Upcoming Classes including an evening session of Magic Loop Mittens!

Reversible Fair Isle Headband with Lori Phillips at Yarn Garage in Rosemount.
This is a two session class on Monday, January 18th and 25th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.  This is a $28 class with the pattern sold seperately.

If you have always wanted to try two color knitting, then this is the perfect class for you! Lori has designed this reversible headband that will teach you a provisional cast on, two color knitting from a chart, and seaming. You can pick your own motifs and use traditional or outrageous colors.  We used Misti Alpaca Tonos Worsted, but why not use Spud and Chloe Sweater or Noro Kueryon? You must come to class with your yarn wound and ready to cast on!  Click here for more details.
 
 
Baby Hat & Booties with Lori Phillips at Yarn Garage in Rosemount This is a two session class on Monday, January 30th and February 6th from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. This is a $28 class that includes the pattern.

Learn to make these adorable hat and booties! You can make them super girly with pink and white or in the colors of your favorite sports team. We have a huge selection of colors for these fun and fast hat and booties! Lori will teach you to knit in the round, increase, decrease, and short row shaping. You must already know how to knit and purl to attend this class. Please come with your pattern, yarn, and needles ready to cast on! The first session will teach the hat and the second session will teach the booties.  We suggest using Cascade Fixation as we love the colors and the stretchiness due to its cotton/spandex blend.  Click here for more details.

Toe-Up Two at a Time Socks with Lori Phillips at Yarn Garage in Rosemount This is a two session class on Wednesday, February 8th, 22nd, 29th, March 7th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This is a $48 class with the pattern sold seperately. Note there are two Wednesday sessions that are not consecutive due to the amount of knitting needed to be completed.

Here is your opportunity to learn how to make socks two at a time while making them toe-up. This is the only way to make socks! This is an intermediate class for those who have already learned the Magic Loop knitting technique. We suggesting using some of the new Malabrigo Sock yarn or the new Zen Yarn Garden.  You must come to class with your yarn and needles ready to cast on!   Click here for more details.



Magic Loop Mittens with Lori Phillips at Yarn Garage in Rosemount This is a two session class on Friday, February 3th and 10th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This is a $28 class with the pattern purchased seperately.

Come to the Yarn Garage on a Friday night to learn the Magic Loop Mitten with Lori! This is the first and only evening session we will have for this class. You must already know how to knit, purl, increase, and decrease. You also need to come to class with your gauge established, your yarn wound and needles ready.

Lori has written this pattern with four gauges and four sizes.  Please come to the shop to pick your yarn and knit a gauge swatch prior to class.  You can use Malabrigo Rasta, Cascade 128 Superwash, Plymouth Select Worsted Superwash, or Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk D.K.  Click here for more details.

Lori's Favorite Seams at Yarn Garage in Rosemount This is a one session class on Wednesday, February 20th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.  This is an $18 class.

Seaming got you down? Don't be frustrated with finishing anymore! Come to this class to learn the mattress and kitchner stitches. You will forever have perfect seams!  Click here for more details.

Malabrigo Rasta & Malabrigo Book 3 have arrived!!!! Again....

Stephanie informed me that our Malabrigo order came in with a replenishment of Rasta and Malabrigo Book 3!!!!!  We received the following colors:  Oxido, Laguna Negra, Indiecita, Solis, Piedras, Zarzamora, Soriano, Porrinho, Arco Iris, Archangel, Abril, Azules, & Baya Electrica.
LOVE IT!  LOVE IT!  LOVE IT!

Malabrigo Rasta, Florafil, Alpaca Glow, Feza, and so much more!

It is so great working at the Yarn Garage and StevenBe.  Every time I open a box of yarn it is like opening a present!  It is so exciting to see the new products and to see more of the yarn I love!  Such as, Malabrigo Rasta!  We received a shipment of the Rasta and Silky Merino.

We also received Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande Glow!  It is the same great Alpaca Grande that we know and love plus glitter!  It has a little BLING in it!  I am imagining a shrug or hat done in the Grande Glow.  It is so pretty!

The Alpaca Grande Glow is on the right in the picture above.  It is hard to see the glitter, but it is there! It is subtle, but effective!

Also in the new yarn display, we have solid colors of Florafil, a beautiful cotton produced here in the U.S.A.

The solids colors compliment the variegated colors that we already had in stock.  We also received new patterns and samples from Florafil featuring their textured cotton! Click here to see some of their patterns!  I cannot take off the Yoga Shrug!  It is so cozy!  Of course, you need to stop in to see the samples in person, but maybe if I am lucky, I can get some pictures of the samples posted tonight.  That is, if the Wild Women of Wednesday are willing to be the models!

For more in the BLING department,........

We received new colors of Feza Chanel, Dazzle, Premier, Alp Oriental, Alp Virgin.

We are loving the Alp Premier Jacket seen below.

Feza is also doing a great job of providing free patterns.  Here are a few examples:

Rounded Shawl

One ball of Alp Oriental makes this Cabled Scarf.

And, this Horizontal Cabled Scarf only takes one Alp Oriental, too!

Make a Mohawk Hat for the punk rocker in your life!  Only, one ball of Alp Oriental!

Stop in to see any of these new fabulous yarn, samples, or patterns!  Before I go, I have to tell you about our Bling Sale!  We have Feza Petra 1/2 price!!!!

And, we received Katia Tul (or Ondas) which ruffles when you knit it!  LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Check out the free scarf pattern!

 

I want to remindall of our Pittsburgh fans, that Steven will be in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Show Feb. 11, 12, 13th!  He is going to MC the fashion show.  He is bringing Mama Christa and she will be running his booth where he will be selling his line of handspun yarn!  If you are in the area, go check him out!  In the meantime, GLITTER IT UP!