Children and their Dads

Just a reminder that we are closed today, so we can spend time with our husbands, children and perhaps our Fathers.

Our Anniversary Sale was a HUGE success. I want to thank everyone who came to help us celebrate our phenomenal success at our Fabulous Yarn Boutique.

For all those who want in on what I call the mark down, mark down table.... I'll be posting the Great deals here on the blog, so if you are interested you can just give us a call and we can pop it into the mail for you. All the details will be in the next post.

Enjoy your day with your Daddy!

More Crazy Mark Downs!!!

The First Day of our Anniversary Sale was so successful we've had to put more merchandise on the Markdown, Markdown tables.

I'm at home now but when I get to the shop, I'll post some of what's on the Markdown, Markdown table with the sale prices. One customer yesterday said it was so cheap they felt bad like they were stealing yarn. No worries though. We've got a mountain full, or a UPS Truck full of yarn scheduled to come in the next few weeks, driven by the delicious Trip. So strike while the deals are still smoking.

We'll be open until 9 or 10 tonight for all those working girls/boys out there. So be sure to stop by for some nibbles, beverages and smoking hot deals.

P.S. You can get more tickets for our fabulous prizes by buying yarn, and by passing the sale forward. Tell your friends to let us know you sent them and you can get an additional ticket. Did I mention each of the baskets have 100% Italian Cashmere in them?

Details, Details, Details

Come join us Thursday June 14th thru Saturday June 16th for our 2nd Anniversary Sale. You will see dramatic savings & deep discounts on overstocks. Treat yourself and get a headstart on your Christmas Presents, or start something Fabulous for yourself, you deserve it.

Don't Miss Out on the Biggest Sale of the Year, the Mark Down, Mark Down Sale


Up to 40% Off Selected Kits
+50% Off Selected Bags of 10 skeins
+35% Off Selected Books & Magazines
+35% Off All Novelty Yarns
+60% Off Original Price of All Clearance Yarn, Books, Accesories

+ Entire Stock of Regular Priced Yarn is 25% Off

Enter our drawings for prizes worth over $300.00

Free Gift valued at over $7.00 for 1st 100 guests


Special Store Hours:
Thurs 1030-6 Fri 1030-9 Saturday 1030-6

Hurry down while the selection is Hot, Hot, Hot!

Limited to Stock on Hand. No discounts on Special Orders, Items on Hold or Layaways. All Sale Items are a Final Sale. For all Stateside Phone and Internet customers orders will be shipped Via USPS. For Overseas customers there will be our regular shipping charges.

Anniversary Sale

Everyone's been asking if we will be having a sale for our Anniversary.... OF COURSE!! Our Anniversary sale will be this Thursday June 14th 1030-6, Friday June 15th 1030-9 and Saturday June 16th 1030-6. We will be closed Sunday for Father's Day.
Just a couple of Teasers to get your blood pumping:

*Free Gift for the 1st 100 shoppers (value $8)
*All Clearance yarns will be 65% off the Original price.
*Special Knit and Nosh, Friday, June 13th from 5-9pm
*Fabulous Drawings, one worth over $200, and another one or two worth over $100.00
and much, much, more.

We will be posting, either late tonight, or early tomorrow morning with all the details. I will be sending out an email so if you haven't joined our email list, make sure you take the time to join. For all of our customers who aren't local, you will definitely be able to participate in the sale. Remember we ship Daily, to around the world.
Pass it on to all your friends, we've got Fabulous Yarn, Friendly Service, and it's Fun, Fun, Fun!

This will be the BIGGEST SALE of the YEAR!!!

Art Class

On Saturday morning and afternoon, we met under the Redwoods where Drin and Carol showed us the ins and out of Fine Felting.

The wind was perfect, with a slight breeze, and we all listened carefully as they explained how they got started, and some of their techniques. We pulled apart the cotton candy textured fiber, and enjoyed the wet fun of it all.

I loved working with the roving, deciding where I wanted to put what color. It was a little like fingerpainting with unspun wool.

The class was such a success that we will be having another one, later this summer, September 15, 2007 from 10-1pm. The cost will be $75.00, almost all of the supplies are included, so make sure you call Now to reserve a spot. 916.714.7719

This art form is absolutely perfect for making one of a kind, wearable art for your friends and family. It doesn't take a lot of time, and you will be pleasantly surprised on how fun, exciting, and easy this is.

Tick Tock

Just a reminder that we are closed on Mondays for the summer! I'll be spending my Monday dropping the eldest son off at the airport in Oakland to spend some time with his Grandparents. A good time will be had by all. See you Tuesday!

Only 39 hours until we open. :o)

Celebrate Your Daddy!

In Honor of our Fathers, or our Husbands we will be closed on Sunday, June 17th to spend time with our families.

