tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24223877994026271912024-03-04T20:22:07.117-08:00Yarn GardenDRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-44727934725118172242013-05-07T10:30:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.860-07:00Picnic Yarn Tasting!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us Thursday evening, June 6<sup>th</sup>from 6p – 8p</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Be one of the first knitters in the NATION to see and touch some of Berroco's newest yarns and garments for fall! Linda, our sales rep, will be joining us, giving us a sneak peek of Berroco's fall line up. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the course of the evening, you will have the opportunity to indulge in four of Berroco's fantastic yarns, including two that are not even on the shelf yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course, you can't have a picnic without food! So along with each course of yarn, you'll be sampling a picnic-style tidbit of food too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come ready to knit with a variety of needle sizes, from sport weight to bulky. Your cost to participate is $20, but you'll receive $10 in credit to be used towards your purchase that night. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nterested? Call or come in soon to sign up... there is a limited number of seats!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">517-541-9323 shop</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcVlld1jeYKi65o0XA_FV5VhMCPpYt1AUB8NWgGyXpUStwh41Cas532VPzh770gtQOV-Gra-UF-QkXG990CpZs1JqsM_T2JuVJA0yXyT-F9HnV5V-TzuVVh7Q_C2aXtPvDFEs7JU_jQ/s1600/berroco-logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcVlld1jeYKi65o0XA_FV5VhMCPpYt1AUB8NWgGyXpUStwh41Cas532VPzh770gtQOV-Gra-UF-QkXG990CpZs1JqsM_T2JuVJA0yXyT-F9HnV5V-TzuVVh7Q_C2aXtPvDFEs7JU_jQ/s1600/berroco-logo.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.712891000000013-26.097818499999995 -80.947266000000013 90 -110.47851600000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-42997971954274541542013-04-05T11:30:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.882-07:00YG's Sixth Birthday Bash!<div align="CENTER"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you to all my amazing stitchers that have supported me and my little dream here in Charlotte. To celebrate and show you my appreciation, YG is having a week-long party, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from Monday, April 8th to Saturday, April 13th!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sales!!</b> YG's entire stock of yarn will be 15% off... choose your next project now!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-qmknzaLq6IPinoBCbsEYP5Z3b0E9AWVGtc9RiDnpupNrVR7f7Wu5-lAz6Xlk-i-qTzYP8dam6lJBNrBywJ6PB4V2J_4y3FFCRcQfF7rMa_GET5SQQoSSKlknKMJH4PwBaEbE1PtOw/s1600/15+off.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-qmknzaLq6IPinoBCbsEYP5Z3b0E9AWVGtc9RiDnpupNrVR7f7Wu5-lAz6Xlk-i-qTzYP8dam6lJBNrBywJ6PB4V2J_4y3FFCRcQfF7rMa_GET5SQQoSSKlknKMJH4PwBaEbE1PtOw/s320/15+off.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Free Stuff!!</b> Get a free Brittany shawl pin with a $75+ purchase!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSez9qf-mtXHaqPXysXGTQ0ejFF1Q6xFBq3C52sdwGI9O6f2VUoCrPAt9c8u94cGVjMY2CLsvcBqCWrQI0T90h1qazEizR9Yo5_3GnDClntG5p2QCOMXTAceXa4p00EyXdig4pmS44w/s1600/brittany+shawl+pin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSez9qf-mtXHaqPXysXGTQ0ejFF1Q6xFBq3C52sdwGI9O6f2VUoCrPAt9c8u94cGVjMY2CLsvcBqCWrQI0T90h1qazEizR9Yo5_3GnDClntG5p2QCOMXTAceXa4p00EyXdig4pmS44w/s320/brittany+shawl+pin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>A Great Prize!! </b> For every purchase you make from Monday, April 8th until Saturday, April 13th, you'll be entered into a grand prize drawing for this fantastic basket of goodies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jGWxp2MJW884ZKDxYfiD1FIQwwSzEebBG1tdsQtcH5nNyySlnlE9uiP9bYkl3YHwRtTxo44ckkbVAVE3Kzt5KR5P45khFWWwXRU0fer9FgLJxhwpNl9anF8Yq7YObsveOGo6NgzDvg/s1600/goodybasket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jGWxp2MJW884ZKDxYfiD1FIQwwSzEebBG1tdsQtcH5nNyySlnlE9uiP9bYkl3YHwRtTxo44ckkbVAVE3Kzt5KR5P45khFWWwXRU0fer9FgLJxhwpNl9anF8Yq7YObsveOGo6NgzDvg/s320/goodybasket.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-23262764067621077732013-02-26T11:36:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:40.897-07:00Join us for a Three Course Yarn Tasting party with Dream In Color!<div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This fun event will be on March 15th, from 6p - 8p. Each "course" will consist of a mini skein of one of Dream In Color's worsted weight yarns to play with, and a snack to taste. Dream In Color's sales rep, Isabel, will be joining us, bringing her color cards and a variety of lace-to-fingering weight yarns for you to buy THAT NIGHT. Come ready to knit with a variety of needles for worsted weight yarn. Your cost to participate is $15, but you'll receive $10 in credit to be used towards your purchase that night. </span><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div _mce_style="text-align: center;" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br /><div _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But our real purpose for this party is to help you pick out your yarn and color of choice for YG's next KAL. This time, the KAL options are wide open, with only two constraints. Your project has to be a sweater, and you will be using a worsted weight yarn. Bring your own pattern, or be inspired by one of YG's picks. We're planning on starting on April 6th, and we'll be continuing our first and third Saturday morning meetings. There is limited availability for this event... so stop in soon to reserve your spot! </span></div><div _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMRFWoNzJDCjfDv1Qx9-sgQ5q1Dau5d1kADPXVQjPPss198JGxkh8fhA2K_lQQO_gNDMesuBA_kSnvvM92HNOoiDhhYYep5r3O5u7f1SDYqwfmzvglnKEtSvDrZ0yyy-nL_hEWrFw2g/s1600/Dreamlogo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMRFWoNzJDCjfDv1Qx9-sgQ5q1Dau5d1kADPXVQjPPss198JGxkh8fhA2K_lQQO_gNDMesuBA_kSnvvM92HNOoiDhhYYep5r3O5u7f1SDYqwfmzvglnKEtSvDrZ0yyy-nL_hEWrFw2g/s320/Dreamlogo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-2271498533138986592012-12-28T09:06:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:40.907-07:00<div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">YG Holi<span style="font-size: x-large;">day Hours</span> </span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>CLOSED</b></u></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tuesday, January 1st</span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span><i><b>Happy New Year!</b></i></span></span></span></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-18715718513519161822012-11-23T11:46:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:40.916-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Happy Holidays</span> from all the knitters at the<b> Yarn Garden</b>. May the coming weeks be full of family, friends, and finished projects!