Learn the Art of Crochet!

Dates:  Tuesday – Friday  June 22-25, 2010

Time:   10:00-12:30          Ages:   8-12

Come to the Cottage for a fun filled summer camp! You will learn the basic crochet stitches and move on to make a few fun projects to take home with you. Learn from Jessica Athey who is young, enthusiastic, has lots of great ideas and is very talented! We will have a treat at break time! So join us for some summertime fun!

Cost: $45.00   ALL SUPPLIES ARE INCLUDED!     These camps have filled up fast in the past, reserve your spot today!

Something I hardly ever do is knit something from start to finish without picking up something else in between. However, when we received the highly anticipated Punta del Este Thousand Colors yarn, I went to work on “Ingenue” from Custom Knits. I used size 10 needles and start to finish it took 2 weeks! I have been waiting on this yarn since I first saw it last spring, absolutely lovely is all I can say.  Another yarn I have fallen for is a brand new chunky yarn called “Contessa” from Rosetti Yarns. This is a mohair blend that is so soft and has a subtle little sequin every now and then. The guage says 14 sts. and 10 rows = 4″ on a size 11, but it has a wide range you could achieve. I knit a sample and got 2 sts. to the inch on size 17 needles. This would be excellent for those chunky or bulky patterns that knit or crochet up so quickly. I will be making mine in “Tess” from the Heartfelt Book. This yarn will be fantastic for the holidays. Sara and I are starting a little felted entrelac bagc in Noro Kureyon from Interweave Holiday Knits Magazine. These are entrelac in-the-round and we will be offering this as a class. It is a great little gift bag and you can make 2 from 1 skein!

Check out our class schedule for November and December to see what else we are up to at Cottage Yarn.  We will have classes on projects you can finish for the Holidays!

August will be “Classes on Demand!”   We’ve  scheduled Saturday classes as usual but we want YOU to determine the classes.  If you have a project that you’ve been wanting to make, but need help, set up a class.If there’s a class we offered and you could not make it at the time, now’s the time. How about a technique that you want to learn, we’ll show you.We have set aside Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays all through August for you to make up your own classes.  As always, yarn purchased for classes will be 15% off!

Thanks also, to all our customers over the years! Congrats to Marla and Ginny for winning the Addi Turbo Click Set and Cottage Yarn gift certificate. Can’t wait to see what Ginny comes up with for the Collinette yarns. Also, congrats to Patti Furr for winning 2 punches on her Frequent Customer Card!