Sweater Knitting Marathon!

 Team Knitique Sweater

It's countdown time now to the London 2012 Olympic Games!

In honor of the Olympic Games and Team USA,

we are having a 

Sweater Knitting Marathon during the Olympics.  

The "kick off" date for our Sweater Knitting Marathon is 

Friday, July 27th from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

Team Knitique Custom Yarns

We have selected our favorite (local) yarn company
Ladybug Fiber Co.
(made in America)

to hand dye the yarns for our

 Team Knitique Sweater.  

Please come in and select your yarn color 

and place your order 

before Saturday, July 14th, 2012 so you can join the marathon. 

We are going to have so much fun "cheering on" Team USA!

We hope you'll join us!

Chiaki Knit Trunk Show

 Chiaki Knit Trunk Show

Now Showing: 

Chiaki Knit Trunk Show featuring gorgeous designs by Designer, Chiaki Hayashi.

Chiaki was born in Tokyo, Japan and now calls the 

California Bay Area her home. 

We love her designs which include: 

garments, hats, gloves, scarves, shawls,

 cowls and adorable purses. 

Chiaki Knit Clutch Purses

We love Chiaki Knit purses!

Chiaki's felted clutch bags are so much fun to create with 

Cascade 220 yarn, 

our favorite yarn to felt with!

Chiaki Knit Accessories

Come in and see the designs in person. 

We have her patterns in stock and would love to help you 

get started on a Chiaki Knit project.

Chiaki Knit Trunk Show 

now showing 

through Sunday, July 1, 2012.

Chico's Necklace

Chico's Necklace Kit and Class

Here's our Chico's Necklace kit for the 

Chico's Necklace Class 

Tuesday, June 26th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM. 

Everyone will want to make our "Chico's Necklace"! 

It's the perfect "summer knit" accessory and 

great to make and give as gifts. 

The Chico's Necklace features a beautiful Indonesian 
cinnamon stick round ring

 that you decorate with an i-cord and beaded necklace that we will "teach you" 

how to make in class.

We are happy to take telephone orders for customers 

out of the area 
(916) 714-7719.

Crazy 8's

Crazy 8's "free" Scarf Class!

Who's up for Crazy 8's?

You'll love our Crazy 8's Scarf and it's a "free" class this month!

Crazy 8's "free" Scarf Class: 

Tuesday, June 19th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM 

and 

Saturdays: June 23rd & June 30th from 12:00PM to 2:00PM.

Give us a call to sign up and for the class details 

(916) 714-7719

Katydid Trunk Show

 Katydid Trunk Show

Now Showing:

Classic Elite Katydid Trunk Show

now through Sunday, June 24, 2012.

Come in and "beat the heat" and be inspired by these 

gorgeous garments all knit and crocheted in 

Classic Elite's Katydid yarn.

Our trunk show features designs from Classic Elite's 

Double Scoop  pattern book.

Here's a few of our favorites from the trunk show:

 Spumoni top and Sherbert shawl.

Sorbet cardi and Parfait cardi

Summer School

Learn "How to Knit or Crochet" Classes

Summer School is in session!

Know someone that wants to learn "how to knit" or crochet"...

here's their chance:

Learn to Knit: Tuesday Sessions #1 June 12th 6:00PM to 8:00PM and #2 June 26th 6:00PM to 9:00PM. Saturday Sessions #1 June 16th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM and #2 June 30th from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.

Beginning Crochet: Tuesday June 12th from 12:00PM to 2:00PM and Sunday June 17th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM.

Give us a call to sign up and for more details (916) 714-7719

We love our Customers!

Happy 7th Anniversary!

To our customers:

We have so much fun with each of you every day in our yarn boutique. It is with much joy and happiness that I come to work every day.

I wear many hats at our yarn boutique…
I’m a teacher, a counselor and a friend to many of my customers.
I am rewarded every day that I work.

Not many people have the pleasure of having a job that they love, but thankfully I do. We appreciate you, your business and your continued support of our yarn boutique.

Here’s to another 7 years of fabulous yarn,
fun classes, friendly help
and great customers like you!

Thank you,
Danielle and the Knitique Girls xx

Fit for a Queen!

 "Fit for a Queen" 

Hats off to the Queen!

We've had so much fun knitting, felting and

decorating our "Fit for a Queen" hats!  

