buy more, save more sale is till going on.
Interweave summer 2010  has joined the latest cast on , on the shelf.
This issue has a nice article on buttonholes, some lovely things for woman and a special section of 9 knits for kids.

As of May 1 there is some technical thing changing for my blog so hopefully, the blog will still work tommorrow.

Laurel hill sock needles came in.  I also got some of their square wood needles and triangular wood needles.

The carnival party pattern book with adorable little girl dresses came in with the Polo yarn.

The latest issue of Cast on Arrived (May/July). There are a lot of patterns, but the biggest categories are knitted smocking and raglan sleeves. The website for the knitting guild still has the most recent issue online so if you want to see the latest issue, you will have to come in to the store.  The Cast on magazine is only available in yarn shops.  You will not find it at big box or craft stores.

The buy more save more sale is still going on.

Labels: Carnival Party, Laurel Hill needles, new cast on, Polo

The new may/june 2010 Pieceworks just arrived.  If you love lace, you will want to check this issue out.
Knitted lace (niebling), Orenburg shawl, Gelderland baby hat,  tatting, embroidery, point de gaze, spanish bobbin and Maltese.

Veronik Avery's St Denis Magazine #2 has just arrived at Classic Elite.  Mine are on the way.  Hopefully, they will be in stock next  week.  You can see the list of designers who have contributed to this issue on her blog.  I haven't found any pictures of the projects on the classic elite website.  They still just have #1 on the site, but if you are on ravelry you can see the projects here at  St Denis Magazine # 2 projects .

Labels: St Denis Magazine #2

Monday evening, May 24, will be the 5th Annual Stitch N' Pitch Game at Progressive Field with the Cleveland Indians playing the Chicago White Sox. Stitch N' Pitch brings together two wonderful traditions--- Baseball and the NeedleArts. Come to a game and knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch and needlepoint. Sit among friends, family and colleagues and cheer on your favorite Baseball Team. Beginners, intermediate and experts are all welcome.

This year’s SNP Package is $15. The package includes your game ticket,a commemorative Tote bag and a portion of the price will be donated to a local charity. If you want to purchase a picnic, there is an
additional optional charge. See the SNP Flyer here for details.
I will turn in a joint order for Yarnia for any orders I have by Wed April 28.
I will do a second order collection and turn it in by May 5.
There is no guarantee that the two groups will sit next to each other,but I was afraid if I waited the people who are timely might miss out on the special limited gift.

Cleveland SNP will be making a cash donation to a local institution, the Domestic Violence Center of Cleveland. Participants are asked to bring in knit or crocheted squares of a washable yarn 10 inch x 10 inch in size. These will be stitched together to make afghans which will  be donated to the Domestic Violence Center.

Labels: SNP, Stitch and Pitch Cleveland

There is a sale going on right now at Yarnia. The more you spend, the more you save.  Come in to check out the details.

Labels: save more sale, Spend more

There is a new kids pattern booklet called Carnival Party  is on its way  to Yarnia along with the Polo yarn from Skacel that is used in them.  The patterns are from Diana Harker.  IF you are a member of ravelry, you can see the patterns here.

Speaking of Ravelry. 
There is a new group on Ravelry for Yarnia Shop.  You must be a member of ravelry to join the group but otherwise joining is easy.  If you request a log on, it comes pretty quickly.  If you don't get a response, your computer may have stopped the email.  Also many workplaces block this sort of thing so you may need to do request from a home computer. Ravelry is a fun place to see patterns, yarns and most importantly see yarns made up from the patterns.  People take pictures of their projects and post them.
I thought this group might give you a place to give hints or ask for help for projects that you have started from patterns or yarn purchased at Yarnia.
You could also start your own KAL (Knit along ) or CAL (crochet a long)  where you help each other out.

Labels: Carnival Party, ravelry

I found this really nice online magazine today.  The focus is baby and child patterns.  You can look at past issues but this spring issue has a number of really interesting patterns.  You might want to check it out.
Petite Purls spring 2010 issue


If you are looking for a wider range focus of online magazine check out the spring/summer 2010 issue of Twist Collective.

