Here are our knitting/crocheting/quilting athletes so far. Feel free to send your name to [name of our store] AT yahoo.com, and we'll keep adding to this list! We're nice: You can join late. Just for joining, we'll put you in for a drawing of $50 worth of knitting goodies. We'll also have a party at 5:15 the evening of February 27 with even more prizes and fun! So join in!
Our Athletes so far:
Susan: Adult-sized wool socks
Cindy: Booga Bag
Cynthia: Top-down sweater
Nancy: finish the Oceania Shawl
Deb: Boucle/silk sweater
Karen: little top
Ginger: Twin-sized afghan for charity
Kirsten: Summer Sweater
Patsy: Cobweb wrapper in peach
Cynthia: Blizzard Sweater
Nan: Socks
Sandy: Cousin's sweater
Sally: Baby sweater, hat, booties
Lisa: Vintage Bubble Bag
Laura: Two sets of mittens, finish coat
Kim: Crocheted afghan
Emily: Finish a scarf and finish a bag. (Emily will be crossing the finish line!)
Amy: Bind a quilt
Michelle: Ribbed bulky-weight scarf
Laura: Still deciding, but probably crochet something BIG
Jean: Fiber Trends felted flamingo (Ed note: This pattern is REALLY CUTE.)
Bonnie: Lace capelet
Robin: Cable knee socks
Alaska: Twin cotton sweaters, size 6/8
Kim: Crocheted accent pillow
Lynn: Felted purse
Anne: Finish a baby sweater
Bonnie: Shell
Mary: Poncho made from Wool in the Woods "Pizazz"
Pat: Short-rows wavy scarf from a Knitter's Dozen
Patty: 1/4 of a Noro Knitted blanket
Ellen: Shawl
Julia: Baby pants from Knitty.com
Steph: Cabled hat
Alli: Striped, felted bag in Stitch and Bitch Nation
Ann: Mittens
Heather: Klaralund sweater
Friday, February 10, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
WIN PRIZES FROM US
You may never experience the thrill of representing your country at the Winter Olympics, but you can represent yourself and win your own medal during the Knitting Olympics! The Yarn Harlot, a fervent knitter and blogger, has created the Knitting Olympics as a challenge for knitters worldwide.
Stitch Your Art Out loves this idea and is sponsoring a local version of Knitting Olympics just for you!
The challenge: to complete a knitting project during the 2006 Winter Games.
The details: You may begin your project from the moment the torch is lit during the Opening Ceremonies on Feb. 10, and continue throughout the Winter Games, with the goal to finish before the torch is extinguished at the closing ceremonies on Feb. 26. The project should be doable, but challenging. If you're advanced, you may want to tackle a sweater. If you've just started knitting, maybe you'll want to finish a matching scarf and hat combo. You may just want to finish something that's been bugging you. Crocheting counts. Anything goes!
(Cynthia here: My plan is to start and try to finish the neck-down pullover from Knitting Pure and Simple, pattern 9726, in Mountain Colors Twizzle. It was coming out too small the first time I made it, and I had to rip it out after a LOT of knitting. I have needed just this kind of motivation to get going on that beautiful sweater again. I have never in my life knit a sweater in just over two weeks. We'll see about this.)
That's over two weeks of knitting time AND Olympic watching! Will Michelle Kwan continue her reign as an Olympic sweetheart? Can Apolo Anton Ohno stay on his skates long enough to win gold? And can you finish weaving in that last end before the Olympic flame goes out?
If you participate, not only will you be joining thousands of knitters across the country, but also Stitch Your Art Out will select your name from a random drawing for a $50 gift basket of Knitting Goodies. To award the gift basket, we will have our own Closing Ceremonies for all knitting athletes, whether you finish or not. (Please--no physical or mental damage allowed from knitting!) For anyone who participates, we'll have snacks, prizes, and special prices on Monday, February 27, from 5:15-6:15. We will all show off our stuff (....or at least that part of our stuff that we have managed to finish!) We will draw the name of the grand-prize winner from those who are there. (Can't make it? We'll also have a random drawing for a prize from all those who enter. We don't want to leave anyone out!)
We'll have great surprises that night for EVERYONE! All Knitter Athletes will be a winner, even if you don't meet your goal! You need to sign up to particpate! Sign up by sending us an email to stitchyourartout AT yahoo . com, and tell all your knitting friends to have them sign up too! In your email, briefly describe your Olympic project.
