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Stash Newsletter:
Greetings knitters, crocheters
and fiber enthusiasts! Summer is finally here and you know what that
means for much of the Bay Area: Beautiful, blanketing fog!!
While most of the country swelters under stifling, horrible sunshine,
we stay cool, calm, and collected under the clouds. When the torrid
weather in other places renders needles and hooks too hot to touch,
here we can sit with our wool projects on our laps and be perfectly
comfortable. And on those rare days when it gets hot in Berkeley?
Stash has air conditioning!
Solano Super Sidewalk Sale: Saturday June 20, 2009
This Saturday, Stash and several
other stores on the avenue will participate in a sidewalk sale.
Stop by and check out the deeply discounted yarn, kits and pattern booklets
on our sidewalk table. Come inside where we will have selected yarn
discounted. As always, there are no returns on sale yarn.
What's on our needles?
We are so grateful to all of
you who come in and show us what you are working on that we thought
maybe you would like to hear what we are up to.
Rebekah is knitting the Pinwheel Baby Blanket by Genia Planck out of Noro's Taiyo, a soft and lovely cotton, silk wool, and nylon combination.
Nicole is knitting the Shetland triangle from Wrap Style out of Alchemy's Synchroncity.
Ellen is knitting Ophicleide, a top down cardigan by Kamicha out of Louet's Opal yarn.
Christa is knitting a "stealth
project" using Karabella's lovely Aurora 4 . I would tell
you what it is but then Christa would have to kill me.
We will try to have the projects
with us when at work so if you would like to see something just ask.
Knit Doctor
You asked for it and we listened.
As most of you know we always try to help with quick knitting questions
and /or mishaps, but sometimes folks need a little more help than we
can provide in a few minutes at the counter. Here's where the
Knit Doctor comes in. The Knit Doctor will be available on Saturday
afternoons from 2-4pm. For $10 you can reserve 15 minutes for
individual, undivided attention to help get you back on track.
Knit Night
Come join us for a respite
from the over-planned, over-scheduled lives everyone seems to be living
these days. Every Wednesday night we get together to socialize, knit,
chat, show off our yarny triumphs, get sympathy for our yarny disasters,
and basically just hang out. So please join us on Wednesdays @ 6:00pm-
8pm and bring your knitting! As always, Knit Nights are free
Afghans for Afghans: June 21st, from 2:30-4:30, at Stash
On the third Sunday of each month from 2:30-4:30, Stash welcomes the afghans for Afghans knitting/crochet group. Long-time participants and new-comers are all welcomed! afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan. For more information go to
http://www.afghansforafghans.
Please join us on the comfortable
sofa and chairs in the back. Feel free to bring a friend.
Classes
Class Policies
Register for a Stash Class
and get a 15% discount on all regularly priced class materials and purchases
made during the class. Due to the popularity of some classes, we can't
hold a spot for you without payment. (But you needn't come to the store
to pay, we're happy to process your payment over the phone!)
Class Schedule
Intro to Knitting 1: with Rebekah
Saturdays. July 11 and 18,
10am to 12pm $45. Learn to cast on, knit and purl and, and bind off.
Take this class -- and you'll officially be a knitter!
Intro to Knitting II with Rebekah:
Saturdays July 25 and Aug 1
10-12pm $45 Build on the skills you learned in Knitting I Learn to increase
and decrease pick up stitches and knit in the round.
Intro to Lace with Rebekah:
2 Wednesdays, June 24, and
July 1, 7pm to 9pm, $45. Come and learn the basic stitches of lace knitting
while creating a beautiful scarf! We will be knitting Veronik Avery's
Lace Ribbon Scarf, a free pattern from Knitty http://knitty.com/
Store Hours:
11am - 6pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
11am - 8pm Wednesday (Knit Night)
10am - 6pm Saturday
12pm - 5pm Sunday
Stash will be closed Saturday July 4
Closed Monday
Happy Knitting!
Ellen & Nicole
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