Accessory Club
Needle Felting
Friday March 23’s Accessory Club is a needle felted cell phone or accessory purse. This is a felted project that we will then needle felt on. The sample is using Ozark Handspun for the needle felting. The free pattern follows and is a very quick knit, taking about 2 hours. It is a fun, free form project.

We hope to see you there!
Karen, Bonnie, Charlene, Tierney & Natalie

Happiness is the…….
ABCs of Creative Pursuits
Needle Arts

Felted Cell Phone Holder
Materials
1 Galway (or other felting wool)
#11- 16” circular and dbl pt needles

Body (started at bottom):
With dbl pt needles, cast on 18 sts. Knit across. With second dbl pt needle, p/u 1 st at end of cast on, turn and p/u 18 sts across bottom of cast on and 1 st at second end- you will have 38 sts total all around the cast on. Knit even in rounds, switching to circulars when work allows, until 12” from bottom.
Top Edge & strap:
Knit 3 sts, which will be left on needle for strap, cable c/o 3 sts and work I cord bind off until there are 3 sts left unworked (plus the first 3 that were worked at the beginning of the row). Bind off the 3 I cord sts, knit across the remaining 3 sts and the first 3 sts- 6 sts remaining for the strap. Work these 6 sts in stockinette st with slip st edges for 12”. Dec row: Slip 1 pw, k2tog twice, knit last st. Next row: Slip 1 pw, purl to last st, knit 1. Dec row: Slip 1 pw, K2tog, knit 1. Bind off. Weave in ends. Felt to size desired.
Enjoy!

Kidlet Klub

Greetings happy yarnaholics!

We are starting a new club called "Kidlet Klub". This is in response to everyone who is knitting for any of the children in their lives and wants inspiration, ideas, help and free patterns. The first meeting will be Monday 3/19 from 2-4PM and Bonnie will be teaching.

The cost to join the club is $25 yearly. You will receive free instruction whenever you are working on Kidlet projects, a free Kidlet pattern once a month and 10% off any yarns or books for Kidlet projects once a month. We plan to meet once a month on a Monday but can meet more often if desired. You don't have to join the club, you can just come in and knit, but you will be charged for the pattern and instruction if you choose not to join. Our first project will be a top down cotton eyelet cardigan that is a quick knit and will be perfect for Easter. Check out the sample that Bonnie is working on out of CTH Cotton Boucle. It is super cute and very cheerful.

We look forward to seeing you!

Karen, Bonnie, Tierney & Natalie

New Sock yarns!

OK, I'm excited!

We have been approved to begin receiving Opal sock yarns.We were able to get our order in for the new Rain Forest Collection and Hundertwasser. Check out their website at http://www.ptyarn.com/. We should have these in by Tuesday. Sorry we won't have them in time for Sock Club on 2/17 but we will be able to get them started for next month. And check out the Sideways Sock out of the Hundertwasser. Very different!

See you soon & Sock On!

Hello all you yarn lovers! February 13, 2007

Thank you so much for making our first yarn tasting such a "stitchin" success! I received some wonderful suggestions that will make for even more fun next time. Speaking of which, our next tasting will be on Sunday, March 25, so that you can sample all the fantastic Spring/Summer fibers. It will be from Noon-4PM-this will allow more time to sample the fibers and to view patterns for what you have tried. This will also be the last tasting until September so make plans to attend.
The square needles that we had at the tasting were a hit. We sold ¾ of our first shipment that afternoon and several of you have come in since and told us they really are easier on your hands. This is great to hear and I have ordered more sizes as well as the square crochet hooks and hopefully they will be in before the next tasting.

This Saturday is the first meeting of our Sock Club. The input I have received suggests that you would like to see this as a "Social" event; meeting other sock aficionados, seeing patterns and techniques that they are working on, discussing different yarn companies and trading tips. I would propose this: for a $25 yearly fee, you would get first notification of shipments of new sock yarns, you would get 10% off your sock yarn purchases once a month (maybe on the day the club meets) and you would get free instruction anytime you are working on socks. Of course, we hope that ya'll share your Tips & Tricks with each other as lil' ol me is finding it difficult to make time to learn all the new techniques I'm seeing out there. This week we have a new shipment of CTH Super Sock coming in, a free pattern for it and Lana Grossa Meilenweit should also be in. For a great review on Super Sock check out http://www.sockamaniac.com/. She has a good website and practical advice. And don't forget, CTH has a design contest started for garments in their Super Sock and we will have all the info on it. First Prize is $1000.00! So start designing. And we are getting a new sock yarn company in but aren't letting the cat out of the bag yet. We will definitely let you Sock Clubbers be the first to know.

This week's Accessory Club is the Cross Over Stitch. I'm making a shawl (of course), but the pattern will be written for a scarf as well. It is a fun, fast knit due to the elongated stitches so come in and check it out.

We hope to see you soon.
Karen, Bonnie, Tierney,
Natalie & Mary