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summer hours begin tuesday May 28th
11am-8pm   Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday       
10am-5pm  Friday - Saturday                  
noon - 5pm Sunday
(CLOSED MONDAYS through LABOR DAY)
more hand dyed superwash merinos
Fundy Footsee 434yd/113gm       Frolicking Feet 480yd/113yd
  1 colorway only                             5 "solids", 5 hand painted  ...  and you have to SEE the green to know what color it really is!
     

New Blue Ridge hand dyed superwash merinos

^Footprints fingering 115gms - 300yards with 100yard toe & heel mini hank attatched - nice twist! 
 
^Kaleidoscope 100gm 200yard hanks - that's 5 stitch yarn all day long!


RAGGI prints - fairisle with stripes - tons of color!

Bunches of new Lopi colors are in
and the naturals (0051-0867 and the tweeds) will always be here!

PARTY! - bright ribbon for winter days and nights

                      
Sample our Handpaint Originals  70& mohair, 30% wool,                     Sausalito colors.   80% machine washable merino 20% nylon 2-PLY, 198 yards/50gm.
solids and variegated 4.5 sts/in #8, 88yards.  LUSTER!                         Socks and everything! 
More available by order from our friends in Nebraska.

NATURALS  - to dye for
UNDYED  traditional (columbia) wool, merino
fingering, sport, dk, worsted, bulky. 
natural white, grey, grey and grey for as is, dye and overddye!

Cascade MAGNUM in NATURAL and JET in stock
1.5-2.5sts per inch on US#15-19  YIKES!
OTHER COLORS AVAILABLE BY ORDER, 2 HANK MINIMUM



MINI RAGGI fingering 100gm balls
Bet you know what these can do.

 what's going on inside the ballwinder?
It's the model almost every yarn store has, and the 
key word here is PLASTIC.  It's a wonderful machine.
Ballwinders can last just about forever as long as we do
not attempt to make them exceed their capabilities.

Too much tension between the swift and the ballwinder is
responsible for broken teeth (red and blue gear teerh). 
Too much tension is created by:  winding too fast, yarn has
tangled within the hank or an end has tangled around the swift base.

The ballwinder will "bark" or crackle when there's too much
tension.  THIS IS A WARNING TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN and investigate.
Keys to long life:  Arrange yarn on the swift so it will wind off
without crossing over, start slowly then increase speed and slow
down at the end of the hank (when weight is all on ballwinder).
Treat it well and it'll last a lifetime.

Our models are made to show you the yarn's hand, weight, finish,
stitch capability, drape, how the variegated colors work etc. 
Patterns are generally available for models made by our vendors. 
There are not always patterns for store-made models, because sometimes
we just have to experiment and knitting's more fun than writing patterns. 
(CB  will often and most likely enhance a pattern design or change structural components
for fit or knitting ease.    Also, The Sweater Wizard is our friend.  It's a program that will give you
a basic layout for a garment, with which you can create your own design using trims, stitch patterns 
color, shaping options etc.  YOU MUST HAVE A GAUGE SWATCH AND PROVIDE CORRECT MEASUREMENTS FOR
A SWEATER WIZARD pattern TO FIT.  Try it out at the store and if you love it we can order one for you!)
SUSTAINABLE.  Sustainable is a very good thing, but it just means that the 
fiber grows back quickly, and is probably not organic nor necessarily eco.  For instance,
there are at least two ways to process bamboo.  Really toxic substance route (traditional)
and a heat treated route (the heat route is catching on).
We'd like to think that all of our manufacturers are conscientious, and chances are there
are more of them now than there were before.

 AIR TRAVEL?  Look up www.tsa.dot.gov website for most current USA information on airline security and knitting needles.  It may be handy to copy TSA's list and take it with you.  European and other international airports may have additional restrictions; you have to check with the specific airline for those destinations.
DON'T TAKE YOUR TURBOS THROUGH AMSTERDAM, for example.
CHECK OUT THE "SALE LOFT" PAGE FOR OUR EVERYDAYSALE.
DISCONTINUED YARNS/colors start at 20% off, plus special purchases at special prices.

 


 Gift Certificates are always available, in any amount.