Labels: Petite Purls

The Camp friends committee is doing a auction/dinner fundraiser April 24, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. to raise funds to support outdoor education for girls.   A good cause, good food, and there are some great items available in the auction.   Ticket order form. 
You can see some of the items available on the Camp Friends blog.

Camp friends was established to support the financial and programming needs of the only Girl Scout camp in our area, Great Trail Camp.  Camp Friends recognizes the need to provide financial support to enhance the likelihood that Great Trail Camp will remain open for future generations of local Girl Scouts.
Funds raised may also be used to provide scholarships to women in the area of outdoor education.  To qualify for an education scholarship, the girl would have had to have been a Girl Scout from the South region who earned her Gold Award.

Labels: Camp Friends of Great Trail Girl Scout Camp

New patterns from Janet Szabo Blue Sky Knitting Designs just arrived (Basket weave Mesh Baby blanket, cables 101 Vest, follow the leader aran, soiree shawl)
Also just arrived is the  brand new Circle of Life shawl by Eugen Beugler
The naturals booklet  and the Karamea booklet by fibertrends.

Waikiwi Sock yarn from Fibertrends... luxury sock yarn with Possum in it. I have all the colors.

Did you know that April was National Women's Eye Health and Safety month?  Please don't take your vision for granted and follow your health care professional's advice.  Glaucoma, Diabetes, Hormone fluctuations, Dry Eyes, etc can all affect your vision.

Labels: Blue Sky Knitting Designs, Circle of Life shawl, Waikiwi sock yarn

Zauberball sock and Zauberball Starke are latest arrivals in superwash wool.   There are some new colors from what I got in previously.  Starke is the 6ply or DK weight big brother to the sock weight.  Both yarn lines are from the Schoppel wolle company.  The color changes are very different from other sock yarn lines.  By the way, this is one of the few yarns that you do not pull from the center.  You should "unroll" the yarn from the outside of the ball.  I will be taking a lot of my sock yarns to knitter's fantasy so if you live locally, you may want to get yours before I go.

Unisono from Zitron and zoe from Shalimar are  another recent sock yarn arrivals.

Now in stock, from Jil Eaton the pinafore dress and the Brittany jumper.  I also have the cotton tail yarn that she uses in the pattern.






Yarnia has arranged  a one week trial subscription from knitfinder.com for next week.  Please ask for details when you are in the store.

Please note that the store will be closed Fri and Sat April 9, 10 because we are a vendor at Knitters' Fantasy.

Labels: CottonTail, jil eaton, pinafore dress, unisono, zauberball, Zauberball starke, zoe sock yarn

If you have never been to the Palace theater in downtown Canton, you are missing out.  It is a beautiful, it still has a working cloud machine (make sure you look up) and it has the only Kilgen pipe organ in the country  that is still in its original home.  The Palace is have a membership drive right now.  I love the little card you get with a membership because I am always running late and it means I can go right in.  I can skip the box office because they just punch my card.  Running late is a good thing because then  I don't have time to get the chocolate covered pecans I love at Heggy's.  (they stay open late by the way).  Heggy's chocolate is good, but its the fresh  roasted nuts that I love.
You can buy a CD of the pipe organ music right now to help support the maintenance of the organ.

On  Thur April 15 to celebrate the 19th amendment they  are showing the iron jawed angels at 7:30.

Just to throw in a store note.  My  daughter made a felted rabbit from Lorna's Wool during the Wed night knit group time in less than an hour.  These would make a great Easter basket addition.  Our kits are on special right now.  These are very ample kits and include the felting needle.

