Sunday we hosted a stash swap. We all sifted through our stashes for yarn we were no longer in love with and brought it in to send it off to new homes. The table was piled high with all kinds of good stuff and everyone went away happy.
See? We weren't kidding! Sarah was over the moon with her new acquisitions. We love that happy smile!
Jasmin has an evil grin that can only mean she found something wonderful and covetable.
Lots of people brought in more yarn than they meant to leave with, so there was more than enough for all. We will be donating the remaining yarn to charitable knitting causes. Look for more information about charity knitting events in the shop soon.
All in all, the swap was a tremendous success. We'll have to do this again sometime...
Happy birthday to us! We celebrated our first birthday in style all day on Saturday. See those happy smiles? It's been a fabulous and fun year. Our shelves are stocked with beautiful yarns, our needles full of wonderful knitting and our shop is filled with lots of happy knitters, crocheters, and spinners.
Of course we had to have cake! We ordered a beautiful white cake with fresh strawberries and white buttercream. Of course the roses were purple! It was decadent and delicious.
The highlight of the day was gathering together folks who had knit some of the shop's favorite patterns. From left to right standing: Kaye with her oh-so-close-to-finished Sharks Ribby, Kathy in her Ribby Shell, Cindy standing in in Nathania's Scoop Neck Ribby, Nathania in her Rollneck Ribby, Ruth in Sandi's Scoop Neck Hooded Ribby (another almost complete Ribby), CJ in her Twisted Hooded Ribby, Lisa in her OMG-I-just-pulled-an-allnighter-and-finished Ribby, Robin in her Rollneck Ribby, and Ivee in her finished-just-this-week Ribby. Kneeling: Celia in her Twisted/Cascade Ribby, Chloe in her Short Sleeve Hoodie Ribby, Leslie in her I-ran-out-of-yarn-on-the-hood-and-improvised Ribby, and Sandi in her Hoodie Ribby. Hurray for Ribby Pullis!
Next it was time to show off our Clapotis. This is a perennial favorite with staff and customers alike. Left to right: CJ, Chloe, Kathy, Leina, Janice, Juanita and Nathania.
Becky had to leave before the pictures were scheduled, so she and Janice posed for a picture together in their Clapotis. Aren't they beautiful?
Finally, we snapped pics of Ju-San Lunas we've knit. CJ was a rockstar and knit two! She shows off hers, Ruth wears the original that Sandi knit, Sandi wears the one CJ knit for the shop and Nathania wears the stole version.
We were blessed to share the day with many of our friends and family. Debbie and Carol brought a birthday cake that Sandi could share, complete with a candle! There was laughter, camaraderie, some spinning, some knitting and lots of love to go around. Thank you to all who have made our first year such a wonderful one. We appreciate your support and love more than you can know.
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Late Night "Fits" Sale! 
Don't forget that Late Night Knits is this Friday,
July 20th!! We will be open until 11 p.m. From 6-11 p.m. only we will
be having a special Late Night "Fits" sale featuring Stephanie Japel's
book, Fitted Knits. Her book will be 10% off, and all Cascade
Yarns will be 15% off. Cascade yarns feature prominently in this great
book with lots of wonderful pieces to start your Fall wardrobe.
We are also planning to show "Shakespeare in Love". The
movie is rated R, with some nudity and sexual situations. The movie
will start about 7 p.m. and should run until 9 p.m. or so.
Offer valid only for the given dates and applies to stock on hand.
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Amy Singer is making an exclusive Bay Area appearance at Purlescence
July 28-29. Amy will be teaching two workshops:
No Sheep For You, Saturday, July 28, 9:30-noon, Cost $50 + materials:
Learn the ins and outs of fibers that aren't wool and never had four
legs. We'll learn about cotton, linen, hemp, bamboo, lyocell, rayon,
soy, the new synthetics and more, plus the most delicious non-wool of
all: silk. Get to know the GeeKY thing [hint: it involves knitting].
It's the tool that will help you to how to substitute non-wool fibers
when the pattern calls for wool and get a great result. Here's a
secret -- it's WAY more than matching the gauge.
Amy will provide swatching yarn from Louet and Classic Elite.
Supplies:
- Knitting needles (straights or circulars) in sizes US 5, 6, 7, and
8, any length
and Tuscany Shawl, Sunday, July 29, 9:30-noon, Cost $50 + materials:
Amy will introduce us to the joys of knitting lace the easy way. Our
project will be the Tuscany shawl, knit from a smooth worsted-weight
silk yarn, which feels amazing against the skin. If you can
confidently knit and purl, make yarn overs, cast on and bind off,
you're ready for this project! We'll learn all the tricks that make
knitting lace a pleasure, and the easy way to block your finished
shawl when you're done. You'll be proud to show it off, and you'll
love wrapping yourself in its shimmery folds.
Supplies:
- No Sheep for You, published by Interweave Press [the book contains
the Tuscany pattern]
- size US 6 needles - 40" circulars recommended
- 24 stitch markers [simple rings are best]
Sign ups are available on a first come, first served basis. Limited
spaces are available, so sign up early!
Amy will also be here for a book signing Saturday, July 28 from
2:00-5:00pm.
Don't forget that tomorrow night, Dec. 29, is Knit Flick night here at Purlescence. We'll be watching Love Actually (one of our favorites) at 7pm. Please join us for some holiday laughter and cheer!
NB: Love Actually is rated R and contains a bit of nudity, some naughty language and some adult subject matter.
