Knit and Nosh this Friday, March 5

Come join us this Friday Night, from 5-9 pm for an evening out with friends. Consider it an After Party for the Winter Olympics. Bring your finished project to share with your friends, or if you are still working on it, bring your project and commiserate with the other girls limping to the finish line, me included.

We've finished up our March Calendar, it's wonderful as usual with a large variety of project and skill building classes. I'll be posting it on the website, just as soon as my Fabulous Wednesday All Skills Classes are finished today.

Bring a dish to share, and join us for an evening filled with love, laughter, knitting and of course Good Eats.

Call us if you have any questions!

916.714.7719

P.S. Here's a picture of Robin where right before she heads off to the airport for 3 fabulous weeks in Italy, she needs a skein of yarn. We love it!

Olympic Training Session this Friday 2/25

Join us this Friday night, for an Olympic Training Session.

Need help on your project, interpreting the pattern or just need moral support.

Join us on Friday, February 25th from 5-8 for a good old-fashioned Knitting Bee.

If you'd like bring a dish to share.

Call if you have any questions,

916 714 7719

Free Frivolous Scarf Classes this week

Come join us this week for a FREE, easy couple hour project. Introducing the newest scarf for our FREE Scarf of the month class.

Frivolous Easy Peesy even my 10 year old whipped out a scarf driving to Sly Park and back. We've got plenty in stock with more on it's way. Gorgeous Solids, very varigated. A knitter's dream for an instant gratification project.

We will be offering the free classes during the following times:

Friday, February 5th 3-5

Saturday, February 6th 2-4

and

Saturday, February 6th 4-6

Be sure to bring US 10 and 13 needles

and as always, if you've attended our free classes you know they fill up fast so be sure to give us a call at

916 714 7719 to save your spot.

Join us for Knit and Nosh this Friday

Just a quick reminder this Friday, February 5th from 6-9pm is Knit and Nosh. It is a perfect time to decide and commit to paper what your Olympic project will be.

Come join the ruckus from 6-9pm, bring your knitting or crochet, a dish to share and you'll have a whole lot of fun. We can't wait for you to see all the new yarns, books and accessories.

Come one, come all and enjoy the feast, the food and the friendships.

February 5th 9-9pm

KNIT WINTER OLYMPICS

Knit Winter Olympics will be starting on February 12th. We found a great kit that many of us will be doing. I've left the sweater on the mannequin for you to share. We will be starting our Winter Knitting Olympics at the Olympic Opening Ceremony on February 12th from 6-8pm. Anyone who chooses to attempt the Jacket during the Olympic event will be entered into the "Gold" category for the Olympics. There will be several prizes for each medal level, and one of the prizes for the Gold medal will be a $100.00 gift certificate for Knitique.

The details on the sweater: This is being kitted up with 100% Sport-weight Alpaca. The yarn is held double-stranded on a larger needle, making this an easy to finish project. During the Olympics we will have training sessions almost every day to help keep our knitting athletes motivated. This jacket comes as a kit with all yarn needed, gorgeous handcrafted ceramic buttons to match (which they choose), and the pattern. There are over 65 gorgeous colors to choose from.

We will be placing our order on February 1st. If you prepay in full you will receive a 10% discount on the kits.

Keep the spirit alive, and join us in our 2nd annual Knitting Olympics.

Small Print:

To enter the Knitting Olympics all yarn must be purchased at Knitique. The different medal levels are as follows:

Bronze: Knit up to 599 yds

Silver: Knit up to 999 yds

Gold: Knit over 1000 yds.

You will receive an entry into the drawing if your item is finished by the end of the Olympics. You can either bring in your finished object for a picture or you can send in a digital picture BY THE THE CLOSING CEREMONIES. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.

Upcoming Class

If you've seen the back of the Interweave Knits, Accessories Magazine, you've seen the newest kit available from Classic Elite Yarns. It's called the Kumara Ladder Ruffle Scarf available in 15 colors of their newest yarn Kumara. A lovely blend of Merino Wool and Camel makes for the most deliciously soft blend. Plus Annie Adams designed a pewter button exclusively for this design. $65.00/per kit

We will be offering a class on this gorgeous scarf on Saturday, January 23rd from 3-6pm. We've ordered a quite a few of the kits but since then all the colors are now available. We are offering to special order any of the colors. So if you think you might wnat a quick, fun to knit but highly fashionable scarf, please come in, pick your color and we will make sure to get your kit in for you.

