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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
December/January
announcement to the right!
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instead
of listing our newest yarns here, you may
check our
web site for more
information!
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Saturday
January 9, 10-3:30
5 hour workshop on Fair Isle Knitting with Miriam
Leth-Espensen; $25
Saturday
January 16, 10-12
Start of the Lopi Sweater Knit Along with Pam; $5 each
session
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Dear customers and
friends!
The current trend projects (Lopi, Fair-Isle and
Cowichan sweaters), new books and yarns, and very
exciting upcoming classes and workshops kept us
busy here, together with giving all our knitters
and crocheters (and Santa!) a helping hand to get
the last projects for Christmas and Hanukkah done
and to get the stockings stuffed. A bit later than
intended, but full of new ideas
for 2010 - enjoy our last newsletter of
2009!
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How do you like my new Lopi Sweater?
I just LOVE it. See below.
Who knows what exactly started this
excitement and revival of
Lopi, Fair-Isle and Cowichan sweaters.
Maybe the sweaters which the Canadian Olympic Team
is wearing next February? They are Cowichan-like
and we got many inquiries for
Cowichan patterns and
yarns recently.
Just ask us!
With our Yarn of the Month
(article below) and the many available
Lopi Pattern Books we started a real Lopi
Palooza. A Lopi Sweater
Knit-Along and a Fair-Isle Workshop (see
class announcements below) add to
it. Be part of it, get your 20% discount, pattern
books and our expertise!
Book your classes now!
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A special treat will be a
weekend with
Maggie Jackson End
of March. This is Maggie's first
series of workshops in Canada! We expect knitters
from the North West US and Western Canada to
attend and visit us here in beautiful Campbell
River. If you don't know Maggie yet, check her
web site, or the wonderful book
Maggie's Ireland (available in
our store), and read the
workshop announcement. It all starts
with a free Fashion Show on
Friday evening, March 26, then you can either
choose from two workshops on Saturday and
Sunday or better book both of them. This
creative talent Maggie will set the tone for your
knitting projects 2010!
Secure your spot!
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Our Chemo Cap Project goes in its
next phase! Read the latest about our recent
distribution
here. Now our knitters will soon
continue on with caps and shawls for chemo
patients and we even got funds donated for more
yarn. Be part of it, wherever you knit in North
America,
contact us!
While the old
year ends in a whirlwind, we wish you peaceful
Holidays and will continue to strive to serve
you better in the New Year.
Thank you for
your ongoing support!
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Next Classes and Workshops 2009/2010!
Our Needle &
Arts Centre comes out again with an
ambitious program of knitting and crocheting
classes for beginners and advanced. We hope
we attract knitters and crocheters from
close and far as well. As in the past year,
our staff offers a class every third
Thursday of the month in the afternoon 2-4.
See the class
list for Spring/Summer 2010.
Plus, on January 9th
we'll have a one day workshop on
Fair Isle Knitting with
Miriam Leth-Espensen from New
Mexico - she visits us for the second
time. On January 16th starts
a Lopi Sweater Knit Along,
after a successful Einstein Coat Knit Along
which just ended (see
photos!).
For the weekend March 26th till
28th the Needle & Arts Centre has
invited internationally acclaimed designer
Maggie Johnson from Ireland
for a fashion show and two workshops on
creative knitting in the store. For those
participants travelling
from Washington or the Lower Mainland to our
wonderful City we have arranged for special
rate accommodations in B&B's and Cottages in
walking distance.
Read details here and sign up
at 250-287-8898 or toll-free at
1-888-588-7834 or
info@needlenart.com.
This workshop will
fill up fast!
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Yarn of the Month - 20% OFF
December &
January: LOPI PALOOZA!
Just in time for your
Lopi, Fair-Isle or Cowichan sweaters!
Jurgen's sweater in the photo above is knit in
Lett Lopi. Check out the many
Lopi pattern books
which we have available for this Lopi Palooza.
The 20% discount applies to purchases in our
store or online orders till
latest January 31. Several discounts cannot be
added, the higher discount applies.
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Meet our knitters and staff!
The growing knit and crochet community is
not a clandestine sisterhood anymore. It's
about coming together, exchanging tips and
techniques, socializing, having fun together,
helping each other. Meet knitters and staff of
the Needle & Arts Centre in Campbell River, BC
- this 3 min
Movie Clip
was taken in December 2009.
We strive to give you the best possible
support, no matter if you life in California,
North Carolina, Nova Scotia of Courtenay, BC.
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Free Patterns of the Month(s)
We hope you have ample time these days to relax and
to take in this very special free pattern offer.
First, if you are not
signed up yet with KnittingDaily, you may have
missed their generous
free KnittingDaily pattern books. We
have put together the content pages of 5 of their
free books in this
document. Follow the instructions to
either download them or to get them emailed from us.
Download the pattern
here.
Third but not least,
Alison made this
Easiest Baby Hat Ever pattern. 
On the photo you see
Snug, a baby hoody which you can get
as a free pattern if you are a member of
Ravelry. Ask us if you need help with this.
Now, the pattern of the hat on the photo can be
downloaded
here.
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How about some
Intermediate and Advanced Techniques for Binding Off,
in order to wind up this month's goodies galore?
It's coming from KnittingDaily again and Pam found
this
document helpful and complementary to
her class on finishing techniques.
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As a special service, you find the list of
new books which we added
since our last newsletter in October in
this
entertaining book list,
put together by Alison .
You can also always check prices and all available
books in our web site's
book page.
For our 2009/2010 Lopi Palooza we
made a highly interesting document for you on the
History of Lopi and
all our available Lopi pattern books.
Read more here...
You find the latest new yarn arrivals in the
What's New
web page!
We like to support you in any
possible way with your Winter/Baby/or Leisure
projects and ship to any destination in the US and
Canada! Just call us toll-free at 1-888-588-7834 for
consultation and orders!
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More
Surina products are in: more needle sizes,
new wonderful shawl pins and a button
collection
Our customers just looove the smooth
Surina knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Jennifer from Calgary wrote us an email 3
weeks ago: "I am typing this through tears
as I just stepped on one of my beloved
Surina needles..."; and she ordered more
needles and receycled Sari yarn.
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Your
PS: This newsletter gives you
A LOT to read. Please make use of all
the effort which we have put in for you. Wherever you
live, order online or visit our store.
Book your workshops and classes
soon!
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