Join JESSICA this March for our MONDAY NIGHT KNITALONG CLASSES on March 4th, 11th & 18th from 6-8 PM and learn how to knit reversible cables while making this fun and versatile REVERSIBLE ECHO SCARF! It works with any weight yarn for any season and can be worn multiple ways: as a mobius, as a capelet, or as a cowl--or leave off the buttons and wear it as a scarf, or add more repeats and make it a shawl! The sky's the limit at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! To REGISTER TODAY, call us at 240-632-9276, stop in to the shop, or register online at www.woolwinders.com.

Oooh la la! Our own LIZ SYMBORSKI whipped up this quick and easy and wonderfully unique LANA DE NUBE STOLE using PAGEWOOD FARMS LANA DE NUBE novelty yarn and ROWAN KIDSILK HAZE GLAMOUR mohair yarn! Worked completely in garter stitch on size US 13 needles, this stole is light and airy and fun for spring and will work as a glamorous go-to scarf as well. The yarn does all the work, easily lending itself to your creative interpretations! Try combining LANA DE NUBE yarn with ART YARNS RHAPSODY GLITTER or BEADED SILK, ROWAN FINE LACE or KIDSILK HAZE AND KIDSILK HAZE STRIPE, MALABRIGO LACE, or any of our lovely FINGERING WEIGHT yarns such as CASCADE HERITAGE SILK PAINTS, and the SOON-TO-ARRIVE DANCING LEAF FARM SOCK HOP yarn!

And we have more inspired knitting to share! SUSAN FOORD knitted this adorable little hooded cardigan for her equally adorable grandson, JONAH, using CASCADE 220 SUPERWASH wool. Let me tell you, this is one cute little guy and one cute little sweater! Great job, SUSAN! One of the best things about hanging out in a yarn shop is not only the sharing of projects but the sharing of the feelings and the friendships that occur as a result of it. Keep 'em coming ladies!

One of the many joys of knitting is being able to share a part of yourself with others through your knitting. This may mean teaching someone to knit, knitting for charity, sharing patterns or your stash with others, or knitting gifts for people you love. Where ever you find your inspiration or whichever way you choose to share, you CAN NEVER GO WRONG! We recently stocked up on ROWAN FELTED TWEED DK yarns not only because it is a simply an elegant and very long-wearing yarn but also because it made such a beautiful sweater for my mother this year! After waiting 3 months I finally have a photo of her in her Felted Tweed cardigan!  Knit for pleasure, knit for creativity, knit for fulfillment, knit for love! Knit on, friends!

If you have been following along with us at the shop or on our Woolwinders Ravelry Group Page, you know that we have been providing pattern instructions for a DOWNTOWN ABBEY KNITALONG sampler scarf each week to be knit during the Sunday night episode of Downton Abbey. This KAL has been an ENORMOUS HIT with almost 500 followers worldwide knitting along with us on Sunday nights! We chose a variety of colors to knit the scarf, however, KAL knitter MARGUERITE TOM-WIGFIELD chose to use a single handpainted color and the effect is GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing, Marguerite! Options abound at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!   

Longtime customer SUSAN LAZERUS is one terrific Aunt! Right from the get go when she carefully picked out yarn colors, to several private lessons regarding getting just the desired fit, to painstakingly working on size US #2 needles to achieve the correct gauge, and a even a couple of fitting sessions, Susan knitted this wonderful Fair Isle sweater for her niece, AMY. This was a true labor of love and it came out just beautiful. Just a great job, Susan. Now it's time to knit something for yourself! Remember, knitting is your reward, a treat to yourself, for all you do everyday. Enjoy it!

Look at what our friend, MARTHA, did! First she knitted this wonderfully beautiful--and self-styled (!),  INTARSIA SWEATER based on her buttons! That's right, she loved her pansy buttons so much she designed each flower to be unique to match her buttons! Now THAT'S inspired creativity in action for you! Then she let her inspiration continue and she took ordinary sock yarn and gave it it's lead and ended up with this gorgeous patterned sweater--the yarn did all the work! Amazing! On one sweater she allowed the yarn to do it's own thing and on the other she took control over the colors and design--both stunning! Don't forget--spring and summer knitting is a great time to incoporate intarsia mofits into your projects--especially when knitting for children:) REGISTER TODAY either over the phone at 240-632-9276, in person at the shop, or online for our INTRO. TO INTARSIA CLASS on Saturdays, March 16th and 23rd from 12-2 PM and inspire your knitting, at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!  

This past Sunday, these lovely ladies participated in our second MODULAR SCARF CLASS! Looks like they got the technique down just in time in knit up a beautiful warm scarf for these cold, windy days we've been having lately, brr! Another INTRO. TO SOCKS CLASS also began up this weekend and a new BEGINNING CROCHET CLASS starts this coming weekend--these are all in addition to our super popular SAFARI GROUP KNITTING CLASSES! It's cold outside--time to knit/crochet inside! What will YOU create this winter? Come in from the cold and join us at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop! REGISTER for your classes online TODAY!

Are you ready for some football? Are you ready for some snow? It's Superbowl Sunday AND we're expecting some snow--what's a gal to do? Get her knitting project ready, of course! And at Woolwinders we have just the thing for you: Easy and quick super bulky weight scarves and hats like the ones pictured here, knitted by Thursday morning safari class member GAIL LIBIN using CASCADE MAGNUM PAINTS wool! Whether you're watching the big game or waiting out the snow, get hooked up with your MAGNUM project at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Today we received in THREE new shipments of yarns! First, our latest offering from PAGEWOOD FARM, LANA DE NUBE (pictured)! This fun and fuzzy chunky novelty yarn has just a hint of sparkle spun into it and pairs perfectly with ROWAN KIDSILK HAZE GLAMOUR to create the LANA DE NUBE STOLE. The pattern for this stole is at the store and our own LIZ SYMBORSKI is currently knitting up the model for you! This stole is extremely easy to knit and ideal for spring weddings and graduations or just another day at the office! Choose your colors before they are gone! NEXT, a new shipment of STONEHEDGE FIBER MILL CRAZY yarn has also arrived! This fingering weight merino and alpaca blend has also been very popular, with no two skeins alike, we also advise you to pick your colors early before they disappear.  And last but not least, we've re-stocked a dozen of our most popular colors of DEBBIE BLISS BABY CASHMERINO yarns (including white!) for everyone out there looking to knit for those spring babies or for color knitting enthusiasts who need a wide range of fingering solids for colorwork. Whatever you need, we've got it at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!