Newsletter 467

 

New COTTON Zauberball!

That's right, you read that correctly! This long-awaited yarn is a 100% cotton version of your favorite magic ball! Dyed in some of your favorite classic Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball colors, you'll love this breathable, non-wool alternative for shawls. With the extra long color degradation, we think it would be an amazing match for the Dangling Conversation shawl from designer Mindy Ross. The pattern is sized for three varying sizes, and just ONE Cotton Zauberball contains enough yardage to complete the larger size. This one is intentionally knit on large needles, so it'll go quickly. Feeling a little glitzy? The pattern also includes instructions for adding beads and even includes a link to a video tutorial! There's so much chitter-chatter about "Summer's almost over"...but we Southerners alllllll know it's likely to be 80 something for at least two more months, so there's still plenty of cotton-knittin' time!

 

   

New Totes!

Brand new in the shop: totes from Trailhead Yarns -- roomy enough for a sweater's worth of yarn! We love these new hand-printed 17" x 13" canvas totes; they feature a top zipper to keep everything in its place. Choose from two designs here!

 

 

Tech Classes!

Leah's offering up two different knitting-related tech workshops that'll teach you some new tricks!

Ravelry 101 - Want to know what's so great about Ravelry and its many uses? We adore Ravelry (almost as much as shop-dog Stanley) and we'd love to share some of its many uses, features and secrets with you during this one-hour workshop. September 2nd, 9th or 16th, noon - 1:00 pm, $10. Call the shop to register, 615-354-1007.

GoodReader 101 - Wanna ditch the paper pattern and work entirely digitally? Learn how to import patterns, enlarge font size, create pattern notations, highlight pertinent parts of a pattern and keep track of row counts...all digitally! One-hour workshop, September 2nd, 9th or 16th, 11am - noon, $10. Call the shop to register, 615-354-1007.