Come to the next Happy Hour on

Friday, July 3, from 5 to 7 pm

Join us for this social knitting time, meet some new people, re-connect with others, and just hang out. We’ll chat, knit, gossip, stitch, wind down after the long work week, and shop this month’s Happy Hour Sale! We will not be offering any knitting instructions or help, just a knitting visit…. The event is free. First come first serve. We have seats for approximately 15 people. Feel free to bring a snack or drinks to share!

July Happy Hour “Red, White & Blue” Sale

Because we are closed on Saturday, July 4 for Independence Day, on Friday, June 3, 2009, for one day only, take 20% off* all red, white & blue yarn in stock! Come pick out a project for the Fourth of July weekend and enjoy a fun summer weekend with family and friends! We have in stock a great selection of cool summer yarn, as well as the woolen varieties. Plus, our sock island is filled with your favorites as well as new arrivals. There is something for everyone!

*Sale prices apply to in-store purchases only and cannot be combined with other discounts. Our staff will make reasonable determinations of the colors “Red”, “White”, and “Blue.”

Now is a great time to stock up on Dale of Norway Heilo! All in-stock Heilo is 25% off. This classic 100% Norwegian wool Dale yarn is great for fair isle, steeking, and sport and DK weight projects. We have almost all of the available colors in stock!

There are only a couple of spots left in the afternoon tour. Join us for a fun day of touring Schaefer Yarn, dying your own sock yarn, and shopping in Cheryl’s stock room at 10% off!

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Ever get caught off guard after Thanksgiving, wishing you had more time for knitting presents? Well, say goodbye to sleepless December nights, binding off and weaving ends in the wee hours of the morning! We have a host of new classes this July to give you a great head start on your holiday knitting. Whether socks, scarves, shawls or mittens, all the projects finish quickly and are perfect for knitting in the warmer weather. You’ll not only learn new techniques and make new knitting friends, you’ll be thrilled this December!

• Toe up Socks
• Broomstick Lace
• Undulating Waves Lace Scarf
• Beginner Lace Knitting: Twinings Scarf or Stole
• Fair Isle Mittens
• Easy Triangle Shawl
• Knitting Basics: Felted Mittens

Here are some more gift possibilities:

This crocheted Cloche from Crochet That Fits is just lovely, and flattering on many faces too.

Laura Nelkin’s Munchkin Hat in Schaefer Yarn’s super bulky Kathleen is a kid (or adult) favorite, very quick to knit, and one skein makes two child size hats. Free pattern when you purchase the yarn as well.

Cowl necks are all the fashion rage right now. Cowls are a nice alternative to a scarf, take less yarn, won’t fall off into a mud puddle, and look really fabulous on. Try our chunky Karma Chill-Chaser from November’s newsletter, or try designing your own from a favorite yarn!

Handwarmers are small and easy to knit on the go, they are very useful to cover bare wrists in wintry blasts, these have been popular for a few years now, and they are just not going out of style any time soon, they are too wonderful! We have many options for men’s and women’s versions.

A super bulky scarf would also be a nice gift, we have a ribbed one in the store that you could knit up in an evening.

How about socks and mittens? we have a wonderful selection of sock yarns that also make nice gloves and mittens.

A little bit of lace? Maybe an Anne Hanson “Little Nothing” like one of these (we carry her other lovely patterns at our store as well!)

A quick browse through our collection of One Skein themed books will give you more great ideas for wonderful gifts.

This week we’ve got some local fleece from Spot Hollow Farm in Trumansburg in four beautiful natural Jacob sheep colors: white, grey, brown, and black. We have 40 oz of each color.

These days almost all clothes have to travel half way around the world before we get to buy them in stores. Anyone wants to make some very special handknit hats, mittens, or sweaters from locally raised sheep for this winter?