September Sale and Classes

This month Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe is having a stock up sale on yarn. Buy four of a kind and get a fifth skein for free. It's a great opportunity for folks with large projects on the horizon for the holidays or people who just want to challenge Bex's "My Stash Is Bigger Than Yours" bracelet.

I'm eyeing the Euroflax. I'd love to make some lace curtains for my kitchen and Bex told me linen would be a good choice for that application because it will hold up well to the sunlight exposure. Let's see, about three skeins a window, four windows....


September Class Schedule

Hot Topics Classes (Saturdays 10 am to noon, cost $15):

Sept 9: Basic Toe-Up Socks (all skill levels)
-If you've been frustrated with socks in the past, try this fun and easy technique. You don't have to pick up stitches or do the Kitchner stitch and you can actually try on your socks as you knit to get a perfect fit every time. No more sock wrinkles to cramp your style!

Sept 16: Lace Knitting Basics (intermediate level)
-Lace isn't as hard as it looks. If you can knit two together and yarn over, then you already know the basic stitches. Bex can teach you how to read lace charts so you can read patterns and know where to put the K's, K2TOGs, and YOs. Wouldn't a lace shawl look spectacular on that special someone this holiday season? I'm knitting a camel hair lace shawl for my mom.

Sept 23: Crochet for Breast Cancer Awareness with Joan Ditmore (all levels)
(If you already crochet, bring a "G" hook and join us for free. Hillcreek will supply the yarn.)

Sept 30: Play Day: work on anything you want and get help (Knitting, Crochet, Dyeing, Weaving, Macrame, Beading, etc.)

Oct 7: Crochet with Joan (all levels)
-Crochet is a great way to make doilies, edgings, afghans, reversible scarves and much more.
-Every knitter can benefit from basic crochet skills for picking up dropped stitches, provisional cast-on, finishing edges, joining, and decorating knitted items to name but a few possibilities.


You say you want more?

Bex is open for suggestions on new Hot Topics classes. It's your chance to put her through her paces while you learn new and exciting skills and techniques. Here are some possibilities:

• Entrelac (a beautiful basket-weave pattern)
• Beading (peyote & brick)
• Macrame
• Inkle Weaving
• Triangle Weaving
• Tatting
• Dying Yarn in the Microwave
• Two-Handed Fairisles
• Bead Knitting
• EZ Surprise Baby Jacket
• Easy Neck-Down Children's Sweater
• Swirl Knitting
• Felted Knitting
• Needle Felting
• Crocheted Bookmarks
• Crochet or Knit Angels & Snowflakes
• Magic Loop (throw away your double pointed needles!)

Is there a class you'd really like to see offered? Drop a note here or stop in the shoppe and let Bex know. (I'm really pushing for peyote beading.)