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News from The Needle Emporium

July 2018
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Summer has arrived
I'm home from TNNA. What a great show. We have new yarns coming for fall as well as lots of new colours in existing yarns.

Patience isn't a word that is in my vocabulary but I need to practice it while waiting for our boxes to arrive.

I will be blogging about the new yarns, books and accessories as well as showing them on Instagram and Facebook. Please follow us and then you won't miss out on what's new.

Rowan Magazine 64

The magazine and all the amazing new yarns should be arriving August 1. 

There are blog posts showing pictures of the new garments. It is going to be an exciting fall.

Gorgeous New Colours

Madelinetosh merino light has arrived - 25 brand new colours.

See all the colours on our website

The Knit Kit

Dubbed “The Swiss Army” tool of knitting, The Knit Kit offers 10 essential accessories needed for knitting on the go in an all-in-one solution. From a novice knitter to a seasoned knitting veteran, everyone needs a Knit Kit in their project bag!

The Knit Kit includes a Row Counter (1), Crochet Hook (2), Retractible 5 ft. tape measure in both inches and centimeters (3), Thread Cutter (4), TSA Compliant Slip-N-Snip™ collapsible scissors (5), Round Stitch Markers - 4x 10mm and 4x 6mm (6), Locking Stitch Markers 2x (7), Point Protectors (8), Darning Needle (9), and a Needle Gauge (10) on the back compartment flap.  All together in a very durable, compact, easy to locate device.

Available in the store and online.

Knitting Camp

A new class we have added this year is Dying Sock Blanks. 

In a nutshell, a sock blank is a knitted rectangle designed to be unraveled and then knit into socks, scarves, shawls, mittens, or anything you would knit with fingering weight yarn.

They look a little bit like an unfinished scarf with live, loose stitches at each end.  Sock blanks are machine knitted with undyed yarns and then dyed. Gradients, stripes and random splashes of colour are all popular designs for sock blanks.  

Take a look at this blog post from Felicia at SweetGeorgia Yarns for ideas of what you can make with sock blanks.

We still have room in all the workshops but don't wait too long. There is a limit on the number of people we can have in the dye workshops.

See the workshops and pricing on our website...

Hedgehog

There are ten brand new colours. Our order has left England. We should see it the week of July 16th. All ten colours will be coming in Skinny Singles and Sock.

Comfort Fade Cardi

The Comfort Fade Cardi kits from Autumn and Indigo are beautiful. We've added a section to the website showing the kits as well as kits that we made up with new colours of madelinetosh dk.

Helpful Tip

Knitting Socks with Self-Striping Yarn

If you are using a ball of commercially dyed sock yarn (i.e. Regia, Opal) then the striping pattern can go wonky when you get to the heels.

A tip from Susan B. Anderson - knit the heels from the other end of the ball. Then go back to the end you were working from to finish the socks.

Knitting Bags

We have more amazing bags from Atenti. These are hand sewn in the US and the workmanship is amazing. 

See all the bags.

Clearance

After much deliberation we have decided to clear out our yarns from Debbie Bliss, Classic Elite and Malabrigo. There are different reasons for each but it is time to free up shelf space.

These are available in the store and online.

Don't miss out on great savings.

Spring/Summer Hours

Our Spring/Summer hours are in effect until the end of August.

Tuesday - Friday 10-5:30
Saturday 10-4
Sunday - Monday Closed

Mark Your Calendar

We are psyched about the shows happening in 2018

KW Knitters' Fair
Saturday September 8

Knitting Camp
September 20-23

Woodstock Fleece Festival
Saturday October 13
If you missed our last newsletter you can find it here.

If you need a last minute gift, we have Gift Certificates in the store. Don't have time? We can send you a gift certificate by email. Call the store at 1-800-667-9167 and we'll hook you up.

Thanks for reading
Don't forget that I blog daily (A Really Good Yarn) about new yarns, upcoming shows and what we're working on at The Needle Emporium.

Happy Knitting
Julie
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