The hats will make their "royal debut" 

at our last event of the class series 

which is our Diamond Jubilee Tea Party 

on Saturday, June 2, 2012.  

Red Hatter Hat!

We love Laurie's hat which is for her mom who is a Red Hatter!

 Beautiful Blue Bird hat

Karen's hat has a bit of "whimsy" and a darling blue bird!

Vivian Hat Class

These hats are so much fun to make
that every student is already
making another hat!

We're sure to offer this fun hat class again.

Feel free to give us a call to be put on a

class waiting list for the next class
(916) 714-7719.

Yum-O

Cascade Yarn Tasting Event

Saturday, May 19th 

from 1:00PM to 4:00PM


We only have a few spots left for our 
Cascade Yarn Tasting Event.

Come join the fun and sample “yummy” Cascade Yarns...
from easy-care acrylics to luxury fiber yarns. 
Bring your needles and knit up some swatches
 and hang out with fellow knitters and crocheters.


The event is only $5 to sample up to a dozen of
Cascade’s “yummy yarns”, receive an entry into the Prize Drawing 
and get a discount on your Cascade Yarn purchases during the event.
Call to sign up and reserve your spot 
(916) 714-7719.

We have Mini Mania!

 Mini Mania "free" Scarf Class!

We have Mini Mania at Knitique! 

We have adorable Mini Mania kits in assorted sock yarns for you to knit our fabulous linen-look Mini Mania scarf.

We’re offering Mini Mania as a “free class” for you…all you have to do is, purchase 2 Mini Mania yarn kits and sign up for the class.

Yes, the class is “free”!

Don’t miss out on all the mania fun with your fellow Knitique knitters!

Mini Mania Scarf Kits

Mini Mania "Free" Scarf Class:
Saturday, May 26th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM. 

Come in and select your Mini Mania kits 

and sign up before they’re all gone.

Join us for Mother's Day

Please join us for Mother's Day.  Need a little break from the kids are YOUR day?  We are open for you to enjoy some quiet time.  Bring a project, sit and knit or crochet with us and start your day off right.  Plenty of time to spend time with the kids in the morning and evening.

Yum-O!

It's a Yarn Tasting!

Yum-O! 

We’re having a Cascade Yarns Tasting Event on 

Saturday, May 19th from 1:00 to 4:00PM.

Come join the fun and sample “yummy” Cascade Yarns from easy-care acrylics to luxury fiber yarns. Bring your needles and knit up some swatches and hang out with fellow knitters and crocheters.

The event is only $5 to sample up to a dozen yarns.

Cascade’s “yummy yarns” 

and you’ll receive an entry into the Prize Drawing.

Call or come in to sign up (916) 714-7719

Fit for a Queen Hat Class

 Fit for a Queen

We love our "Fit for a Queen" hat!

They are so much fun to make and create!

Don't miss out on all the fun...

we have a few spots left for our felted hat class

"Fit for a Queen"

and 

Diamond Jubilee Tea Party event.

Fit for a Queen

Fit for a Queen Hat Class

Saturdays: May 12th and 26th from 4:00PM to 6:00PM

Dimaond Jubilee Tea Party

Saturday, June 2nd from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. 

Everyone will wear their completed hats and enjoy a tea party honoring
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubliee. 

Call to sign up and for class supplies

(916) 714-7719

Fit for a Queen!

Fit for a Queen!

Sound the trumpets...

We're so excited about Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee that we're having a 

"Fit for a Queen" hat class

 that wraps up with a Diamond Jubilee Tea Party!

Our "Fit for a Queen" hat is an easy knit project and the magic happens 
once you felt your hat and embellish her.  We have lots of ideas for you to embellish your   
hat including, making beautiful roving rose flowers and needle felted embellishing.
Our "Fit for a Queen" hat is perfect for so many occasions and perfect for Red Hat ladies, too.

. 
"Fit for a Queen" Hat Class: Saturdays

 May 12th, May 26th from 4:00PM to 6:00PM

 Diamond Jubilee Tea Party:  June 2nd from 4:00PM to 6:00PM.

Call to sign up (916) 714-7719

It's a Free Class!

Scales of Color

We're kicking off the month of May 

with a "spring treat" for you!

We're teaching our pretty Scales of Color scarf 

as a  FREE class this month. 

All we ask, is that you purchase your yarn supplies 
from our yarn boutique. 

