Lambikin's Happenings Newsletter - Winter 2004

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday season! I have seen many wonderful gifts being made for spouses, friends, and family. Hopefully they all know how much care and work was put into their gifts. Now that the holidays have passed, what projects do you have planned for these cold winter days? If you are tentative about starting something you have never done before, we are offering a wide range of classes from finishing techniques to sweaters, socks, and beginning knitting.

It's hard to believe we have been open over a year now. Looking around the store, it is amazing how much we have grown. I can't help but feeling how truly blessed we are to have such wonderful customers. You have made this first year such a overwhelming success. It has been more fun and rewarding than we could have ever imagined. We are looking forward to our continued growth in 2004 as we add more styles, colors and companies.

Don't be surprised if you see new shelf space and some rearranging in the coming weeks. We have already run out of room, and with new styles and colors coming in constantly, we need the extra room.

For those that use the Internet, we have started a new web log, or blog, in an effort to make sure everyone is kept up-to-date with new products, sales, closings, etc. We quickly realized too much was happening to summarize it every 3-4 months in our newsletter. Our new site, Yarn & Knitting Blog, will hopefully become a repository for happenings at our store. While it will probably not be updated daily, I plan on writing entries at least a couple times a week. Please let us know if you are finding it useful, or would like to see different information posted. Our “official” web site will still be kept as up-to-date as possible.

New Arrivals for Winter

On Line Linie
We are now carrying three lines of the On Line Linie collection: Allegro, Punta, and Spot. Allegro can create beautiful mosaic-like designs. Punta is a combination of a multi-colored bouclé and fur. Spot is a soft new yarn that has subtle metallic eyelashes.

Lana Gatto
From Lana Gatto, we are currently carrying 2 lines: Amsterdam and Dawson. Amsterdam is very soft and has silky eyelashes. We are carrying all the colors available. Dawson is incredibly soft and at 164 yards, one skein is more than enough for a scarf. We have both of these yarns knitted up into scarves.

Filtes King
Imported by Needful Yarns, we are now carrying 3 new novelty yarns by Filtes King: Katrina, Ker, and Lamé. Katrina makes a great base for scarves. It has a multi-colored center with soft lashes. Ker is a great eyelash yarn that has a heavy core with fine lashes, and is a very soft. Lamé is great for adding body to scarves or hats. It is 91% Merino Wool with Metallic, which adds a subtle glitter to any project.

Kertzer
From the company that brought you the popular Fizz and Multi-Fizz, we have added three additional lines from Kertzer: Kitty, Persia, and Ranee. Kitty is similar to Eros as it is a ladder and rung yarn. Persia is a textured ladder yarn. Persia is truly a unique yarn. It really needs to be seen! Ranee looks like Eros or Kitty, but instead of knitting like a ladder, it works up like a bouclé yarn.

Coming Soon

Trendsetter Yarns
Trendsetter has a wonderful selection of novelty yarns and we didn't want anyone to miss out on their fun and beautiful yarn. We are expecting our first shipment to be arriving in late January. We have plans to start off with 4 different lines. More will be added if everyone likes the styles we get. This also means if you have your heart set on a line we don’t initially carry, we will be more than happy to place a special order.

Hand-painted Opal Sock Yarn
We have placed an order for the brand new hand-painted Opal sock yarn. We expect to have all available colors in the store in the next couple weeks.

Customer Favorites

Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool
This is an exciting new yarn from Swedish designer Elsebeth Lavold. It contains 65% Wool and 35% Silk. With 192 yards and costing only $7.10 per skein, Silky Wool is an incredible value. All colors are in stock, including the 6 new colors just added! We also carry the Elsebeth Lavold Designer's Choice pattern book.

On Line Linie Punta
Linie Punta is one of our most popular novelty yarns. It has an amazing combination of boucle & fur. Punta makes a perfect scarf by itself, or carried with another yarn. You can also use it as an accent to jazz up sweaters, hats or mittens!!

Plymouth Eros
Eros is a ribbon "ladder and rung" square eyelash yarn. You can mix this novelty yarn with something more conservative, or carry Eros with another novelty yarn to create some truly wonderful scarves. We love the way Eros knits up with On Line Linie Spot. We have a sample shawl with Eros and Spot knitted together, with Eros as the fringe.

Classes

Here is our class schedule for January through April.

If you have a small group that would like to take a class at a different time, or that is not listed, please contact the store and we will do our best to accommodate you.

