Harry Potter Knitting

Today is the big day, for those of you who are Harry Potter fans. The final Harry Potter book comes out tonight at midnight. To celebrate this momentous occasion, and promote knitting, several of us are going to take our Harry Potter knitting projects, from the book Charmed Knits, to Borders (at Thruway) this evening to sip coffee (or iced tea, depending on the weather) and knit. We hope that some of the kids, young and old, who are at Borders for the big HP party will be interested in our House Color hats, scarves, book marks and other projects and may realize a hidden passion for the magical world of knitting! Our finished toboggans will eventually be donated to Warm Woolies through the Charmed Knits KAL.

We would love to have you join us. We haven't decided what time we are heading over yet, but just give us a call (or an email) if you are interested!

Sock Club Gets Started!!

The Painted Sheep's Footprints Superwash yarn, in the "Knit Picky" color way, was the first sock yarn for the club and here are two of our favorite knitters in the shop to pick up their loot!!

To see more yarn from The Painted Sheep, come by the shop on Saturday, July 14th. Sip some bubbly and congratulate Laura on her new venture!

New Arrivals- Friday July 6th

Today we had lots of boxes to unpack-- it was like Christmas in July! All sorts of goodies arrived from Lantern Moon including silk project bags, gelato silk ribbon and Sox Stix double pointed needles. From Pick Up Sticks we received several great felting kits-- Snugs (in sizes baby to adult), Sushi Wallets, the Blooms Bracelet, the Bell hat and one of each of the flowers. Laura has already started on one of the Snugs kits! The new Interweave special edition magazine on Felting arrived as did sock yarn from Cherry Tree Hill in every color imaginable. Come down to the shop and see all of our new treats!

Cherry Trill Hill arriving this FRIDAY!!

Cherry Tree Hill is expected to arrive this Friday, July 6th. We expect this one to sell QUICKLY. So if you want Cherry Tree Hill socks of your own please do not delay. We would hate for you to miss out!

Aaahh...the Lazy Days of Summer

We're taking the holiday off this week along with a couple extra days! The shop is closed Tuesday, July 3rd and Wednesday, July 4th and opens back up on July 5th...full swing ahead with our first Yarn Camp starting July 9th!! And don't forget our lauch party for Painted Sheep on July 14th, all day long!

I thought it would be a nice time for us to take a break and enjoy some family time and KNIT!! As you know, lately I've been consumed with learning this new business of mine and not much knitting. But hey, life in the yarn shop is all I dreamed it would be and MORE! Now for my holiday, I'm celebrating Independence Day with 100% cotton Ty-Dy yarn and lightning fast Addi Turbo's!! What are you knitting this 4th of July week???

This past week we got in some...

Berroco

Sunbelt Fasteners purse handles

Antique brass feet and magnetic closures for felted bags

Books - Including Great American Aran Afghan (look for this montly class to start in August)

More patterns for our new Naturally lace weight yarn

Wendy DK cotton supreme in new colors (beautiful for washcloths) and the lace bath cloth pattern many of you have requested.

Knit Night continues to be GREAT FUN! I am so pleased that the summer months have not shown much signs of slowing down. Maybe I should be grateful for the unusually hot temperatures and the air conditioned yarn lounge! I want to thank you guys for using yarns from the shop or patterns from the shop. It really helps to show all of us at Knit Night how certain yarns look "knitted up" or how a pattern may be working out (or not). Anyway, I really appreciate your enthusiasm in promoting Knit Picky products!!

Just got an email today saying Cherry Tree Hill (or Crack Tree Hill as they called it at market) was set for delivery on July 6th. Whooo Hoooo!

We'll, that's about all for now. Just gave hugs and kisses to Steve's family as I swooshed them out the door after a weekend visit from Chattanooga. Time to knit!

Happy 4th of July and I'll see you soon!
Jo

July Classes

The July class schedule has been posted on the website. We have some great one day workshops (Cast-On/Bind-Off, Beginning Knitting, Crocheted Beach Bag, Needle Felted Llama and more!) as well as a number of longer classes (Christmas in July, Via Diagonale and a Mango Moon crocheted wrap, just to name a few). Sign up soon-- July will be here before you know it!!

What a fun Birthday Party!

Saturday brought a cool breeze and temps in the 80's...just perfect for a birthday celebration! So many of you came by the shop, called or sent cards. Thanks for everything!

Many of you were unable to come and we missed you. Summertime is a busy season for all!!

Jan and Sharon fascinated us with their spinning. Shanna brought in bouquets of balloons. Laura assisted several in a mini-dying workshop. Alice had a beautiful arrangement of summer flowers delivered on Friday.

Susan, Belva and Jan made delicious Key Lime, Chocolate Frosty, and Oreo cookie ice cream. I might have had 5 bowls total (very small servings, of course). Maggie and Mom (Carol) came by to help and hang out.

We met new customers,

visited with many current friends, and had one of our upcoming yarn campers drop by. I was overwhelmed and delighted with the crowd. You guys made the day spectacular!!

