The Asheville Yarn Crawl Has Begun

Come by the store this weekend, May 13-15, 2011 for specials and a chance to win a wonderful basket of yarns, patterns and tools donated by the sponsoring yarn companies.  As always we have hand spun yarn, hand dyed fiber and so many different yarns you'll be amazed.  Knit a sexy shawl or crochet a summer scarf.  How about practical socks, or a soon-to-be treasured baby blankie?

Friday night will be our regular Sit and Knit.  Bring your project or start a new one!  See you soon!

Sparkles!

What might these sparkly jewel colors be?

Why, it's the lovely luscious LaBoheme Starburst from Fiesta yarns, of course! It is constructed of 2 strands of yarn. One is a fluffy mohair blend that gives the yarn a wonderful body and depth. The other strand is a rayon boucle wrapped with mylar to give it sheen and sparkle. Lots of sparkle! This order just in, a full range of colors in stock right now.

Think about this yarn in an open and airy scarf, maybe combined with a solid base yarn in a hairpin lace scarf. Want to learn Hairpin lace? Drop by on Friday evening's Sit 'n' Knit for a quick lesson. Then you are on your way!

Note to shoppers: Be aware that the weekend of July 23-25, 2010 is Bele Chere, Asheville big summer street party. So while the festival is great fun with amazing music, crafts, food, vendors and lots of people, it makes driving and parking tricky. Please come down, but wear your walking shoes!