We still have a bit of a chill in the air here in Petaluma even though Spring, along with all of it’s cotton yarn, is right at our door. What to do? Put alpaca on sale! You get to whip up something warm and snuggly and we get to clear some space for some truely wonderful spring yarns (more on these soon).
Thursday 3-19 all alpaca in the store will be 30% off. Remember we stay open until 8pm on sale days so come in and visit!
For us West Cost people the end of February means it’s time for Stitches, the big public yarn extravaganza. The only problem is that it is down in the South Bay, not such an easy thing for us North Bay folks. We here at Knitterly, not wanting to miss any fun, and provide a bit for those who can’t make it to Stitches, are having our yearly “For the Love of Stitches” sale.
Everything in the store (except art work) will be 25% off! 25%! Everything. This is the perfect time to get that luxury yarn you’ve been lusting after (Tanglewood, Alchemy, Handmaiden anyone?), pick up that book with the pattern you love, indulge in some new needles or just stock up on the basics.
Even better, our sale is lasting longer that Stitches itself, so you can make both! Sale starts Thursday February 26 and goes though Monday March 2. Yes, we will be open Monday March 2nd just to make sure everyone has a chance to come and share in some good deals and some good fun.
Look forward to seeing you!
This third Thursday, 2-19, all lace yarn is on sale. We have some wonderful Handmaiden Seasilk, Habu bamboo, Alchemy Haiku, Nature’s Palette, just to name a few. Now is the time to try you hand at lace, or start that big project you’ve been thinking about. Remember, we are open until 8pm on Third Thursday days!
Life rolls on and for some of us it rolls pretty fast. Such is the case for our lovely Ashliegh who is both getting married at the end of the month and expecting her first baby! To say we at Knitterly are over the moon happy for her is an understatement! To see her glow with happiness lets us all know she is pretty over the moon herself.
So, how does a yarn store celabrate a baby? Well, by knitting of course. Lots of knitting. We are making a monthly date to do baby shower knitting because nothing is more special than some hand made goodness for a new baby. Each month on a Sunday we will have a special baby project taught by one of our wonderful teachers. It will be a fun time to sit, knit and work on a special something for a little on in your life. It is $10 pre class, sign up for one or many.
Call me strange, but even when I don’t have a wee one to knit for, I find baby knits so gratifying. They are cute, cute, cute, fast, fast, fast and a perfect way to learn skills with out a huge commitment. The world can always use more baby knits and who doesn’t need more cuteness in their life?
Stop by or call the store to sign up.
It is still early to know for sure, but rumor has it that the Third Thursday sale for January is going to be good for cold feet. Like this, this. I can’t say to much more right now, but check back, and watch your e-mail for announcement soon. If you are not on our mailing list be sure to sign up so yo don’t miss any important and fun stuff.
Come on down this Thursday, December 18, because Knitterly is having 30% off cashmere (yes that includes Tanglewood, Anny Blatt, Jade Sapphire and more) and angora. Knit something extra special for yourself or someone extra special to you. Or talk about the perfect stocking stuffer for you best knitting buddy. I can’t think of anything nicer during this cold weather than having soft, warm fiber in my hands, can you?
We will be open until 8:00, but if you can come early to make sure you get the best selection!
It really is an embarrassment of riches this month at Knitterly. Right on the tail of the fabulous Alchemy event this past Friday and Saturday, we have Rosemary Hill and her fantastic new book, Elements of Style: Knit & Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt and Beads, with us this Saturday.
Romi will be doing a book signing from 11-12:30 and then a workshop exploring knitting and crocheting with wire. There will be nibbles, and if you sign up for the class ($60) and bring some old small size DPN’s and crochet hooks, she’ll bring the materials and inspiration for a fun time.
I know it is December and the clock is tick tock-ing away towards the holidays. I’m sure you have at least 50 pressing things that need to get done, including finishing the Christmas knitting you may not have even started. I get it, who has time for an extra trip to the yarn store, not to mention time for a workshop? I know it may seem bold to even suggest it. But really, Romi’s stuff has to be seen to believed. She is an amazing teacher and I just know you will not be sorry you made the time.