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDyRG0GCS2EbP83PDcCe-uWzW5uLE7c3mDxEmHsGfzNurZq-50gyyP-RBjhcVH3pYUkoJgOWPmnDa1bY8UZsnrtLEEasDF4-MICj9S9qTSes4SItz9qC1aa7Mzqn6gyAW9mFsL0xR8Q/s1600/christmas-wreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDyRG0GCS2EbP83PDcCe-uWzW5uLE7c3mDxEmHsGfzNurZq-50gyyP-RBjhcVH3pYUkoJgOWPmnDa1bY8UZsnrtLEEasDF4-MICj9S9qTSes4SItz9qC1aa7Mzqn6gyAW9mFsL0xR8Q/s320/christmas-wreath.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Holiday Schedule</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">YG will be closed: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, December 24th and </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, December 25th </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-69212565572344751472012-08-17T08:21:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.926-07:002012 Mid Mitten Yarn Shops Treasure Hunt<br /><div _mce_style="text-align: center;" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><img _mce_src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/869.jpg" border="0" height="220" hspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.869" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/869.jpg" vspace="5" width="218" /> </div><br /><div _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mark your calendars for the weekend of October 4th - 7th. YG and three other area shops are staging a treasure hunt and you're invited to hunt with us! A limited number of maps go on sale at each location on this coming Wednesday, August 22, so be sure to call and reserve yours. Or better yet, get here and pick up your map and bag in person! For just $15 you get a map filled with valuable coupons, an adorable tote bag, a gift from each shop you visit, plus entry into each shop’s grand prize drawing (you must make a purchase at each shop to be entered into the drawings). </div><div _mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </div><div _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In addition to all of this, you can enter to win one of two Grand Prize shopping sprees: <br /><div _mce_style="margin-left: 30px;" style="margin-left: 30px;">Shopping Spree #1: $200 gift certificate good at any of the participating shops </div><div _mce_style="margin-left: 30px;" style="margin-left: 30px;">Shopping Spree #2: $100 gift certificate good at any of the participating shops </div><br />So grab some friends and make a weekend of it! <br /><br />Participating Shops:<br />Yarn Garden, 517-541-9323<br />Woven Art, 517-203-4467<br />Old Town Sticks and Strings, 517-372-1000<br />Rae’s Yarn Boutique, 517-336-9276<br /><br />Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MidMittenYarnShops">Facebook</a>! </div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-45045434583886374922012-07-12T08:26:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.934-07:00Lansing Area Stitch 'n' Pitch!<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span>The masterminds at <strong>Yarn Garden</strong> and <strong>Woven Art</strong></span> are joining forces for another great event this summer. Join us for</span><a href="" shape="rect" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Ladies Night</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> on Wednesday, August 15th as we host a Stitch 'n' Pitch at Cooley Law School Stadium. We'll be cheering on Lansing's own Lugnuts from under the safety of the Tailgate Terrace, just in case Mother Nature decides to bless us with rain again! For just $35, there will be a catered dinner, men in baseball pants, drink specials, a goody bag (with handmade stitch markers from Meg, among other things!), and a host of other Ladies Night activities. There are a limited number of tickets on sale NOW, so call soon to reserve yours!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lansinglugnuts.com/"><img border="0" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wA6AtibeUkaqg73s1yCZ2R2p1k7h7iQjiL_1RL3Wz-YrudzgVvetWrHOoCFnnm-keizzV3qIS3Eq9PG_2NkDdHQEMUVrg1Ixn8DDpNXwWEOjw36yj1BsW9HIwx4H4cKaryq3ym_G-Q/s400/461.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-36118760186974774782012-06-28T09:47:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.943-07:004th of July Hours<br /> <div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><b>CLOSED</b></u></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wednesday, July 4<sup>th</sup></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #280099; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><i>Happy 4<sup>th</sup> of July!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy7Wdnp3ow9sS4kqFYWlQqtTrv5yF31BfknpMGqvPUMPIHcuR-8QftNcdSN0i7umBo4Fove-hkoXjOcNEqnjZlqS-IMp00FJCQlaCoBWm9h2t4fyqJwSL-cCREcdn4TTgUbkdOrrtNA/s1600/American-Flag-Wall-Art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy7Wdnp3ow9sS4kqFYWlQqtTrv5yF31BfknpMGqvPUMPIHcuR-8QftNcdSN0i7umBo4Fove-hkoXjOcNEqnjZlqS-IMp00FJCQlaCoBWm9h2t4fyqJwSL-cCREcdn4TTgUbkdOrrtNA/s320/American-Flag-Wall-Art.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-75240903792660157892012-06-07T10:03:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.957-07:00WWKIP Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong></strong><b><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, June 16th from 1p - 4p. </span> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />YG will be celebrating World Wide Knit in Public Day with a picnic potluck and knitting out on our front sidewalk. Our town's local festival, Celebrate Charlotte, will be going on, with an arts and crafts fair going on across the street. Perfect for public knitting! YG will be providing hot dogs with all the trimmings, all we ask is that you bring a dish to pass to share with your fellow knitters. See you then!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7-XjBgGQFD0gF75TJ8qR1RawN9aNoc2jgepVJpBRcgYalLZbAXqkV260fSDkriigA4T2Zv9VXun-RUeGQegZ8vQkOb-5RDGwkMQX3a1lcreAbCNWZmHCVAtMiqImttcWkl8ORa-t9g/s1600/wwkipamerica.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7-XjBgGQFD0gF75TJ8qR1RawN9aNoc2jgepVJpBRcgYalLZbAXqkV260fSDkriigA4T2Zv9VXun-RUeGQegZ8vQkOb-5RDGwkMQX3a1lcreAbCNWZmHCVAtMiqImttcWkl8ORa-t9g/s1600/wwkipamerica.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-42937984054814774252012-05-18T08:07:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.966-07:00Memorial Day Weekend Hours<br /><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #355e00;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 48pt;"><b>holiday hours!</b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #280099;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">We're open for normal business hours on Saturday, May 26th from 10 am to 4 pm</span></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>CLOSED</b></u></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Monday, May 28<sup>th</sup></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #280099;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span><i>Happy Memorial Day!