For the Love of Knitting

I'm sure you'll notice the calendar is not available on the side bar. We had a computer hard drive crash on our shop's computer instigated by my beautifully talented six year old. We've had it fixed and upgraded but some of the programs we used to put the calendar on the site are still missing. I'm hoping on Tuesday to be able to fix the kinks and have it up here. In the meantime we've got lots of copies at the shop. And if I do say it again, we've outdone ourselves once again. You'll love what we've got planned this month. Fabulous, Fun Classes.

Beware of 6 year olds with an aptitude for pressing multiple buttons at once.

Back to our Regular Scheduled Program

We had an incredible day yesterday, with over a dozen people waiting in line for the doors to open. I know it sounds crazy to some of you, but the New Year's Day Sale is something we all look forward to. What better way to start your day then sitting in your pajamas, enjoying an incredible breakfast feast, and enjoying a Store-wide Sale. The perfect way to start the New Year.

As of today, we will be open our regular hours. Today will be the first day of our Finish your old projects. I've told several of you at the shop that my Knitting New Year's Resolutions is at the beginning of the month, I have to finish one old project then I can start a new one. I've got a perfect first project to finish, slippers for the little boy. I just have one cuff and a sole, maybe an hours worth of knitting, sew then, and felt them when he get back from his Auntie's.

It's a good thing too, because yesterday at the shop we found the perfect "FAST" pattern to knit up a jacket. I want to swatch and get started for the class we will be hosting on Friday nights. Nothing gets me motivated quicker than a super fast project that I can knit in a few days and wear it next week.

New Year's Day Sale Details

New Year's Day Sale Details

We've decided to combine our Sale with a 5 hour Breakfast Knit and Nosh. Feel free to bring a dish to share, your knitting and join us in starting the New Year out right with Friends, Food and Fun. Pajamas are optional and it's fun to see what everyone wears. I've got a new pair of pj's I'm saving just for the occasion. Be sure to bring an extra outfit incase we decide to go out for our traditional New Year's Day Lunch.

All Day Sales

Books and Magazines 20% off
Knitting Bags or Knitting Storage Items 25% off
Single Patterns 40% off

All Clearance Yarn
75% off Original Prices (We've spent the last few days putting a majority of the yarns together in kits, so you'll have an idea what to do with the yarn)

All Clearance Books and Magazines
75% off Original Prices

All regular priced yarn

Check out by:

6-659 35% off
700-759 30% off
800-859 25% off
900-1059 20% off

Remember that no signatures will be given on our insatiable knitters card. No double dipping which means, you can not combine this sale with a full card or any other type of discount. No picking up layaways, items on hold, or special orders

ALL SALES ARE FINAL!! We will also be having a drawing every hour for a free set of JANUARY All Skills Classes. The times are Wed. 12-2. Thursday Night 6-8 and Friday 12-2. That's a total of 5 of our month long January classes to be given away. Earn a ticket for every $50.00 you spend.

Free Holiday Classes

As promised we've got some great EASY projects that we will be teaching for FREE this next week. Bring a friend and spend some quality time knitting something just for you or for someone special. You can even get a head start on your Christmas or Birthday giving for next year.

One Night Stand

This beautiful scarf is made with a Chunky Alpaca. They call for only 1 skein of Chunky Alpaca, but being a girl with shall we say "Big Girls" I can't have a scarf end resting on my "Girls" so I'm calling this the Two Night Stand. You need 2 skeins of Baby Alpaca Chunky and a size 10 needle. This pattern is nice because they give you both the written directions for the lace work as well as a chart for those who love chart reading.

This Class will be offered on

Saturday: December 26th from 10-12 and 4-6pm
Tuesday: December 29th from 2-4pm

and Thursday: December 31st from 10-12pm

the second class we will be offering is a gorgeous Spiral Rib Hat

This hat is a nice spiral design which is easy to knit with the help of two markers. What I love about the pattern is it works with any yarn. They've done all the math and you just knit a swatch plug in the numbers and voila you've got a pattern. We are making this
out of a thick thin yarn which give both visual and textural interest.

