  are showing the iron jawed angels at 7:30.

Just to throw in a store note.  My  daughter made a felted rabbit from Lorna's Wool during the Wed night knit group time in less than an hour.  These would make a great Easter basket addition.  Our kits are on special right now.  These are very ample kits and include the felting needle.

Repairng knits .....and some Cool internet sites

Beth  Brown-Reinsel  is a great knitting teacher.  You will enjoy her 3/31/10 blog entry  about repairing knits.   It has some great information all in one handy space.  Spring is here and it is time to clean and repair your knits so they are ready for next year.  You must clean your knits before storing them.  Make sure they are good and dry and you really want to repair at least some of them.  You know you will be glad you did  the repairs when it suddenly gets cold next fall.  You want to have a least of few sweaters totally ready until you can get the others repaired.
I carry Eucalan, Soak and the unicorn fibrewash products.  These are all wonderful products to treat your knit/crochet items nicely.   What does your hair look like if you do not use a good shampoo product for it?

Check out this cool You tube site that is an ad for making natural gas.  Knitters  will see why it is so cool if you watch awhile.  I think it took over 4 months to prepare for this little video. Think of the square footage of knitting you are seeing.

Remember the movie Coraline?  The woman who knit the teeny tiny sweater for that movie, Althea Crome, has some more miniature knits to show off on her website.   So if you have been afraid to try sock needles, look how tiny you can go and enjoy it.

Interesting article in the wall street journal about truckers who knit/crochet/quilt