Beth  Brown-Reinsel  is a great knitting teacher.  You will enjoy her 3/31/10 blog entry  about repairing knits.   It has some great information all in one handy space.  Spring is here and it is time to clean and repair your knits so they are ready for next year.  You must clean your knits before storing them.  Make sure they are good and dry and you really want to repair at least some of them.  You know you will be glad you did  the repairs when it suddenly gets cold next fall.  You want to have a least of few sweaters totally ready until you can get the others repaired.
I carry Eucalan, Soak and the unicorn fibrewash products.  These are all wonderful products to treat your knit/crochet items nicely.   What does your hair look like if you do not use a good shampoo product for it?

Check out this cool You tube site that is an ad for making natural gas.  Knitters  will see why it is so cool if you watch awhile.  I think it took over 4 months to prepare for this little video. Think of the square footage of knitting you are seeing.

Remember the movie Coraline?  The woman who knit the teeny tiny sweater for that movie, Althea Crome, has some more miniature knits to show off on her website.   So if you have been afraid to try sock needles, look how tiny you can go and enjoy it.

Interesting article in the wall street journal about truckers who knit/crochet/quilt

Labels: "Fiber wash", "Repairng knits", Althea Crome, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Eucalan, Soak

A very popular scarf pattern that was in German is now available (Pimpelliese scarf ) in English
The pattern uses 100g of sock or fingering weight yarn. On Ravelry you can see samples made with Mini Mochi, and various Opal sock  I have all the colors of mini mochi and many colors of Opal in stock if you want to do one for yourself.


Did you know that Crystal Palace has some knitting tips on their website? Topics available include:
• Why does wool felt?
•Knitting with Crystal Palace Cotton Chenille?
•What are Microfibers?
•Using Scrap Yarn for Sock Heel (also known as “afterthought heel”
•Using a Lingerie Wash Bag
•How to do a gauge swatch with eyelash or bulky textured yarns
•Felting with printed Iceland

Labels: knitting tips, Pimpelliese

If you are on ravelry, I just added a group named yarniashop.  I thought it might be nice to have pics of projects of yarn purchased at Yarnia in one spot and if any of you want to organize a KAL (knit a long), this would give you a spot to organize on.  So if you are interested join us.
IF you have not joined ravelry, you will need to request an account before you can join us.  If this is not your sort of thing, I am always glad to see your projects in the store so bring them in and show them off.  I could also post some of the information on the yarniashop blog.

Labels: yarniashop ravelry group

If you are looking for something fun and creative to do in Canton on Sat March 27 check out the Illumniarts celebration at Timken High school  from 10-4.  See here for the flyer.
This event is not just for Timkin High school.  It is a stark county event that just happens to be at the High school....and it is free.  A couple of years ago, I sponsored the making of a community rug out of wool at the event.  Everyone who came had a chance to stomp on and felt the rug.  Somewhere around here, I have pictures of people making the rug.  IF you have an outdoor event this summer and want to try this on your own check out this website on how to get a group to make a rug.
This person on the website gives very nice directions.

I just found a great book with lots of summer knitting projects....knitting in the sun by Kristin Porter.  I have many of the yarns she uses in the book in stock.

Labels: group felted rug, Illumniarts

               
               
               
               
All new colors/sizes  of Go knit Pouches just in.
The Black  knit kit is in stock.

Coming soon (they said it might start shipping in April): The newest addition to Add needle family is coming soon ......the new Addi click Lace Interchangeable.... They will come in a size 16" and up.
Each addi Click Lace kit features 8 pairs of addi Lace tips in approximate US sizes: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, along with 5 blue addi cords which create 16”, 20”, 24”, 32”, and 40” needles (approximate lengths), 1 Click connector, and a gold addi heart pin.  The Lace Click tips were created to be shorter in length, to allow for both 16” and 20” applications. 
Please note: While the 24”, 32”, and 40” cords from both the addi lace clic and the addi turbo click are fully compatible with any style of tip, the new 16” and 20” cords  that come in the addi lace kit are not compatible with the Turbo® tips.  

I have the Addi click turbo, the individual needle tips, cords and the wallets in stock as well.

New color of Paca Peds in called Vampire Kiss.... it would make a great McKinley or OSU sock.

