NOTICE - Tuesday morning help sessions at 9:30am with Christiane are being put on hold. The shop will open on Tuesday at it's regular time - 11:00 am 


All I want for Christmas or any other time of the year.... Two new accessories now available at Yarns With A Twist 

SWITCH LIGHT
by Buffy Ann Designs
http://www.buffyanndesigns.com/

Need additional light shining on your project? The Stitch Light provides Digital LED lighting using 3 AAA batteries. The light is fully adjustable allowing you to pivot the light to aim toward your knitting, the strap is adjustable and includes a side release buckle. 
The Craft Pocket is lined with a zipper closure. There is enough room to hold your stitch markers, measuring tape and many other accessories.


Another new item from Buffy Ann Designs is the --- 

YARN COZY

Cute little covers that encase your balls of yarn keeping them clean and protected from unravelling. Can be used for both center or side pull skeins. 

New Yarns

New Colors of Fiesta Baby Boom

Ironstone Wink

3 Strands in 1 Yarn. 1 Strand is a Zigzag with Loops like Boucle, 1 Strand Very Fine & Short Soft Eyelash, and 1 Strand of Eyelash every 3" with 1 Lash of Copper Metal that gives a ShimmerFiber Content: 33% Wool, 33% Acrylic, 17% Nylon & 7% Polyester
Weight: 186 grams / 100 Yards per Hank
Gauge: 2 sts. = 1" on US #13 Needle.

Kraemer Alpaca Handknitting Yarn
Bulky and DK Weights

Classes for this week --

MITTEN, HAT & SCARF WORKSHOP

Tuesday, November 1st, 5 - 8 pm with Barbara 

Get the help for the mitten / hat you choose to make. Patterns for the Woolie Bullie Mittens, Molly Scarf and Beaded Christmas Tree mittens have arrived and will be available Tuesday evening.

DYE YOUR OWN

Wednesday, Nov 2nd, 7 - 9 pm with Christiane
Please buy your yarn prior to class and wind it into a cake. There will be time to dye to skeins of yarn if you want to.  Bring gloves and wear clothes which can be stained (just in case)
You can bring your own Kool-Aid packages (different flavors for different colors) but there will also be Kool-Aid available for you to purchase. For people who took the previous class: Please bring your own bottles if possible.

EINSTEIN COAT/NOT SO WARM JACKET

Saturday, November 12th - 2 to 4pm with Barbara
The bottom portion of your jacket should be completed and we will be ready to begin the first side front.  If you were unable to attend the first class on October 29th, please call the shop to schedule a time when we can help you begin your project.

OUR STAFF and CUSTOMERS|
MAKE THE PRETTIEST THINGS

Socks knitted with Opal Hundertwasser by Carol H.

Socks knitted with Fame Trend by Carol H.

Blanket knitted by Faith Kenton using Cascade Heritage

Volan knitted by Sue P. using Ella Rae Merino Lace
and Dream in Color Smooshy.

Triplicity Shawlette Part IV and Photo

Finally you can see what you have been knitting. A photo of a completed Triplicity Shawlette is shown below. Part IV of the Triplicity Shawlette is now online. http://knitpurlhunter.com/kal/  How is everyone doing? Will anyone be ready to send a photo of their completed shawlette to Skacel Knitting to qualify for the monthly prize?

 (To qualify for a Monthly Prize, a contestant must complete the project in the given month’s pattern, and must adhere to the pattern posted on Knit Purl Hunter. Contestant must provide a clear photo of the project plus a completed Monthly Prize Entry Form and email both to knitalong@skacelknitting.com on, or before, the 15th of the following month http://knitpurlhunter.com/kal/

REMINDER
NOVEMBER 2011
Two at a Time Toe-Up SocksYarn: Royal, by Austermann - 219 yards / 50g - 2 skeins of one color, knitter’s choice.Needles: addi 2.5 mm (approx US 1) 40” circular, or size necessary to achieve desired gauge. Note: November socks may be knit one at a time on double point needles, if desired.

Dye Your Own Class November 2nd

NOTICE - Tuesday morning help sessions at 9:30am with Christiane are being put on hold. The shop will open on Tuesday at it's regular time - 11:00 am

DYE YOUR OWN

After having so much fun with the last dyeing class, people kept asking for more. This time we are going to do a variation of injection dyeing with Kool-Aid. This class has limited space therefore sign up early. Warning: Dyeing can be addictive!

Wednesday, Nov 2nd, 7 - 9 pm, with Christiane

Please buy your yarn prior to class and wind it into a cake. There will be time to dye to skeins of yarn if you want to.
Bring gloves and wear clothes which can be stained (just in case)
You can bring your own Kool-Aid packages (different flavors for different colors) but there will also be Kool-Aid available for you to purchase.
For people who took the previous class: Please bring your own bottles if possible.