Happy summertime knitting....

if we have another day in the 80's and a cool, gentle breeze,

what do you think about Knit Night outside? Iced cold Lemonade, anyone?

Jo

Knit Picky is turning One!!!!

Help us celebrate our one year anniversary at our birthday party on Saturday, June 23. Stop by anytime between10am and 4pm for ice cream, door prizes and spinning and dyeing demos and mini-lessons. Many of you have mentioned an interest in learning to use a drop spindle or spinning wheel, or learning to dye your own yarn. This is the perfect opportunity to get started! And even if you aren't into spinning or dyeing, we know you will enjoy the home made ice cream (thanks Susan and Belva!) and an opportunity to sit and knit together. Plus Jo and Ann Marie brought back some special treats from Market that we will be giving away as door prizes. See you there!!

English Garden Felted Carpetbag FINISHED!

I JUST finished putting on all the flowers and leaves! The handles actually aren't attached yet, they're just lying there, but you get the idea :) I love it so much! This bag was incredibly fun to knit! I have to give thanks to Frann for helping me felt it. I've felted a few times before, but I wanted some help so I wouldn't mess it up. I can't wait for you all to see it in person :)

Knitiot T-shirts are here!

Awhile back we posted about ordering your own Knitiot T-shirt, but now we have some extras in the shop if you're still interested! Or if we don't have the style or logo that you like we can order you one instead! We all wear ours often and we think we're quite cute in them :) CLICK HERE to take a closer look at all the styles!

I've just been handed the yarn to knit this for the shop! It's a free pattern from Straw.com, the Crystal Palace website.




Needless to say I'm RIDICULOUSLY excited about this one. It requires me to learn the Magic Loop, which I guess I gotta learn sometime, right? Anyways, if all turns out well, maybe there will be a class for me to teach in the future!

I've been eyeing this pattern for quite sometime now, and when Jo handed me the yarn I said, "How did you know I wanted to knit this?". She and I share the same birthday so we think alot alike sometimes! :)

BIG Sale and Sock Club!!

We have two very exciting announcements to make this week. First, we are having a BIG sale for the next two weeks (May 22-31) to clear out some of the current yarn to make room for the new yarn that Ann Marie and Jo are going to order at Market. Each day for the next two weeks we will have a different type of yarn on sale for 40% off and patterns, books or other supplies for 20% off. To find out what is on sale each day, please click here.

Our second big announcement is the start of our Knit Picky Sock Club! Registration is now open so sign up soon! Registration ends at the end of June and your first Sock Box will be ready July 5th! Sock Club members will have exclusive access to some sock yarns and/or colors and will be guaranteed a skein of every new sock yarn we carry, yarns like Cherry Tree Hill, Spunky Eclectic, Louet Gems, sKNITches, The Painted Sheep and more!

Sip 'n Knit

Belva & I had our own Sip 'n Knit as we attended the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival this past Saturday. What a beautiful day to be outside!! Not sure how much knitting was done but we had fun and by the end of the day, we were solving all the worlds problems.

I mistakenly took my Berroco Ultra Silk (white) summer tank project. Did I say white?

I nervously juggled between my red wine and my white tank top and in the end, the wine won out! I tucked the project back in my bag. No big splashes to report so our day ended on a happy note.

Seeing Elkin's lush green park, and the pictures of the wineries, reminded me of the beautiful country side in which we live and play. Last year at Knit Picky we had a Raylen Wine Tasting at the shop and it was very enjoyable. We need to do another one!

Do you all have a wine in mind that you'd like to suggest? Let me know....I'll get busy planning.

What's the moral of the story? Always match your yarn with your wine!!

Happy Knitting!

Jo

Knitting for a Cause Night

This coming Monday (May 21) we will be having our second monthly Knitting for a Cause night. Please join us from 6-8pm to work on a charity knitting project of your own, using your own materials or some of our free patterns and donated yarn, or help us make blocks for a Warm Up America blanket. We will provide yarn and patterns for knitting or crocheting 7x9" blocks that we will assemble into an afghan. We suggest bringing needles size 7 to 11 or hooks size F to K.

Bring your needles and join us for this evening of knitting, community and giving.


p.s. the 21st is also the day that Laura is graduating from Wake Forest and has promised us cake or some sort of party treat to celebrate both her graduation and the beginning of this monthly charity knitting night!

p.p.s. Next month we will have a guest speaker join us from Newborns in Need to talk about how we as knitters and crocheters can help premature babies and their families in our own community. Mark your calendars for June 18th, as always the 3rd Monday of the month!!

Happy Mothers' Day!

Just a reminder that we will be having our Mother's Day Celebration at the shop on Saturday. Stop by anytime between 1-4pm for lots of food, drink, company and knitting. You don't even have to be a mother, this is a time for us to celebrate the mothering, nurturing person inside each of us! We let Laura loose at the grocery store with a handful of recipes so there is going to be a lot of food, come by and help us eat it all!

p.s. we will also have a few doorprizes and other treats to make the day more festive!