If you haven't bought your Dad a gift yet, nothing says I love you like a pair of hand knit socks. You can even make them out of a very soft worsted weight, and you can whip out a pair in a week, or even less. Not sure how to knit socks? We've got plenty of sock classes. Toe Up, Top Down, 2 at a time. Wrap up the yarn, needles and pattern, and let him know, he'll get a pair as soon as you are done.

Crazy about Cupcakes

We are embarking on our 3rd year of business. To say that this venture has been a blessing would be to put it mildly. As I tell my children, you may not think I'm all that and a bag of chips, but at work, people are EXCITED to see me. I am grateful that you have allowed me into your lives. I am thankful that a community has emerged, and flourished from our shop. I have been blessed by each and everyone of you.

In honor our our 2nd anniversary, we will be hosting a special Knit and Nosh. Come join us next Friday night, June 15th for our Birthday celebration. We will be having several unbelivable drawings. You can earn tickets by coming in, by purchasing Fabulous Yarn, and by knitting Cupcakes.

Yes that's right Cupcakes ! Fabulously easy, no seam, perfect for a quick gift cupcakes. Make one for Knitique, earn 10 tickets for our Fabulous Prizes. You don't have to be local. Anyone can participate. All of you who are lurking... Shout Outs to Truckee, Portland (hi Mom), Sioux Falls, August, Malvern, Elk Grove, Pilot Hill, Garden Valley, Danville, West Hartford, Martel, England, Austrailia, Germany, Switzerland, you are invited to join us. We'd love for you to join us via the blog....for our birthday celebration. Simply knit a cupcake OR two, or as many as you want (10 tickets per cupcake) and send it to:

Knitique

8741 Elk Grove Blvd.

Elk Grove, CA

95624

Include your name, phone number and mailing address.

We will fill out your tickets and give you a jingle if you win.

Here's one with a soft yarn....

and I love these with Sprinkles.

The most creative cupcake will get an addition 15 tickets. I'll post all the pictures on the blog and you can vote for them.

All cupcakes must be received by JUNE 25TH.

Summer Hours

Effective June 5, 2007, Knitique will be closed on Mondays for the Summer. We'll be sipping Margarita's in the sunshine, knitting away on our current project. We hope you enjoy your summer with your families, knitting in the sunshine. We will be open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 1030-6, Wednesdays 1030-8 and of course Sundays 12-4.
Be sure to check our class schedule as we'll have some roadtrips planned for Mondays.

Keep your eyes peeled in your mail box for our 2nd anniversary celebration news.

Knit and Nosh Tonight

Join us tonight for Knit and Nosh. Where coversation and creating abounds. If you've never been, this event is a perfect example of the community we've created here at Knitique. We'll be open for Knit and Nosh from 5-9 and possibly even until 10 tonight. We'd love to have you come and join us.

Fine Felting Workshop Next Saturday, June 9th

HAT BAND

PILLOW

SCARF

We are very fortunate to have the opportunity for you to learn art of Fine Felting. In this method, you learn how to create and shape fabric using unspun Colored Roving. Create scarves, hatbands, table runners, vests, jackets and purses. You are limited only by your imagination

FINE FELTING WORKSHOP
WITH DRIN WELKER AND CAROL CULP

On Saturday, June 9, from 11am-2pm, Drin Welker and Carol Culp will teach FINE FELTING for beginners. Students will each go home with a fine felted scarf they have created. Drin and Carol are members of the Artisans’ Co-op in Bodega and have been creating felted items for about ten years.

Due to popular demand of the class Drin and Carol have opened up a second class on Saturday June 9th from 3-6pm. Call us at 916.714.7719 to preregister.

The class will be held at Knitique, 8741 Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove and will be limited to eight students. The fee for the class is $60 and includes materials. No knitting or crocheting skills are required.

Materials Provided by Instructors (students will take these with them to create other fine felting projects):
Heavy bubble wrap
PVC pipe
Silk Chiffon
Wool roving
Nylon net
T-shirt ties

Items for Students to Bring:
Couple of old bath towels
An old pillowcase that can get wet and discolored
Rubber gloves (if you don’t want your hands wet and soapy)
Bits of your favorite novelty yarn to use or trade
A 2-5 gallon size bucket
Wear comfortable clothes that can get wet and come ready to have fun and be creative!

Come Join the addicts playing with Manos

Tomorrow is our block of the month club.... made out of Manos. JoAnn is sure to help you through the patterns.

We are just starting Block three. Don't worry if you are just starting. There is LOTS of time to catch up. JoAnn knit her 3rd block in an easy night. We've brought in lots of great colors for this project. Or if you want you can join us next month for the Doctor's Bag in Knit2together. I just can't decide if I want to do it in the Manos Red or should I stretch my imagination and go with ....PINK!!!
Manos Doctor's Bag, lined... and GORGEOUS!!!




