Cruise News
We are WELL on our way to a sold-out Yarn Cruise! If you haven't
purchased your tickets yet, please do so ASAP. JoAnne Turcotte from
The Plymouth Yarn Company, our major sponsor again this year, will
be showcasing their new Bristol Yarn Gallery line and in keeping
with our PQS theme, will be offering specially-priced shawl kits
with 2 exclusive, new patterns (Plymouth has not forgotten about
the crocheters!) available only on the cruise (for every kit purchased,
$5 will be donated to the Literacy Volunteers of Eastern Orange
County). And to top it off, our cruise guest will be Mary Beth Temple,
author, knit-blogger, and designer of one of the new Plymouth patterns,
whose latest book, "The Secret Language of Knitters" will
be available at the shop - so get a copy and get it signed on the
cruise!
Don't forget: the Pirate Queen Shawl contest is STILL ON; the
free pattern for the one-skein shawl (which is just a suggestion)
is available through our website, which also has new pictures of
variations of the one-skein shawl, done by one of our customers
(click on shoptalk). Judging is on the cruise itself, so don't forget
your PQS!
One last reminder - The Cruise is Sunday, September 23. We will
start boarding The Pride of the Hudson at 1:30, and we will leave
PROMPTLY at 2:00 pm. So come early and be ready for knitting fun.
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New Stuff !
 BAG 'EM,
DANNO! Just when you thought you were a jaded bag junkie, you see
-AHHH! The Best Bag Ever! That would be our Creative Options Bag,
in three colors (Bluest Blue, Chocolate and Kiwi Lime). They have
been flying off the shelves since we started stocking them in early
July because they are a great price and just soooo cool!
SUMMER LOVE IS OVER-RATED! Why? Because we're starting to get our
new fall yarns in, and you'll want a long-term, committed relationship
with at least one of them! Colorchanges from Ironstone, with great
patterns, Sydney Superwash Sport for lightweight, machine-washable
sweaters, Aussi Merino Sport with the barest bit of glimmer, and
so many more; new Plymouth yarns, new Crystal Palace yarns; SO many
new yarns! AND patterns new designers include Iknitiative, Black
Purl, Knitting at Noon and Mac 'n' Me. Our deliveries are coming
in at least twice a week, so stop in and see what's new up front,
and in the back with our new books for knit and crochet.
BEAD-BUGS? If you took Carol Cypher's classes earlier this year,
you know she had a new book coming out; and it's here! Stop in and
pick up a copy of "Mastering Beadwork", or just drool
over the pictures and then buy it!
YUMMY HAND-DYED GOODNESS! Gail had a SERIOUS moment of weakness
on her last trip upstate, and came back with a couple of large bags
of gorgeous skeins of Schaefer hand-dyed yarns! We have mostly Elaine
with some Anne and a few skeins of Helena and Nancy; free one-skein
patterns are available with purchase. Many knitters know and love
the quality and fanastic colors of Schaefer yarns; if you've never
seen them, stop in and take a look!
NO WATER REQUIRED! We are now stocking needle felting supplies!
We have needles, holders, mats and roving packs for those of you
who would like to embellish a knitted or felted item. This is a
portable craft: as long as you have a flat surface to set your mat
on, you can needle felt!
DROP AND GIVE ME FOUR! Needles, that is. SWTC SOCK BOOT CAMP will
be held Sat. Sept. 15! Captain Carlotta and Master Sergeant Martha
will be hitting the street during the Cornwall Fall Festival, looking
for recruits, so if you want to be a sock knitter recruit, stop
by our booth on Main Street. (Avid sock knitters welcome).
VINO VERITAS! Colors of the month for August are Burgundies and
Greens; 15% off
those colors; limited to in-store stock only, so no WINE-ING!
ALPACA IN AUGUST? Ok, maybe not to knit just RIGHT now! But for
you sharp-eyed bargain hunters, all of the Elsebeth Lavold Chunky
AL and Classic AL is 30% off through the end of August and if you
buy a bag, you get an extra 5% off! Great for mitts, hats, scarves
and toasty warm sweaters!
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ONE
WEEK ONLY! The 25th anniversary Vogue Knitting Magazine trunk show
will be at the shop Aug. 27 - 31. Come in and see these stunning
items, all from the silver anniversary issue of VK Magazine! If
you decide that you'd like to make a project from the magazine,
buy your yarn that week and get 15% off your project purchase.