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Doodles: Design & Knit Custom Colorwork with Mix-and-Match Motifs

Jamie from Pacific Knit Co will be releasing a SOCKS book this October, and we are SO excited to have her in the shop to chat about Doodle Socks!!! Doodles by Pacific Knit Co. are modern and whimsical colorwork motifs that enable knitters to design and knit exactly what they want! The Doodle Framework has 4 simple steps: 1) Pick your Pattern Shape (we will be concentrating on SOCKS!) 2) Pick your Doodle Motifs, 3) Pick your Yarn Colors and 4) Start Knitting! Class Description: During this session, we’ll deep dive into each step and learn how to choose and modify your base pattern, how to create your Master Project Chart using Doodle motifs, and how to build cohesive yarn palettes that work for colorwork. Afterwards, you’ll have the confidence to create your own unique colorwork projects, which gives you endless customization with just one pattern! Skills Needed: Some experience with basic colorwork knitting Skills Covered: Introduction to choosing and modifying Base Doodle Patterns. Ho...
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July Classes at A Little Knitty Yarn Shop

Crochet 101 - $65 - 3 Hours - Instructor: Elena Marquez Saturday, July 11th 10am to 1pm Knitting 101 - $65 - 3 Hours - Instructor: Jen Reeves Sunday, July 12th Noon to 3pm Crochet Christmas Stocking - $45 - 3 Hours - Inst: Jeananne Sunday, July 19th Noon to 3pm To register, go to www.alittleknitty.com and click on classes!
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Easy Knitting for Kids

We just received in a new book for our young (or young at heart) knitting friends!  You can find this book in-store or online HERE
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Greeting card restock

Locally made greeting cards from Biely & Shoaf Co have been restocked!! We love this local business and the adorable cards they make! These are available in-store only
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Blind Date with a Book

We recently brought in a new consignor in the shop...and we wanted to introduce them! These adorable packages are a Blind Date with a Book. Each book is a used book (frequently obtained at library book sales or other places the owner finds books). She then decorates them adorably, tucks in a fun treat and writes the genre of book at the bottom. HOW CUTE IS THAT????? Each Blind Date with a Book is only $9 and makes a fun gift too! These are available in-store only.
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Hilde's Corner - The Dawn Chorus

I’ve been waking up more and more these mornings to the sweet sounds of the Dawn Chorus. Spring is in full swing and the birds are singing! Oh, how they sing in the morning! (Admittedly, some mornings I wish they would keep it down for a few more hours…) No one really knows why the birds sing in the morning, but what an amazing phenomenon. With that cacophony of song the birds just seem to be so happy. Being a bit of a bird nerd, I thought it would be fun to find some patterns out there inspired by our feathered friends. This hat shows different birds peeking through the branches of brambles. The pattern is Bramble Birds by Sara Huntington Burch and sells for $5 on Ravelry. It is made using fingering weight yarn and utilizes cables and stranded colorwork. Cascade Heritage would work very well for this, and so would the more tonal Heather Ellis Art fingering yarns. The Jay Sweater by Rachel Brockman was inspired by the colorations and patterning of the blue jay. I love this idea and ...
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