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 Yarn Lady is much more than a yarn shop... we have special events
all through the year to enhance your knitting and crocheting
experience! We are giving you advance notice about
some of the dates that are still a bit in the future so you can
mark your calendars and reserve the times. Soooo...
CLICK
HERE for a CALENDAR OF EVENTS as we know it today!
Check often as we'll be adding new events all the time.
(photo credit: hallmark.com)
Valentine's Day is coming up fast! How will you use knitting and
crocheting to show someone your love?
There is much talk today about how the trend is "back to
basics" as far as yarn is concerned. It used to be that when you
used basic yarns, you wanted to do some pretty stitches to make the yarn
more interesting. Today we not only use pretty stitches, but we work
with color and detailed design. Who knew that you can do all of that
just by knitting and purling?
If you would like to delve a little further into creating art with
yarn, we would really like to encourage you to attend one (or more) of
Jane Slicer-Smith's workshops that she will be offering at our store (?jay??s@?meri?ec?.net).
 Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced knitter, you will
benefit from Jane's ideas, guidance and expertise. Don't miss this
opportunity to sit alongside this talented designer who comes to us
clear from Australia!
January 24-25th, 2006, How much: $45.00 each (3hours each) Space in these workshops is always limited so we encourage
you to sign up quickly.
CLICK HERE for more information and to Sign up TODAY or
call 949-770-7809 or toll free 888-770-7809 or email us!
Here is a little more background on Jane from her own website:
 "For
the love of art, craft and hand creation, Jane Slicer-Smith has been
designing her own unique fashion and picture hand-knitted garments since
1980: "My intarsia classes around the US confirm why I do what I
do. I had a wonderful time, staying with new and old friends who own the
best yarn stores in the US, and meeting a whole bunch of new ladies, who
I hope, learnt a little and had a lot of fun." ... "I am asked
so many times what inspires me and where I get ideas from. The answer is
everywhere: from nature, architecture, art and history. My greatest
influence is the colour in life, be it textiles or nature. Everywhere,
it influences us everyday." Jane Slicer-Smith of Signatur
Handknits.
For others of us, the need for texture re-surfaces and we long for
changes of colors and fibers. Several companies now have come out with
yarns that do the interesting things for you! The fiber and the texture
changes as you knit along, and in some cases even the
colors.
We've been meeting with representatives from many yarn companies
and are getting ready to attend the trade show where we do our buying.
We have already ordered a lot of new yarns and our heads are swimming
with new and fresh ideas! Speaking of swimming... we already know that
nautical themes will be big this coming year! If you are interested in
fashion and color forecasting, you may want to check out this site pantone.com/products/
and do a little research for yourself! If this interests you, be sure to
click here: (it is a pdf file (portable document format) so you will
need Adobe Reader to open it) pantone.com/articles/pdfs/
Our past yarn tastings have been so successful and popular, that we
are planning many more. We love to give YOU the opportunity to see new
yarns and try them out. We are even planning a junior tasting for the
3rd graders in Caitlyn's school. They know how to kit and
"tasting" the yarn will give them and their moms the opportunity to decide which yarns they would like to make their next
projects with. Watch for more announcements about this!!
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on images for larger views) our Nancy took during Barry's last workshop.
Everyone had a great time learning how using a simple crochet stitch can
turn into a wonderful scarf or shawl. The crocheters in our midst
appreciated the attention given to crochet. (and he's coming
back late February for "Fashionable
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that as we line up other teachers who will place more of an emphasis on
all things crochet. Even for die-heart knitters, knowing the basic
crochet stitches is a must for special embellishments and finishing. Our
own Jan will teach a refresher course just to dust off the cobwebs on
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This last week, I got to spend more time at the store than I have
in recent weeks. Just being there again filled my heart with gratitude
for such a wonderful place, where people can come together and pursue a
hobby they love and fellowship with others who feel the same way.
 This
got me thinking again how wonderful it is to be able to find useful
things to do with your hands as the mind wanders or meditates. Many of
us have seen our budgets tightened by added costs for everything it
seems, and many have opened their pocket books to help victims of
natural disasters. But through it all, knitting and crocheting will
always have a central part in our lives and well-being. I thought I'd
share with you again some excerpts of letters you have sent us (and
we've put on "Why
I Knit..." page). Enjoy!
- "I fully believe that God brought the knitting back into my
life as therapy for my soul." (Billie)
- "It provides a sense of accomplishment when I complete every
project. And I know that in the back of my mind I'm carrying on a family
tradition." (Micheline)
- "My grandmother taught me to knit when I was 8, I am now 66....It
gives me a feeling of satisfaction like nothing else." (Brenda)
- "It is so wonderful (to) know that by teaching a loved one to
knit, some their memories of you will be of knitting. What a special
legacy to leave behind!" (Gwen)
- Having a son with challenges....I knit because it brings me peace ~
"That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in
love..." Col 2:2 (Donna)
- "But the reason I continue knitting is because of the sense of
peace and serenity it brings, even when the rest of my life may seem to
be falling apart! I crave knitting as a way to unwind the same way other
people crave their caffeine or nicotine fixes." (Heather)
- "It fills my hands, heart and head while sitting in our motor-home
or in the frequent meetings of fellowship we attend. I only make simple
things and always give them away. Wouldn't you agree, God is so gracious
in giving us the talents and desires to do these things? (Barbara)
-  I just wanted to let you know that re: knitting ... you have inspired
me again to get back to it again!! I'm even giving Mom a hand with her
knitting - she likes to knit scarves but all of a sudden she'll have
dropped a stitch or ended up with less or more stitches than she started
with, so she unravels the whole thing and starts again... sometimes 2 or
3 times! ;-) So now if I'm there and catch that she's made a mistake I
try to fix it for her and have done pretty well. This is my first hat
from your recent pattern
below! I ended up putting a braid and tassel on it!! ( Laura)
Please write us with your stories, we'd love to hear from you!
And, speaking of hearing from you... here are some recent photos
of our customers proud of their accomplishments and ready to be put into
our Hall of Fame!
Congratulations everyone! and thank you for sharing!
click on images for a larger view...
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To keep up with the new yarns arriving at the store, we are working hard to
put them up on-line so they are available for you, our web-customers.
There is alot going on at the store, check out:
God reminded me this past week that what sets good
apart from evil is LOVE. Perhaps as you touch a ball of yarn,
you can remember to pray for and love someone who is in need.