</i></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><span style="color: #280099;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-5984729282517963202012-05-04T08:53:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:40.974-07:00Shop Local for Mother's Day!<b></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shop area businesses this Saturday, May 5th, and be entered to win a grand prize basket featuring items and gift certificates from local shops and restaurants. Increase your odds for winning by stopping by as many businesses that day as possible, PLUS get entered to win a second chance prize at each location! YG's second chance prize is a beautiful shawl pin from Annie Adams. Other participating businesses:</span><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img _mce_src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/752.jpg" _mce_style="text-align: right;" align="right" border="0" height="212" hspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.752" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/752.jpg" style="text-align: right;" vspace="5" width="144" /></a><a href="http://www.bella-grande.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Bella Grand<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">e</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bella's</span></span><br /><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.charlotteplazafloral.net/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Charlotte Plaza Floral</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://shop.courtsidescreenprinting.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Court-Side Embroidery & Screen Printing</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/store-details/331/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dairy Queen</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don Tequila's Mexican Restaurant</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://eatonpub.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eaton Pub & Grille</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://www.faysevelynbay.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fay's Evelyn Bay Coffee Shop</span></a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mike's Sports Page</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.serendipityfloristllc.com/">Serendipity Florist</a><br />The Hair Professionals</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://www.yarngardenmichigan.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yarn Garden</span></a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div _mce_style="text-align: left;" align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span _mce_style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-26036067140993426422012-04-05T12:34:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.014-07:00Wee One Welcome Set!Just a quick announcement... we will be open for regular hours this weekend. Friday from 10 - 6, Saturday from 10 - 4. See you at the shop! <br /><br />Another adorable model for YG... the Wee One Welcome Set from Chris at <a href="http://www.knittingatknoon.com/">Knitting at Knoon</a>. It's a basic top down sweater, hat and booties. It's a great pattern to have on hand when you need a baby shower gift! And I love the yarn... it's Noro, of course. I know, I know... not the most practical for a wee human, but I couldn't resist. This yarn, Ayatori, practically screamed at me that it needed to be a baby item. Who am I to resist??<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS75buTkKNXMq4JJjMRgC6UEGW2-KJbl_5O5duBCoo-hOsZrAdq_ESuVOlVe3Gju8kD-S9WrraZw9W89cfq4Z-CgBo_y0UPQbqI0CqYqzXOtBKl0wBE8QOYsRJQa5QUrF1XHzumFsjQ/s1600/weeonedone.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS75buTkKNXMq4JJjMRgC6UEGW2-KJbl_5O5duBCoo-hOsZrAdq_ESuVOlVe3Gju8kD-S9WrraZw9W89cfq4Z-CgBo_y0UPQbqI0CqYqzXOtBKl0wBE8QOYsRJQa5QUrF1XHzumFsjQ/s320/weeonedone.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-45940380998876664412012-02-03T13:36:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:41.080-07:00Nelly the Owl!Meet the newest addition to the YG Zoo! She's crocheted out of leftover scraps of worsted weight (probably Cascade 220), using a fantastic pattern from FreshStitches. Love her!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nlTMY1QaLWCC7_de6icsQvkN6SnUN0Ot-e_UBFAGFQSLGaP4OsY9newu7Edl9k9zQrKQ_YzOfxGc7qUxxyw7FpL21eYfUWUqyjGF-QAz7lO1-axoUu8B79d31L_C47JNfOTucECq1Q/s1600/NellytheOwl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nlTMY1QaLWCC7_de6icsQvkN6SnUN0Ot-e_UBFAGFQSLGaP4OsY9newu7Edl9k9zQrKQ_YzOfxGc7qUxxyw7FpL21eYfUWUqyjGF-QAz7lO1-axoUu8B79d31L_C47JNfOTucECq1Q/s400/NellytheOwl.JPG" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-77698177739550585452012-01-19T07:42:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:41.119-07:00Upcoming Classes...<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">For more classes, check out the Classes page! </span></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Thumbs Up</strong><br />Saturday, January 21st from 1:00 to 4:00<br />Fee: $20<br />Instructor: Jill Bigelow - Suttell<br />Description: Mittens are quick projects that are always in demand by family, friends and your local homeless shelter. They are easy too...once you master that pesky thumb. Thumb styles vary so one the thumb you are used to knitting may not be the one called for in the next pattern you want to knit. In this class, we will make 3 thumbs then compare and contrast them. You must be able to knit in the round but no mitten experience is necessary.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Supplies and homework: contact store for list and homework assignment </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Basic Socks</strong><br />Thursdays from 6:00p - 8:00p OR Saturdays from 1:30p to 3:30p<br />January 26th, February 2nd & 9th OR January 28th, February 4th & 11th<br />Fee: $40<br />Instructor: Lindsay Potter<br />Description: In this class, you'll learn the basic construction of a sock using double-pointed needles and fingering weight yarn. This is a great way to get in the sock craze, but with one warning - once you start socks, there's no turning back!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Supplies and homework: contact store for list and homework assignment </div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-81978106684618978132011-12-14T09:36:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:41.157-07:00<div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #355e00;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 48pt;"><b> holiday hours</b></span></span></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>CLOSED</b></u></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Saturday, December 24<sup>th</sup></span></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 48pt;"><b>Merry Christmas!