Labels: Addi Click Lace, Fox hot list, Vampire Kiss

This book The Fine Line by Grace Anna Farrow just came in and I LOVE IT!.  I actually saw Ms Farrow doing one of these pieces in an Isager workshop last June and I loved everything about it.  The colors she used, the way it flowed and draped, the fact that I could wear it anywhere with many, many things.....  It was on my to do list to contact the gentleman who provides me  with the  Isager yarn I sell  here at Yarnia to find out if she ever got the pattern written up.  And now this book arrives with the piece I wanted and so much more. 

Labels: "Grace Anna Farrow", "The fine line"

Zoe sock yarn from Shalimar just arrived.  They are gorgeous.  I also got some honey worsted and missy bulky.

For the week of March 17-24, I have arranged with knitfinder.com so that Yarnia customers can get full subscriber access so you can see how it works.  Come in and you can use the temporary password.
Knitfinder.com is an online reference room that features pattern indexes for favorite knitting magazines and designers. View all key pattern features in an interactive chart; you can sort or search to narrow your results or browse similar patterns. Search by style, gauge, yarn and more.

Labels: honey worsted, knitfinder.com, missy bulky, zoe sock yarn

addi clic wallets are in stock.  For the time being they are on special so if you bought the original addi set and want the wallet now is a good time to get it.
The new unisono sock yarn  from zitron is in.

On  a totally different note.  Remember that March is Colorectal Cancer awareness month .  I know the idea of a colonoscopy is no fun, but early detection can make such a difference.  Most people can wait until they are 50 but  talk to your doctor to make sure you aren't one of the people who should have a baseline test earlier. 

Labels: addi clic wallet, March is colorectal cancer awareness month, unisono

The Denise interchangeable knitting needles are back in stock.  I also have the crochet hooks and replacement parts. 
The weekly special is alpaca (and I have left the cotton weekly special on for one more week in honor of seeing the sun once again.)

I just finished a cable hat in O-wool.  This yarn is very nice but then you wash it and it blooms and is just gorgeous.  I did the hat in O-wool classic.

I have the white baskets with handles back in stock.

Labels: denise interchangeable needles., o wool classic

Recent yarn arrivals:
Kisses from Sirdar.  This non wool yarn has a very subtle variegation of color.  The new pattern book uses this effect beautifully.  The pictures online do not show off how beautiful the yarn is.  If you knit for kids, you will want to see it in person.
Debbie Bliss baby eco. This is one of the yarns used in the new Debbie Bliss magazine for summer.  There are a lot more colors available than are shown online so far. Another one that is better in person.
New colors of snuggly baby bamboo.   The new colors are a much more vibrant palette than the ones I had in stock.

The latest issue of Interweave Knits  is in. It has a great article on the kitchener stitch amount other things.
Sublime baby book
Respect the spindle DVD
Haapsalu shawl  -  beautiful book!!
Crochet finger puppets
Knitted dresses for bears
Itty bitty crochet dresses
and several other books

Labels: eco baby, Kisses, snuggly bamboo

Just found a neat new research tool called knitfinder.
I have contacted them to see how to get a free demo for my customers so I will let you know when they get back to me what that is all about.  Until then check out the lists you can see.


 

Labels: Knitfinder research tool

The 8th annual St. Baldricks event  is coming soon (March 14) in Canton.  This group funds more cancer research for Children than any other.  You can donate online or by mailing in this form.  You can choose a participant of your own to sponsor, give a general donation or my favorite participant is kristin W on page 4 of the participant list.  I say support a young women willing to shave her head to raise money for cancer research.  Her head will be shaved at a school assembly.