And I've got one word for you.... Cupcakes

Join us for Late Night Tonight!

If you didn't know, tonight Knitique is open until 8pm. The fabulous Teresa will be here to see to your every need. Come join the fun, and see what's new.

Speaking of New:

Lots of New Books.... I'll post an entry in the next day of two with a few of the new ones.

This gorgeous yarn is Sierra from Cascade Yarns
This yarn is a blend of 80% Pima Cotton and 20% Merino Wool, as with most of the Cascade line it's made in Peru. There are a generous 191 yds/100 gram ball. It knits up at a worsted weight gauge of 5 stitches per 1 inch on US 7 needles. This is our second shipment of the yarn. We've brought in all new colors. Cost is $8.75 a skein. We've written a great Preemie or car seat size blanket pattern. Free with a purchase of yarn. It also is the perfect gauge for Green Gables or the Shapely Tank or Shapely Tee if you prefer sleeves. One of the best things about the yarn is it's Handwash or machine wash cold, gentle cycle. Lay flat to dry or tumble dry low heat. Come see what the hypes all about with this lovely staple yarn.

This Friday, Book Signing & Trunk Show

Come join us

Friday, May 18th 6-8pm for Appetizers, Drinks, a Book Signing and Trunk Show from Share Ross, author of Punk Knits.

Book Description
Rocker/knitter/author: Share Ross personifies the indie spirit driving both knitting and music today

Share Ross is addicted to the needle—the knitting needle. A few years back, this punk guitarist and singer wouldn’t have given knitting a second thought. She is a dyed-in-the-wool rocker, and knitting . . . well, knitting was for grannies. Then a friend showed up at her house wearing a scarf that she found totally amazing. When Ross asked her where she’d gotten it, she said she’d knit it herself. Ross was hooked.

With Punk Knits, Ross shares her passion and unorthodox approach to the ancient craft she’s so grateful our grannies preserved. All of the 26 designs—beginner- to intermediate--level projects that include arm- and leg-warmers, scarves, miniskirts, hats, and sweaters—draw their inspiration from the style and independent spirit of rock ’n’ roll legends like Sid Vicious, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, and the New York Dolls, and they’re all modeled by pierced and tattooed Hollywood rock ’n’ rollers and scenesters.

If you think knitting can’t be punk, consider this from Ross: “Knitting can be as artistic as you want. You can make a statement. And by knitting garments instead of buying them, you can snub the corporations that strip away your individuality.” So what’s not punk about knitting?


About the Author
SHARE ROSS, currently an avid knitter/designer and the guitarist and singer for the award-winning independent rockers Bubble, formerly played bass for the platinum-selling EMI recording artists Vixen. Her knitwear designs have appeared in the magazine Knit.1 and the book Stitch ’n Bitch Nation. She lives in Los Angeles. Los Angeles–based artist and musician BAM ROSS shoots publicity shots for rock/punk bands and has created CD and album artwork for The Dogs D’Amour, Bubble, The Blessings, and The Wildhearts. He has also directed videos and edited commercials for Geffen, Dreamworks, and Universal Records. Visit his website at bam13films.com.

Come join us for the fun!

So What's New?

So many fabulous, great and exciting products have been coming into Knitique


Today we received our 3rd shipment of Kollage Needles and Crochet Hooks. Paula, who is an avid crocheter, has declared that these are the best hooks ever. You've got a carved out area for your fingers to rest. Click on the link for Kollage and read all about the needles. Handcrafted to our exacting standards, Kollàge's square knitting needles are designed to be ergonomically suited to your hands, decreasing stress and strain for those who love to knit. We've got an on going sample of the needles with yarn on it. You'd be surprised how even the tension is.

The new South West Trading Company's yarn Tofutsies has been so popular that they've released a new line of colors.


These are just a few of what's new and exciting. New books, more new yarns and lots of goodness.

So don't procrastinate bring on in, run on in and save money by using our air conditioner instead of yours. Save your Money for Yarn. ;o)

So What's New!!!

Spring Yarns are continuing to be dropped off by Trip, our handsome U.P.S. driver...

New Yarns:

Hemp for Knitting



Linda D-H, has been knitting with hemp or linen for the past year. I've finally brought it in, and not a moment too soon. It is lovely, the colors are lovely. I can't wait to knit with it. We've brought in most of their pattern line. Just remember with hemp, it's much nicer after you've washed it.

We've brought in every color of the Allhemp6 DK weight
Gauge: 22 sts & 28 rows over 4 inches (10 cm)

100% Long Fiber Hemp
Hand/machine wash
Lay flat to dry

New Magazines: Interweave Knits, Interweave Crochet, Vogue and many more.

