 "Destination: Yarn 2008 LYS Tour" will be held May 15, 16, 17, and 18th. Pick up your LYS Tour Passport at your local yarn shop (LYS). You've got four days to visit all twenty-four shops up and down Puget Sound. A different single-skein pattern at each shop, free. Discounts on yarn and special events at many locations. A chance to win a $500 gift certificate if you visit all twenty-four shops. There will also be a daily raffle each day at each of the local yarn stores. You're on the trip of a lifetime. Your destination: Yarn! Go to www.lystour.com for more info. Extended hours on May 15, 16, 17, & 18 ~ Thursday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. |
Take me out to the ballgame... and my yarn, needles, pattern and a couple thousand of my good friends too.
Another year to hear the crack of the bat, the gentle click of needles, the smell of silk, cashmere and peanuts... It's Stitch and Pitch's 4th Annual Night at the ballgame!Won't you join Hilltop Yarn East at Safeco Field on Thursday, August 7 at 7:10 pm? the Hilltop Yarn East team to inspire and support you. Forget your needles, no worries; we'll have kits galore to help you celebrate our fair citys favorite pastime. New patterns coming soon... |
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Dulaan Project Charity Knit-Nights, January 17th 2007 and February 24th 2007. It was an amazing opportunity for the community of knitters to gather and use whatever yarn and colors they wanted to knit hats, mittens, scarves, and sweaters for improverished people in Mongolia. You can link to the Dulaan Proejct website at http://www.fireprojects.org/dulaan.htm. |
Debbie Abrahams British Knitwear Designer, Author of `More Blankets and Throws' and Designer for Rowan Yarns will be at Hilltop Yarn East!
Saturday, September 9th, 2006
TACKLING INTARSIA AND BEADING
Working from a given pattern you will knit up a small bag during this workshop. How to knit in beads using the slip-stitch method and how to knit two colour beaded patterns will be practiced. Some simple intarsia will also be included in this fun to knit project.
Debbie's Bio:
About Debbie Abrahams
There's something about British designer Debbie Abrahams' knitwear designs that is irresistible. The tiny glass beads that are knitted into the work create a fascinating surface that feels unlike any other knitted fabric. `It's much easier to knit with beads than people think', explains Debbie. `Once people get the hang of it they're hooked'.
Bubbly, extroverted and totally committed to her work, Debbie, who has been knitting since she was a child, found her niche in the knitting world through her association with Rowan Yarns.
After studying knitwear design at Trent Polytechnic in Nottingham, England, where she still lives, she became a Rowan Design Consultant for Jessops department store when she was only 25. At the same time she developed the first of her line of beaded cushion kits. Now, a decade later, Debbie divides her time between designing and writing, her knitting kit business, and teaching in knitting shops around the UK and USA.
Debbie's kits reflect her passion for home wares and accessories that combine texture and bold colour with beads, buttons and embroidery. She has also designed her own range of hand-made ceramic buttons, inspired by buttons she discovered in Lisbon, Portugal. So far, she has published 3 books, 'Blankets and Throws to Knit','25 Cushions to Knit' and 'More Blankets and Throws'. Further titles are proposed for 2007.
See more of Debbie on her website:
http://www.da-handknits.demon.co.uk
Funky Knits trunk show September 25 - October 2, 2006
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