Hall of Fame week

Yarnia will be open usual hours Hall of Fame week plus an extra day Sunday Aug 8 12-3.
The Canton Repository will have a special addition that comes out Thur July 29 that will tell about all the fun things that are going onThere is a highlight list on the HOF website.
It is obvious that the Hall of Fame provides some great things for football fans, but there are plenty of activities for all interests.  The last weekend in July has the hot air balloon illumination followed by a balloon launch the next morning.  The first weekend in Aug is the grand parade, with floats, bands, famous football people and celebrities and the enshrinement of the new Hall of Famers. 
(The following is a list of fun things to check out or you can check out the Canton Visitors Bureau to get more ideas.    Of course, please plan on bringing your out of town knitting/crochet visitors to visit Yarnia.  The stores and places below are unique to Canton.)
Taggarts Ice cream (on Fulton around 15th Street)
The new Gervasi winery on 55th St  ( I recommend reservations)
First Friday Aug 6 in Downtown Canton
Joseph Saxton Museum of photography
Inn Stitches for Cross Stitch, embroidery, crochet thread (just down the road from Yarnia)
Angelics A Quilters Haven 3095 Cleveland Avenue South (330) 484-5480
Quilt Garden 1664 North Main Street North Canton (330) 966-6670
Studio Arts and Glass
Plan Et Art (330) 454-8400 1524 Fulton Rd Nw (near Taggarts)
Canton Palace theater (there are tours.  Check out the decor and the Kilgen organ)
Heggy's Chocolate--- my personal favorite is the chocolate covered pecans... the nuts are awesome.
Young's oriental Grocery store 6644 Wise Avenue NW North Canton  (330) 494-7269  Store has a lovely selection of tea
Fishers Grocery -  Their ready made food can enhance your entertaining and they have a great wine selection.

new fall 2010 interweave knits is out

The new fall issue of Interweave knits is on the shelf. (I think that as of today there   There is an interview with Barbara Walker (someone who has influenced many of the current designers) among many other things.
Still big sale going on in the store. 

new knit scene fall 2010, magazines for sale at yarnia 7/20/10

The new special issue of knitscene fall 2010 is available on bookstands.  I do have one copy here at the store for sale.  Ever wonder why you have trouble finding knit scene?  It is because it only comes out quarterly, so by the time you look for it, it is gone.
I have one copy of a back issue knitscene fall 2008 still for sale.

I have other back issue of magazines available.

Magazines for sale at Yarnia as of July 20, 2010

all magazines are 30% off except for the new knitscene.
I do not currently have an online shopping basket so you will need to call the store during regular hours if you want one of them.

Well the big family wedding was this weekend.  The first cousin of my children to get married.  My niece is a beautiful bride.  I knit her a garter of louet laceweight linen.  In order to help it stay up I put elastic inside the silk ribbon before threading through the piece.  She has the same skin a her mother so the fabric of the garter had to feel good in spite of the heat.  The linen washed up beautifully before I put the elastic in.

On other knitting notes:


Check out the Coquille shawl/scarf  in the latest online Knitty magazine (these are free patterns)
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTcoquille.php
    or how about a fingering yarn knit at a loose gauge sweater
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEff10/PATTmythos.php
Don't forget to check out the feature articles as well as the patterns from the Knitty magazine.

The Summer issue of Petite purls is out for those of you who knit for kids http://petitepurls.com/

tnna

Because of the big sale going on in the store (30-50% off),  I just found the following blog post that I never posted.   So here it is.....
The big TNNA (needle arts association) convention was the first weekend in June in Columbus OH.  I saw many beautiful pieces of knit and crochet and many different sorts of yarns.  Seeing all this creativity is very inspiring.  You can see the fashion show on the yarn groups website.
There was a wide variety of patterns and yarns that I saw made up.  I think there will a resurgence of the entrelac technique used in patterns. 

  I took a class in which Debbie Bliss talked about her design process and the creation of her brand.  She calls herself one lucky designer because she gets to control the whole process from picking the yarns to the designs.   She does not have to do the distribution, warehouse, selling part.   Hearing her talk definitely explains why her line stays true to a vision because she has always been the  provider of  that vision.   She is also involved in the photo shoots of the books.  I can't wait to go through my old books and look at them with more informed eyes.
Her new books design it, knit it (there is a child and an adult version) should inspire you to make your knitting your own.