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Celebrating Spring! The days are finally longer and the weather is getting warmer. Flowers are peeking out from under the gloom. Does this mean we abandon our needles? Never! On the contrary, Spring simply opens up the door to more exciting yarns, projects and events. I love warm weather knitting because tank tops and tee shirts are a lot faster to knit without those troublesome long sleeves. We can even knit jewelry with a little help from Leigh Radford. Here are the details:
Leigh Radford Visits on March 15th We are excited to once again be hosting Leigh Radford for two workshops on Saturday, March 15th. Leigh is the author of Alterknits and One Skein. She is an amazingly innovative Queen of Creativity and her workshops always receive rave reviews. She has a way of unlocking that creative genius that resides, even if sometimes shyly, in all of us. We’ll begin the day with Needle Felting and finish the afternoon with Silver Squares Necklace (and other fun jewelry ideas)! See our Class Schedule for all the details, but don’t wait long to register. Leigh’s classes fill up at just about the speed of light and there are just a few spaces left in each class! Think Outside the Sox Contest Socks, socks, sock! We just can’t stop knitting them because the yarns keep getting better! The amazing new blends include bamboo, alpaca, exquisite soft wools, and even aloe and jojoba! The newest member of our Sock Yarn Family is Yukon, from Pagewood Farms. It is a fabulous hand dyed blend of 70% wool, 20% bamboo, 10% nylon and the colors are irresistible. But wait! To make the world of sock knitting even more enticing, XRX, Inc. (home of Knitter’s Magazine, XRX books, and sponsor of Stitches events) has announced the “Think Outside the Sox” design contest. This contest was launched at Stitches West and will last the entire year. So Much Yarn is an official “Sox Hot Spot” and we’ll help you get your original sock design entered. There is $20,000 in prize money awaiting lucky winners, with the Grand Prize Winner receiving $6,000!! In addition, winning designs will be featured in a new sock book to be published by XRX. The official rules, categories and entry form can be downloaded at http://thinkoutsidethesox.com. What? You say you don’t know how to knit socks yet? The great news is that, with a contest that lasts all year, you have time to take one of our upcoming sock classes and begin your personal sock adventure! Destination Yarn...the 2008 LYS Tour LYS stands for “Local Yarn Shop” and this little “shop hop” is becoming bigger and better with each year. The 2008 event will be held on May 15th-18th. That’s right, it is now four days long to give you more time to reach all those wonderful destinations. This is a chance for you yarn enthusiasts to check out shops that are perhaps a bit out of the way, as well as your local favorites. Each shop will be featuring a “one-skein” project pattern that weekend. The pattern is free to Tour participants and the associated yarn is 10% off. There is no fee to participate….you simply pick up a passport from participating shops and let the adventures begin. You will receive a stamp on your passport at each shop you visit. If you visit every shop during the weekend, your passport will be entered into a drawing for a very special prize! Get all the details on the official website: lystour.com The Art of Nurturing Ourselves What do you mean, nurture myself?!?! I’m too busy nurturing everyone else, and I have to work and shop and take care of the house, the car, the yard, the dog… Do those words sound all too familiar? It seems that one of our biggest challenges is making sure to take care of ourselves. Yes...I’m pointing this finger at myself right now, rest assured. You know on the airplane when the flight attendant is giving the spiel about the oxygen mask? We are always instructed to put our own on first and then help others. It sounds selfish, but if WE are not whole, healthy, safe and centered, we truly cannot be of positive use to anyone else. Sometimes just taking half an hour to sit quietly and knit on a beautiful fiber is enough to rejuvenate, but sometimes you may need more. If that is the case, consider joining us on our Spring Retreat: Knitting at the Saratoga, April 4th-6th. More details are provided on page 7 of this newsletter. For one weekend, it is only and all about you. Relax, knit, laugh, share with friends, and go home smiling and energized. You DO deserve it.
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