Steven Showing New Things at the shop.

Exciting things coming up!!

There is just so much going on.  This next monday, The Glitter Knitter Jam will be at the Rosemount Starbucks from 6:30 PM to 9 PM.  Bob will be fiddling, and Steven will be teaching and showing off four fabulous trunk shows from:

• Be Sweet
  
• Big Needle Knits from BagSmith
  
• Handpainted Knitting Yarns
  
• Mac & Me
  

Outstanding! Email Steven at steven@yarngarage.com  if you can attend so we save you a seat.

Yarnover, the Annual Knitter's Guild event will be next Saturday.  Once again we are going to be at the Yarnover at Hopkins High School, April 18th. Come to the 23rd annual Minnesota Knitters' Guild Yarnover, an all-day event. Featured are vendors galore from the Midwest and Canada, along with classes taught by nationally and regionally known teachers. You thought Steven was brassy, wait till you have experienced this years keynote speaker, Lily Chin. Entrance to the market is free. Check the MKG home page (http://www.knitters.org) for a downloadable brochure (updated as classes fill) and registration form for classes.

The Phenom Know as Urban Knitters is Expanding!

Steven has arranged for both a brunch session from 11 AM to 1:30 PM AND A LUNCH SESSION FROM 1:30 PM TO 4 PM on Sunday April 19th at Wilde Roast Cafe. You too can be an Urban Knitter if you are industrious, fun loving, witty, chatty, and always looking for new fiber adventures. If you fit this description, grab your knitting bag, your latest "show and tell" and your $10 fee per session and join us. Catch the skein by skein recap of Saturday's Yarnover and see the Encore of the "Best Of" Four fabulous trunk shows. Come hungry and enjoy this great fiber party. (Party Hint: The classic pairing for the Wilde Roast Savory Mac and Cheese is a good Burgandy.) Space is limited so please email us if you want a seat reserved.

Email Steven and let him know which session you will attend by clicking here.

Get the Knit Kit Now.

I am so excited about this new tool for us.  Everything you need is in this tiny portable kit,  just grab the yarn, the needles and your knit kit and you are ready to go.  Check it out today and pick one up from The Yarn Garage.

Steven

Celebration of Wilde Roast Cafe Five Years

Sunday we had a knitting party at Wilde Roast.  Steven - the Glitter Knitter, Christa - the Senior Glitter Knitter and many Yarn Garage fans and Urban Knitter regulars joined forces from 11 AM to 4 PM and shared their projects, taught newbies to knit, and got the latest information on the newest and best arrivals at the Yarn Garage.  Just look at the joy on these faces.  We had a blast. 

Come one, Come all to teach the world to knit, eat and enjoy!

Celebrate Wilde Roast Cafe's 5th anniversary this coming Sunday March 22nd, from 11am to 4 pm.

We will be offering all newbies yarn, needles and lesson for only $10.
I am encouraging all my friends of the Yarn Garage and especially all those that have enjoyed
Urban Knitters these last couple of years, to join Steven and the gang to help teach the masses to knit

We will offer all brunch and lunch guests the opportunity to have a teacher sit with them at their table
and The Yarn Garage will provide yarn and needles.

In addition Steven will have great sale yarns available for purchase as well as his usual entertaining presentation

Knitter's email Steven at Steven@yarngarage.com if you wish to join us this Sunday.
Steven is waving the $10 event fee for those that volunteer to help teach the basics.
No obligation if you just would like to come and sit back eat and knit. Specify in the return email that you would simply
like to reservc a seat in the private room.
As always I ask that you purchase food and beverage helpping to support the wonderful Wilde Roast Cafe, we have all come
to love and enjoy.

Auracania at the Urban Knitters

The brand Steven highlighted this week is Auracania. (Hand dyes from South America) All weights and blends of yarn for cottons to wools from Sock weight to bulky, a myriad of colors.  There were so many folks that came that we spilled out into the Wilde Roast main room.  Christa Berg, the Senior Glitter Knitter was also there, helping Steven with fixes, ideas and a couple of baskets of her wonderful yarns.

Saturday Afternoon at the Yarn Garage

It is a lazy and cold Saturday afternoon.  Well we had fun at the shop.  A Junior High guy named Andrew learned to knit.  Lots of customers caught up on the latest yarns that come in weekly to the Yarn Garage.  Monika and Steven worked with each and every customer giving them tips, helping them with project problems, found them just the right color palettes for their new project, set them up with the free skein for the latest charity knitting projects the shop is famous for.  In the back room, Don Sparish and Bob White began the setup of the new Point of Sale system that will be phased in over the near term.  The place was toasty warm which helped folks stay a bit extra to warm up from the cold.  The Yarn from floor to ceiling made a kind of fiber cocoon for creativity and relaxation.  Where were you?  We missed you.