Let's get ready to knit! Go Team Stitch!
Our Athletes so far:
Susan: Adult-sized wool socks
Cindy: Booga Bag
Cynthia: Top-down sweater
Nancy: finish the Oceania Shawl
Deb: Boucle/silk sweater
Karen: project
Ginger: Twin-sized afghan for charity
Kirsten: Summer Sweater
Patsy: Cobweb wrapper in peach
Cynthia: Blizzard Sweater
Nan: Socks
Sandy: Cousin's sweater
Sally: Baby sweater, hat, booties
Lisa: Vintage Bubble Bag
Laura: Two sets of mittens, finish coat
Kim: Crocheted afghan
You may never experience the thrill of representing your country at the Winter Olympics, but you can represent yourself and win your own medal during the Knitting Olympics! The Yarn Harlot, a fervent knitter and blogger, has created the Knitting Olympics as a challenge for knitters worldwide.
Stitch Your Art Out loves this idea and is sponsoring a local version of Knitting Olympics just for you!
The challenge: to complete a knitting project during the 2006 Winter Games.
The details: You may begin your project from the moment the torch is lit during the Opening Ceremonies on Feb. 10, and continue throughout the Winter Games, with the goal to finish before the torch is extinguished at the closing ceremonies on Feb. 26. The project should be doable, but challenging. If you're advanced, you may want to tackle a sweater. If you've just started knitting, maybe you'll want to finish a matching scarf and hat combo. You may just want to finish something that's been bugging you. Crocheting counts. Anything goes!
(Cynthia here: My plan is to start and try to finish the neck-down pullover from Knitting Pure and Simple, pattern 9726, in Mountain Colors Twizzle. It was coming out too small the first time I made it, and I had to rip it out after a LOT of knitting. I have needed just this kind of motivation to get going on that beautiful sweater again. I have never in my life knit a sweater in just over two weeks. We'll see about this.)
That's over two weeks of knitting time AND Olympic watching! Will Michelle Kwan continue her reign as an Olympic sweetheart? Can Apolo Anton Ohno stay on his skates long enough to win gold? And can you finish weaving in that last end before the Olympic flame goes out?
If you participate, not only will you be joining thousands of knitters across the country, but also Stitch Your Art Out will select your name from a random drawing for a $50 gift basket of Knitting Goodies. To award the gift basket, we will have our own Closing Ceremonies for all knitting athletes, whether you finish or not. (Please--no physical or mental damage allowed from knitting!) For anyone who participates, we'll have snacks, prizes, and special prices on Monday, February 27, from 5:15-6:15. We will all show off our stuff (....or at least that part of our stuff that we have managed to finish!) We will draw the name of the grand-prize winner from those who are there. (Can't make it? We'll also have a random drawing for a prize from all those who enter. We don't want to leave anyone out!)
We'll have great surprises that night for EVERYONE! All Knitter Athletes will be a winner, even if you don't meet your goal! You need to sign up to particpate! Sign up by sending us an email to stitchyourartout AT yahoo . com, and tell all your knitting friends to have them sign up too! In your email, briefly describe your Olympic project.
Let's get ready to knit! Go Team Stitch!
Our Athletes so far:
Susan: Adult-sized wool socks
Cindy: Booga Bag
Cynthia: Top-down sweater
Nancy: finish the Oceania Shawl
Deb: Boucle/silk sweater
Karen: project
Ginger: Twin-sized afghan for charity
Kirsten: Summer Sweater
Patsy: Cobweb wrapper in peach
Cynthia: Blizzard Sweater
Nan: Socks
Sandy: Cousin's sweater
Sally: Baby sweater, hat, booties
Lisa: Vintage Bubble Bag
Laura: Two sets of mittens, finish coat
Kim: Crocheted afghan
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL!!!!!!
Yoi! Double yoi!! Triple Yoi!!!
Yoi! Double yoi!! Triple Yoi!!!
This means good things for almost everyone who came to our Super Sale. (And it also means that Kim, who is waving her "Terrible Towel" above, will be in a very good mood for the rest of the week.) Everyone who came was allowed to vote for who they thought (and wanted) to win. If the team you voted for won, you would get 25% off the yarn or fabric for one project. All but 8 of our customers voted for Pittsburgh. Those 8 will get a consolation prize of 15% off.
