Well, we are loaded with bags, cases and pouches! Here's Frost with what's new...

From Namaste handbags, we have the Hip Holster. Put your ball of sock yarn inside, hang it over your shoulder and knit and walk at the same time! And, we have their lovely circular needle cases with an accordion-style organizing system (because we know you have more than 10 circular needles).

In addition, there are Spud and Chloe reversible totes, little Namaste notions pouches, Blue Sky Pretty "Cheep" project bags and a variety of other handbags.

Here are the covers of the latest Rowan Magazines and Fall Vogue Knitting.

If you're a quilter or sewist, you'll love Amy Butler's new yarns and knitwear patterns. The yarn has a beautiful hand and comes in her cheerful colors. Here's the stats on the yarn:

Belle Organic DK
50% organic wool, 50% organic cotton
50grams/131 yards

Oh, this is going to be a long post! We are stocking up on new items for your fall knitting and crochet enjoyment. The holidays are coming sooner than you think, so you must get going on those projects so you don't get carpal tunnel in December!

First, we've got the infamous and limited edition of the Spud and Chloe project sacks. They're reversible and have the cute logo printed on them. Come and get one while the supply lasts.

We have new yarn!!! It's Cascade 128 Superwash. Sooooooo soft and squishy and in Cascades's most popular colors.

The Stats:
128 yards, 100g
100% merino wool
100% machine wash

We've got some new books too!!!

And, we decided the shop needed to be freshened up a bit. Here's the new arrangement.

Blue Sky Alpacas and Spud and Chloe new for fall items are here!!!

We have new colors in Brushed Suri, Melange, Suri Merino, Worsted Cotton, Sweater, Outer and Fine. Here are some pics of the beautiful yarns.

And here are pictures of the new fall patterns from Blue Sky and Spud and Chloe:

Above left to right are: Pack O' Puppies, Flower Power Throw, Lucky Number Pullover, Uplander Pullover and Buck Hill Pullover.

Above left to right are: Brushed Suri Wrap, Peruvian Cabled Scarf, Brushed Suri Tunic, Olga's Mitts and Market Tote.

Well, there's a new yarn in the shop. It's Brown Sheep Company's Lanaloft Bulky. If you love making those felted clogs for Christmas, I'll bet they'll look great in Lana Loft. It's 100% wool, 3 stitches per inch on US 10.5 needles, 7 oz, 160 yards. We have all the handpaint colors in stock. This would also make a great Juliet sweater. We're doing the Juliet sweater in knit-along fashion August/September. See the class schedule if you want to join the knit-along.

And we have more colors of the Brown Sheep Company's Lamb's Pride Worsted in semi-solid colorways. They all knit up pretty.

New sock yarn in the shop. It's Online Candy Color self-patterning yarns. They're beautiful!!!

There are some new shawl pins in the shop. They're all handmade of hard woods. There are diamond stick shawl pins and shaped pins.

Maya J. stopped in to show us her beautiful fingerless gloves. She designed them herself and they're called Twilight (not sure if there's a movie/book reference or not to the name). She made them in three layers...

Let me count the colors..1, 2, 3...45!

Baby stuff? Hats? Fingerless Mitts? Oh, the possibilities...

Well, a few things to mention in this blog. First, there are two classes that still have openings and they're both classes on baby booties. Do you know a little baby with cold feet? These will warm them up! For more information on classes, please go here.

Crochet Baby Booties
Friday, May 14th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Prerequisites: Beginning crochet skills, chain, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet.
Instructor: Christa Kangas
Fee: $30

Double Knit Baby Booties
Wednesday, May 19th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Prerequisites: Cast on, bind off, knit stitch, purl stitch, knitting in the round experience a plus.
Instructor: Nicholette Hoyer
Fee: $35

Second, our sale is still going on until all this stuff is gone!!! We need to make room for new Fall items to be delivered starting in July. Here are some pics of the HUGE sale baskets.

Lastly, our Farmhouse yarns are re-stocked. More Lumpy Bumpy, Trixie's Mohair and Cotton Blossom. We've got new colors too!

These socks were done in Zauberball Crazy by Bonnie B. The pattern is called Maizy Lace and is a free pattern here. I just love the gradations of color in this yarn; like watercolors.

This baby blanket in Cotton Blossom by Farmhouse Yarns was made by Kim B. It's a simple pinwheel blanket that starts in the center and increased evenly to give the pinwheel effect. Click here for a free pattern link.

Below are the sock yarns of Mountain Colors. We have both of their sock weight yarns. There's Barefoot, a soft blend of merino, mohair and nylon for durability. And their new sock yarn is Crazyfoot comprised of merino and nylon. Both of these yarns are machine washable. I'm going to knit a cover for my I-Pod Nano with the Crazy foot using this pattern. I just love their deep, rich colors.

Well...I've wondered what the next knitting "craze" was going to be and it's looking a lot like lace! The spring issue of Twist Collective has seven patterns for lace shawls. Here are some of my favorites from the issue:

We have a special section of the shop devoted to lace weight yarns...There's Lacy Lamb, Lace Ball, Winter Lace, Ultra, Panda Silk, Bonnie's Bamboo, Tili Thomas silk, Alpaca Lace, Mericash Thousand Color and Mericash Lace. Not-to-mention all the other fingering weight yarns we carry, which works up in lace beautifully.

And here are some new lace yarns from Mountain Colors. It's called Winter Lace and it's 50% merino/50% silk. 600 yards per hank. The lace balls below are Skacel's new Lace Ball. It's 75% merino/25% nylon at 800 meters per ball.

Betsy McCarthy is teaching a lace workshop here on Sunday, April 25. You learn three lace patterns and come away with tips and tricks for making lace knitting easier. You will also learn to read lace charts and leave with ideas to design your own shawl or scarf pattern. The class is $60 and there are five spaces left. The class is from 9am - 4pm with a break for lunch. Here's a picture of Betsy with one of the queens of lace, Evelyn Clark.

We just love the Zauberball yarns. Here's the latest - a sport weight ball called Starke 6. What fun socks to make!

And here is the new Lace Ball by Skacel. 800 yards of lacey goodness.

On Wednesday, March 17th, all our solid green yarns and embroidery threads are 10% off. We're open St. Patrick's day from 10am - 6:30pm.

Right before the yarn crawl, this was the scene at the shop. Lots and lots of new arrivals. Below is a Manos del Uruguay order. We added many more colors. And, Manos has two fabulous throw books Shadows & Reflections and Geometry. You'll see one of the throws below come to life over the spring months. Two of our favorite throws are shown below.

One of our new favorites yarns in the shop is Mountain Meadow Wool. It's a soft-spun merino grown by sheep ranchers in Wyoming. You can trace each hank back to the sheep from which it came. 10% of all sales of this yarn goes back to the rancher. And, it's dyed in environmentally friendly dyes. It feels JUST LIKE hand spun. Even Carol, our old spinning instructor, couldn't tell it wasn't handspun. We have it in sport weight and in every color they make.