Ringing In the New Year !
Team Spirit, new skills for 2011, and a return to sock knitting - this edition of Knitters News is short and sweet. Here’s what’s happening at your favorite local yarn store, For Yarn’s Sake, as we prepare to ring in the New Year!
Go Ducks!
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With the holidays now behind us, its time to concentrate on the next BIG event – the University of Oregon Ducks winning the National Championship game, of course. And they can’t accomplish that without a showing of fan loyalty. So, with the big game just 2 weeks away, its time to get knitting (or crocheting)! Just in from local dyer Stitch Jones, we have a brand new batch of yellow and green Dye-Pot Worsted Go Ducks yarn – 218 yards of 100% superwash Merino wool. The perfect yarn for a scarf, hat, gloves or baby sweater. And if socks are your addiction, then we have the same great Go Ducks colorway in Titanium Sock – a 75% superwash Merino / 25% Nylon fingering weight yarn. Show your team spirit as Oregon takes its place in the history books.
And if you’re a Beaver, or a follower of an ‘other-than-U of O’ team who just can’t bring themselves to wear green and yellow, even for a day, we have the same great yarns in Beavers, Blazers, and Mariners (Seahwawks) colors.
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2011 Winter Classes
Only a week off the presses and several of our Winter classes are nearly full. Whether it’s a top down sweater, a lacy evening shawl, or a cute little stuffed Amigurumi, you too can start off the New Year right by acquiring a new skill set. All of our usual favorites are once again offered, with some new days and times, exciting new topics, and several talented new instructors. Don’t miss out on the fun – call or come in and sign up for that coveted class today!
What’s coming? The first week of 2011 brings you “Cowls and Scarves” (Thursday January 6, 5:30-7:30pm), “Anatomy of a Sock – Cuff Down” (3 consecutive Saturdays beginning January 8th, 3-5pm), and “Double Knitting” (Sunday January 9th, 12:30-2:30).
And don’t miss our first Technique Workshop on Friday, January 7th from 5 to 6pm. Offered every Friday afternoon, these one-hour workshops are designed to be informative and fun, with pertinent, valuable strategies every knitter needs in their arsenal. Each week’s topic will be announced in the preceding Knitter’s News, so stay tuned! Week one's theme? Casting On - learn several useful and new methods for casting on your favorite projects. Space is limited, so call now to reserve your spot.
All our Winter 2011 classes are listed online
Please call us in the store at 503-469-9500 to reserve your spot !
REMINDER: Store Hours for the Holidays
Santa’s sleigh is once again parked safely in the North Pole garage, so For Yarn’s Sake’s hours are back to normal. We’ll be closed on January 1st and 2nd. And so that we can catch our breath after the Christmas Frenzy, there’ll not be Sock Hour or Knit Chat this Tuesday and Thursday – join us again after we ring in the New Year.
In Stitches – Blogging For Yarn’s Sake Style. Back on track! Anne’s once again ramping up her efforts to knit her way through all 20 patterns in Wendy Johnson’s “Sock From the Toe Up.” Read IN Stitches to see how she’s faring with this ambitious (if not down right silly) goal.
Some Additional Ways to Stay Connected With Us !
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