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2009 marks the
10th Anniversary
of the Needle & Arts Centre.
You will see us make special announcements all year long
here. Today it is:
We
will have a featured
Yarn of the Month, with 20% discount
every month. See the
August announcement to the
right!
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Saturday
August 15, 11-4:
National Knit in
the Park in Campbell River and other places
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Dear customers and
friends!
Summer is "upon us", and what a Summer it has been
so far in our part of Canada. Sorry Ontario, that we
stole your Summer weather with temperatures even
beyond (local) record breaking 35 degrees.
poppy photo courtesy of Chris Carter
and available in our store
Did we stop knitting and crocheting in these
temperatures? Nope!
We can even report that we had our first knitter
guests in our
Hidden Harbour B&B in July and August.
Rita from Idaho spent 9 days here and thoroughly
enjoyed them. Grete and Emma from Vancouver just
stopped here on a knitting cruise across all
Vancouver Island.
Fall Yarns and other new products
are rolling in, but SORRY, I was unable to update
our web site and blogs in time for this newsletter.
You can expect new entries daily now - so bookmark
our
web site and
yarn blog and visit us often!
Knit in the Park is on August 15th
in many cities. Read below, and this year you can
even participate in the fun if you don't live here!
Many classes are in the planning
(see below) - please tell us your preferences, which
makes it much easier to taylor the program to your
needs!
If you haven't signed up to the Empire Club
yet: check out our
July newsletter - it's worth it!
Talk to you soon and:
Thank you for your support!
Jurgen
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Knit in the Park coming up VERY soon!
On Saturday August 15th we will have our national
Knit in the Park again. On Ostler Park, just
across from our store. Yarn is on us, refreshments
are sponsored by our friends from 7-Eleven and
Altrusa International.
The project will be Cotton Caps for chemo
patients in our
 local
cancer care program. 11-4 pm, bring your lawn
chair and something to nibble... Beginners are
welcome, it's fun!
And if you come from out of town, our very own B&B
takes easily 4, even up to 8 knitters.
Now, our friend Janice talked us into the
challenge
to finish 100 Chemo Caps!
She herself has committed to 10 alone. Anybody
is invited to knit or crochet one or more Chemo
Caps. We dug out many free patterns for
this project (see below). If you are interested to
participate, just phone 1-888-588-7834
or
email us. We send you patterns and
even some cotton yarn if you don't find some in
your stash!
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Yarn of the Month - 20% OFF
August: SMART
& LANETT!
Made in soft Pure New Wool,
Smart is
machine washable and it is therefore perfect for
comfortable kids sweaters. The color range is
impressive, as it includes the traditional and the
fashionable palette. Check
shade card!
This "Rainbow Baby Sweater" is a free
pattern, knit with
Lanett Superwash.
In the finest merino wool, Lanett is as soft as a
baby's skin. The yarn fibres are combed in order
to guarantee you a long lasting garment that
retains its soft surface and shape after numerous
washing. Only the best is perfect for the babies !
As the best selling baby wool yarn in Norway since
its introduction, it has a wide range of
harmonious colors. Check
shade card!
The 20% discount applies to purchases in our store
or online orders till latest
August 31. Several discounts cannot be added, the
higher discount applies.
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Free Patterns of the Month
We found many free patterns for beautiful
Caps for Chemo
Patients (see Knit in the Park, above). Of course,
they are beautiful for any other purpose as well,
just see these examples below:
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Fall 2009 - Suggestions for Classes
Pam, Lois and Penny will be offering classe,
starting in
 September.
Here comes a list of suggested classes. Please help
us planning and please
email us back your
preferred classes which you would like to attend
- if possible no later
than August 18. The exact schedule
will be published right after this date. Your pick
will not be considered a sign-up yet!
- Knit Along Einstein Coat - every other Sat
morning 10am - 12pm
- Beginnings - different ribs and edgings - e.g.
Corduroy rib, Picot edging, Applied I-cord, rolled
hem, saw-tooth points and more
- Easy Lace Scarf with beads
- Socks - heels to gussets
- Thrum Mittens and/or sock slippers
- Knitting in the round, 4/5 DPN's, 2 circulars
and Magic Loop
- Introduction to Multidirectional Knitting -
Scarf
- Finishing Class I - choosing and substituting
yarn to seaming
- Finishing Class II - Buttonholes, applying
zippers, making your own buttons, blocking,
short-row shoulder seams etc
- Intro to knitting/felting. Make a bag or easy
felted slippers. Suitable yarns for felting, I-cord
handles and applied I-cord top, needle felting
embellishments.
- 2-handed Fair Isle
- Wristwarmers in Aran style with trelis cable and
bobbles
- Hardanger
- any other class on YOUR wish list??
Please feel free to
ask for more information for specific
classes!
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Last but not least
Surina introductory special ends on
August 20th
 Take
your chance and get these high quality,
wonderfully soft Nappa leather (or fabric)
needle cases or the leather knitting
brief case (which Lois uses day in
day out) at a considerably reduced price.
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Your
PS: Happy knitting and
crocheting. Visit our
web site and
blog often because we will display new
products every day now.
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