Happy Memorial Day
In Honor and in Memory of all our service members. Thank you for what you do to serve and protect our Liberty and Freedom every day.
And a very special thanks to this guy – the brother of The Crooked Stitch… and military man. ( Photo taken less than 24hrs after his arrival home from The Sand Box) Love you brother….
Springing
Wowzers! It has been a busy month since our last post. Hopefully you have been in to the shop or received our newsletter to hear more about the events going on here. I personally have been packing, Unpacking, Moving and chasing babies… really slows the productivity in the quilt and knit department. This Summer I will be dedicating more time to The Crooked Stitch - so be on the look out for more products, classes, patterns and events. If the summer time is anything like this Spring has been, it will be HOT and I hope you will want to spend time inside with us. Here is a brief list of upcoming events. More information will be posted as it comes up… or as new ideas spring to life.
Basic Knitting: May 12th 2 to 4pm – $35 ( includes supplies)
Hand Knit Socks: May 15th, 22nd and 29th – 6 to 7:30pm $65 includes yarn and needles.
Evolution Quilt Class: May 19th – $45 includes pattern and class from 1pm to 5pm
Lunch Bunch Sit and Stitch – Wednesdays from 11 to 3 all summer long. Bring you lunch, needlework and enjoy some crafty company and cool AC
Thursdays Knit Night – All summer long from 6 to 9pm. Come enjoy snacks and Tea while crafting in good company.
World Wide Knit In Public Day – June 9th from 11 to 3pm. Join us as we knit outside on the patio at The Crooked Stitch. We provided Shaded Tent, light refreshments and there will be DOOR PRIZES!!! Bring your own chair, and be ready for other suprises. Bring a friend!
From WWKIP.com
Olde Liberty Fiber Faire
What a great day! Thanks to everyone who stopped by out booth at the Faire! We had a great time, hope you did, too!
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Thanks to everyone who supports fiber events like the Faire, and local yarn stores like The Crooked Stitch!!
Helpful Information
I was looking something up today and realized how many hundreds of times I had looked up the same thing, over and over. So I reasoned that if I am looking this up a million times then maybe others are too. For your information, therefore, I provide the following links that I have used at one time or another. Check them out, and if you like them add them to your internet bookmarks. Then they will be handy next time you need them. (Please, understand that I am not standing by the gospel truth of any of these sites, or the information therein, I am just passing along that which may perhaps be useful to you at some point.)
Yarn Weights:
http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/weight.html
or http://www.tricksyknitter.com/pages/posts/yarn-weights-terminology-and-us-vs-uk-standards-312.php
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
or http://community.knitpicks.com/page/1984936:Page:8101
Sock length/Shoe size:
http://myjewelthief.typepad.com/myjewelthief_knits/2009/11/shoe-size-charts-for-knitting-socks.html
or http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/footsize.html
or http://peacefullyknitting.com/2010/09/13/how-to-determine-the-proper-sock-size/
Common Knitting Abbreviations:
http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/knit.html
or http://www.knittingonthenet.com/learn/abbrev.htm
Explanations of Gauge:
http://knitting.about.com/od/learntoknit/a/gauge_swatch.htm
or http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/FEATsum05TBP.html
Know of any others? Let us know!!
Fancy That…
So I was out with my Mother in Law on Saturday and look what I happened upon at Belk! 
Such a cute way to embellish last season sweaters, t-shirts, or tank tops. All you do is stitch down the center of your self -ruffling yarn ( Like Sparkle - available at The Crooked Stitch) and voila! Fresh new look just in time for warmer weather. We have Black, Camel, Grape, Lavender and Chocolate in stock. $12 a hank and you can freshen up a cardi and knit a fun scarf as a gift!
Sneak Peak!
Don’t forget we reopen on Wednesday, March 21st. We have new yarn and fabric that has come in over the last week. Can’t wait for you to see them all but here is just a taste. Stop by and see us, we have missed you!
“Upgrade Complete”
Well, it’s almost complete! You know we have been working on upgrading the kitchen at the shop, and it will be completed very soon. In order to get that last piece, the new floor, in and ready to wow you we are going to close the shop for a few days. We will be closed on Saturday, March 10th and reopen on Wednesday, March 14th. We are still open, and the March Madness Sale (30% off all yarns and fabrics) continues tomorrow and Friday. Can’t wait to show you our upgraded look! Hope to see you soon!
