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Knit One, Stitch Too News
SEPTEMBER GREETINGS!
Summer was wonderful - we had a great 10th anniversary celebration and raised $280 for the Ada Jenkins Center with our Project Exhibition. Thank you so much for sharing your knitting and stitching with everyone. It was so much fun that we're going to do it again in February so that all those summer vacationers will be able to participate. Start thinking about what project you're going to share with everyone.
If you are wondering about our August Newsletter, I was helping clean out my mother's house in Indiana and didn't get it done in time. We're currently unable to update our website, so if you have any questions, please call the store. The problem should be solved soon.
Classic Elite's Liberty Wool is in! It's 100% washable wool, so it goes in the washer and dryer on low temperature beautifully. A worsted weight with 5 stitches per in on a #7 needle, it is wonderfully soft and has a long color repeat.
Now that school has started and fall is just around the corner with its cooler days, we can all get back to serious knitting and stitching. Nothing is more serious than our third annual Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl. It starts September 30 and runs for 10 days until October 9. You can get more information at www.charlotteyarncrawl.com. We are having another Great Adirondacks Yarn Company trunk show with their fabulous yarns and kits. Plain, fancy, sequined, eyelashed, textured, tape all wonderfully dyed! They dye different yarns in the same color ways, so you can have a variety of textures in your favorite colors. We already have some of their new hand dyed silk hankies, (with more coming) and we'll be happy to show you how to use them for knitting and felting. This is the most interesting knitting idea we've seen in a long time. Of course we have new patterns that really show off their great yarns.
During the Yarn Crawl, we are having a SALE ON EVERYTHING! Yarns, needles, accessories, books, patterns, needlepoint, and stitching accessories will all be on sale. We'll also be introducing BETSY BUCKS. Even if you aren't crawling, you'll want to come in during these ten days. We will be open Sunday during the crawl from 12 - 5.
Moonlight Madness is the 23rd this month. We'll have our usual knitting and stitching with a good dinner, great dessert, and a chocolate break. If you're planning to attend, you must sign up by the 21st. You can work on any project you like as long as you bought the materials in the store.
Today's Tip - I've heard several different people say that they don't machine wash their knitted items at all. With today's quality yarns, you can trust the label. If it says machine wash and dry on cool temperatures, like our new Liberty Wool, then put it in your machine. I do that with all my machine washable wools, cottons, and blends, which come out beautifully. If you're really worried, knit a swatch with some left over yarn and just wash that first. Use a gentle or hand wash cycle and you will see how well it washes.
Keep your needles moving!
Betsy
New Items!
There’s much to share with you this month. We have beautiful yarns from Schaefer and Mountain Colors. Sweater Kits sent us more Ruana/Cardigan kits of their hand dyed Merino & Ewe, and some Silky Mulberry. It’s a wonderful silk for light summer wraps, and they have great shawl pins. It’s hard to choose which one to knit first! We have new needlepoint canvases on the walls, as well as some cute little projects to take along when you want just a bit of stitching.
Our Ruffled Shawl Pattern is available now. You can wear it several different ways. It’s easy and fun, and great for those chilly air conditioned places.
MOONLIGHT MADNESS
Moonlight Madness is the 17th this month. We’ll have our usual knitting and stitching with a good dinner, great dessert, and a chocolate break. If you’re planning to attend, you must sign up by the 15th. You can work on any project you’ve started as long as you bought the materials in the store. Or you can start something new.
NEW SUMMER STITCHING CLASSES!
Fantasy Flower class information is ready for all of you stitchers. The samples are in the store now. The class will be offered a number of times over the summer and fall and you'll be able to choose days that are convenient for you. This class is full of great surprises & new techniques. You'll design your own fantasy flowers and can choose to create a bird's eye view or a more traditional view, as in the two samples below. The cost is $240 for 4 days of class and all supplies. Call us for more information.
CHARITY PROJECTS
One of our charity projects is knitting baby blankets or hat/bootie/sweater sets for The Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS). Every baby born in a Marine or Navy family is given a junior sea bag of items and the Society is proud of the fact that they always include hand knitted items. Blankets need to be crib size (36” by 36”) and machine washable. Bring them to the store, and we’ll ship them and put your name into a drawing for a store gift certificate in December. You’ll also receive a very nice pin from the NMCRS for your participation. You’d be stunned to discover how little these men and women are paid to defend our freedom. This is one way we can express our thanks for the job they do.
Our second charity project involves Knitting or Stitching for a Cure to support breast cancer research. For a $10 donation, knitters can select from a host of pink shaded yarns and knit a very long row on our Oddball Shawl. Ten dollars buys a square for stitchers to personalize on a canvas. To date stitchers are ahead of knitters. Once the scarf and canvas are completed, they will be auctioned to raise additional funds for cancer research. Be sure to stop by and thank Betsy Weber, proprietor and owner of Knit One, Stitch Too for her generous support of these two projects.
Location and Contact Information
If you’re in the Charlotte/Huntersville area, please feel free to come and visit our shop in:
NorthCross Shopping Center (Exit 25 I-77)
9709-C Sam Furr Road
Huntersville N.C., 28078
704-655-9558
FAX 704-655-8631
Email: knitonestitchtoo@aol.com
Regular Hours Mon 11-5; Tue & Wed 10-9;
Thur & Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5
We are also open at any time we have a scheduled class
Knit One, Stitch Too is in the NorthCross Shopping center across the parking lot from Target. NorthCross is located at the intersection of NC73 and US21, immediately east of I-77 Exit 25. If approaching on I-85 from the North, use I-85 Exit 55 and follow NC73 West