If you have seen any of her very popular designs on Knitty.com, you know Rosemary always has a fresh, innovative twist on anything she sets her talents to. This, her first book, is no exception! Really stunning. It is a mind opening look at the possibilities of making jewelry that will have you wanting to bring your small hooks and needles out to play for sure. She brought by some samples from the book a few weeks ago, and literally, a group of us we were sitting in a circle, jaws dropped open, appreciating the creativity, beauty and refinement of the projects.
True confession. I have never been remotely interested in making knitting jewelry. At all. My thought was why bother. Well, shows how much I know about the possibilities of blending a bit of knitting, a bit of crochet, some sparkly beads and rich sense of style. Just some magic!
If you are around downtown Petaluma Saturday, do be sure to drop in. If you deserve a bit of a holiday treat for yourself (and I know you do!) indulge yourself in the workshop. We would love to have you!
Hey, if your on your mailing list you already know we have a weekend of sumptuous fiber fun with Gina Wilde of Alchemy yarns. I hope you will come and join the fun. If you don’t know, here’s the low down. Gina is going to be down the street at Copperfield’s Books Friday Dec 4 at 7pm to talk about her gorgeous and innovative Shibori Knits book. If you want some inspiration, are curious how she does the magic that she does with yarn and projects, come on down to Copperfield’s. And then after, at Knitterly, there is going to be trunk show where you can touch the beauty of all the projects from her new book. Really, Alchemy is all about the senses. Visually, the colors are just entrancing, and then there is the textural pleasure of touching and working Alchemy yarns. Getting a chance to look and touch, well, I defy you to not want to cast on right away!
The thing I am most looking forward to is that Gina will be doing a workshop on Saturday from 11-2. I have been taken in by her book, so the chance to work with her in person and learn more about the techniques is a special treat. All you need is to sign up (we still have space and the price is $60.00) and bring size 6 and 9 circular needles. Not only are we going to get Gina’s expertise, but she is bring the fiber! Yeah, really, all you do bring the needles and she brings the inspiration and the good fiber stuff to play around with and experiment on.
I know it is getting into the hectic time of year, but if you can, stop by, hopefully to be in the class, but at least to see and touch some fabulous Shibori felting! You wont look at felting the same way again.
Need some inspiration? Always wanted a certain book but always wanted to buy more yarn more? Curious about felting, color work or lace but but not sure if you are going to love them enough to invest in an expensive book? Maybe you just love books, them more the better. Well, tomorrow is your chance to indulge your wants and curiosities and fill out your fiber book library.
All books will be 30% off in honor of this month’s Third Thursday sale.
Just in time for quick holiday knitting, this is the perfect time to get something from the One Skein Wonders series or many of the other books full of ideas for fast, easy projects to whip out quick.
Hope to see you Thursday!
It is mid November and we are getting temperatures into the 80’s. Great for July, but kind of strange in November, and I’ll admit it, a bit annoying to me. I’m not a warm weather person to begin with and I want nice cool, seasonal knitting weather. Of course the temperature outside has not stopped my cold weather knitting. I’ve been on a spurt of snugly knits in anticipation of the cold weather I know is coming.
Those are my feet in my just finished Fiber Trends knitted clogs. My husband was right, these have changed my life. He has been at me to knit a pair for myself since I made him some two Christmas’s ago. My feet are always cold, but these solve that problem. And there is just nothing in the world like putting cold toes into nice, warm, cozy slippers. Why did I wait so long? Even though I don’t like knitting something I’ve made before, these are an exception. I am also working on a Noro striped scarf (a la BrooklynTweed) out of Silk Garden. Watching to color changes is so entertaining an this is the perfect mindless yet not boring project.
I have been wanting to knit myself a hot water bottle cozy for just about forever. Just one of those things that I have wanted but not gotten around to until now. I just made it up as I went along, put a cable in to keep the knitting interesting, added a picot bind off a the top to make it girly, and used GGH Bel Air doubled to make it quick. A hot water bottle is one of those cozy, hold fashioned things and having a soft cover just makes it more fun.
No really weather, it’s time to cool off. I’ve got some knits to snuggle up with!