Reminder

Check out our hat and mitten workshop every second Tuesday with Barbara. Get the help for the mitten / hat you choose to make.
Next meeting: Tuesday November 1st, 5 - 8 pm

Triplicity Shawlette Knit-A-Long  Part Four of this Four Part Knit A Long will be posted online Thursday, October 27th. How is everyone doing? If you need help please join us on Friday, October 28th for another evening of Knit N' Listen at Yarns With A Twist. Not working on the Shawlette? Bring any current project and enjoy an evening of knitting and listening to a good book.

Next up with be the November Two At A Time Toe-Up Socks. Pattern will be available online the first Thursday of November. You are not required to knit these socks two at a time or on circular needles. If you prefer, you can use double pointed or two circular needles that is your option.

If you are planning to take part in the Toe Up Sock Knit A Long and think you will need help getting started let us know. A day and time will be set up to help get you going on this project.

The yarn for this project is now available at Yarns With A Twist.

Yarn: Royal, by Austermann - 219 yards / 50g - 2 skeins of one color, knitter’s choice.
Needles: US 1 40” circular, or size necessary to achieve desired gauge. 

MAKING MITTENS AND
HATS AND SCARVES WORKSHOP

The next meeting of the Making Mittens Workshop will be:
Tuesday, November 1^st

Time – 5pm to 8 pm

Instructor - Barbara

Attend whatever Tuesdays you want and stay the full three hours or less. The shop is normally closed Tuesday evenings for regular business. It will remain open only to accommodate this workshop.

Pattens for the Woolie Bullie mittens, Beaded Christmas Tree Mittens and the new Classic Elite book featuring the Molly Scarf and other great patterns have been ordered and  should be available on November 1st.

Left - Completed Molly Scarf knitted with 5 skeins of JoJoland Rhythm yarn. Quick project that uses simple short rows to create the ruffle edge. Finished scarf is 72" long. Yarn for this scarf costs less than $30.00 and YWAT has a nice selection available at the shop.  Someone on your holiday list would love to receive this scarf this year.

Linda and Renee completed their Ruckle Hats (left)
and their Relaxed Berets (below)

EINSTEIN COAT or NOT-SO-WARM COAT

 The pattern is described as
* Very easy
* Lots of Knitting
* Minimal Finishing
My kind of pattern! The Einstein Coat or Not-So-Warm Jacket is the perfect project for the beginner knitter who is ready to make something besides scarves, hats and mittens. As with all patterns in this book all you have to know is how to cast on and the knit stitch. The pattern is also constructed in such a way that if you would prefer making a shorter version it can be easily accomplished.
The Einstein Jacket and Not-So-Warm are the same pattern just use different weight yarn. The Einstein Jacket is knit with a bulky weight yarn and the Not-So-Warm Coat with a worsted weight.

When: Saturday, October 29th 2pm - 4pm
Instructor: Barbara
Material: Worsted yarn, size US 4 and 6 needles
Bulky yarn, size US 8 and 10 needles
Please select yarn prior to class
This will be a Knit-A-Long and additional class dates will be chosen.
Pattern by Sally Melville: The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch. Available at Yarns With A Twist

Triplicity Shawlette Knit-A-Long  Part Three of this Four Park Knit A Long will be posted online Thursday, October 20th. How is everyone doing? If you need help please join us on Friday, October 21st for another evening of Knit N' Listen at Yarns With A Twist. Not working on the Shawlette? Bring any current project and enjoy an evening of knitting and listening to a good book.

The November Knit-A-Long will be Two At At A Time Toe-Up Socks. The yarn for this project is already in the shop and available.

Yarn: Royal, by Austermann - 219 yards / 50g - 2 skeins of one color, knitter’s choice.
Needles: US 1 40” circular, or size necessary to achieve desired gauge.  You are not required to knit these socks two at a time or on circular needles. If you prefer you can use double pointed or two circular needles that is your option. No matter which needles you choose to use, make sure they are size 1.

MAKING MITTENS AND HATS AND SCARVES WORKSHOP

will meet Tuesday, October 18th from 5pm to 8 pm.

New projects will be featured and assistance will be available to help you work through problems you might be experiencing with your current project. Fair Isle, cables, knitting with beads, double knitting, using double pointed or circular needles are only a few of the topics that will be discussed. New yarns, patterns and techniques will be introduced to encourage you to take on a new challenge.

Attend whatever Tuesdays you want and stay the full three hours or less. The shop is normally closed Tuesday evenings for regular business. It will remain open only to accommodate this workshop.

When – First Workshop--Tuesday, October 18^th. Additional workshops will be held every other Tuesday. Future dates will be posted on the YWAT Blog.

Time – 5pm to 8 pm

Instructor - Barbara

Here is a sneak peek at some of the new projects that will be included in this workshop:

Woolie Bullie Mittens

Quick and Easy, these mittens were knit using Woolie Bullie yarn and Louet Riverstone Pattern and Woolie Bullie yarn will soon be available at YWAT.    --YWAT currently has a similar boucle yarn in stock in a black/white combination that is a perfect trim. 

