New Arrivals!

We just received our Madelinetosh Pashmina order!

This is Jessie, reporting on the new yarn shipments!  I opened a box of Madelinetosh Pashmina today.  As you may know, Pashmina is 75% superwash wool, 15% silk, and 10% cashmere.  It is a sport weight that is beyond delicious!  A few of the colors we received are duchess, iris, envy, Heuchera, lowland, and volga. 

We also received the Creature Comforts Cardigan pattern. 
This is the cardigan that Joanna made for me when I was pregnant.

 This is a great pattern that really shows the beauty of Madelinetosh hand-dyed yarn.  Here is the baby Cameron version that Joanna made.

The pattern can be customized by changing the panel of leaves.  Dora from StevenBe found a beautiful cable pattern that she used instead of the leaf motif. 
You can see that Joanna used a "X" and "O" motif in Cameron's sweater.  I wear my cardigan all the time.  To the point that Steven told me I had to wear something else because he was sick of seeing it everyday.

Three Irish Girls arrived with new colors! 
We received replenishment of the Peacock colorway!

 This all just came in today so I think I need to find a new display because the shelves are already stuffed full!  Tove is working on the new display right now!  Come on in to see it!

Malabrigo Sock came in FINALLY!

Calling all Malabrigo lovers!  We have the sock weight and it is going fast!

Stop in to either shop to see all of these beautiful new yarn!

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.

Shop Hop, MadTosh and other things....

Hello all!  BIG NEWS!  The shop hop has begun!  StevenBe is participating and there are big things happening there this weekend!  If you haven't already, you better get to Minneapolis to get your charm, your pattern, and a skein of the limited edition (only 50 skeins produced) Madelinetosh yarn called StevenBe Blue.  This is Steven with his namesake yarn. 

Yes, his shirt does coordinate with the yarn.  No, it wasn't planned.  At least, I don't think it was planned.  You never know with Steven. 

This morning, the UPS man brought me MORE Madelinetosh!  How lucky am I?

Did you see that?  If not.....here's a closer look.

To clarify, the limited edition colorway is at StevenBe in Minneapolis only.  The yarn pictured above is currently at Yarn Garage in Rosemount.  Feel free to stop by and visit me and see the latest MadTosh before Steven even gets to see it. 

In addition to the special Madelinetosh yarn, we also have a limited edition color from Three Irish Girls! Yes, you read that right!  THREE IRISH GIRLS!  We now carry Three Irish Girls!  I am so excited I can't stand it!  Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the Three Irish Girls shipment.  It is all at StevenBe for the shop hop, so I guess you will have to go there to see what it looks like.  It is pretty fantastic, I'm not going to lie.  Steven did report to me this morning that it is flying out the door.  I don't mean to pressure you, but if you want to see it you better get there soon. 

And speaking of beautiful hand dyed yarn......we also received a box of Alisha Goes Around.  Steven also swiped this for the shop hop.

You want more hand-dyed yarn, you say?  How about some beautiful Malabrigo Sock yarn!

Keep in mind, we are still have Malabrigo Rasta and Twist.  However, I think most people's minds have turned from wooly and chunky to light and airy.  Which brings me to my latest cowl creation. 

It uses one skein of Gedifra Rosas and one skein of Gedifra Pertinio.  I cast on 100 stitches on a 10.5 needle.  Now, if you ever hear Steven say I don't finish anything.......

Defend me, because there is the finished cowl (without the ends woven in, but that's how we roll!) on display with our Lucatape cowl (on the left).  Ask Steven if he has finished his version of the Rosas/Pertinio cowl.  Go ahead, ask him.  See what he says.

Another reason to stop by the Yarn Garage, (besides saying hello to me and the other girls) is to see our renovations.  We got new rugs and we are moving all the spring/summer yarn to the front of the store.  It looks fantastic!  See you all soon!