Hey! I have finally joined Twitter so you can follow what’s going on in the shop. Interesting, I know. My name is knittingparlour but hopefully the Webmaster will be able to put it on the side of the blog if you’re not a twitterer yourself.
Actually, today, new yarn from Sirdar has arrived. It’s called Nomad and it’s a lovely boucle (I know, but honestly it’s not ’80’s) in natural shades with a HIGH natural fibre content. Fabulous patterns too and good yardage. What more could you want? I am tempted to start a cute short sleeved cardi for layering in the autumn and winter but I am going to resist as I just added a baby blanket to my list yesterday for my good friends Stu and Bethan.
Our summer sale has started! We have up to 20% off a good range of yarns including some Rowan cottons, RYC Bamboo Soft, Sirdar Juicy, Araucania cottons, Debbie Bliss Eco and Aran Tweed and lots more bits and pieces too.
The sale will make way for the new yarns some of which have already started arriving. Just today the new Sirdar Nomad came in. It is a boucle in natural shades with some fantastic patterns one of which I have my eye on for my next project.
The Webmaster is busy revamping our website as it is starting to object when we add new things so we will start adding the new items in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime you know you can ring us or email if you want something that isn’t on the website.
The new Rowan Magazine will be out on 15th July and the Rowan yarns are arriving on 1st August. I think it is one of the best Rowan seasons ever. We’re also going to be a stockist of Gedifra. We have dabbled until now but they also have a great winter collection so we coudn’t resist!
We have received delivery of the new Clothkits designs! We have samples of some of them made up so you can see what they look like, and if you’re not that confident at sewing we can offer either an informal sewing session where we will help you make up your kit or we can make it up for you at a small extra charge.
The best thing is that the girl’s range now includes a skirt which goes up to age 15 and they have brought back the padded ‘Farm’ Jacket although we are still waiting for those as they have run out.
Pop in and have a look!
Let’s Knit Magazine are running their annual awards. Please vote for us in the best local yarn store and best internet store categories if you think we deserve it! We are incredibly proud of having won ‘Knitting Retailer of the Year’ in February in KnitToday’s awards and we want to try and win these as well! There is a link below if you would like to vote. Thanks!
http://www.letsknit.co.uk/index.php/lets_knit_awards
We have Sarah Hazell visiting us on Tuesday 10th March to teach a Rowan Workshop in learning to crochet. It is a class for beginners or those who are flummoxed by crochet and need some help with technique and the basics.
Sarah has been to us before and she is a truly excellent crochet expert and a lot of fun. All we could hear last time was lots of raucous laughter coming from the workroom!
2 of the ladies who were booked on have had to transfer to the July date so we have space! Please get in touch if you are interested. It is £39.95 for the day, 10am until 4pm. This includes materials, lunch and a 10% discount on purchases made on the day. There is a 5% discount on the workshop price if you are a Rowan member.
The Knitting Club is on the move! After just over a year at the Mount Pleasant, we have decided to move to the Unicorn pub, just a few doors away. The Mount P is considered by the masses to be too dark for knitting so we are moving to the, hopefully, brighter Unicorn! The first meeting there will be tomorrow (Tuesday 18th) at 6pm. I’m sorry I have posted about it quite late. We will be sending scouts back to the Mount P for any stragglers.
Also, this Friday (21st) is late night opening in Great Malvern. It will be a brilliant evening and to add to the festivities we are having a knit night in the shop from 5pm until around 7pm. You can always pop out to see the reindeer, lantern parade and the SNOW!! We are super excited. We LOVE christmas!!