</b></span></span></i> </div><div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-91684877471497531902011-11-18T09:47:00.000-08:002013-05-21T07:30:41.195-07:00Holiday Happenings at the YG!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Holidays Hours for YG</b><br />Thursday, Nov. 24th - closed. Happy Thanksgiving!<br />Friday, Nov. 25th - 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. Black Friday Sale!<br />Saturday, Nov. 26th - 10:00 am - 4:00 PM. Small Business Saturday! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Were you aware that next week is Thanksgiving? Where on earth did November go? All I keep hearing on the radio is Black Friday this, and Black Friday that (and in the case of Art Van, Black Saturday?). Well, most of you know that YG always has a huge Black Friday Sale, and this year is no exception! Set your alarm clocks, drag your friends out of the big box stores, and haul yourself to Charlotte this year! I'll be opening my doors at 8:00 am ( and if you know me, you know how tough that is!!) and we'll start selling at 8:01.<br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">YG's Annual Black Friday Sale!</span></b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">8:00 am - 9:00 am -- 30% off the entire store!</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">9:01 am - 10:00 am -- 25% off the entire store!</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">10:01 am - 11:00 am -- 20% off the entire store!<br />11:01 am - 6:00 pm -- 15% off the entire store!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And for the first time ever, we'll be celebrating Small Business Saturday too! Check out the link above; it's a great movement by American Express to encourage all shoppers to support their local small businesses like me, Fay from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FaysEvelynBay" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Fay's Evelyn Bay</a>, Betsy from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Bellas.Consignments">Bella's</a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Grande/390735395323" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Bella Grande's</a>, Nancy from the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hen-House-Primitive-Quilt-Craft-Shop/181768535194255" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Hen House</a>, and Shirley from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tea-Vintage-Treasures/114454878580132?v=info#info_edit_sections" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Tea & Vintage Treasures</a>, just to name a few. </span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="200" hspace="5" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.630" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs034/1101686990596/img/630.png" vspace="5" width="241" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">YG's First Ever Small Business Saturday Celebration!</span></b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We'll carry over the discount from Friday: 15% off the entire store!</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Additional discounts on some of your favorite items</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plus, spend $85 or more, and receive a free YG mug!</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you need more reasons to come to Charlotte for the big shopping weekend, check out our other local businesses for their sales; keep up to date with our business <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CanDoEPillar">here</a>, thanks to CAN DO!. Make sure to plan on stopping at<a href="http://www.facebook.com/FaysEvelynBay"> Fay's Evelyn Bay</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> for coffee after you shop here; she's offering 20% off your bill for Friday and Saturday if you show her your receipt from a local business. If you need a sweet treat after your hard day's shopping, be sure to check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coreys-Carousel/174421699253201">Corey's Carousel</a> for some delicious cupcakes! And be sure to check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001673447539">Michigan Untapped</a> for their Black Friday specials too!</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-10078944492640817202011-10-06T08:26:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.234-07:00Learn Toy Making From a Pro!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWjz0j8SlzKLLoJ9OkceFvc14QVK1WzMzs67U17zZLHPBNliaWtlIKQW4mTyB_2fhBVTuXVebwDhlBgbxJjvO2qTgZ7vge8SzjjtWuT4WMqgIgtx9OBdXudyibmPJsOfnrv0FYXi1cg/s1600/snails.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWjz0j8SlzKLLoJ9OkceFvc14QVK1WzMzs67U17zZLHPBNliaWtlIKQW4mTyB_2fhBVTuXVebwDhlBgbxJjvO2qTgZ7vge8SzjjtWuT4WMqgIgtx9OBdXudyibmPJsOfnrv0FYXi1cg/s400/snails.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Toy Making 101 - Snails! </b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, November 19th from 12:00p - 3p</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fee: $45 (pattern, stuffing, black yarn for embellishments included!) </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Instructor: Chris de Longpré of <a href="http://www.knittingatknoon.com/toys.html">Knitting at Knoon </a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Learn toy making from the master herself, Chris of Knitting at Knoon fame. She's the designer of all the adorable stuffed toys you've seen around, including the always popular SnoBuddies, Bunny Hop, and our most recent addition, Monkey Business. You will get in touch with your happy place while constructing a fanciful snail in class, demonstrating a number of useful joining and connecting skills used in making knitted toys. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-62254636132644930432011-09-07T13:23:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.273-07:00Mid Mitten Yarn Shops Shop Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCq6rIP5cfjJ_NhpaSmegGF_NWBVUrHcS0Zpx4PhQIYqXDQadUFLUIfkxGOIYk7DB0xsgBi7jzyjNd9E4jRdFjl8Nv7pzl5SeVeQXZ3n8SEu9WMHT4CBiEhpHOsFYKY5KCiQk7Ip38Q/s1600/Mid-MittenYarnShops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCq6rIP5cfjJ_NhpaSmegGF_NWBVUrHcS0Zpx4PhQIYqXDQadUFLUIfkxGOIYk7DB0xsgBi7jzyjNd9E4jRdFjl8Nv7pzl5SeVeQXZ3n8SEu9WMHT4CBiEhpHOsFYKY5KCiQk7Ip38Q/s320/Mid-MittenYarnShops.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Passports on sale now!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Be sure to mark your calendars for September 15th, 16th, 17th, & 18th for the brand-new, re-designed shop hop. We're changing things up a bit this year! Our new name is the Mid Mitten Yarn Shops (MMYS), in place of CAYSC (because who could remember what that stood for, anyway!), and look for a lower ticket price ($15 instead of $20), among other changes. As most of you know, we lost a yarn shop in the year since our last shop hop, but we also gained a fantastic new shop and partner in MMYS, Sticks & Strings in Old Town. So join us, fellow knitters, as we celebrate all the fantastic fiber and inspiration from your local yarn shops, the Yarn Garden, Rae's Yarn Boutique, Sticks & Strings, and Woven Art</span>!DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-14538536473489898222011-07-22T11:02:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.281-07:004th Annual Knitting At Potawatomi Retreat!