Don't forget! Our NEW KNITALONG, the SHADES OF GREY AFGHAN, begins NEXT SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH! Terry has finished the first square and it's nice and easy to get you started with some simply lovely textured stitchwork using 1 skein of CASCADE 220 SUPERWASH color #892 Space Needle (it really is grey, not blue). The class is full for April but now's the time to register for the May session on MAY 11TH from 12-2 PM and be the first to get the newest afghan square patterns for that month! We will not be emailing these patterns, however, they will be available AT WOOLWINDERS and on our RAVELRY GROUP PAGE at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/woolwinders-yarn-shop on the second Sunday of every month. If you'd like to purchase the yarn for this afghan and don't live near Rockville, MD, we will be happy to ship it to you, just give us a call at 240-632-9276! Please be sure to share your photos of YOUR afghan squares as we knit along together! Happy knitting, friends!    

WOW! If we had a new knitter MVP it would be MARY FRANCIS MILFORD! Look at the fabulous sampler baby afghan she knitted using CASCADE 220 SPORT SUPERWASH yarn! Under the very capable tutelage of FLO MEIT, Mary Francis learned to knit in our Sunday morning BEGINNING KNITTING CLASS and has now moved into the Friday morning safari group knitting class and is well on her way to becoming one heck of a knitter! This afghan incorporates a variety of different stitches, perfect for the new knitter to practice and explore. And look at the wonderful results! Great job, Mary Francis!

Lovely, lovely new spring colorways of ART YARNS BEADED SILK & SEQUINS silk yarn and RHAPSODY GLITTER LIGHT finespun handpainted mohair yarn! Think fine and delicate for spring with cottons, and silks and finespun laces! And with ART YARNS, you'll add that "little something extra" to your knitting and crocheting with their embellished yarns: beads and sequins on the silks and thin threads of silver or gold glitter through the light-as-air mohair! Simply beautiful!

What do you get when you cross the lovely entrelac technique with glamorous and gorgeous ART YARNS CASHMERE 3-PLY yarn? The answer: these stunning cashmere fingerless mitts with entrelac cuffs knitted by ELAINE! Elaine was camera shy at first but we just had to give her boasting rights to such beautiful mitts! New offerings from ART YARNS will be arriving this spring, including their new line of yarns in partnership with Tahki Stacy Charles: TRANQUILITY, more decadent cashmere for you at Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!  

HAPPY EASTER from Woolwinders Yarn Shop! Reminder: we will be CLOSED on Sunday, March 31st for Easter. But this Saturday we are open all day and just received in a new shipment of lovely spring colors in CASCADE 220 SUPERWASH for all your spring knitting projects which require machine washing and drying:) And remember, you can knit the EIGHT SHADES OF GREY AFGHAN in shades of red, or blue, or green or whatever colorway suits your own personal tastes! Have a wonderful holiday everyone and we will see you on Tuesday, April 2nd! Happy knitting and crocheting!

Think spring at Woolwinders! From pretty spring yarns and patterns, to new handpainted yarn bowls and pretty spring totes from ATENTI BAGS and drawstring EDEN POUCHES from DELLA Q, we've got it all! Just in today: adorable little DELLA Q PIPPA YARN DISPENSERS, perfect little carry along totes for those nifty little take-along accessory projects! Their flat bottom and folding cloth body make them easily storable and portable. Just in-time for STITCH N' PITCH! this June as well as plane rides, car rides, boat rides, train rides, or even walks--whatever your mode of transportation may be this summer, from Woolwinders, your neighborhood yarn shop!

Straight from the heart of the neighboring Blue Ridge Mountains comes ten striking shades of BLUE RIDGE YARNS COTTON CANDY, with each skein 200 yards of gorgeous 100% mercerized pima cotton! And from closer to home, local artisan SARA TORVIK of SARAMICS delivered NEW HANDCRAFTED YARN BOWLS, each hand painted with pretty spring flowers in lovely spring shades of pink and purple. And last but not least, a brand new book for spring from Cascade: 60 QUICK BABY BLANKETS! Stop in to Woolwinders today, where's there's always something new for you!

Add to your knitting skill set this spring! Not only is this little gift bag adorable, it is loaded with color-work techniques! Knit in the round from the top down, the LITTLE BO SHEEP BAG CLASS on SATURDAY, MAY 18TH from 1-5 PM with PAIGE will teach you how to knit intarsia-in-the-round and the basics of intarsia and two-color stranded knitting while working on two circular needles. You will leave this class knowing how to knit a single motif (picture) into a flat or circularly knit piece! This is NOT a beginner class and previous experience knitting in the round and reading charts is suggested. Space is limited so REGISTER TODAY either online, at the shop, or over the phone by calling us at 240-632-9276! Woolwinders, where there's always something new for you!  

This cold windy weather was meant for knitting with MALABRIGO RIOS yarn, a scrumptiously soft and luscious worsted weight superwash wool for which the only word to describe it is "yummy!" It feels wonderful to handle, is economical in yards:cost ratio, comes in Malabrigo's stunning hand-dyed colorways, and, I will personally attest that it gets even softer after it is handwashed! TWELVE great colorways are on our shelves today! Stop in an see them for yourself, and in the words of Mr. Whipple, "Don't squeeze the Charm...I mean, the Malabrigo Rios," LOL!  

And then there are days when we are just as proud of the knitter as she is of herself! ELISSA KRAMER recently completed this lovely, lively scarf using FLOUNCE METALLIC yarn. And she looks wonderful--a true beauty! Great job, Elissa! And be sure to join us in April for a bevy of fun events! APRIL EVENTS AT WOOLWINDERS:

• April 1: Monday Night KAL: Leftie Shawlette
• April 7: Bag Finishing Class
• April 13: Shades of Grey Afghan KAL
• April 20-28: Metro Yarn Crawl
• April 1-28: Stitch N' Pitch Tickets On Sale