The scarf sample is on display in the shop and 

classes are filling up fast so call to reserve your spot

(916) 714-7719.

Scales of Color Scarf FREE Class: 

Tues, May 1, from 11:00AM to 1:00PM and 6:00PM to 8:00PM

Thursday, May 3, from 12:00PM to 2:00PM, and 

Saturday, May 12 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM.

See you in  class!

***Our scarf is styled with an optional flower accessory pin available in our yarn boutique.

Final Week!

Grace Akhrem Trunk Show

It’s the final week of our

Grace Akhrem Designer Trunk Show.

You can come in and see Grace’s beautiful knit designs now

through business close on

Saturday, April 28th at 6:00PM.

We’d love to help you select a project or two from the Trunk Show

(like Grace's gorgeous Crashing Waves Shawl above)

 and help you select just the right yarn, too.

Grace Akhrem Trunk Show

Seaweed Scarf

Come See our latest Trunk Show featuring 

Designer, Grace Akhrem. 

We love her “boutique style” accessories and garments.

At Knitique, A Yarn Boutique, we think Grace’s Seaweed Scarf just may be our favorite pattern of hers!

Come in and see the Trunk Show yourself and we’ll help you decide which patterns and yarns to purchase for your Grace Akhrem projects.

We styled the Seaweed Scarf with a Magne-Button,
of course!

Grace Akhrem Trunk Show

Now Showing through 

Saturday, April 28, 2012.

Special Offer FREE Class

 Here's a special offer for valued customers like you!

With the change of weather and the beginning of Spring,
what could be more fun than to knit a QUICK scarf
in the 2012 Pantone color of the year...
Tangerine Tango!

As the owner of Knitique, A Yarn Boutique
I love to wear classic-colored clothes and
accessorize with trendier colors.
This way your clothes last for more seasons
and you feel less guilty when the trendy bits are
so "last year's" color.

This week we are offering a "free" scarf class called
"Cherry Drop" 
If you were in grade school in the 70's
and you could play on the bars,
then you know what trick Cherry Drop was!
Our Cherry Drop scarf is knit with gorgeous Organic Cotton Tape,
 in this year's hottest color Tangerine Tango,
3 skeins on  US #10 needles.
It's so quick and easy, you can make one as a gift too.

Classes are being offered:

Tuesday, April 3rd 6-8pm

Thursday, April 5th 12-2pm

and

Saturday, April 7th 11-1pm

Basic knitting skills are needed.

**Please be sure to call our Yarn Boutique at 916.714.7719 to reserve your spot. 
 Classes are definitely filling up fast.**  

 We do ask that the Yarn be purchased at Knitique for this FREE class.

Thank you!

It's our way of saying "thank you" 
for your loyal patronage.

Krista

 Krista Top

Everyone loves
Joan McGowan-Michael’s/White Lies Designs 

Krista Top!

 You spoke, we listened!  

The Krista Top is a class now on our April Class Schedule. 

This is a figure-flattering knit top for every body type and we’d love to help you knit one!

Krista Top Class: 

Session #1, Sat April 7th from 3:00PM to 5:00PM, 

Session #2, Sat April 21st from 3:00PM to 5:00PM and 

Session #3 to be announced for May.

Joan & Brenda

Knitique Girl Instructor Brenda loves her Krista top!

She can't wait to share her tricks and tips 

to help you knit your own Krista Top!

Give us a call to sign up and for details:


(916) 714-7719

Facebook Friday Special

First Facebook Friday Deal

I wanted to introduce a very fun idea,  Facebook Friday.  On certain Fridays we will have a special for those who follow us on Facebook.  If you aren't currently our friend on Facebook, click on this link and like us.  For the first few Facebook Friday Events we will be posting them on our Website, send a letter, and post on Ravelry to give everyone ample time to sign up on Facebook.  We can't wait for you to join us and see all the posts, and beautiful photography we've been busy posting.

Today is our first.  Today, March 30th from 1030-6, we will have all Needle and Crochet Hook cases at a 25% discount.  This included Della Q, Lantern Moon and Namaste.  If it's designed to hold hooks or needles or both it's on sale today. 

Be sure to spread the word to all your friends.  We are fine tuning our shipping methods, and it seems like we've come across a winning combination at a great price.  So if you aren't local just give our boutique a call at 916.714-7719 and we can ship by tomorrow.   

Be sure to mention the Facebook Friday Special when you call or come in.