One of the most oft-requested yarns is a good, soft, sturdy superwash. You know the type-a well-priced yarn that can take a beating in use and care. Well, we found it! Come and check out the CASCADE 220 SUPERWASH. This fantastic worsted weight yarn is perfect for afghans, baby/kids clothes, and those wonderful things you want to knit for kids to take to college or camp. Lynne, our designated fiber abuser, reports that the yarn does beautifully in both the washer and dryer. And the colors? Fabulous! Bright, clear, and lustrous. The price? A generous 220 yards for $10.99! How great is this yarn? So great that we actually cancelled a similar yarn from a competitor because it just wasn't as good. Who's got your back? WoolWinders, of course!

You loved 'em in the Eighties and they're hot in the new millenium! That's right, we will be knitting LEG WARMERS this Sunday in the Salon. We have it on good authority (a 16 year old and her 13 year old sister) that these are in fact the must-have accessory in school! So get ready to make a quick, hip gift for someone. As an alternative, you can knit them for yourself, dig out your old Jane Fonda Workout Video and get moving!

As always, the program is from 2-4 and is free of charge. The pattern we have calls for NORO KUREYON (2 skeins), which makes for extremely colorful leg warmers. We have plenty on stock, and other options as well. You can knit these beauties either in the round on size 9 16" circs, or on straight 9s and seam them up. Your choice.

And be prepared for appropriate 80s music on the XM! Duran, Duran anyone???????

We welcome two fabulous favorites back to WoolWinders today. First, many of our customers remember PAIGE WAFFLE, an early employee of the shop. Paige took some time off to spend time with her lovely family; the boys are older now and she has returned to work with us. We couldn't be happier! Her bio and picture should be back up on the staff page soon, but until then, come in and welcome her to the shop. She will be "floating" during the busy fall and will resume a fixed schedule come spring.

And another favorite, KOIGU YARN, is in the shop! We received about 2/3 of our order; there is plenty of yarn to make the two shawls featured in our late fall classes: TRES JOLIE ann CHARLOTTE'S WEB. The yarn is also a favorite for socks, kids things, and sweaters because it is machine wash/dry in amazing colors. If you haven't knit with Koigu, trust us, you will love it. And if you have, you know how quickly it flies out of here, so hustle on in!

she has arrived! And we have already sold a pattern out of the box. The yarns......oh boy. They are better than we remembered. So come check out the TWIZZLE, MOUNTAIN GOAT, MERINO RIBBON, and BEARFOOT. And the patterns to go with the yarns.

Please note that this Sunday's program, THE BEST FRIEND BAG, is filled. We had to take sign ups because with beading you must have table space. We have been having a tremendous response to these programs; last week we literally ran out of chairs! So stay tuned. But for those of us who called about this Sunday and signed up, you will need the following: 1 skein of PASHMINA CASHMERE (or a suitable small gauge substitute), CABLE NEEDLE, SIZE 3 NEEDLES, and 1 TUBE OF #8 BEADS. The beads can be purchased at any number of spots around town--ACCENT BEADS on Nebel St., BEADAZZLED in the KENTLANDS, or AC Moore.

See you at 2 PM!

We walked in this morning to find that some goodies had been delivered on our days off. The new NORO UNLIMITED by JANE ELLISON is here, and the designs are outstanding. Whether you want to knit sweaters or accessories, perform complicated stitch work or just knit on the gorgeous NORO yarns, she has a design for you.

Also in, 20 more skeins of CHERRY TREE HILL SUPERSOCK MERINO. This is fabulous sock yarn. Hand dyed, superwash/supersoft merino, the yarn is one of our best sellers, and a favorite of our sock teachers KATHY and MARIETTA.

And the amazing IRIS SCHRIER of ARTYARNS has done it again. We are now fully stocked with her gorgeous SILK RHAPSODY, which we are eyeing for our holiday sweater, and have a couple of new colors of REGAL SILK.

More to come! We are expecting MOUNTAIN COLORS and KOIGU any day......

We had a blast this weekend, what with the YARN TASTING, our ANNIVERSARY SALE, the SUNDAY IN THE SALON, and of course our ANNUAL DRAWING. The fishbowl was quite full with names, and we are very pleased to announce the winners:

3rd PRIZE: Maggie's Ireland book DAVID BRAWLEY
2nd PRIZE: One Private Lesson: DEB LUBER

and our GRAND PRIZE WINNER, who told us that this is the first thing she has ever won:

JULIE BLACKWOOD

Congratulations, all. And thanks for an amazing weekend.

