December 21, 2011
Yarnivore's Holiday Hours:
- December 25 - 27 - Closed
- December 28 - 31 - Open regular hours
- January 1 - 5 - Closed to COUNT ALL THE THINGS! (also known as "Inventory")
We've got new yarns in at Yarnivore, though the camera, related as it is to a computer, isn't cooperating. You'll just have to take my word for it.
First up is an absolutely stunning 100% Tencel yarn from Prism called Delicato. It's a light fingering weight yarn, hand-dyed, and is simply incredible. The shine, the drape, the colors! It's almost beyond words beautiful. I have the Echo Flowers Shawl already planned for it and I can't wait to get started.
We've received a new shipment of Tinseltown, and still have a few colors left. We have two different reds, a variegated purple, a black/grey, and some white. There's still time to make an exciting scarf for holiday parties and the New Year!
Two new colors of Sol Del Grade, the cotton tape yarn, have arrived. One's variegated dark blues, the other variegated light blues. Time to get started on summer tops - this is Texas, after all, and summer will be here in, oh, February, right?
As far as tools go, Linda put me on to the sweetest crochet hooks. Made by The Lemonade Shop of Colorado, these are crochet hooks with whimsy. She uses polymer clay to cover and decorate the handles. Cupcakes, bumble bees, owls, hedgehogs, even a bright red crab dance across the ends. So often crocheters are left out of the whimsical tools - not any more!
Caracara is a lace weight Mohair blend in very long repeats of color. Carry them along with another yarn to ad some variation and fluff or knit a light-weight, fluffy item all by itself - it's your choice!
We've also received a few things for the Weavers! Two kits from Mountain Colors, a Windowpane Scarf kit that's suitable for the Cricket, Flip, or other rigid heddle loom, and the Overshot Scarf, which needs a four-harness loom. Each kit contains a pre-measured warp - how cool is that? And Debbi graciously wrote up a beautiful "How To Warp" booklet to help newer weavers put the Windowpane Scarf on the Cricket. Thanks, Debbi!
If you've read this far, your "gift" is breaking news of a Yarn Sale the week of December 28 - 31. We'll be closed from January 1 - 5 for inventory, and, if YOU buy the yarn (and books, and patterns, and needles, and, and, and) before the 1st, WE don't have to count it (and pay taxes on it!) So come on in, bring your friends, and enjoy the sale!
We wish you all a very happy holiday, and the very best for the new year!
The Yarnivores
Classes
See the whole schedule and supply lists on our calendar.
| Beginning Crochet - January 7 & 14, 12 - 2 pm, $30 plus supplies |
| This class covers the very basics – the foundation chain, single, half-double, and double crochet. Other stitches may be covered as time allows. |
| Intermediate Knitting – January 8, 15, 22, 12 – 2 pm Cost: $45 plus supplies |
| Got the basics, but want to do more than rectangles? Here you go! We cover increasing (on purpose), decreasing (also on purpose) and knitting in the round. |
| My First Knit Socks – January 11, 18, & 25, 6 – 8 pm Cost: $45 plus supplies |
| Learn to make socks from the cuff down! You’ll make them using worsted weight yarn, so they’ll knit up quickly, and you’ll learn all the parts of a sock and how to make it fit perfectly! |
| Beginning Knitting – January 12 & 19, 6 – 8 pm Cost: $30 plus supplies |
| This class covers the very basics – casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off. If you’ve wanted to start knitting, this is the class for you! |
| Crochet Socks – January 15, 29, Feb. 12, 2 – 4 pm Cost: $45 plus supplies and book |
| Don't let knitters have all the sock fun! Join Linda and crochet your socks! |
| SiMonBBeK - Six Months to Be a Better Knitter - Jan. 16, then every 2 weeks for 12 classes 6 – 8 pm Cost: $180, plus supplies |
| Take your knitting beyond! You'll learn 12 techniques, from knitting stripes to cables to lace to entrelac! Make a square every two weeks, and you'll have enough for a sampler afghan when you're through. |
| Fixing Mistakes - January 26, 6 – 8 pm, $20, includes Handitool |
| Knit when you meant to purl? Yarn over by mistake? No worries! Join Wendy as she shows you how to fix the 7 most common mistakes! |