Sale of the Week
Sometimes it’s nice to let the yarn do the talking. Taos, a softly spun, worsted-weight wool, from Crystal Palace creates lovely stripes and patterns as you knit. Use it in the simplest of patterns and it forms a beautiful, colorful fabric. Turn it up a notch and knit something a little more involved, like this fabulous Basic Twined Hat from Lisa Ellis Designs, and it positively sings. You can learn to knit the Basic Twined Hat at our Sunday, February 21nd class from 3 to 5 p.m. In the meantime, there are lots of great, free patterns for Taos available from Crystal Palace. Taos is 15% off through Sunday, January...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Another year nearly gone. As we approach the new year, the Fiber Gallery staff are grateful for our community of knitters and other craftspeople. We plan to keep right on searching out the latest and greatest in fiber in 2010 and beyond. Thank you so much for being a part of our wonderful 2009. Happy New Year! Mary, Jessica, Adrienne, Cathy, Erin, Kathy, and Louise.
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Elsebeth Lavold’s Silky Wool is a perennial favorite. It can be worn nearly year-round in Seattle. A combination of wool, silk and nylon in a light DK-weight, Silky Wool has lovely drape, tweediness and shows of cables beautifully. Silky Wool is 15% through January 3.
Read MoreHoliday Hours
Just a reminder of changes to our normal hours during the holidays.We will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 24 and be closed all day on December 25. We will reopen on December 26 with our normal hours (10-6). We will also close early on December 31 at 6 p.m. and be closed all day on January 1. Happy holidays to you all!
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With all the vibrant color of its worsted-weight counterpart, Noro Kureyon Sock is an exciting knitting experience. The subtle texture and exquisite color combinations make this sock weight blend of wool and nylon a knitting adventure. Each skein is 460 which is ample for tall socks and small shawls. It also works up beautifully in crochet. Kureyon Sock is 15% through December 27.
Read MoreEZ’s Green Sweater and ABCSJ
We just got a shipment of the Green Sweater pattern, recently featured in Twist Collective. You can read about the discovery of this long-lost design by Elizabeth Zimmermann here and read about its recreation here. We also got in the ABCSJ pattern. Elizabeth Zimmermann’s timeless Baby Surprise Jacket (BSJ) has been upsized and expanded. It now comes in adult (A) and child (C) sizes. The pattern booklet features more fleshed out instructions than Elizabeth’s original “pithy” rendition. It also features color illustrations that outline the pattern construction. We are offering a class on the BSJ this...
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Spud & Chloë made a huge splash this summer. Their line features luxurious yarns in fresh and fun colors. Made of superwash 80% wool/20% silk, Fine is a sock-weight yarn, ideal for Fair Isle and detailed work—and of course, some pretty fancy footwork. Fine comes in a great mod color palette. Each 65 gram skein is 248 yds. Fine is 15% off through December 20.
Read MoreA Five Hour Scarf
Look at the beautiful scarf Stephanie Pearl-McPhee made with some stash yarn and a Cricket loom!
Read MoreWinter Class Schedule
Our new class schedule is available on our website. The new newsletter is at the printer and should be landing in your mailbox soon if you are on our mailing list. We’ve added many new classes. Continuing Crochet and Continuing Knitting provide the “next step” for new stitchers. We are offering Learn to Crochet for Kids (and Parents Too). We’ve also introduced some new knitting project classes including Bias Lace Scarf, Twined Hat and a class on Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket.
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Yukon, a hand-dyed bamboo/wool/nylon sock yarn blend, has everything you look for in a sock yarn. It’s machine-washable. It’s durable. It’s has sheen and shows off your stitches beautifully. And it comes in lovely, muted colors due to the bamboo fiber. We have a big, fresh shipment of Yukon from Pagewood Farm. It is 15% off through December 13.
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