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Month of Lace

Fri, 6:00 pm, July 31, 2009

Many knitters shy away from lace, fearing that it is too complicated. We're determined to prove that lace doesn't have to be difficult. Through the month of July we're going to do everything we can to encourage our patrons to try this beautiful craft with everything from a knit-along to classes on starting your first lace project!

Still unconvinced? Did you know that the second largest group on ravelry is the Lace Knitters? With over 8,000 members, clearly lace can't be that frightening! We're certain that if you give it a try you'll be bitten by the lace bug. Just start out with something simple, like the Snowdrop Lace Scarf and you'll be yarning over like a pro in no time.

And for the intermediate and advanced lace knitters in our midst, we've assembled a collection of dazzling lace pieces by the best in the field. With choices ranging from traditional Shetland Lace to Faroese Shawls to modern wraps, you'll be hard-pressed to choose just one project this July!

As a little added encouragement, through the month of July all lace projects will be 10% off. Just purchase a lace pattern and yarn together and the discount will be applied when we complete your order. (For customers participating in our Girasole Knit-along, please write "girasole kal" in the Notes section of checkout.)

Take this opportunity to lighten your summer knitting (did we mention that you can make a lace shawl with only 4 oz of yarn?) and challenge yourself. You'll be glad you did.

The Knit Purl Girasole KAL

Fri, 6:00 pm, July 31, 2009

It's no secret that we love Jared Flood's designs. In particular, his Girasole lace shawl pattern has long captivated our hearts. And what better time to hold a Girasole Knit-along than during our Month of Lace?

Join us as we take on this handsome lace shawl and attempt to finish before the KAL ends on July 31st. If you've knit only small lace projects before and would like to go on to the next level in lace knitting, we'll be here to help you, cheer you on and celebrate with you when you finish.

Join in on the fun!

knitnotwar 1,0o0 KAL and Installation

Sat, 6:00 pm, August 1, 2009

Staring on February 1st, we will be collecting felted origami cranes for the knitnotwar 1,0o0 art installation.

knitnotwar 1,0o0—a display of a thousand knitted cranes, involves a large number of artists, crafters, knitters and others in a large scale, community based, public art installation-- celebrating the quiet logic of peace. More than a hundred artists will knit one thousand origami style cranes, to be displayed in Portland, Oregon.

The origami crane is an international symbol of peace, due to the hopeful and heroic story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako died of Leukemia after exposure from US atom bombings of Hiroshima in 1945. Following a Japanese legend of folding 1,000 paper cranes-- a kind of prayer for long life and recovery-- Sadako hoped to get well. She completed over 1,000 folded cranes before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. Thousands of artists, children, religious groups, and other organizations commit to folding strands of a thousand cranes every year to express their commonality in banning nuclear weapons-- their solidarity for peace.

Join us in the store during our upcoming Crane Knit Night (May 7^th) as we help complete the project by donating 300 cranes before June 1^st, 2009. Drop by the store to pick up a free copy of the origami crane pattern, or download one online. And, as a reward for all our KAL participants, we'll be giving knitters $0.50 in store credit for every felted origami crane they donate.

Contact us or visit our blog for more information about how to participate in this project.