It’s
Knittin’ Time!
Cool nights,
local fairs, and leaves turning beautiful fall colors, these
can only mean one thing – It’s Knittin’
Time!
This year has been a
successful first full year! Thank you all for your support,
patience and kind words. It is greatly appreciated and evident
in the overflowing new stock:
-
Beads and kits
from Swallow Hill Creations
(check out the ‘Jewels’ class!)
-
Royal
Llama Silk, Tweed,
and Lana D’Oro
new yarns
-
‘Charmed
Knits’ (Harry
Potter style ideas) and other new pattern books
-
New
fall colors of Malabrigo, Cascade 220,
109 Tweed LE, Encore, etc.
-
Expanded selection
of ‘NW/NP’ (no wool/no problem) yarns including:
-
Plymouth Yarns
- ‘Flower’,
a fun loving 100% nylon yarn with “nubbies”
-
New York Yarns
– ‘Twinkle’,
‘Tropical Silk’,
and ‘Caprice’
Anticipated new yarn
arrivals this month include:
-
Sock yarn by Madeline
Tosh
-
Savoy & Ritratto
yarn by Tahki-Stacy Charles
-
Mango Moon
yarns! – Silk recycled, Chakra and Mantra
Windham Textile
& History Museum
is looking for all knitters! Drop by Sept. 29 & 30th
from noon to 6:00 pm to participate in their ‘Knit
A Memory’ program. Bring needles & yarn to knit
scarves, mittens, socks, etc. for soldiers and veterans.
(Details at www.millmuseum.org) They are also searching
for old ‘Red Cross’ knitting patterns for temporary
display. Contact Brooke at the Museum (456-2178) or myself
if you have one to share.
Volunteer to
Knit (V2K) projects
continue with warm clothing for local needy families, chemo
caps for all ages, and blankets for children with cancer.
Knit at home and drop off your project or join us for one
of our V2K knit together sessions.
This year the Knitting
Nook will be fund-raising for Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) by ‘selling’
sneakers. Your help is greatly appreciated; many children
and adults suffer from this disease that has no cure. Prefer
to help by joining our team or making a donation online?
Head to www.jdrf.org
and click on ‘JDRF Walks’ in East Hartford,
CT and look for my name. or ‘Jess-Kess Crusaders’
team.
Thank you to all who
switched to e-mail version of our mailing list to help keep
costs down! It is greatly appreciated!
Knit and Smile!
Hope to see you soon,
Priscilla Kessler
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