Millicent’s News

June 2008

 

Millicent’s Yarns & More

27 N. Centre Street, Cumberland, MD 21502

301-722-8100 or www.millicentsyarns.com

 

SHOP HOURS THROUGH JULY 5:

Wednesday 10 – 7

Friday 10 – 5

Saturday 10 – 5

 

On Sunday, July 6,we will resume our regular schedule of

Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 5

Wednesday open late until 7

Sunday 1 - 4

 

Only two spaces still open in our Dye Your Own Sock Yarn Workshop – Sunday, July 13 (10 – 4)

Maureen Pritchard, our instructor, will hold the workshops at her studio just outside of Romney where she has the dyes, equipment, and drying space for the event.  The $60 fee will include snacks and soft beverages, two skeins of sock yarn to dye, plus instruction.  Maureen will also make roving (for spinners) available in lieu of the sock yarns.  You are asked to bring a sandwich or salad for your lunch.  Believe me, Maureen is glorious hostess, so you won’t need to bring more than a basic sandwich --- she’ll supply the chips, veggies, etc etc.

 

New yarn for the fall 

TWEEDS are the in thing for this coming fall, as well as lace.  We have already received a shipment of merino laceweight yarn which comes in skeins of 1375 yards!   We’ll be offering you a lace class in July to learn to work with this yarn.  Our tweeds are coming in 100% wool and in a wool-angora mix.  We’re also getting some great baby yarns, a machine washable bulky-weight yarn, a hand-painted silk yarn and (need I say it?) some great new sock yarn.  In addition to the new yarns, we are replenishing our stock of Cascade 220, Arucania, Silky Wool from Elsbeth Lavold, Noro and Louet yarns in many colors.  Only the best for Millicent’s knitters!  Fall yarns will arrive between July and September.  Be sure to stop in.

 

Uses for Sock Yarn

Love sock yarn but don’t want to knit socks just now.  You can use it for baby sweaters – the patterned sock yarn is really neat!  Mix it with a lace-weight mohair for adult mittens or hats.  Use it for scarves – try a lace pattern with a solid colored sock yarn.

Try our new Heritage Sock Yarn from Cascade for this Feather and Fan Scarf pattern:

 

Co 42 sts on a US 4 - 7

Knit 3 rows for garter stitch border

Row 4:  Knit

Row 5:  K3, Purl to last 3 sts, K3.

Row 6:  K3, *(K2tog) 3 times, (YO, K1) 6 times, (K2tog) 3 times, rep from * to last 3 sts, K3.

Row 7: Purl

Rep Rows 4 – 7, keeping first and last 3 sts in garter stitch, until scarf measures desired length.

Knit 3 rows for garter stitch border.

BO loosely and weave in ends.  Voila!

 

New Faces at Millicent’s

Welcome to Joanna Eastham and Geni Rudy who are now working at Millicent’s.  They are learning fast about Millicent’s and how to help you.  Make sure that I introduce them to you.

 

Sock of the Month Club Meeting Schedule

I’ve been doing lace with socks – great fun!  There’s an especially pretty lace sock pattern in the most recent issue of Piecework.  I have six more copies of the magazine:  anyone want to try it with me?

July: Wednesday, July 2, (5:00 – 7:00)   OR    Sunday, July 6, (2:00 – 4:00)

August:  Sunday, August 3 (2:00 – 4:00)  OR   Wednesday, August 6 (5:00 – 7:00)

September:  Wednesday, Sept. 3(5:00 – 7:00)  OR  Sunday, Sept 7 (2:00 – 4:00)

 

Knitter’s Anonymous Meetings (aka Knit-Ins) every Wednesday and Friday, 12 -2.

Hook-Up for Crocheters  every Wednesday 3:30 – 5:00

 

Classes are starting up again in June.

Prayer Shawl class starts June 18, and Fix It! will be Sat, June 28.  In July, we’ll start again with our Introduction to Knitting Classes, start a Introduction to Crochet later in the month, and hold three classes on small projects: socks, mittens and gloves, and gossamer lace  -- all good things to be knitting in hot summer weather)

 

 

And a final word from Elizabeth Zimmerman: 

“Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises.”

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