Come in and see the changes!

I have yet again moved things around. I do this with the help of my friends. I think you'll like the changes. Nice open space, bright and neat. All the books are in spin racks with the covers facing so you can easily see the variety. There are some new yarns in this week and we had to find space for them. Come on in and visit.

The new friday night knittng club...

Join us for knitting and conversation on Friday nights 6-8pm. We are taking part in a Putnam Business Assoc. Friday night stroll. Most, if not all of the downtown shops are staying open til around 8pm to encourage all the diners to take a walk before or after dinner and see what Putnam has to offer. If we have to be open we'd might as well knit, right! come and join us, it's free and the air conditioning is on. Bring an Iced coffee or tea and relax we have plenty of chairs.
This group is in addition to and should not be confused with the Thursday Nite knitting group. Everyone is welcome to either one that is convenient to them. We can't wait to see you on Friday nights!

New list of all the yarn on Sale.

Plymouth Llama linen and Llama silk is 30% off
Tahki's Zara is 50% off
Berroco Naturlin is 25% off
Pymouth Linen Isle is 25% off
Arucania multi sock yarn is 30% off
Muench Aspen is 50% off
Knit one, Crochet too Ambrosia 50%
Berroco Geode 30%off
Jo Sharp silk road dk 40%off
Asland Trends La Pampa 30%off
J-Knits superwash me dk 30%
J-Knits sock yarn 30% off
Berroco Pure Merino 50% off

Deals this week are....

Aspen is still on sale. Now $3.95 was $7.90. This is a nice thick merino/acrylic blend. Samples in shop to touch.
Plymouth Llama silk and Llama linen are also on sale at 30% off. Really nice, soft hand. Worsted weight or light worsted in lovely colors. Makes a nice next to your skin garment. Samples shawl and sweater available for fondling in the shop.
There is still some Jo Sharp silkroad dk left at 40% off
Rustic dk from Queensland is 25% off. Nice dk superwash wool with a sort of kettle dyed appearance. See the red mittens.
Geode from Berroco is 30% off. This is a subtle self striping, dk weight. Sample cardigan to view in the shop. Nice pattern support from Berroco.
There is some more great bargains in the back room. JoSharp silk georgette dk in is the 50%off bin and there are at least 10 skeins of 2 colors.
I've added some of the discontinued mohair and other yarns to delight the bargain hunter. Don't forget to check out the back. It may be messy but look beyond all the boxes and baskets. You may just find something grand. As always anything in the back room is available for sale. If you need more than what is out in the front of the shop, this is where we can get more. Don't be afraid to ask.

Ok, so I've been delinquent! I admit it.

I know I have not posted in a while. Really I don't have much of an excuse except that I'm afraid of my camera. What? you say. Well, I don't have very good luck getting my pictures down loaded so I avoid posting so as to avoid being boring. I like pictures. I like pictures to tell the story. If I can't have pictures I don't blog. Stupid I know. It's just me. I need to get more technologically savvy. Help anyone? We had a great time dyeing yarn a few weeks ago and I took some fun pictures but...we may never get to share.
I have seen the reps for the fall yarns and they should start trickling in shortly. I have a few things on sale right now.

Aspen, a bulky wool/acrylic blend from Muench is now $3.95 a ball, was $7.90. 50% off, great deal. come in and see the little hoodie I made. Great everyday sweater for a little child. Use any sweater pattern and add a hood. Easy.

All the Jo Sharp is 40% off

All ON-line yarns are 25% off

Rustic dk is still 25% off

I've yet again become enamored with Elizabeth Zimmerman. She was genius really. I made the baby surprise jacket in a weekend and loved her ingenuity. I'd like to try the 'bog' jacket. Anyone interested in an Elizabeth Zimmerman group, maybe once a month or more often? We could knit anything in her books, talk about her writing and commentary on life. She was really interesting. We could have a book/knitting club. What do you think?

Yarn/sock dyeing on Thursday

We will do the dyeing outside if the weather is good, inside if it's not. All that you need to bring is your choice of yarn, some old clothes and or an apron, and a snack to share if you wish. Tasha and I will take care of the rest. We will keep it simple and fun, we will be using kool aid for the dye. If you want to bring some rubber gloves that would be fine.

This should be a fun night. If you want to just come and knit we'd love to have you.

New Summer Hours

Beginning June 7th we will be closed on Sundays for at least the summer. Not sure if it will continue in to the fall. We don't have many days off, if any, and with Sue working 5 days a week and on call for 7, well, you understand. I would also like to spend some time with my family and my dogs that are missing me. I already work every other weekend at the hospital so... at least I'll have 2 days off a month. Please remember that we are open late on Thursdays til 9 pm and we are usually here beyond that just sitting around knitting. We may even be on the sidewalk in the summer. Why not join us. We will be doing a Sock yarn dyeing 'class' on the 25th of June, if the weather is good. We will be outside. Please let me know if you plan to come so we can get the right amount of materials. There will be a charge just for the materials. It will be fun. Just because it's warm, or will be sometime this summer, does not mean the knitting has to stop. Think about smaller portable projects you can use for Christmas gifts. We have some nice 'green' market bag patterns that use cotton. Check out the Saucy from Reynolds...already sold out of 4 colors and we just got it last week. Great stuff.