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Potwawatomi Inn, October 28th, 29th, & 30th</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Angola, Indiana (hour and a half south from Lansing)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cost - $305</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This includes virtually everything for the weekend!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Lodging</strong> - two women to a room, with two queen beds</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Meals</strong> - from dinner on Friday to brunch on Sunday (and a snack bar on Saturday!)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Math for Hats</strong> - your course fee and cost of the booklet is included!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><a href="http://www.tottoppers.com/">Tot Toppers</a> Trunk Show! </strong>- Kate will be bringing a variety of her patterns and samples for us to drool over (but not on, please)</div><div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Payment -</strong></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span>Deposit* - $100 with sign-up to hold spot</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">2nd Payment - $100 by Friday, September 2nd</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Remainder - $105 by Friday, October 14th</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Deposit is non-refundable after September 2nd, unless a replacement is found </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong>Math for Hats taught by Kate Oates</strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This course is intended to help knitters at all levels adjust and add sizes to an existing pattern, or to start from scratch to design their own hat. We begin by learning how to swatch in the round. We will discuss gauge, different levels of ease including when negative/positive ease are appropriate with a variety of stitch patterns, and how to use available standard sizing and even estimate yardage. We will look at all basic hat shapes including beanies and berets, and also discuss some accessories like earflaps and embellishments. Finally, we will look at the various construction methods and how they suit for the hat inside your head!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Skills required:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">-cast on</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">-knitting in the round</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">-basic increasing & decreasing</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">-the course is perfectly suitable for beginning knitters!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After the class, we'll use our new skills to knit chemo caps for donation to the local cancer unit at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. And of course, there will be yarn, and food, and chatter, and the mobile</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>yarn garden</strong></span> and all the other things you've come to expect from our weekend away! </div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-1575065580185304512011-06-29T10:33:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.289-07:00Holiday Hours!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a heads up...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_HnJcQixtqqZAPcWoBpbakgLCyzlnJdxqtCWHLWf4KtPaq1g3dY4f5E0t1hJt0cJfjyqqP7j_6PkJofBTPjoA9Skd8vyoObXq3o7l8iVRm7nCYtwilITwmllYwLjA6eCzdQzl3PNUA/s1600/knitted+flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_HnJcQixtqqZAPcWoBpbakgLCyzlnJdxqtCWHLWf4KtPaq1g3dY4f5E0t1hJt0cJfjyqqP7j_6PkJofBTPjoA9Skd8vyoObXq3o7l8iVRm7nCYtwilITwmllYwLjA6eCzdQzl3PNUA/s1600/knitted+flag.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">YG will be closed on Saturday, July 2 and Monday, July 4th to celebrate our nation's birthday. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday USA!</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May we all get lots of knitting done on our long weekend :)</span></span><br /><br /></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-9300269191271257922011-06-23T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.328-07:00Now for the Interesting Details!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva7CUFGxe1AKRkhNIP1e-W0XgVeND5m36c5lHdxcORoeBjOmpFuW0XqAC1PalIJ_9TxSheT6bDFVFOfjcQewxDwX8udR5nwdGKD1bFx3JgC6KayfyUb4UCQmw10OXgIDfzRza8p81IQ/s1600/picfrombook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjva7CUFGxe1AKRkhNIP1e-W0XgVeND5m36c5lHdxcORoeBjOmpFuW0XqAC1PalIJ_9TxSheT6bDFVFOfjcQewxDwX8udR5nwdGKD1bFx3JgC6KayfyUb4UCQmw10OXgIDfzRza8p81IQ/s320/picfrombook.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> When I received the book Knit Noro, this was one of the first items that caught my eye. I thought it would be a perfect shop model, flattering for a wide variety of body shapes and sizes, and of course, worked in Noro. Then I took a closer look at the instructions and loved the pattern even more. Why, you ask? Here are the reasons!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. This creatively constructed vest is knit sideways from a provisional cast-on at the center back, then the cast-on stitches are picked up and the other side is knit. Cool!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Vertical stripes are more flattering than horizontal stripes. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Loved the button loops, as mentioned in the previous post.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Knit out of Noro Taiyo... need I say more?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. At first glance, it looks like the entire pattern is knit in garter stitch. Boring! Upon closer examination, I discovered a strip of stockinette stitch sprinkled in every so often. Just enough to break up the boredom! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Since the garment is knit sideways, ROW GAUGE becomes more important than STITCH GAUGE.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That last bit is pretty important... ROW GAUGE is more important than STITCH GAUGE. In this case, because the garment is knit sideways, stitch gauge (how many stitches you get per inch) actually determines the length of the garment. Row gauge (how many rows you get per inch of knitting) is the determining factor for bust circumference. Interesting. Take into account the fact that garter stitch is infamous for stretching, and you have a recipe for gauge disaster! So I proceeded through a fairly intensive gauge swatching process, thinking what a great teaching tool this would make. So I took pictures every step of the way, so you could see the importance of what I was doing. Ready?