We will be offering this class:

Saturday, December 26 1-3pm
Tuesday, December 29 4-6pm

and Thursday, December 31 1-3pm

Time's Running Out

for you to finish your Christmas Knitting. Lucky for you all we will be open Wednesday, December 23rd until 8pm and Thursday, Christmas Eve from 1030-4pm. So if you have any last minute items to knit, we've got projects that will fit your time frame. If you need a little bit of help to finish the projects you have on the needle, come on in and one of our fabulously experienced employees would love to help you.

We hope you have a Happy Holiday Season! Happy Knitting in the New Year!

Christmas Holiday Hours!

Christmas is just about a week and way and I know if you are anything like me you've got a ton of stuff still left to do. I was so good and did most of our shopping the first of November but I haven't wrapped a darn thing. Plus I've got to finish all my holiday knitting, which is only for my immediate family this year.

We will be opening the following times: (Changed Hours are in RED)

Saturday, December 19 1030-6

Sunday, December 20 12-4

Monday, December 21 Closed

Tuesday, December 22 1030-6

Wednesday, December 23 1030-8

Thursday, December 24 1030-4

Friday, December 25 Closed

Saturday, December 26 1030-6

Sunday, December 27 12-4

Monday, December 28 Closed

Tuesday, December 29 1030-6

Wednesday December 30 1030-8

Thursday, December 31 1030-4

and don't forget our

Friday, January 1st

New Year's Day Event: 6-10am

Santa visited the Shop today!

I just wanted to give everyone a quick reminder that we still have our Wish Lists for you to fill out. We've had a ton of people doing it and it's make their loved ones gift shopping even easier. Feel free to come in, shop around and list all that you are hoping to get. We will even wrap for you. Want to make it even easier, we offer gift certificates and we are currently running a promotion with a purchase of a $50.00 gift certificate you get your choice of our limited edition fabric bags worth $16.00 while supplies last.

We've got a complete restock of the Sheep products. Perfect for the knitter or crocheter on your list who has everything they want and a huge stash collection. Keychains, magnets, bags, pens, tea towels and more. Super cute imported from Ireland. Come while the selection is fresh.

Today we got all the newest accessories from Lantern Moon. Here's just a few to wet your whistle:

Aren't they gorgeous. We've got plenty in stock! So beautiful. I love the Jim Knopf Shawl Pins imported from Germany!

See you soon!

December Knit and Nosh this Friday

Just a reminder, if you are looking for some peace and quiet and a whole lot of fun, this Friday is our monthly potluck event Knit and Nosh.

Come join the ruckus from 5-9pm, bring your knitting, a dish to share and you'll have a whole lot of fun.We can't wait for you to see all our new yarns, books, and patterns.

We've got one of our Fun Furlough Friday classes from 3-5 pm. So we will be starting Knit and Nosh right after this.

If you haven't seen the FREE project of the month, you'll have to come into the shop. We've got beautiful natural colors of this incredibly soft yarn.Come one, Come all and enjoy the feast of food, friendship and yarn.December 4th 5-9pm

FREE Thanksgiving Classes

FREE
Thanksgiving Classes

Manly Man or Girlie Girl Scarf- beautiful reversible scarf using a worsted weight Alpaca
Friday, November 27 2-4 pm
Saturday, November 28 10-12 pm
Saturday, November 28 6-8 pm
Sunday, November 29 1-3 pm

Prism of Colors-EASY sideways scarf using the delicious Prism Yarn
Friday, November 27 6-8 pm
Saturday, November 28 4-6 pm

Christmas Ornaments-Perfect for yourself or gifts for your knitting friends.
Friday, November 27 4-6 pm
Saturday, November 28 1-3 pm
Sunday, November 29 4-6 pm

Thanksgiving Hours

With Thanksgiving in just a few short days, I should tell you about the week's hours here at the shop, huh? :) This week we will be open:
Tuesday, 11/24 - 10:30am-6pm
Wednesday, 11/25 - 10:30am-8pm
Thursday, 11/26 - Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday, 11/27 - 10:30am-8pm*
Saturday, 11/28 - 10:30am-7pm*
Sunday, 11/29 - 12pm-4pm*

* Be sure to check your email either tonight or tomorrow for the list of the classes this weekend, as well as pictures. We got a TON of yarn in today, 8 boxes so we are fully stocked for the holiday season.