Irish Lace Crochet w/ Maire Treanor & Knit & Crochet Show 2011!!

The first week of August, historian, author and Irish crochet expert Maire Treanor will host two events that bring to life the intricacies of Irish crochet. Treanor, who lives in Clones, Ireland, will travel to Minnesota to share her 22 years of Clone Lace experience and research.  This is the same kind of lacework that you saw on Kate Middleton's wedding dress.  She has been hanging out at the shops and she has been using some of the new exclusive Three Irish Girls yarn to make necklaces that are too sweet!

Local knit celebrity Annie Modesitt rounds out the week for those knitters who dabble in lace or want to get started. Annie was a big hit here in the spring. Her salon class will be one not to miss.

Click HERE for the complete schedule and interactive registration form. Call, Jeremy, at StevenBe (612-259-7524) if you need help with registration or additional info on any of these exclusive classes!

We are super excited about the Knit and Crochet Show 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis!  We have the market preview tonight and then tomorrow we are open to the public for three days!  Only here can you find the before and after pictures of our booth!

I am not sure Jer knows I took this picture of his backside......nobody tell him!

Look at that mess!  Check back to see the finished product!  Better yet, come visit the booth at the Hyatt!

Steven is being interviewed tomorrow morning on KARE 11 news.  They are doing the interview at 5AM.  No, that is NOT a typo.  FIVE AM!  Hopefully, we can get a link to the interview, but watch for him on the news sometime tomorrow morning!

One more thing.......we received a trunk show from Three Irish Girls that includes their new summer yarns and one of a kind colorways.  ONE OF A KIND, people.  Stop by the booth or StevenBe to see the fabulousness!

Little Red in the City, and other fabulous things....

We have Little red in the city in stock and it is ready to inspire you!  This pattern book is written by Ysolda, who is a very talented new designer.  Her concept behind this pattern book was to create garments that are flattering on EVERY shape.  She has accomplished this through the shaping she incorporates in her designs.  She adds extensive photography that show the garments on different body shapes.  I feel this pattern book is a break through in knitwear design. Ysolda also happens to be cute as a button and sweet as pie and that doesn't hurt one bit.

Come and pick up the beautiful Malabrigo Rios to make one of Ysolda's designs.  The Rios has a nice twist to limit pilling and is SUPERWASH!!!  It has a delightfully spongy quality to it that makes me want to squeeze it every time I touch it!

More ruffle yarn.........Flounce.....

and more ruffle yarn......Triana....

And, now a word from Jeremy about our upcoming Summer Fiber Fest festivities.....

Hello loyal blog followers, Registration for Fiber Fest - Summer Session is Here! We had so much fun with you and our special guests back in April and could not let the summer go by without another huge needlearts event. The National Knit & Crochet Show is in town the last weekend of the month. Amazing fiber artists, authors, yarn enthusiasts, and personalities are converging on Minneapolis. Steven has pulled in the all the highlights from the show to bring you a jam packed schedule of events, workshops, and classes in the weeks surrounding the show.

It’s a fantastic time to expand your needle arts knowledge - we have classes, trunk shows, book signings, and events from some of the most inspirational personalities from around the country and the globe. And it’s YOUR TIME to have fun, laugh, learn, relax and enjoy yourself.
There is so much going on, you won’t want to miss it! So bring a friend and register as soon as possible for the best that knit and crochet have to offer.
Your Summer Needlearts education continues into August with lacy knits and Irish crochet lace. Check out these mini-workshops coming to StevenBe following the Knit & Crochet Show.
The first week of August, historian, author and Irish crochet expert Maire Treanor will host two events that bring to life the intricacies of Irish crochet. Treanor, who lives in Clones, Ireland, will travel to Minnesota to share her 22 years of Clone Lace experience and research.
Local knit celebrity Annie Modesitt rounds out the week for those knitters who dabble in lace or want to get started. Annie was a big hit here in the spring. Her salon class will be one not to miss.

Click HERE for the complete schedule and interactive registration form. Call me, Jeremy, at StevenBe (612-259-7524) if you need help with registration or additional info on any of these exclusive classes!