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. First step: Knit two gauge swatches in pattern stitch (garter stripe pattern, in this case) using two different size needles (US 8 & 9, respectively). If you look closely, you can see the knots in the tails. Those tell me what size needles I used. Clever, huh?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GZ3LwBxrgyZGs4OC1hsIfZfcA2J0DfqokhUUsTmvq0QvyXA62WOMoquruhDo1qPLCvT-a32BOysTg2hh14JcGtAOYLuSDgUvoP0e7sG94PAAexUvfJpkGC0jG3JTCU0HJpEO5UkcCg/s1600/beforebath.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GZ3LwBxrgyZGs4OC1hsIfZfcA2J0DfqokhUUsTmvq0QvyXA62WOMoquruhDo1qPLCvT-a32BOysTg2hh14JcGtAOYLuSDgUvoP0e7sG94PAAexUvfJpkGC0jG3JTCU0HJpEO5UkcCg/s320/beforebath.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. See how much difference one needle size can make?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja82AgXtspblB2yi-BF_3DYOPxmXhpJu5NX5u2olx2xYogCfOrcNoZxV1ql0R2VItfsctceesB-N9k8ry2Li8HcDGPlp6QgVwhKpbYsHml3UsjHzyEqjSaS72y9aSkOs1xUPbAW_SPtg/s1600/swatch+on+top.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja82AgXtspblB2yi-BF_3DYOPxmXhpJu5NX5u2olx2xYogCfOrcNoZxV1ql0R2VItfsctceesB-N9k8ry2Li8HcDGPlp6QgVwhKpbYsHml3UsjHzyEqjSaS72y9aSkOs1xUPbAW_SPtg/s320/swatch+on+top.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Measure each swatch carefully and record the sizes (either write it down or take a picture... you won't remember, I promise!). </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpeOaUC60Txd9QgUtgsPM27op1QBJcy0z0UfpxBEchjZLI-B8dpKmZBjFn0lrAhYfxgpZE7crVrN0ie9o8lS2xlbPqAY145iOyoUoT6ET8htpHuuPHv7jbnITs1I16wq-3ppi43AcKQ/s1600/beforebathmeasure8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpeOaUC60Txd9QgUtgsPM27op1QBJcy0z0UfpxBEchjZLI-B8dpKmZBjFn0lrAhYfxgpZE7crVrN0ie9o8lS2xlbPqAY145iOyoUoT6ET8htpHuuPHv7jbnITs1I16wq-3ppi43AcKQ/s320/beforebathmeasure8.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Swatch with US 8 needle (stitch x row) = 3.875" x 4.1875"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds4wVBK3MdAu50HOxAI_tM24GbMBg7-XNNpHegb-gkPjkqcoOTWVF3HcM1FDNA9Hhbfv0zL_hx2I724kfCNak2UsFNyAkFlU4mr_08LBOb4xsJ6oH1ClJw1civpLQw8g65g5lsNDUWw/s1600/beforemeasure9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds4wVBK3MdAu50HOxAI_tM24GbMBg7-XNNpHegb-gkPjkqcoOTWVF3HcM1FDNA9Hhbfv0zL_hx2I724kfCNak2UsFNyAkFlU4mr_08LBOb4xsJ6oH1ClJw1civpLQw8g65g5lsNDUWw/s320/beforemeasure9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Swatch with US 9 needle = 4" x 4.625"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Give your swatches a bath, by caring for them like you'll care for your finished project. In this case, the swatches went for a dip in the sink with some SOAK instead of the washing machine at home. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczjBszqzylHkJfN5hs6JVzD-sIVo-2RJpIb6bCEa0GhaMdg5_f7hrQN9qC-6AbqC4608-G-ESMuIS-SgUyrMgR0L_Cw76jwiHECR2ZsdQ6Bs_pK7fVlBcf6H9xhLqtHUr0J1VDFuujA/s1600/bathtime.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczjBszqzylHkJfN5hs6JVzD-sIVo-2RJpIb6bCEa0GhaMdg5_f7hrQN9qC-6AbqC4608-G-ESMuIS-SgUyrMgR0L_Cw76jwiHECR2ZsdQ6Bs_pK7fVlBcf6H9xhLqtHUr0J1VDFuujA/s320/bathtime.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5. Wring out the extra water and let them air dry. I swear by ShamWows!... they really are extra absorbent and dry really fast. Plus, there's no lint like from a regular towel.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BRjRFhg_2lrVYlQGlu6cJRptW2CXe8sH-Xzz5H8KDItLiY-SWSjd1lJz7gLVYhN2u2WMHBOaH6MexdvXj9UaTMgiI2bbhEP6XpU0Vy4MR7549N2KA0bLEGwFu56QpMp-hMjwPpByEw/s1600/shamwow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BRjRFhg_2lrVYlQGlu6cJRptW2CXe8sH-Xzz5H8KDItLiY-SWSjd1lJz7gLVYhN2u2WMHBOaH6MexdvXj9UaTMgiI2bbhEP6XpU0Vy4MR7549N2KA0bLEGwFu56QpMp-hMjwPpByEw/s320/shamwow.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Now for the fun part... in order to see how much this thing was going to stretch when I actually wore the vest, I had to simulate that extra weight somehow. Solution? Hang the swatches from a hanger, then add some extra weight in the form of a ball of yarn. I just took some scrap yarn, threaded it through the center of each ball, and tied it on to some spare dpns threaded through the bottom edge of the swatches. I kept the swatches trussed up this way overnight. Pretty fancy, huh? (Ignore the scary, creepy basement... it was the only place that would be undisturbed overnight).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Ewo3B6GxZMfa1C1WiuT_F9WdDDtRU9LZgyuDfGrRDeMUAvfu-9X-pmY0WviHkUi3CKc-0lu8IaYArMec92_i4RC_wzJ1wb1Y5Yorov52Hx7eq1IFki2s_-SL000esfh1oVGBy4WUw/s1600/stretchers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-Ewo3B6GxZMfa1C1WiuT_F9WdDDtRU9LZgyuDfGrRDeMUAvfu-9X-pmY0WviHkUi3CKc-0lu8IaYArMec92_i4RC_wzJ1wb1Y5Yorov52Hx7eq1IFki2s_-SL000esfh1oVGBy4WUw/s320/stretchers.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Now for the moment of truth... what happened to my swatches?</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtDiB33Q1uhyNFYYWIjVsv1Yo1YCtXXf37tM99E4OckKCmuW1wbsx9XKskK9izbCVjJDUQmUQNRFmQqx5-6VOWyzf35Tk3DmBmmGieOHyeMIfYo2hCGtg3vISu1Pju6cLzKnX6oI9jg/s1600/after8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtDiB33Q1uhyNFYYWIjVsv1Yo1YCtXXf37tM99E4OckKCmuW1wbsx9XKskK9izbCVjJDUQmUQNRFmQqx5-6VOWyzf35Tk3DmBmmGieOHyeMIfYo2hCGtg3vISu1Pju6cLzKnX6oI9jg/s320/after8.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">US 8 swatch = 4.125" x 4.25"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvVs09VqmcDHqpypExmIXYE-HDEgwvgKUCjx4dFtUG8c2V2n42vnx2Yx0w9OyDiVPX9aXonCtUt5wbjpw0p8j_6jiBAEEkWvTHYwqXeCfLI80_Q2-0C4i7sUAQmdsNc7mUZisq-w8uw/s1600/after9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvVs09VqmcDHqpypExmIXYE-HDEgwvgKUCjx4dFtUG8c2V2n42vnx2Yx0w9OyDiVPX9aXonCtUt5wbjpw0p8j_6jiBAEEkWvTHYwqXeCfLI80_Q2-0C4i7sUAQmdsNc7mUZisq-w8uw/s320/after9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">US 9 swatch after bath = 4.5625" x 4.625"</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Now, all that was left was to choose which swatch I could live with. I decided to go with the US 8, and know that the vest might end up a bit longer and a bit bigger than the actual measurements, which I was okay with. Since the style of the vest is a wraparound, I figured I could just snug up the placement of the buttons a bit. And it turned out perfectly!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYxKxVNHK1mW30meGfBRsPRhEzriL7-_GSn-Q1pvK2n77GQrNHMZDxhEPyxcg1m34GiNS0xP_jVx4QV5kxzoS0N3GkZWzwNwLRD4ZFTOCnAJFakxgbHKto6BOLx46UJE7o76o2-1MnA/s1600/sidewaysstripescollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYxKxVNHK1mW30meGfBRsPRhEzriL7-_GSn-Q1pvK2n77GQrNHMZDxhEPyxcg1m34GiNS0xP_jVx4QV5kxzoS0N3GkZWzwNwLRD4ZFTOCnAJFakxgbHKto6BOLx46UJE7o76o2-1MnA/s320/sidewaysstripescollage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. What I would do differently - I forgot to measure before I trussed up the swatches. That way, we could actually see what the difference was before and after they were weighted. Oh well, next time. