This just in the shop: Nancy's Knit Knacks, an outstanding source of creative accessories for fiber artist of all breeds, has just come out with their Double Point Work In Progress Tubes! Priced at $9.50 for a set of two (perfect for those of you that work two socks or sleeves simultaneously), these tubes telescope from 5" to 10", and with an internal diameter of 5/8", they will hold your small and medium size DPN's firmly, allowing your project to hang outside of the tube yet protecting the needles from breakage and your stitches from stitches slipping off!
We're also expecting our shipment of the new Cat Bordhi book, New Pathways for Sock Knitters, to arrive in the next week. The reviews of this book have been exceptional; my own knitter friends who have read it say that it's sure to become an important technique and reference book, and that it changes the way you'll think about knitting socks forever! Cat is one of the few designers around that challenges preconcieved notions about knitting; her Moebius cast on (found in her Treasury of Magical Knitting) was a truly new way of creating multidimensional items. You can read more about her at her website, www.catbordhi.com, and you can search on YouTube for videos of her demonstrating some of her techniques.
Finally, our new class schedule is at the printer and will be available on our website soon, but in the meantime, I couldn't wait to tell you about Margaret Fisher's class "Sensational Slip Stitches", on Sunday September 16 from 9am to 4pm. Margaret is a very popular knitting teacher, having taught all over the country for guilds, shops, and at large events such as Stitches, Maryland Sheep and Wool, and TNNA's biannual conventions. This is a great opportunity to learn various slip stitch knitting techniques, both two-color and multi-color, and inject some creativity and color into your work. Associate tuition for this class is only $100 (non-associates pay only $110), and it's sure to fill up fast, so call in or stop by the shop to sign up soon!
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