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April Newsletter

Hello everyone!

Spring is here! Of course, based on last year and the wonderful Cedar City bi-polar weather, we could have a snowstorm at anytime! (Lets hope that doesn't happen...) I hope that all your yarn and craft projects are going well. With this beautiful weather, its hard to stay inside so make sure you've got all your little projects you can take on the go ready to run! We have a some exciting news this past month and some fun announcements for April. Allyson.

Monthly Drawing Winners

First: Charmaine R.

Second: Nina F.

Third: Jamie G.

Congratulations! Don't forget to come in and get your prize!

New Yarns

We will be getting some more yarns during April so be sure to check the store for them! As for March, we've gotten a few new yarn lines in and they are all absolutely beautiful. 

Cherub

This worsted yarn is a blend of 55% nylon and 45% acrylic. We brought this yarn in for the crochet community since it's quite popular right now, but we encourage knitters to use it as well. Unlike most acrylic, this one doesn't pill and is 100% softer than anything you could find at large chain stores. Here is a link to a free pattern that would be beautiful to make out of this yarn: Mandala Geometric Crochet Blanket

Serendipity Tweed

This beautiful DK yarn is made out of 60% cotton and 40% wool. It creates a beautiful pattern when crocheted or knitted thanks to the alternate color wound with the yarn.

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​Art Yarns

These are the new colors we have for our art yarns. The colors pop out so much!

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Heritage Paints

These are the new Cascade Heritage Paints, Hand Painted Yarn. They are the same as the Heritage Print sock yarn, but are hand dyed to create a unique color pattern.

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Cascade 220 New Colors

We got 10 new colors this month of our 220. Here is a link to a free pattern that would be perfect for this yarn: Amazing Cable Panel Vest Note: You'll need to have a Lion Brand account to be able to view this pattern. It's completely free to sign up. 

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Local Creations

The yarn of the month is all our local yarns! They will be 5% off for the month of April so come in and get some while they last!

Brave New World

Brave New World is run by Tiffany here in Cedar City. Tiffany hand spins all her own yarn. She has a lot of fun spinning and definitely prefers fiber work to house work. 

Yak Silk

This yarn is a beautiful blend of 50% yak and 50% silk. It is super soft and will keep you nice and warm. The Yak Silk is the darker yarn in the picture below. 

Camel Silk

This yarn is a blend of 50% baby camel and 50% silk. It will keep you toasty during the cold winter. This yarn is the lighter one in the picture below.

Here is a link to a free pattern that either of these yarns would be great for: Knitting, and Crochet 

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Camel Micron

This yarn is made out of 50% baby camel and 50% micron merino. In the picture below, it's the middle cream colored yarn. 

Yak Yarn

This yarn is 100% yak and unbelievably soft. In the picture, it's the dark brown yarn. 

Angora Yarn

This amazing yarn is made from 100% angora. It's so warm and soft you won't believe it. This yarn is the pure white one to the left of the other two. 

Corn Creek Fibers

Corn Creek Fibers is run by Joelle and her husband Scott out in Kanosh. Joelle has a beautiful eye for color and spins some amazing yarns. Scott also creates beautiful pieces of wood work like the drop spindles pictured below. 

Silk Bombyx

This new yarn is made of 100% silk and feels like a dream. It comes in many vibrant colors that shine in the light. Here is a link to a free pattern for this yarn: Knitting and Crochet

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Hand Painted Alpaca

These yarns are 100% hand painted alpaca and is a DK weight. Perfect for keeping warm!

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Jillian Bulky

This bulky yarn is hand painted and space dyed. It's made out of 100% micron merino. Here is a link to a free pattern that would be great for this yarn: Knitting and Crochet

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Drop Spindles

These are the beautiful drop spindles that Scott makes when he's not spinning yarn. 

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Shop Happenings

Classes

We have the Master Knitting class coming up on the 25th and 27th.

The sock class with continue until April 28th every Tuesday.

We will be having a lace workshop toward the end of May and will give out more information as the date gets closer. 

UFO Night

Have those pesky unfinished object (UFO) that's been sitting in the corner for a while? Well every Friday night from 4-10, you can come on in and we will help you finish it! Come sit around the table with others who have been putting off that project for a while as well. It can be yarn related, paper crafts or even hand stitching! Even if you have a project that you just started and want to come sit and work on it or are trying to start a new one, come in and join us!

That's it for this month. Be sure to check for updates about new yarns we will be getting throughout April! Enjoy all your projects!

Hands and Feet Class

Hello everyone! 