Monday Night Book Club

Thank you to everyone for the highly successful Monday Night Book Club. We have chosen the next book.

Drum roll please........

The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

A review on the book: After the sudden loss of her only child, Stella, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, as a way to fill the empty hours and lonely days, not knowing that it will change her life. Alice, Scarlet, Lulu, Beth, Harriet, and Ellen welcome Mary into their circle despite her reluctance to open her heart to them. Each woman teaches Mary a new knitting technique, and, as they do, they reveal to her their own personal stories of loss, love, and hope. Eventually, through the hours they spend knitting and talking together, Mary is finally able to tell her own story of grief, and in so doing reclaims her love for her husband, faces the hard truths about her relationship with her mother, and finds the spark of life again. By an "engrossing storyteller," this new novel once again "works its magic" (Sue Monk Kidd).

We've ordered 2 dozen of these, and once again you'll get a 10% DISCOUNT on your book purchase.
The next Monday Night Book Club Meeting is April 30th 6-8pm. We look forward to having you join us.

Come Knit and Nosh with us Tonight, April 6, 2007 5-8 pm

Come join us tonight at Knit and Nosh, for a fun social time. We've bought even more chairs and a new table, so we've got PLENTY of room for everyone.

Where have a been lately.... busy, busy busy, unpacking, pricing and displaying all the new fabulous yarn, books and accessories to come in.

One of my new favorites are handbeaded needles by a local Artisian.

See you soon,

Danielle

P.S. Don't forget we are closed this Sunday. We'll reopen Monday at 10:30am

P.P.S. You've got to see the sheep that Doug, JoAnn's husband made for us. What an artist. We'll be having a name the Beep contest, so put your thinking caps on.

It's Just Like Costco

I've heard this phrase about a dozen times in the last few weeks as the new Spring lines keep flowing in. I thought it was rather funny sentiment, until it happened to me.

On Monday, Joann was unpacking the New Spring order from Della Q. She said as fast as she was pulling the packages out, people were buying them, even before she could get them priced. Now, all of you who know Joann, know she LOVES a fine bag. I know, whatever bags I order, Joann, will buy at least one, the funkier, the more artsy the better. She left me a sad note, asking where's her bag. Not to be deterred I reordered on Tuesday. Today, I received more, loving the new line, and earmarking one for myself. By the end of today, I have one left. By the end of class tonight, I had people who wanted more but didn't want to take the last one. You see, they know what's it's like to want to see the "new" item and it be gone. So, don't worry fairhearts... I've ordered more yet again, they should be here Monday. Want to see? I present to you...

Annabelle

As always with Della, you can count on top quality goods. Notice the knit straw on the sides, shell buckle, and silk. There are also 6 purse feet on the bottom to protect the straw from getting dirty. The beauty of this bag, is it's not just a knitting bag, it's a gorgeous Spring Bag. A perfect accessory for the upcoming Spring.

Colors

For all you Purple girls, they are currently sold out. Don't worry though, we're on the list to get them when she gets them in.

The Fabulous Insides

The inside fabric will vary. But each one is more beautiful then the last.

Feel free to call and reserve one. Knitique 916.714.7719. Remember, we ship Daily, so if you aren't one of our local customers, we can easily get one to you.

Want more? As I opened my email today, there was an article from Knitter's Review about the next Della Q product. Clara, reviewed circular needle storage items and has given the Que a great review.

The Que

Color Choices

The Inside View

I love that there are numbered tags.

So what do YOU like in a bag? What are your favorite fibers? Favorite Features? Inquiring minds want to know....


Come on in and see, what's New for Spring... Get excited, fabulous fiber, great patterns, and a fun place to hang out. We can't wait to see you.

Crazy about Cables

Outside Purse Flap View

Introducing one of our Newest Classes: Crazy about Cables

We are excited about the newest offering of classes here at Knitique One of our favorite new classes is is a great intermediate Cabled, Non-Felted purse. Some of the features I LOVE about this purse are: Clean crisp cables, sharp corners, self-lined with knit fabric, and a lining material which allows for the shape to remain intact for many years to come. This is an Advanced beginner/ Intermediate Class. Be prepared to learn a lot during this 2 part series. There is prework involved so expect to jump right in the first night of class (which is 3 hours). You will be learning, intermediate cabling techniques, reading an intermediate cabling chart, lining your bag, icord, as well as assembling this one of a kind bag. Think outside the box color-wise...pink, lavender, turquoise, even yellow for the upcoming spring. Or if you are more traditional, a nice cream would go with just about any outfit. There are 2 spots left in this class. Call us at Knitique 916.714.7719 to reserve your spot today.

Inside Self-lined

Outside Back of Purse