Labels: St Baldrick's Cancer

I was out last week and now I am trying to catch up.  Roxanne the crochet teacher here at Yarnia is an art teacher in her regular life and she worked for hours on Wed to  do a "feng shui" affect on Yarnia.  She is really good at making things look arranged so hopefully she can do that for the store.  That is not my forte.  I fight my  basic pack rat nature all the time.  I am working on the class list.  There are still some upcoming classes listed but I need to get the new ones added to the website.
I know all of you have been home knitting.crocheting because of the olympics and all the snow so to help you restock, come check out the weekly specials in March (I might even have one for the end of Feb if we can travel.  Supposedly we are getting another storm warning)

Southwest Trading company just sent me a note about this neat pattern using Karaoke  (which I have in multiple colors) called not entirely entrelac.  I thought you might like it.

Crystal palace yarns has new patterns on their website. We have the yarns for these projects in stock.  Check out this one that show mochi plus  off in a blanket.  The pattern is based on the parquet technique in one the old Barbara Walker books. If you have never explored the Barbara Walker Treasury books, put it on your to do list.  There is a wonderful Barbara Walker website that shows off what you can find in these books.
Another one is this mochi plus pattern for a hat
Panda silk DK lacy hat and fingerless gloves
Basic wash cloths in cotton chenille
Bamboozle baby hat

I have the crystal palace 50 states 50 socks CD in stock.

The new issue of living craft magazine coming soon.  There is a free pattern from the issue on the website now.

Now  that I have shown you patterns that you can get from crystal palace, don't forget I have the new classic elite gallery and farmer's market books.
Other recent arrivals
knitting pure and simple baby sleeping bag, tank top for women, short sleeve hoodie and girls cap sleeve cardi
Fiber Dreams Canterbury bells, Cirrus, Pinwheel Blanket
and see the blog entry a couple back for other recent patterns.

Labels: fiber dreams, knitting pure and simple, living craft purim

I have 40+colors of Gems fingering weight and 20+ colors of Merlin.  If you ever wanted to see full range of the colors of Louet yarn,  come in and see.  The colors are on display on the front table right now along with 3 sock patterns and the Lucia scarf pattern.  There is an example of the Lucia scarf on the table as well.  I took the lucia pattern and created a chart for it so if you purchase the pattern ask me for the chart

In stock: the Accordian mitt kit  in Gems worsted that has been on ravelry.

You can also find other yarns from Louet. at Yarnia as well (like euroflax, gems sport, mooi) You can see all the various yarns and all the gorgeous colors on their website but they are even prettier in person.  If you are a newer knitter take a moment to see how the same color (say french blue) looks when dyed in different fibers.
The same dye used on silk, wool, or linen will take differently.  It is quite interesting.


Gems, euroflax and merlin are all machine wash and dry yarns so they are not only beautiful, they are practical as well.

Labels: accordian mitt, Louet, merlin

I have a bohus sweater sitting in my queue.  It is sitting there because when I do fair isle I like to use both hands and a bohus pattern requires me to purl with the working yarn in my left hand.  My natural style of knitting is english "throw" style. So purling with my left hand is a bit weird for me.  I looked on  the internet last night to watch various peoples' knitting style and found  the Norwegian Purl
I like it.  It really works and I am getting tension that looks good with what I do with my right hand.
So what is the point of all this?  The point is you never stop learning or adapting.  I admit, I am old enough now that I don't change as much as a use to, but change is good for you once in awhile.
Speaking of knitting styles.
Beginners classes at yarnia are taught in the western style of knitting. Students can choose whether to be an English thrower (working yarn is in right hand) or continental (working yarn is in left hand) knitter.  You don't choose your style on whether you are left or right handed.  You choose the style that fits your hands.  Once you practice, whichever way you knit will become faster and smoother.  I teach western style because the stitches are mounted the same way all the time and because most patterns in the US assume your are knitting this way.
For students in classes above beginner level, I work with you if your style is different so that you can get the results from a pattern that you want.