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So yes, swatching AND BLOCKING really IS important, even though it feels like it takes time away from our "REAL" knitting. Knitters, go forth and knit with confidence, knowing ahead of time how your project will turn out!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-65806202863808900682011-06-21T12:51:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.368-07:00The Finished Object First...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...to whet your appetite for more information! Look for another blog post soon, detailing the intensive swatching process that I went through to achieve a good fit. It's interesting, I promise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7U9_LwH_zaFoiwTnjiji6Gqjf_80XSE1cQAW-AdVCHEv-Vefi9NAv7NLddsnA5NKNQZgn562eMcq_DydngX7kiJtRV4XjQGQCKdiP9sho2W1dnDSgsTR-5lPh-xg-vvTcuBjaGjh5Q/s320/sidewaysstripesvest.JPG" width="240" /></div><br />Close up of my favorite part of the project. The button hole loops were made at the same time as the applied i-cord edging, then wrapped with yarn. Cool, huh? And the super awesome buttons are hand made by my friend, customer, fellow knitter, and local artist Stormi Stuler.<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD7YJz1qQedJK8YFGaseTzRYJD0xBN-XFD2tGZWiQp4tJ-nL2T1JJhjT27OiReCyOt6Cr3ztgxrY3DSXU-7ozrYJgCZw_D2SrWMA4BLYhHNuCzhfILNJABR1ckmAKbYSlSBWgiCC0rQ/s1600/sidewaysstripesvestdetail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiD7YJz1qQedJK8YFGaseTzRYJD0xBN-XFD2tGZWiQp4tJ-nL2T1JJhjT27OiReCyOt6Cr3ztgxrY3DSXU-7ozrYJgCZw_D2SrWMA4BLYhHNuCzhfILNJABR1ckmAKbYSlSBWgiCC0rQ/s320/sidewaysstripesvestdetail.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-52828535909781693042011-05-24T09:25:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.375-07:00Irving comes to live at YG!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Look what I found in my garden today. I was out inspecting all the green things that are appearing, and this little monster growled at me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGAXZ1FZ5buxDO4OX4rljuWUfs5ibSiPB3f0Vg_tg9dv9KcspMuCJUscb4_RTpAgkYiDmmvjs2XPzqvleFccF7mWuE5XSbhXpT1esucVtTfZM7piCT2aEJMbkteYCr2LAnkJsKaR1LA/s320/Irving.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oh you scared me! What are you doing in my garden?!" I exclaimed.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">I must have scared him too, because he leapt from the fence to settle on Victor the gnome's head. There he crouched, keeping his little black eyes glued on me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PMu2nQGH6my410YPt2nhz7ujvcaclBXJuTX9EcqIULTFpsEQ2UDlEMakplSKb2sVNNtlsj3SwH6rO81Qa8Sb-bQyNr5qvD4WmDO2lFmrsWZVgur-ySxK7S4tzcN_LTw8F3x7daXzzA/s1600/gnome.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PMu2nQGH6my410YPt2nhz7ujvcaclBXJuTX9EcqIULTFpsEQ2UDlEMakplSKb2sVNNtlsj3SwH6rO81Qa8Sb-bQyNr5qvD4WmDO2lFmrsWZVgur-ySxK7S4tzcN_LTw8F3x7daXzzA/s320/gnome.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Poor little guy... I'm not going to hurt you! My name is Lindsay, what's your name?" I asked gently. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">He immediately leapt straight up into the tree, where he must have felt a little safer, being taller than me. He struck quite a pose actually, smiling right at the camera as he told me his name was Irving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QzYGsVLGrE5v3YiwOZF1aEaToXt46nQibYmCuSS4uk1NR8uzAFSBgeHEJrkCbH4suu2pz5i7jdmJAq-8FkirXZnzIWqryJrYWclbG7MxcC_mc_pEJvEqmNO_1LLXrvR68vdtajiwjw/s320/tree.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Don't worry Irving, I love little knit guys like you. Why don't you come inside?" I said coaxingly.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">He was still just a little unsure, but he hopped along beside me until he spotted the old bike. Up he leapt (the little guy has some incredible jumps for being a little knit monster!) and posed for another picture. He's quite the model, I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkOLOrGHkR3Obb28RfdlwePcH1UX8Vkc7qmK5SK1Yf3qfTuKPTGSFOxHP60sz1S2yRxKxNZdF_90wevvAC_-yuROUggNNUNPE8RtsuJqLe8dlBYb_xze5TTTLspYnq2ALGz0jxE4pEA/s320/bike.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Irving cocked his little ears and said, "I guess you're all right for a human. What's inside?"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">And so we went inside, where Irving found yarn that looked suspiciously like his yarn, as well as a book full of his family! And of all places, it was in the bathroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4h9pUWUDPN8i5PpGVbP-emllzAmII4Bgg1ql7fNB4iAXJ7zB3_XWpnZqZhaIUmLCuVJsNz7aGLaXmwLxVFc9JORQLLkVMVScuZUfyRvVTZPfgv0C1GZ9TO2OOeXk5Pwa69-s5rgGTg/s1600/bathroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4h9pUWUDPN8i5PpGVbP-emllzAmII4Bgg1ql7fNB4iAXJ7zB3_XWpnZqZhaIUmLCuVJsNz7aGLaXmwLxVFc9JORQLLkVMVScuZUfyRvVTZPfgv0C1GZ9TO2OOeXk5Pwa69-s5rgGTg/s320/bathroom.JPG" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Uh, Lindsay? Why do you have this stuff in the bathroom? That's weird!" Irving asked. I replied, "Why not? I have a captive audience when they're in there!"</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Irving absolutely adored my mug from <a href="http://www.jenniethepotter.com/">Jennie the Potter</a>, insisting that he take a break inside it. And of course, modeling for yet another picture. As he rested, he jabbered on and on. Apparently once a monster starts talking, you can't get them to shut up! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGyrnc3_iFQlcRg-BDiLo36E-jwZt2jllnnxZGMhqMmWbkMWRzl_Qc3zkAl-N3NxedFeKvDX83YkP8W4JMitjBxHd9XVguJTTLrdao71-anpOQH7YRhngKvXcnwo2jfcSpYqHMQYiTg/s1600/mug.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGyrnc3_iFQlcRg-BDiLo36E-jwZt2jllnnxZGMhqMmWbkMWRzl_Qc3zkAl-N3NxedFeKvDX83YkP8W4JMitjBxHd9XVguJTTLrdao71-anpOQH7YRhngKvXcnwo2jfcSpYqHMQYiTg/s320/mug.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"This mug is glorious! I love the sheep and the green yarn floating around it. It's very comfy for a monster like me to rest in." Irving rambled on and on. </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I decided that Irving should meet some friends in the shop, before he talked my ears off. So we went on to the baby room, where Henry the Baby Bear from<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/itty-bitty-toys"> Itty Bitty Toys</a> lives. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I didn't know that monsters and bears did not get along. I mean, why would I? Did you know that? This is only the fourth monster I've ever met, and the topic of bears just never came up. You can see from the following pictures what happened... poor Henry. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh020abvJbklWcx5MTCNGyoZ5G9tm6N2cXE9w_lk5w5kX70c_hsXw_mmN6fvg1h_fAeK744RNJsLDK2ZpGQoeW1RoPSTu41H81WYAuAtVbHRpWCXVGvd0LBlIhyphenhyphenKmY6BNV6T8GQXd4tnA/s1600/baby+bear.