This also means that for the past three years that we have done the sale, our customers have predicted the winner each year! Maybe next year we need to take our customers' preference to Vegas!
So, if you voted for Da Stillers, don't forget to stop in and redeem your coupon. And hoist an Iron City and toast the World Champion Steelers!!!!!
Coming up next: our store participates in the Knitting Olympics. Stay tuned for more details.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Jacqueline's first sweater--all done! She took our first-sweater class this fall, and finished the sweater up today. It fits beautifully and looks great. Jacqueline is 10 and just started knitting last year.
You can make a sweater like this, too. Our next class starts in March. Sign up, and then start knitting something to cheer about!
Sunday, January 22, 2006
For the past 2 years, Stitch Your Art Out's sale on the Biggest Football Game Day been our biggest event. Customers line up on the sidewalk before we even open!
As part of the football festivities, all our customers can vote for who they think the winning team will be, and if they guess right, they get 20 percent off their next purchase of the fabric or yarn required for any project. (They get a week from that Sunday to purchase their project.)
Over the past two years, Stitch Your Art Out's customers, as a group, have correctly predicted the winner! (In 2003, the Patriots won, and in 2004, the Patriots also won. Both times, SYAO customers correctly predicted the Pats' win!)
Make sure you stop by sometime on Sunday, February 5th, from 11:00-4:00 to make your own guess and get a chance to take 25% off the yarn or fabric for a project. (If your team loses, we'll still give you 15%.)
Okay, Stitch Your Art Out customers: Will it be the Steelers or the Seahawks this year?
Kim says: Of course it will be the Steelers! Pittsbugh's going to the Super Bowl!!!! Woo!!!!
As part of the football festivities, all our customers can vote for who they think the winning team will be, and if they guess right, they get 20 percent off their next purchase of the fabric or yarn required for any project. (They get a week from that Sunday to purchase their project.)
Over the past two years, Stitch Your Art Out's customers, as a group, have correctly predicted the winner! (In 2003, the Patriots won, and in 2004, the Patriots also won. Both times, SYAO customers correctly predicted the Pats' win!)
Make sure you stop by sometime on Sunday, February 5th, from 11:00-4:00 to make your own guess and get a chance to take 25% off the yarn or fabric for a project. (If your team loses, we'll still give you 15%.)
Okay, Stitch Your Art Out customers: Will it be the Steelers or the Seahawks this year?
Kim says: Of course it will be the Steelers! Pittsbugh's going to the Super Bowl!!!! Woo!!!!
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Do you repair quilting, knitting, or crocheting for a living? We often get asked if we can do small repairs. We aren't able to, but we would love to give your name to the people who ask! Please give us your name and phone number, and we will pass it on to our customers who need help.
This request prompts a memory. One day about a year ago, Cynthia answered the phone, and a man told her that he was an exotic dancer from Illinois. He was in town for a dance contest, but had a problem: He had forgotten to bring his ... covering. He wondered if someone could make him one. He assured us that he would provide all the measurements so that we would not have to measure him. Unfortunately, this assurance did not make us feel much better about the task, so we said that the only kind of sewing we did was quilting, and we were sorry.
We will now assure you that if you give us your name as a repair service, we will not send any exotic dancers your way--just plain old afghans, sweaters, and quilts.
This request prompts a memory. One day about a year ago, Cynthia answered the phone, and a man told her that he was an exotic dancer from Illinois. He was in town for a dance contest, but had a problem: He had forgotten to bring his ... covering. He wondered if someone could make him one. He assured us that he would provide all the measurements so that we would not have to measure him. Unfortunately, this assurance did not make us feel much better about the task, so we said that the only kind of sewing we did was quilting, and we were sorry.
We will now assure you that if you give us your name as a repair service, we will not send any exotic dancers your way--just plain old afghans, sweaters, and quilts.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Our newsletter should be at your house. If you haven't gotten it, check the array of class listings on the website, www.stitchyourartout.com. We have lots of great classes going from now through May. (Good luck choosing from them all.)
Enjoy some me-time, and let's relax with warm & cozy fiber after the rush of the holidays!
Enjoy some me-time, and let's relax with warm & cozy fiber after the rush of the holidays!
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