DECEMBER 2004


ANNOUNCING OUR WEBSITE GRAND OPENING:  www.millicentsyarns.com

We are very pleased to announce that our website is now open.  We have worked with Janet Kemmet from Design Source and her colleague Allison for many months, and are delighted with the final result.  You’ll be able to read our newsletter as well as find the list of classes and special events on the site.  Directions, history, policy (did you know we had a store policy?), a product list, and best of all, a gallery of YOUR work is all there.  There is even a virtual tour of the store!

 

For those who have received the newsletter by email, please note that we will now send you notification of the new monthly newsletter and send you to www.millicentsyarns.com to read it. 


EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS

We are extending our hours between Thanksgiving and Christmas to help you with your gift making and gift shopping.  Come on in for help or just to knit like mad in an uninterrupted environment (no kids, no phones, no refrigerator!) 

 

EXTENDED HOURS:

Friday, November 26 (Downtown Tree Lighting)

                             10 am to 9 pm

All four Thursdays before Christmas (with many other downtown stores)                10 am to 9 pm

All Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between Thanksgiving and Christmas          10 am to 6 pm

All Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas                                         10 am to 5 pm

Christmas Eve (Friday, Dec. 24)   10 am to 2 pm

Christmas Day plus the Sunday and Monday following Christmas                         CLOSED

AND AFTER CHRISTMAS:

Tuesday through Thursday, Dec 28 – 30   
                                                           10 am to 5 pm

New Year’s Eve (Fri, Dec 31)        10 am to 2 pm

New Year’s Day plus the Sunday and Monday following New Year’s Day                CLOSED

 

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR THEM:

Looking for some good ideas for gifts for the holidays?  Well, here are a few, all available at Millicent’s Knits & Yarns

  • a quick one ball scarf from our luxurious yarn
  • a felted hat for your sister
  • a backstrap loom for your son or nephew who loves crafts but wants to be practical too (and not too sissy)
  • a knitting board for the older child – or adult – who would love to knit without the needles!
  • a ski hat to match your husband’s favorite ski jacket
  • a pot holder loom for your elementary school age friends
  • a gift certificate for a learn-to-knit class for your friend who called you “grannie” when you announced you were learning to knit
  • a pair of mittens from a lush yarn for your best friend 
  • a warm long scarf of some of our quick-knitting super-bulky yarn
  • mini mittens, hats, scarves or angel Christmas ornaments
  • a book from our large assortment of knitting and crochet titles for the friend who encouraged you to start knitting
  • a hand-knit scarf from Millicent’s (all scarf models will be on sale as of Dec. 14)
  • a laptop loom for your granddaughter (with extra kits to weave a purse)

 

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR YOU

Wondering how you can tell your friends and family that you want your holiday presents to come from Millicent’s Knits & Yarns?  OPEN A PAGE IN OUR GIFT REGISTRY and send your loved ones down to us.  We’ll do the rest.

 

Here’s what your registry page can do for you:

·         Your page allows you to write down the titles of books that you want (to avoid duplicating what you already have in your library). 

·         You can designate what yarn and even what colors and amounts you want for your new project. 

·         You can dangle the idea of having one of those kits wondrous hand-dyed yarns from Wales.

·         You can ask for needles that will help fill the holes in your needle collection.

·         You can even ask for a swift and ball winder (although you might want to give me a head’s up for this as I need to special order them). 

 

BONUS DISCOUNTS FOR THE NEW YEAR

You’ve watched us record your pre-taxed purchase amounts on your card for a year now.  The time to collect your bonus is nearly here.  Come into Millicent’s on Tuesday, January 4 or any other time in the new year to collect your bonus to spend on any Millicent products.

 

NEW YARNS CONTINUE TO ARRIVE 

The difficulty distributors have in getting yarns from Europe has translated into our receiving some of our finest yarns late in the season.  But they are arriving, slowly and surely!!  Stop in frequently so you can see what is new!

 

REMINDER:   Beth Brown-Reinsel Gansey Workshop participants

The remainder of your workshop fee is due around December first.  Try to get your fee balance in then or we will begin to haunt you!

NO DECEMBER CLASSES

LOOK FOR JANUARY CLASSES IN OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER

You can anticipate many beginner/refresher classes , a knit your first sweater class and a felting purses and bags class (three new books have come out with patterns to salivate over!). 

 

We at Millicent’s wish you a very warm holiday season and thank you for your being part of our growing community of knitters!  


Happy Knitting
From
Mel and Dick
at
Millicent’s Knits & Yarns

  

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