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh020abvJbklWcx5MTCNGyoZ5G9tm6N2cXE9w_lk5w5kX70c_hsXw_mmN6fvg1h_fAeK744RNJsLDK2ZpGQoeW1RoPSTu41H81WYAuAtVbHRpWCXVGvd0LBlIhyphenhyphenKmY6BNV6T8GQXd4tnA/s320/baby+bear.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQqbCXZF1kJuu66RA2fzadgdvf9CCSEE-0nKNl9Rx03EuxZcmni7OUqUCuED4T0jCqvgHOQPf6w0g3w1VLQraFIo0I_sa7b78-FXKcie6CimJ6FayFdUq05T2KdVweIIEkXL8GFFmnA/s1600/WIN.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQqbCXZF1kJuu66RA2fzadgdvf9CCSEE-0nKNl9Rx03EuxZcmni7OUqUCuED4T0jCqvgHOQPf6w0g3w1VLQraFIo0I_sa7b78-FXKcie6CimJ6FayFdUq05T2KdVweIIEkXL8GFFmnA/s320/WIN.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> "Irving, why don't we go meet another toy? Leave poor Henry alone!" I exclaimed, hurrying to rescue poor Henry.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, some friends Irving can tolerate. <a href="http://www.knittingatknoon.com/FSbunnyhop.html">Mama and Papa Bunny</a> welcomed him with open paws, excited to have another toy join them in the YG family. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKBRymV_C__aJ3UT4n-c33WxM95aE3Pfkiqtql9OO1Ebx4D3VycZX-NLYEnMPCmTfN9l5Es1mmXS_1n2z9sVhNHhsiwm9cm21KLQMP2gtW6js5rtnczTDBiYEiP0tKZDF67LUT2_VOA/s1600/bunny+hop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKBRymV_C__aJ3UT4n-c33WxM95aE3Pfkiqtql9OO1Ebx4D3VycZX-NLYEnMPCmTfN9l5Es1mmXS_1n2z9sVhNHhsiwm9cm21KLQMP2gtW6js5rtnczTDBiYEiP0tKZDF67LUT2_VOA/s320/bunny+hop.JPG" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Finally, some normal friends. Not weirdo pink bears... what were you thinking, Lindsay!? Everyone knows that monsters and bears don't get along. Sheesh!" Irving scolded. </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By now, I was getting a bit irritated with that little monster, so I hurried the tour along, hoping Irving would find somewhere comfortable and leave me along for a little bit.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Irving thought he found a nice, comfy home in this variation on my Cabled Cowl. Doesn't he look so cute, hanging out among the pretty colors of Noro Kureyon?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESwoeqQ7UWyFoyxmvCSJ8NHnHsBklAMDzh2n260Aa6Xolyiv2Xb0sVGzD7qxbFiIW_rR-VariGYM6u8ejL-425MEvnfx3Z1HSyW7T9294Z0eivwqtoAXDHiR4MAH6w2r5yO2YOJTbyQ/s1600/cowl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESwoeqQ7UWyFoyxmvCSJ8NHnHsBklAMDzh2n260Aa6Xolyiv2Xb0sVGzD7qxbFiIW_rR-VariGYM6u8ejL-425MEvnfx3Z1HSyW7T9294Z0eivwqtoAXDHiR4MAH6w2r5yO2YOJTbyQ/s320/cowl.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"LINDSAY!" Irving yelled. "I don't like this place... it's too far away from all the action!"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I sighed, and went over and got him. </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">"How about being right by the cash register? If you sit here, you can see the front and back door, and you can be right by the cash register." I suggested. </span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIlSP00nh7EanHAxiReidNDZ1HS8GzP4OceCq9-3LDtUqdKA_iG1Z-CetKsY0y0UeCdnEAyoHFqpRpM0GDtMlASNW3HSk9ZPmXJPJhSk-uhovG5bu9BSkFj_MKSSMdKBq8F94KXsWKw/s1600/socks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIlSP00nh7EanHAxiReidNDZ1HS8GzP4OceCq9-3LDtUqdKA_iG1Z-CetKsY0y0UeCdnEAyoHFqpRpM0GDtMlASNW3HSk9ZPmXJPJhSk-uhovG5bu9BSkFj_MKSSMdKBq8F94KXsWKw/s320/socks.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"This is perfect! Now I can see both doors, and make sure no one sneaks up on me. And, then I'm closer to you and we can talk all about........" Irving started rambling. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I tuned him out, knowing he didn't really expect a response. So next time you're in, maybe you can take Irving for a trip around the shop and give my poor ears a break!</span></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pattern: Irving, designed by Rebecca Danger</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Source: Big Book of Knitted Monsters<br />Yarn: Jamieson's Double Knitting, less than 1 skein each of Sapphire #676 & Rust #578<br />Needles: 40" US 4 (3.5 mm) addi Click and Chiaogoo dpns </span></div>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-48828358061998266902011-05-06T10:43:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.414-07:00Aruba, Jamaica, Ooooo, I Wanna Take Ya....to Bermuda!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetYI8WVKwF5qrL3lIkZruAXzU0Rvx3eaIUUdINU4xgyCP_CUWG2T2XJjGxi56V5p39EIo65RZQsi_8W9Kb1rc6R6Wkd1AHW6RJpP2FmbDNWZlWOD1NzaGIxMAF9yh9FKIBsyD6mtVEw/s1600/bermudacomplete.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetYI8WVKwF5qrL3lIkZruAXzU0Rvx3eaIUUdINU4xgyCP_CUWG2T2XJjGxi56V5p39EIo65RZQsi_8W9Kb1rc6R6Wkd1AHW6RJpP2FmbDNWZlWOD1NzaGIxMAF9yh9FKIBsyD6mtVEw/s400/bermudacomplete.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Pattern: Bermuda Scarf, designed by Ilga Leja<br />Link: Ravelry link - can be downloaded <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bermuda-scarf">here</a>!<br />Yarn: 180 grams of Silk Garden Sock, colorway S322<br />Needles: 24" US 8 (5 mm) addi TurboDRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422387799402627191.post-17477427999766753192011-04-29T14:13:00.000-07:002013-05-21T07:30:41.451-07:00Stitch 'n' Pitch!<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >What a pretty day! The sun is shining in the bright blue sky, the winds are relatively calm, and it looks pretty warm out. You know what this weather is good for? Eating a ball park hot dog at Cooley Law School Stadium and cheering the Lugnuts on to a victory. Wait... what's that? There's an event planned just for knitters? Called Stitch 'n' Pitch? That sounds too good to be true! Combining all of the above as well as knitting and yarn buddies. Could it get any better?! Why yes, it could. Make it Ladies' Night and throw in drink specials and salon services!<br /><br />Interested? Join us for Ladies Night on Wednesday, June 15th as Yarn Garden and Woven Art host a Stitch 'n' Pitch at Cooley Law School Stadium to cheer on Lansing's own Lugnuts. For just $38, there will be a catered dinner, boys in baseball pants (ahem!), drink specials, a goody bag (with a baseball-inspired sock pattern designed by yours truly, and Lugnuts-inspired sock yarn hand dyed by Nancy!), and a host of other activities. Tickets on sale NOW, call to reserve yours!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Sneak peek of the sock pattern/yarn: I present Curveball!</span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9oXPubjwqe3fb10hP9Qxg_McBQ6R13RZeVHgdBRLyaY4lGzuX40hs865xNpMz4WlNscrES12jMRRgiiwnPjJaiz2-K76i8IfjDDyWOAdAp3e_iTmJdJo6JiBQGykQ9RcJgZJcQJK_Q/s1600/curveball.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9oXPubjwqe3fb10hP9Qxg_McBQ6R13RZeVHgdBRLyaY4lGzuX40hs865xNpMz4WlNscrES12jMRRgiiwnPjJaiz2-K76i8IfjDDyWOAdAp3e_iTmJdJo6JiBQGykQ9RcJgZJcQJK_Q/s320/curveball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601117434877485906" border="0" /></a></span></span></p>DRM ILChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04619526185669193392noreply@blogger.com0