October 9 and 10
World reknown knitting author, designer and teacher Sally Melville will be holding workshops here in Memphis October 9 and 10, 2010! If you want to check out the classes and sign up, go to www.memphisknittingguild.org. The Saturday classes are sponsored by the Memphis Knitting Guild, and the Sunday classes are sponsored by Hank of Yarn. Some of the classes are already half filled, so hurry!
Sally’s books are available here at HOY: The Knit Stitch, The Purl Stitch, Color, Sally Melville Styles and Mother Daughter Knits (with her daughter). Several of us have had classes with Sally either at Stitches or TNNA market, and can tell you that she is an excellent teacher: very natural and approachable.
Reminders
• There are only about 8 days left to take advantage of our March Yarn of the Month, Bamboucle, a bamboo/cotton/linen/nylon blend at buy 2 get 1 free. There are several samples to view, and enough colors and balls to make almost any summer garment.
• GRAB BAGS: There are 9 grab bags left…everyone likes surprises! They may not be heavy, but you know good things come in small packages.
• KNIT ALONG: There is still time to join the knit along scarf project. Sign up, buy the Classic Elite yarn, make the scarf before April 15, and you will be entered in a drawing for a $200 gift basket.
• The monthly Memphis Knitting Guild meets tonight at White Station Library at 6:30 PM. There will be cars leaving Hank of Yarn at 6 PM if you’d like to go with us.
‘Dress Your Feet Sock’ Club
Beginning in May, Hank of Yarn will offer a sock club! We are still working out the ‘kinks’ but I can say that the sock yarn will be unique and not offered in the shop…only in the club, the patterns will also be exclusive, and there will be other surprises included. Watch our emails for more information!
Summer Kid’s Camp
It isn’t too early to be thinking about enrolling your child(ren) in our summer kid’s camp. Arrangements are not final, but we enjoy offering this to those youngsters who are interested in fiber arts. Last year, the kids dyed yarn, wound yarn, made their own knitting needles, learned to knit, learned to weave, and got a spinning demonstration. The minimum age is around 10, according to the child.