• Sign-up sheets for all classes are in a binder at the store.
• Class times and days are firm. Please verify you will be able to make it to all class times and days.
• A 50% deposit is required with registration. The balance of the class fee is due at the time of the first class. We will accept cancellations up to 5 days prior to class. Refunds will be given in store credit only.
• You can either register by phone or in person at the store. If you register by phone, we will accept a credit card over the phone, or you can mail a check.
• Class cancellations due to insufficient students will be announced 3 days before the first class date, and fees or deposits will be refunded.

To make sure you will not be bored or in over your head, we are putting a scale in place to rate the difficulty of each class.

	Level 1 - Beginner
	Level 2 - Advanced beginner
	Level 3 - Intermediate
	Level 4 - Advanced

Beginning Knitting  
We are still offering beginning knitting as a one-on-one class. We want to make sure you get the individual attention you need when first learning how to knit. Please call or stop by the store to arrange a class.

Felted Bag  
Session 1: January 7th 5-7 PM
Session 2: February 25th 5-7 PM
Session 3: February 20th 9-11 AM
Session 4: March 24th 5-7 PM
Session 5: April 5th 5-7 PM
Session 6: April 19th 5-7 PM
Session 7: April 30th 9-11 AM
Cost: $15
Description: Felted bags are so easy and fun to knit. This is just a one-time class. You can make your bag as simple or elegant as you want.

Felted Clogs  
Session 1: February 2nd, 9th, 23rd 5-7 PM
Cost: $40
Description: Clogs are perfect for something to put on your feet to keep you warm during those cold winter nights. Clogs might be a little challenging for beginner knitters.

Socks on Double Point Needles  
Session 1: January 16th, 23rd, Feb 6th 8:30-10:30 AM
Session 2: March 10th, 17th, 31st 5-7 PM
Session 3: April 3rd, 17th, May 1st 8:30-10:30 AM
Session 4: April 6th, 20th, 27th 5-7 PM
Cost: $40
Description: For those that have never made a pair of socks, this class will teach you all the techniques needed to knit a pair of socks. Socks can be made from any number of yarns, including: Opal, Sockotta, Fixation, Trekking XXL, or even Galway for thicker socks.

Hats  
Session 1: January 12th 5-7 PM
Session 2: February 9th 5-7 PM
Cost: $20
Description: Hats are fun and simple to knit. We have plenty of novelty yarns to add fun accents to your project. You will learn how to knit in the round and decreasing.

Flowered Dishcloth  
Session 1: April 21st 5-7 PM
Cost: $35
Description: You will be making a flowered dishcloth with Cotton Chenille. Techniques learned will be increasing, decreasing and knitting in the round.

Christmas Stocking  
Session 1: January 13th, 27th and Feb 10th 9-10 AM
Session 2: January 14th, 28th and Feb 11th 5-7 PM
Cost: $40
Description: Looking for a unique stocking to hang on your mantle? We will have several choices of stocking patterns to make. Get started early this year so you won’t be in a rush come next fall.

Sweaters for Beginners  
Session 1: January 17th, 31st, Feb 14th, March 6th 8:30-10:30 AM
Session 2: March 1st, 15th, 29th, April 12th 5-7 PM
Cost: $45 (Includes choice of pattern; materials extra)
Description: When you are ready to tackle your first sweater, this is the perfect place to start. You will learn all the basics of knitting a garment as you knit a basic sweater.

Entrelac Sweater  
Please contact the store about setting up times to take this class.
Cost: $65
Description: This is an intermediate sweater class. A finished example of this sweater is available at the store. We highly recommend Noro Kureyon or Silk Garden for this project. Entrelac is a wonderful technique that is visually striking and really shows off the colors of the yarn.

Square of the Month  
2nd Wednesday of each month 5-7 PM
Cost: $10 each, or $100 for the whole year (Sampler Afghans by Leisure Arts Required)
Description: Each month you will learn a different technique to create a design on each square. Once you have enough squares, they can be joined to create an afghan.

Technique Classes

Technique classes are short, focused classes that only meet once. They are normally 2 - 2 1/2 hours long and teach a specific technique.

Finishing Techniques  
Session 1: January 30th 9-11:30 AM
Session 2: February 13th 9-11:30 AM
Session 3: February 21st 9-11:30 AM
Session 4: March 19th 9-11:30 AM
Session 5: March 30th 5:30-7:30 PM
Session 6: April 24th 9-11:30 AM
Cost: $40
Description: Come and learn tricks to make this part of your knitting more enjoyable. Seams, picking up stitches and buttonholes will be covered.

Color Changing  
Session 1: January 24th 8:30-10:30 AM
Session 2: April 2nd 8:30-10:30 AM
Cost: $20
Description: Color changing is a critical technique for beginning knitters to learn. We will teach you the proper way to change colors.