This is just a reminder that our Hands and Feet class is going to be starting this Tuesday, March 24th at 2 and 7! If you're interested in signing up, please come in or call to let us know! Hope to see you all soon!

Shop Update 3/6/15

Hope everyone is doing well! We have some new yarns and colors in this week. Our Cascade 220 has 10 new colors, Heritage Prints has 1 new color, and our art yarns have 4. Come in and see them for yourself. 

Also, March 24th will be the start of our Hands and Feet class. It will be a 6 week course filled with socks and mittens/gloves for both crocheting and knitting! Come join us while we keep our hands and feet warm!

These are the new colors we have for our art yarns. The colors pop out so much!

These are the new Cascade Heritage Paints, Hand Painted Yarn. They are the same as the Heritage Print sock yarn, but are hand dyed to create a unique color pattern.

Here is the new color for the Heritage Prints 

This is one of the new yarns, Serendipity Tweed. This beautiful DK yarn is made out of 60% cotton and 40% wool. It creates a beautiful pattern when crocheted or knitted.

 This is our other new yarn, Cascade Yarns, Cherub. This is a yarn that we brought for the crocheting community, though, knitters are encouraged to use them as well! This yarn is a worsted weight and made of 55% Nylon and 45% Acrylic. It's incredibly soft, compare to other acrylics and has a beautiful sheen when in the light.

That's it for this week! Hope to hear from you all soon! 

Shop Update!

We've got some beautiful new yarns in the shop now! Make sure to come in and get the Corn Creek Fiber yarns while they last. These hand spun yarns sure go fast!

 Corn Creek Fibers

This new yarn is made of 100% silk and feels like a dream. It comes in many vibrant colors that shine in the light. 

Corn Creek Fibers

This hand spun yarn is made of 60% merino, 20% yak and 20%silk. 

 Cascade Yarns: Heritage Prints

This yarn is a beautiful self stripping sock yarn. Its made of 75% superwash merino wool and 25% nylon.

Corn Creek Fibers

These yarns are hand painted alpaca and is a DK weight. Perfect for keeping warm!

Corn Creek Fibers

This bulky yarn is hand painted and space dyed. It's made out of micron merino. 

Be sure to come in and check them out!

Shop Update: New Yarns!

We now have Cascade 220 Superwash. This is a soft, beautiful wool yarn and comes in a variety of colors. Come on in and see them for yourself!

We had fun at our first master knitting course this previous Saturday! The reason why we had you write everything down was so you didn't have to memorize everything (unless you'd like to). We understand that going over that much information can be overwhelming. If you have any questions about any of the materials we went over, please come in and we can help you better understand.

Wow, so many things have happened since our last entry.  The dandelions are in full bloom, Allyson now knits (her first knitting experience was cables - she is really daring!); Thyra's baby is walking (he was just two months old, last I checked), Tina is in training with a new therapy dog (difficult to tell who is training whom), and I'm thinking about moving the shop to Main Street - more on that later.

In January I attended the TNNA show in San Diego.  There were so many classes I wanted to take, but they overlapped - John (bless his non-knitting heart), attended one for me.  The class with Cat Bordhi was enlightening - she's a wonderful teacher.  Unfortunately, I already knew all the techniques she taught (but meeting her was lovely).

The yarn and tools there were amazing.  Moving Mud had astounding glass tools and pins, Skacel had so much gorgeous, soft yarn that swooning was on the agenda, Delicious Yarns was as scrumptious as its name, Treenway = tactile and visual heaven, Frog Tree was delectable, and there were so many others that I can't keep track of them all.

The one thing I made certain to do was to approach a certain long-established pattern vendor about horrific pattern experiences (the company recently filed for Chapter 7 - karma, perhaps?).  Unfortunately, they have a history of publishing "Beta" patterns.  There is one project, knit by Jane, which took her over a year and well over a month for me to finally decode:

• The photo in the pattern slyly covered a construction problem with a long-stemmed rose;
• There were crucial errors in the stitch key;
• The morphing of the stitch pattern, between the waist band and the body, was badly designed, looked jagged and out of place, and was down-right ugly;
• There were errors in both the written instructions and the stitch-pattern charts;
• The pattern was apparently tested in only one size (Jane's was one of the untested);
• An entire set of written pattern instructions was missing, and worst of all,
• The company knew all of this, did not publish errata, and charged a mint for the booklet.

It would have been polite for them to have apologized, or at least offered to fix the errors, but c'est la vie.  Despite that, the show was a never-ending sensory festival, and I wish I could have seen it all!  I'm looking forward to attending TNNA and Madrona next year.

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