Another beautiful new knitter with a great "beyond the scarf" project.  Isn't it great?  Go Eugenia!

Close Knit Knittery Announcements

Lace Knitting

Just a reminder that Heike is teaching the Swallowtail Lace Shawl this Saturday. If you're intimidated by lace or just haven't gotten a chance to try it, this is the perfect first lace project, and it's a lovely shawl to wear or give as a gift! Heike will also be offering lace help on Saturday from 10-12, and the Swallowtail class starts at 1pm.

Hours Change

We've gone back to having two days off a week, so we will no longer be open on Mondays. We're still going to be open Tuesday through Saturday. Tuesdays we're still open late in the evening for Chicks with Sticks night, Thursdays will be our Continental Knit Day all day long, and Fridays is our Sit and Knit day.

New Yarn and On Sale

We continue to make room for new yarns and extended colors in our existing lines, so we've moved some more yarn to the sale cart in the back room of the store. Come and shop this wonderful sale!


March Classes

March 6th: Swallowtail Lace Shawl
March 9th: Wet Felting
March 13th: Basic Needle Felting
March 15th: Blue Sky Cropped Cardigan Part 2 of 2
March 20th: Blue Sky Cropped Cardigan Part 2 of 2
March 27th: Swallowtail Lace Shawl

Little Yellow House in the Snow

It doesn't happen often, and it's probably not near as much snow as there was, but by the time I got there Monday this is what our favorite little yarn shop looked like.


Tania (that's me!) has designed a scarf that uses just one skein of the luscious Malabrigo Worsted. You can find the pattern on Ravelry, and we'll have it in a printed copy asap.

It's A Brand New Year! 2010 is really finally here!

I have to wonder if all of you are feeling the light of the "new" year.  Lord knows we all needed a break from 2009!  I started the new year by finally getting the baby room moved.  We love the move and I have to say it has really brightened the store up.  We are working on kites out of the fabrics below and samples to match.  Jeanmarie knit a few little cami style baby dress tops and Katherine (our new fabulous magical seamstress) has added little fabric skirts with organza underlays.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

Just a quick note to let you all know we’ll be open Tuesday and Wednesday, but we’re closing on Christmas Eve, and won’t reopen again until January 2nd.

Because of this time off, the Chicks with Sticks group won’t be meeting tomorrow evening or the following Tuesday evening. The group will resume meetings every Tuesday starting January 5th, 2010.

When we reopen in January we’ll be having a huge sale to make room for new spring yarns. Come into the store to see what we’ve got on sale!

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It's cold!  No, really, it's cold! When did it get so darn cold?  Wasn't it just warm a month ago? My clematis at home was still trying to bloom until a week or so ago when I finally cut it back.

But cold weather gives a perfect excuse for knitting warm things, like hats and mittens and scarves, not to mention sweaters. There are so many yummy options for knitting warm things for ourselves, Malabrigo, Blue Sky, Berocco, Noro .. the list goes on and on!

Speaking of hats, I hadn't gotten around to posting the pictures of all the hats we sent to GMH last time. Look!

That's so many little tiny hats! And the basket is already overflowing. The folks at the hospital really appreciate all the hats for the little ones. I think they're also accepting afghans too, as long as they're not wool. Bring them into the shop and we'll get them distributed.

There are no more classes scheduled for the rest of the year, and due to inventory we won't have classes the first two weekends of the new year. Look for the newsletter to go out sometime in the next couple of weeks, just as soon as we figure out the classes being offered in January and maybe even February, to give you a good heads-up.

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We at Close Knit hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Not to alarm you, but there’s now less than a month until Christmas .. hope your holiday knitting is well underway! I know mine is!

We’re making plans for the coming year here at the shop, but even so there’s still a lot going on. There are still classes to enjoy this month: Cindy’s Williamsburg Wreath, which is hanging up in the shop now and looks absolutely amazing, as well as knitted ornaments and gift bags, Catherine’s Blocking 101, and the very popular wet felting class.

December 8th the Chicks with Sticks knitting group is having their ornament exchange. Bring an ornament and your favorite holiday nibbles and prepare for some fun!

Something new at the shop: Bring in a donation of toiletries for our mission project and pick a discount card for a one-time discount of 10%, 15% or even 20% off your purchase that day.

The basket of hats for the Little Heads of Close Knit projects is full full full, but don’t let that stop you from knitting some more! We can always use more, because there are always new little heads needing hats to cover them up!

There’s still plenty of time to pick up holiday gifts at the shop for your favorite knitter. We have beautiful yarns here, and don’t forget the joy of a gift certificate!

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Halfway through November already? There's just about 40 days left until Christmas .. eek! If you're still looking for some quick gifts, come on into the shop and take a loot at the One-Skein series of books we have, and looks for some new books showing up on the shelves soon.

We've got some replenishment of some of your favorite yarns, but don't expect it to last long. The Malabrigo is proving to be incredibly popular, and won't last long. It's so nice to knit with, after all. Even my husband says so!

There's still time to sign up for classes before the holidays. Upcoming ones include some quick-to-knit slippers, wet felting with Sheri, Cindy's wreath class, Jason's Tunisian Crochet class, and the ornaments and gift bags in December.

Another thing to think about: gift certificates are a wonderful gift for a fellow knitter, or for friends and family  who don't knit to get for the knitters in their lives.

We just got a number of new yarns and new stock of some favorites, from Noro, Sirdar and Araucania. Come on in and take a look, or check the blog for some pictures!

Come on in and look for some project ideas for your holiday gift knitting! We have several books with quick one-or-two skein projects, and lots of ideas in the shop.

• Classes this week: Beginning Blocking, and Beginning Beading, both with Catherine.
  
• Jason’s Magic Loop class has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 14th
  
• The Close Knit Circle is our new frequent shopper program. Ask about it in the store!
  
• Drop off your hats for Little Heads of Close Knit any day the shop is open.
  
• Something to look forward to: Jason will be teaching a Tunisian Crochet sampler scarf in December, and after the first of the year he’ll be teaching Jared Flood’s Hemlock Ring blanket/shawl.
  

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The newsletter went out today with the new class schedule. If you didn’t receive it and want to, please let me know and I’ll get you added to the list and get the newsletter sent out to you.
New stock of Noro, Araucania, Sirdar and a number of other lines is coming soon. Come in and look to see what we have coming in the next month!

• Classes this week: The first of two classes for the adorable knitted teddy bears is this weekend. The magic loop and cabled knit purse have been postponed..
  
• On sale: Blue Sky Dyed Cotton fall colors, Sublime Extra Fine Merino Wool, Peter Pan baby yarn.
  
• The Close Knit Circle is our new frequent shopper program. Ask about it in the store!
  
• Drop off your hats for Little Heads of Close Knit any day the shop is open.