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Brea Bag

Sara — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:24:39 +0000

Need a cute new bag for spring? Knit one! The Brea Bag is a fun pattern to knit and a great way to learn cables if you’ve never done them. Knit out of some of our new cottons, silks, or blends in exciting colors and this bag will be a favorite addition to your wardrobe.
Classes: Thursdays, March 10 & 17, 10:30a-12:30p, $30 + materials.

Garden Trellis Mittens

Sara — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:01:12 +0000

Make these great little hand warmers!

This has been one of our most requested projects. It’s a quick knit while learning a new technique such as the picot stitch. Great gift idea!

See the calendar for dates and times.

Fair Isle French Market Bag

Sara — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:59:22 +0000

Our popular French Market Bag is now in fair isle! Now you will have your one-of-a-kind market bag just by adding beautiful color (not shown in photo). Class begins Saturday, March 13th at 1:30pm.

Free Market Bag pattern

No, your bust size isn’t your bra size!

Sara — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:44:47 +0000

Okay, the sweater looked great in the pattern, but not so great on you after you made it, right? This workshop teaches you how to accurately measure yourself so that all dimensions fit you properly.

You will learn how to ease in your correct measurements and change the smallest details that will make all the difference in the way your garment (sweater, vest, skirt) fits your body.

You will have the opportunity to make a form of your body to take with you for fitting purposes.

This is probably one workshop everyone who knits and crochets should take!

Why continue wasting your time and money on garments that come out either too small or too large?! Once and for all, make your knits fit!

This is one of the options at our Spring Workshop at Pine Lake Country Club in April. Please join us there.

Knit-Eat-Repeat

Sara — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:20:25 +0000

We’re excited to announce our next all-day workshop on Saturday, April 17, 2010, Pine Lake Country Club in Mint Hill from 8:30am until 5:00pm. We’ve planned our classes around techniques and projects to stir your creative juices. We promise it will be both educational and fun.

Imagine taking 3 classes of your choice, including all materials, a continental breakfast AND lunch! We’ve thought of everything, although it may be necessary to bring a set of needles with you for one of the classes.

Bring a friend with you and make this a fun day of learning and knitting. You deserve it!

Please call us or come by to reserve your spot and designate your class preferences. $125 for all materials, instruction and FOOD. What a deal.

Links to Workshop Project Choices:

Fabulous Noni Bags (you want at least one)

Sara — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:10:27 +0000

Noni bags are bags to be worn, not just carried. They are, like jewelry or any adornment, extensions of our personalities.

Everyone who’s been in the shop and seen these purse patterns and handles either wants one or wants someone to make them one. They come in sizes from itty-bitty evening bag to bowling bag!

Free Holiday Patterns

Sara — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:57:55 +0000

Entrelac Pouches

Stop in the shop and search through our “free-with-purchase” patterns for:

Stockings
Ornaments
Mittens & Gloves
Hats
Scarves
Snowman Purse
Felted Holiday Tree
Wine Sacks
Entrelac Pouches (perfect for tucking a gift certificate or piece of jewelry into)

Knitscene’s Contemporary Cables Cowl

Sara — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:30:05 +0000

I love a cowl — the warmth around my neck without having a scarf hanging down — and they’re so chic!

This season’s Knitscene magazine features an irresistible project that I’m working on right now — the Contemporary Cables Cowl.

"Ice" Alpaca Silk

I’ll be using a customer favorite — Blue Sky Alpacas’ Alpaca Silk — in the color “Ice.” I haven’t chosen my buttons yet, so drop in and give me your vote for which one suits it best. I’m not crazy about the buttons they used on the one in the magazine.

If you haven’t yet learned to work cables, here’s your chance. We’ll be knitting this in a class that will also teach buttonhole techniques. Look at the class schedule on September 16 & 23 “Pale Skies Cowl” for all the details.

If you already know how to work cables, a small project like this would be a good one to experiment going without a cable needle. Expand your skills — and if you need support, we’re here for you at the Cottage.

More Vogue “Head Trips”

Sara — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:26:16 +0000

Vogue's Vine & Leaf Beret

I couldn’t make myself choose just one of the charming hats from the Fall Vogue Knitting lineup, so here’s the Vine & Leaf Beret. I blogged about the Eyelet Cap earlier.

Ruby Red

I’ll be knitting a sample of Vine & Leaf out of the upscale Blue Sky Alpaca in a rich Ruby Red (#123) .

This project promises to be popular for gift giving and will be a quick project to learn how to use double-pointed needles if you need to expand your skills.

Vogue Knitting “Headtrips”

Sara — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:50:19 +0000

If Vogue Knitting is right, hats will be a hot item this fall and winter.

I’m making the one pictured here out of the fabulous Mericash Solid in the slate blue pictured below #401.

If it turns out for me as well as it did for Vogue Knitting, everyone’s going to want one for seasonal gift giving.

We’ll make plenty of kits in a variety of colors and offer classes for those who don’t know how to use double-pointed needles.

What fun!