YARN SHOP DAYS                        

Harriet of Knit-A-Bit yarn shop in Westfield, New Jersey, sent in this cardigan.  It's called the Cabin Fever Katie Twist sweater.  They used Skacel Batika to knit up this sample for their store.  Thank you Harriet for this entry -- we now have New Jersey on the board!!

Hi Mary -
Attached are pictures of a children's cardigan sweater made by Sue Connary, owner of HodgePodge Yarns and Fibers, Newport, NH. The sweater is made with the fleece of her Romney sheep, which she handspun.   A large part of the HodgePodge customers are spinners, both with and without their own sheep and Sue sells many varieties of raw and processed fleece.

Sue

Hi Mary,

My choice is this, a DARLING shrug made from Sea three a favorite by Handmainden Fine Yarn.  The pattern is Watershed by Amy Swenson.

Helena,

Clever Knits

214 S. Indiana Ave.

Vista, California 92084760-806-6744

Mary,

Terri said to send you a picture of what’s happening with knitting at The Fiber Factory.  Let me know if this is okay and if you need any more information. 

Thank you,

Susan

The Fiber Factory

216 W. Main St.

Mesa, AZ 85201

480-969-4346

These girls are hard at work blocking this lace work.  PRETTY!

Hi Mary:   Attached is my photo for yarn shop days.  It is the Elinor Tunic from Interweave Knits Summer 2008.  I knit it with Rowan Summer Tweed.  My shop is Main St. Yarn Shop 59 N. Main St. Hartford, WI 53027 www.mainstyarnshop.com (262) 673-2203   Thanks,   Ronda

Hi Mary, I'm sending two images - the first is a lace swatch in a beautiful silk & wool yarn we sell, for a shawl from Martha Waterman's book, Knitted Lace Shawls, a favorite in our shop.  The second is our popular Reader's Wrap, which we have as a kit.

Susan

The Elegant Knitter at Goose Pond

ose PondCumberland, Maine

1-800-340-2514

Here's a pic of our newest shop model, the Stripey Cardigan, and the hat I designed to go with it. The hat pattern is free and can be found on my blog, http://knotanotherhat.typepad.com. The model is knit our of Mission Falls Merino 136 Superwash (yummy soft!) on size 6 needles. Quick and easy, and it comes in sizes from infant to 7 years!

Sarah Keller,

Owner, Not Another Hat

Hood River, Oregon

Hi Mary, Thanks for doing such a great job.  My favorite store photo is attached, it's called the Saxon Rib Stole - my design - pattern available on my website!  The yarn used ios Diakeito Diagrouvefine, a wool/alpaca blend from Japan.  It has a wonderful subtle self striping pattern, as you can see.

Peggy O'Grady

Cast On Cafe

Willoughby, Ohio

This photo is from Amanda's Art Yarn & Fibers in Poulsbo, Washington.  Amanda's store is unique in that she dye's her own yarn.  The sock yarn you see in the photo, she dyed herself.  Thanks Amanda for participating.

Karen, from Colorado Fiber Arts sent in this entry from her store.  This is the Eyelet Shawl, knit up with a yarn called Stimulus Package in the colorway 'Pearl'.  Both pattern and yarn come from Dyelot Yarn.

Cheri from The Naked Sheep Knit Shop of Portland, Oregon, knit these Gams from Knitty.com.  The yarn that Cheri used is from Elsebeth Lavold - Cool Wool.

The Weaving Works is located in the U District in Seattle, and we're the oldest yarn store in the Seattle area. We carry supplies for a wide variety of fiber arts as well as knitting and offer a quarterly class schedule. This month, we've got our annual Mother's Day sale, where everything you see in the shop is on sale, and we're excited to be a part of the fifth annual Destination Yarn LYS Tour.

Carrie

The Weaving Works

Hi Mary!  Here is our favorite shop sample... It is the "Dressed-Up Tank" from the book, "Knitting Loves Crochet".  Knit in Araucania Ruca, the new sugar cane yarn.

Chix with Stix
7316 W. Madison St.
Forest Park, IL 60130

Ph.708.366.6300
chixwithstixknitting.com

Diva Yarns & Trims of Port Townsend, Washington has this entry.  Weezie Wear Designs is the creator of this little tank top, but you can see this at Diva's.  All of the Weezie Wear patterns are available at this unique store.  Is this not the cutest little top ever, and perfect for summer.  The tank was knit using Cascade Luna.  LOVE IT!!

Lois Venarchick,

Diva Yarns & Trims

This is the latest in my line of "Cutest Baby Kits".  The Cutest Baby Blanket Kit, is put together with my Fancy Image Yarn Hand dyed machine washable merino wool and novelty yarns.  The yarns are joined together and wound into cute balls to start knitting.  You don't have to make any choices, I've done that for you. Fancy Image Yarn - Shelton, Washington

Myra Hansen

All the chicks get their yarn at Fancy Image Yarns!

This is a photo of our Palm Beach Fantabulous Shawl in the colorway Freesia.  It's made from Prism Yarn and we offer this as a kit--we recently had a Prism Trunk Show here and this baby was a hit!  We are conducting a very special event that your peeps may be interested in.  It's the Great South American Knitting Adventure!  We are heading to Argentina and Uruguay with Nicky Esptein and we will tour the fantastic mills of Aslan Trends in Buenos Aires then ferry over to Montevideo Uruguay where we will learn to dye our very own Malabrigo Yarn at their studios.  It's the coolest thing ever!  If you're interested in that or our annual Caribbean Knitting Cruise you can find all the details on our website, www.GreatBallsofYarn.com  There is a separate page for the cruise as well the South American Adventure.

Robin Turner
Great Balls of YARN!
South Florida's Gourmet Knitting Stores