It is a tribute to Rowan's ability to return to their elegant roots that we sold out of their latest magazine, Rowan 40, in five days. We didn't even keep a store copy. So we have ten more in stock (yes, we are putting one aside). Check out the patterns for all of their beautiful fall yarns. And if anyone knits the KidSilk Haze Dress, PLEASE bring it in for "Show and Share."

As we mark our FOURTH year in business, what better way to celebrate than with a sale? Join us THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 for our annual fall/anniversary sale!

20% OFF:
STORKCATHAY
PATRICIA ROBERTS COTTON
ROWAN ALL SEASONS COTTON
CALMER
SUMMER TWEED
STRIA
MULBERRY SILK

30% OFF:
ROWAN DENIM/COTTON DK/SILK ARAN/KID CLASSIC
NORO TIDORI/YOROI/TRANSITIONS
COTTON LINEN
JAMAICA
MAGALLENES
UMA
TURMALIN
POINT FIVE
DEBBIE BLISS ALPACA/SILK
LOBSTER POT CASHMERE
GREAT ADIRONDACK
BAMBOO
PATAGONIA
BLUE SKY COTTON
ZARA/ZARA PLUS
WOOL IN THE WOODS
DEBBIE BLISS COTTON DK

And lots more! 50% off oddballs and full bags of selected yarns/books/patterns

Finally, don't forget to enter our drawing:
3rd PRIZE: Maggie's Ireland
2nd PRIZE: One hour private lesson
GRAND PRIZE: 15% off all purchases for one full year!

As with all sales, purchases are final discounts; no refunds/returns/exchanges. In-store stock only; no special orders. Sale prices not combined with other discounts including the FREQUENT BUYER CARD!

Two of our favorite wools came in today. First, the fabulous MANOS DEL URUGUAY in some much-needed variegated colors. Check out the vest hanging in our store window! We made it in about a week from Judith's new design book. It's pretty cute!

And one of our sentimental faves, the gorgeous 100% LAMBSWOOL from PATRICIA ROBERTS. Her colors are yummy, the yarn is divine. We love this DK Weight wool; it is perfect for both textured and color knitting and we know you will love both the hand and wearability of the yarn.

And yes, we have SKACEL needles back in stock. So whether you need them for knitting or wearing as headbands (this is our latest suspicion, given the number we sell on a daily basis!) you can find them here.

Our Sundays in the Salon have taken on lives of their own! Join us this week from 2-4 PM to knit a simple chunky weight hat in the round. If you have never knit in the round (no seams! stockinette is all knitting!) this is the session for you! One skein of most of our chunkies should do it (check out the new CREATIVE FOCUS CHUNKY or CASCADE CHUNKY ALPACA). We will tell you how many stitches to cast on, get you started, and teach you how to do the crown in double pointed needles. This is a perfect session for the most beginning of knitters (make sure you know how to cast on, knit, and bind off, however) and the hats make great gifts. As always, the program is free of charge. If you own 16" circulars and dpns in size 10, bring them along. We have plenty on hand if you don't, and we will steer you to the correct yarn for the hat-there are plenty of yummy choices.

In our popular FALL YARN TASTING. So if you want to play with over 10 fall yarns, check out "paired" patterns, and enjoy an evening of knitting camaraderie and refreshments, give us a call today! The YARN TASTING will be held next FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 from 7-9 PM. Cost is only $25.00

Someday we will figure out what you all do with the needles you buy we suspect some are doubling as chopstix, hair ornaments, or shawl pins!) but in the mean time, we keep re-ordering them so you have what you need!

Today we received much needed reinforcements from Crystal Palace, so there are plenty of short straights and dpns in stock. And a few swifts to wind those beautiful yarns too! So let the scarves, sox, mittens and the like begin!

We know you buy a lot of needles. Believe me, we appreciate the fact that you buy a lot of needles. Now you can keep them all tidy and labeled by size in the fabulous CIRCULAR SOLUTION and STICKS needle holders. As you may have guessed, the first is for circs, the second for straights. These are durable, tough, and long-lasting canvas holders. We have them displayed at the front of the store so you can see how well they work.

So now you have no excuse for ill-behaved needles!