Beaded Christmas Tree Mittens

Knitted using Cascade Heritage Sock yarn. This pattern will give you a taste of knitting a simple design and adding a few beads for that little extra bling. Pattern will soon be available at YWAT.

MOLLY SCARF featured in the Classic Elite Yarn book Accents. Using simple short rows this scarf helps create the ruffled edge on this scarf. 
The scarf in progress in the photo below is being knit using JoJoLand Rhythm yarn. YWAT has a nice selection of colors available at a very reasonable price.

  

REMAINING CLASSES FOR OCTOBER

LACE WATERFALL CARDIGAN

If you’re new to lace knitting, this is the project for you! Learn the relationship between yarn overs and knit togethers that is the basis for all lace knitting. Make this lovely cardigan in either linen, cotton or lightweight wool. It’s a truly feminine design and will look lovely over a short sleeve or long sleeve shirt.

When: Saturday, October 29th, 9:30am - 11:30am
Instructor: Sheila
Level: Intermediate
Please select yarn prior to class.

EINSTEIN COAT

 The pattern is described as
* Very easy
* Lots of Knitting
* Minimal Finishing
My kind of pattern! The Einstein coat is the perfect project for the beginner knitter who is ready to make something besides scarves, hats and mittens. As with all patterns in this book all you have to know is how to cast on and the knit stitch. The pattern is also constructed in such a way that if you would prefer making a shorter version it can be easily accomplished.
Pattern is available for children and adults. Yarn requirements will depend on the pattern size you chose.

When: Saturday, October 29th 2pm - 4pm
Instructor: Barbara
Material: Bulky yarn, size US 8 and 10 needles
Please select yarn prior to class
This will be a Knit-A-Long and additional class dates will be chosen.
Pattern by Sally Melville: The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch. Available at Yarns With A Twist

NEW YARN

Coffee Beenz
from the Plymouth Brand Collection

Yarn Content: 75% Acrylic, 25% Wool / Machine Wash, Machine Dry Low
Yarn Gauge: 4.5 sts = 1"/US8 needle
Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yarn Length: 212 yds/100g ball

OUR CUSTOMERS|
MAKE THE PRETTIEST THINGS 

This was made by Angie Bauer for her son.  She made this vest out of Heirloom 8ply Easycare Merino Magic in Heatherwood. What a beautiful job she did...sooo perfect.  This was an Heirloom pattern.

Karen R made this great knitted Hooded Cowl for her daughter.  She made it out of Encore Chunky from a free pattern called DIY Style: Knitted Hooded Cowl.  This pattern can be found on Ravelry. 

It looks great Karen!!!

Karen R has been busy....this is a beauitful lace scarf made from Mini Mochi.  The pattern is from Jojoland and it's the Christmas Wreath Pattern.  Beatufiul job Karen.

 

Part Two - Triplicity Shawlette Now Available

Part II of the Shawlette Knit-A-Long is now available at http://knitpurlhunter.com/kal/. Friday, October 14th will be another evening of Knit N' Listen at Yarns With A Twist. Bring your shawlette in progress, or begin, or another project and enjoy an evening of knitting.

Class Reminder and One Change

Part II of the Shawlette Knit-A-Long will be available online on Thursday, October 13th. As soon as it is posted we will have the link here. Friday, October 14th will be another evening of Knit N' Listen at Yarns With A Twist. Bring your shawlette in progress, or begin, or another project and enjoy an evening of knitting.

DATE CHANGE - MAKING MITTENS AND HATS AND SCARVES WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH - BOOGA BAG

A fun and easy felted bag which makes a great gift. Learn about about felting , knitting in the round and how to make a simple i-cord.

When: Wednesday, October 12th and/or
Wednesday, October 19th, 7pm - 9pm
Instructor: Christiane
Level: Beginner, you need to know how to cast on, knit and purl.

 

When: Wednesday, October 12th and/or
Wednesday, October 19th, 7pm - 9pm
Instructor: Christiane
Level: Beginner, you need to know how to cast on, knit and purl.

LACE WATERFALL CARDIGAN

Saturday, Oct. 29th, 9:30am to 11:30am

Instructor - Sheila

Level - Intermediate

EINSTEIN JACKET

Saturday, October 29th, 2pm to 4 pm

Instructor - Barbara

Level -  Beginner, you need to know how to cast on, increase and decrease.

Reminder Knit N' Listen Fri. Oct. 7th/Part 1 of Triplicity Shawlette Now Available Online.

Beginning Friday, October 7th and continuing each Friday through the month of October, YWAT will once again offer an informal evening of listening to a book on DVD while enjoying each others company. Bring your current project OR join us in the Shawlette Knit-A-Long. Each week, as the new portion of the Shawlette pattern is made available online, we will work on it together, help each other over any rough patches.

PART 1 of the Triplicity Shawlette Knit-A-Long sponsored by Skacel is now posted on their website. Click here to begin -- http://knitpurlhunter.com/kal/triplicity-shawlette/triplicity-shawlette-part-1/