So what is the difference between western, eastern or combination knitters?  Basically, they differ in how they wrap the yarn when making a stitch.  The result is that the stitch is can be mounted on the needle differently for these knitters. Different isn't wrong.  It is just different. I teach western style of knitting  because the stitches are mounted the same way all the time and because most patterns in the US assume you  are knitting this way.    For example,  most patterns will ask for a K2tog and assume that by doing this, you will do a right slanting decrease.   If a knitter has a different style, he/she must know how to get a right slant decrease for their style.  I am going to list a couple of sites below that you might find interesting to explore this.  For those of you out there who are frustrated because it seems like your knitting results are always different than others or if every time you ask for help it actually messes up more of you knitting than it helps, you might find the exploration very illuminating.
Annie Modesitt 
Combination conversion table from Grumperina
Wikipedia on combination knitting

Labels: combination knittiner, eastern knitting, norwegian purl

I am working on my blog for today, but I just realized I better at least post that the store is in fact closed today.
I can't get my car out of the drive and my piece of road is now a county road and it is not clear out there anyway.  I will be in the store Monday later afternoon doing paperwork if you need something.
  It is a good day to burrow in and knit.  I am working on my May ruffle from Kate Jackson.
Other New things:
new patterns
  Maylie from Marie Grace
  sweaters from Knitbot like the Lightweight Pullover,
  Daybreak from Westknits,
  Robin hood by Grace Akhrem,
Istbel beret, Istbel Scarf, Snapdragon tam, Snapdragon flip flop mitt, vela scarf, tiny shoes, etc from Ysolda Teague
Teaching patterns from Dale of Norway in round knitting, socks, raglan sleeve and lace mittens/gloves
New Retro pattern book from Dale of Norway
Jammies from knitting at knoon..... Since I carry Farmhouse yarns I have the Mary little lamb yarn that these are done in.

Labels: daybreak, farmhouse yarn, Grace Akhrem, jammies, Westknits, ysolda teague

Latest issue of knit scene (springwinter 2010) arrived along with the latest Cast on Magazine.
The latest pattern books from Classic Elite Gallery and Farmers Market are in and we have summer set, allegoro, sprout, classic silk, solstice, silky alpaca lace and premiere yarns to do the projects in.

Just in today are these cute hat shaped needle gauges from clover.  Ever wonder why it is hard to figure out what is the right needle for the job when you are deciding between a 10 and an 11.  Take a look at a needle gauge.  A 10.5 is one millmeter size up from a 10 but an 11 is several sizes up.

New yarns are coming from Shalimar (Zoe sock, honey worsted, miss chunky).  The dyer is in the process of getting a new website up so there are many, many more choices of colors than the site shows you.  There are several designers doing patterns in this yarn  (and when my shipment comes, it will have a new color card).
Monitors often lie.  Green and gray are often confused on computer monitors from the color in real life.  Purple and brown are also misrepresented.  That is why it is so nice to see a yarn in a shop.

Men knit too.  I thought you would enjoy these new stories
Va truck driver knits mittens
Knit club

Here's a couple of other articles, you might find entertaining.
yarnbombing
knitted bicycle

The items above were in my knitting guild of america newsletter.  I carry the cast on magazine at Yarnia.
This magazine is only available at yarn shops.   There are a number of good patterns in each issue and a lot of good technique tips.  This is a great magazine for gradually adding to your knitting skills.

Because some of you have procrastinated, you might like to know that I will be open this Sunday 11-3.  That is the last day of the big January sale.

Labels: Cast on Magazine, Men knit

Please note that store will not open until noon on Friday, Jan 29.  Also store will be open an extra day Sunday Jan 31 11-3.


I recently got a newsletter from Schoolhouse Press.  There is a lot of good information in it.  I carry their patterns including the new Green Sweater.

Some new patterns are coming soon.  Maylie from Marie Grace, May ruffle from Kate Jackson Knits, sweaters from Knitbot like the Lightweight Pullover, Daybreak from Westknits, Robin hood by Grace Akhrem, and  a bunch of patterns  from Ysolda Teague

Roxanne (the crochet teacher) brought in the cutest crochet hearts this week.  I will be adding it to the class list soon. 

Labels: Grace Akhrem, kate jackson, knitbot, marie grace, schoolhouse press, Teague, Westknits