Gorgeous new merino/silk blend + important fair dates!
If you're still thinking of entering your work in the Kittitas County Fair, TODAY is the last day for late entries! There is a $3.00 fee, and entries must be made in the Fair Office. The Fair Office is at 901 E. 7th Ave, and is open 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm.
Drop off of entered items is this Friday, August 25th:
Open Homemade Beer & Wine, Food Preservation, Rugs, Needlework, Sewing, Fiber Arts, Home Office Computer projects, Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking & Calligraphy exhibits accepted in Home Arts Building (Dept.17, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 36 & 37)
Entered items must be picked up on Monday (Labor Day) between 6-8pm.
…mark your calendars
Social Stitching
Every Saturday, 2-4pm
Have a Ball Fall Crawl (Virtual)
September 22-24, and September 30-October 1
Yarn Folk will be presenting Sunday, September 24, at 9:45am PDT. More information coming soon!
Temporary Schedule Changes
August 30
8:00a - 8:00p We'll be open extended hours in conjunction with Hoedown in the Downtown.
September 4 (Labor Day)
Closed. Have fun at the Rodeo & Kittitas County Fair!
…new in the shop
What can we say about Symfonie Hand-Dyed Yarns Luna? It GLOWS. (It is 75% Merino wool, and 25% silk.) It's SOFT. The sixteen colors are VIBRANT. And at $24/skein, it's a terrific value for a luxury natural fiber blend!
Sonatine is a two color cowl, knit flat and joined with a short seam from designer Dee O'Keefe, and with this shop sample on the needles, I can confidently say you'll love knitting with this yarn! It's a DK weight, and each skein is 200 yards, with a suggested gauge of 20-24 stitches / 4".
…to inspire
Did you happen to catch Joji Locatelli's Ready for Fall 2 collection when she introduced it last week? Instant Crush (pictured above) is a colorwork pullover, worked with laceweight mohair held double throughout for a thick and warm, but incredibly lightweight fabric. (Not a fan of mohair? Substitute a DK yarn that knits to gauge.) I couldn't resist putting together some kits.
The Cloud Peak Cardigan combines easy-to-wear stockinette with elegant cable details, and a clever pocket construction. The yarn it calls for is a fuzzy chain style yarn, and I think that Berroco's Mochi (which we can order through the Berroco drop ship program for delivery to your door) might be a great substitute.
The One Weekend Socks are knit with a DK yarn and two strands of mohair, and while this puts them in the hand-wash only category, they make up for it by being quick to knit and super cozy! DK options are here, and all mohair is here.
Joji is also hosting a Fall KAL, and you can sign up here. The KAL is hosted in Joji's Ravelry Group. And until August 30th, all of her individual, self-published patterns are 25% on Ravelry or at Jojiknits.com off with the coupon code JOJIFALLKAL2023.
...currently stitching
