Of the many things I love about yarn, the colours, textures, content....I
think the thing I love most is the history of it! I love knowing where it is
from, what animals "grew" it, where it was gathered and spun, plied and and
dyed, and finally how it came from distant shores to arrive at my little shop!!
So, while I may never travel to Peru or Turkey, or get to see the Shetland
Isles, I can hold their yarns in my hands and create something amazing!
Such is this yarn...Jamieson Shetland...entering its fifth generation,
the Jamieson family has struggled and persevered since the early 1890's to bring
us a 100% Pure Scottish wool. With a carbon footprint of just eighty miles, this
yarn is sheared, spun,dyed and shipped from the remote, rugged islands off the
coast of Scotland. So, pack your bags ( o.k., maybe just your purse, lol!) and
come in to see and feel this fabulous yarn, the colours are deep, and the
patterns available are simply gorgeous!
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We have been doing a Knit-Along with this yarn for a great little Tea
Cozy....
Here is one in progress
by Kate Davies. Next week we will be finished this project and anyone who
wants to join us to work with this yarn, doing any of Kate Davies patterns, or
any pattern for that matter which uses this yarn, is welcome to do so.
I will doing either this great hat or these mittens or maybe
doing both, LOL!! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peerie-flooers
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peerie-flooers-mittens
I know another lady is doing these great fingerless mittens:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tortoise-and-hare-gauntlets
Please note these are Stranded knitting, and this is not a class on
learning how, but a Knit-Along where we all help each other out with any
problems. If you missed out on doing the tea cozy and now want to do it, you can
certainly join us for this. This is a sort of loose kind of Knit-Along, as for
this time only I am offering to let everyone work on any projects using Jamieson
Sheltand Spindrift yarns, of which there are many!
In the fall we will be doing Kate Davies wonderful Blanket and hat to
match but that is for another e-mail!!
This knit along will start Thursday May 29th 1 till 3 pm. There is no
charge to join but I do ask you buy your yarn from me.
One other note, this Saturday May 24th is the Annual Duck Race in
Coldwater, this is great fun for the whole family!! Most stores will also be
having sidewalk sales, and I certainly will have lots of yarns at 20% to 40%
off. So come on out and join in the fun!!
More information about the Duck Race can be found here
http://coldwaterlions.com/events/coldwater-duck-race/
Happy Knitting
Lynn
705 686-3455
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