Blue Heron Knittery Newsletter
May 12, 2012
| Sock Inside a Sock Class | New Saturday Hours | Memorial Day | June Classes |
Sock Inside a Sock
A new class is coming up! Sock Inside a Sock with Theresa. Come learn the interesting technique of knitting one sock inside another sock. The end result is two socks. Two socks started with ribbing will be joined together in class. May be started on double points, then transferred to circular or started on circs.The class will start at 7pm and go through 9pm on May 16, 2012, and then continues on Friday, May 18 6-8pm, Cost is $15. Necessary materials include two 24" needles (size 0,1,2,or 3) and a skein of sock yarn. If you have questions about the course, please email Theresa Klimesh Humphey at taknov1953@yahoo.com.
New Saturday Hours
Starting May 26 Saturday hours will be 10a-4p. Closing one hour earlier
Memorial Day
No Beginner's Class on Memorial Day.
June Class
Start Knitting Christmas Ornaments with Bev. This class will teach two color knitting and increases and decreases to create the most amazing Holiday ornaments. Join Bev for a fun day of knitting. The book that goes along with the class (not required to purchase the book) is so much fun and has an incredible amount of information. Cost $40 for instructor plus supplies (sport weight yarn, double pointed needles size 2.5 mm). June 30 1-5 pm should be able to knit an entire ball.
April 23, 2012
Sarah and Anna have spent much of the last couple of weeks reorganizing the store. They have moved their summer yarns up to the front of the store. In the back of the store, they have added some new displays and a section they are calling 'Baby Central.' So, please come on in and take a look at the changes and the new products!
| Summer Yarns | Baby Central |
Summer Yarns
The early onset of spring really got Sarah and Anna thinking about the warm weather yarns. They are very excited about some of the new yarn they have gotten in.
Tempo |
a light cotton yarn |
$12.90 for 114 yards |
Ripple |
Cotton Worsted (18st = 4") |
$9.99 for 142 yards |
In addition to these new yarns, many of the returning summer favorites are back
Baby Central
The Blue Heron has added new shelving in the back and has added a section they are calling 'Baby Central.' Wonderfully soft and cool yarn is featured in this area.
Cascade Yarn 220 Superwash Sport |
Cascade 220 Worsted |
Cotton Candy |
Cascade Yarn Pacific
Pacific is a wool and acrylic yarn that doesn't feel like acrylic. It is wonderfully soft. The Blue Heron Knittery has it for a great price of $7.00 a skein. The child's cardigan above is made from two skeins of the Pacific yarn. |
Universal PatchworkA self-striping 100% Acrylic yarn. |
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The two cardigans, and many, many more designs are in this book. The book is available in the store for $17.95 |
January 2012
| Malabrigo Yarn | Blue Heron Yarns | Tara Tweed |
| Classes | Potential Classes |
The past three months have been incredibly busy at the shop. We are just finishing up inventory which was another large undertaking. This week I have a couple of yarn reps coming in to show the new lines coming out for summer, so I must tell you about some of the new yarns that are already here.
Malabrigo Yarn
Excitement ran high the day a box came from Malabrigo. This yarn had been ordered in August and arrived mid December. Arroyo is a new line for Malabrigo. We have 8 colors and look forward to getting in more. The name Arroyo refers to a brook or a stream in Spanish and is a super soft washable merino wool. The gauge is about 20-22 stitches per 4 inches using a US 4-6 needle with 335 yds per skein. The box also contained some Malabrigo worsted and a nice collection of sock yarn. Malabrigo’s colors are truly amazing and must be seen and touched to be appreciated.
Blue Heron Yarns
From Blue Heron yarns we have Rayon Metallic, 550 yards of dreamy colors with a metallic sparkle. Uses a 5-6 US needle.
Tara Tweed
Tara Tweed is a new tweed 80% wool and 20% nylon with a fun tweed. This yarn knits nicely and shows cables well. This yarn will be a nice choice for sweaters and other garments. Gauge is 18 stitches for 4 inches and retails for $7.50 per ball.
Tweeds are so much fun we brought in Cascade’s 128 tweed in a chunky weight, 14 stitches per 4 inches retailing for $9.95 per skein.
Potential Classes
Bev has had a couple of people talk to her about doing a Knit Swirl jacket. Let us know if you might be interested in this amazing sweater which is flattering on so many different body types. Bev is looking at either Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons.
Bev would also like to continue teaching from the Seamless or Nearly Seamless Sweater book or a Cabin Fever pattern, Button Up Your Top Down, The Ridgeway or Braided Cardigan. She will teach any sweater you want from this selection. This class will be scheduled when there are 4-6 students. Please let us know if you are interested in knitting a sweater with Bev.
Looking way ahead to June or July, Bev would like to do a 4 hour workshop on knitted Christmas balls. These are addictive little balls of fun. Check out the book in the shop. Bet you cannot just knit one. Cost to be determined plus book and supplies (the book is highly recommended by Bev as she found it has an incredible amount of insight, patterns and information).