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New Spring Yarn II – Prescott

Mar 12, 2010 1:04pm

Happy Friday Everyone I’m excited to introduce our second new yarn for Spring 2010. If you receive our catalog or listen to the podcast, you’re probably already aware of it. Prescott is a 100% Superfine Alpaca. Each 50 gram hank features 122 yards and Prescott knits at 5 1/2 sts on a...

FREE Pattern Thursday

Mar 11, 2010 12:56pm

Hi Everyone This week we’re featuring a lovely spring design knit in a yarn that is brand new for Spring 2010. The Lakeshore Pullover is a fantastic tee with a feminine flair and really interesting construction.It’s knit using Tahki/Stacy Charles’ new yarn Replay. This gorgeous Italian made yarn is spun using fibers...

Knitting on The Today Show

Mar 9, 2010 1:56pm

On The Today Show this morning, a new segment was launched. “Your Life Calling” with Jane Pauley will be a monthly segment focusing on the question “what’s next” for folks over 50. The segment is being sponsored by AARP.org. The inaugural segment that aired this morning was a feature on Betsy...

della Q Contest

Mar 8, 2010 1:59pm

Hi Everyone If you happen to be a listener of our podcast, Ready, Set, Knit you are already aware of this great new give away we’re launching. If you don’t listen , well, maybe you should consider it! Either way, this blog post is the official announcement of our latest fun...

Ready, Set, Knit #167 – Interview with Della of Della Q

Mar 6, 2010 3:03pm

Hi Everyone On this week’s episode of Ready, Set, Knit Steve discussed 3 new yarns in the store and 3 new closeouts. New YarnsCool Wool from Elsebeth Lavold Pima Silk Tonos from Misti Alpaca Cotton Supreme Batik from Universal Yarns New Closeouts Nature Wool from Araucania Tweedy Alpaca from Tahki/Stacy Charles New Tweed from Tahki/Stacy Charles I had the...

New Spring Yarn – Greenfield

Mar 6, 2010 6:23am

We are very excited to introduce a gorgeous new yarn to our Valley Yarns collection – Greenfield:Greenfield is a gorgeous 100% unmercerized Egyptian Cotton. I will readily admit I am not a lover of cotton for knitting. Blue Sky Alpacas’ Cotton was about the only cotton I’ve found any affinity...

FREE Pattern Thursday – Candle Flame Cowl

Mar 4, 2010 1:13pm

This fabulous Candle Flame Cowl is knit using our own Valley Yarns Berkshire Bulky!Karen our Store Manager found the pattern designed by Sarah E. White on About.com. We love this cowl. It’s the perfect size – takes only two skeins of Berkshire Bulky and the stitch pattern is very interesting...

Wrap Up Wednesday

Mar 3, 2010 7:48pm

Hi Everyone It’s been a crazy few days with Steve being at Stitches West, Olympic Knitting, hockey, “the foot” and life. I definitely lost control here on the blog. I have a variety of odds and ends I’ve been wanting to share with you so in order to get myself back on...

Ready, Set, Knit #166

Mar 2, 2010 1:25pm

On the latest edition of Ready, Set, Knit! Steve reports in from Stitches West. Kathy interviews Betsy Perry, owner of Classic Elite Yarns. They discuss Classic Elite’s new spring yarns Firefly and Katydid as well as the five new pattern booklets! Finally, Kathy & Pixie continue with the Fearless Finishing series. You can...

Ready, Set, Knit #165

Feb 22, 2010 2:50pm

Hi Everyone This week on Ready, Set, Knit we opted not to have a guest. Pixie has missed a couple of weeks due to illness, so this week and allow Pixie a chance to catch up on our Fearless Finishing discussion. Steve & I discussed some new yarns and happenings at the shop...