October 22, 2004
Setting Things Straight
This could quite possibly be a "knitpick" but it really irritates me when there is a big fat wrong printed in a publication be it a newspaper or magazine whatever.
In the newest issue of Vogue Knitting Holiday 2004 there is a lovely article about WoolWinders A Knitting Salon (see page 16) in Rockville, Maryland. Now don't get me wrong I like this shop really. I don't have anything against them. BUT in the article it says and I quote:
"Located in a suburb of Washington DC (on the Red Line of the DC Metro), WoolWinders buzzes with activity, especially during twice weekly knitting-group meetings, during which wine and cheese are served, and on Sundays, when it's the only yarn store open in all of Maryland."
Now that is just flat wrong. So to set the record straight I'm offering here to you today a list of those shops in Maryland that are in fact also open on Sunday.
Keep Me In Stitches
304 W. Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
240-379-7740
hours: M-T 11am-7pm/Th-F 11am-8pm/Sat 10am-6pm and Sunday Noon-5pm
Folk Art Studio of Bowie
(301) 809-0193
6700 Race Track Rd
Bowie, MD 20715
T– F Noon – 8pm; Sat 10 –6pm; Sunday: Noon – 6pm
Wed Knit at Night 6pm – 9pm
Fiberworks
17830 New Hampshire Ave The Alloway Building - Suite 101
Ashton MD 20861-3641
301-774-9031
T-W-F-S 10a-5pm; Th 12-8p; Sunday-Mo 12-5p
A Good Yarn
1738 Aliceanna Ave.
Baltimore MD 21231
410-327-3884
W-Sunday: 10am-7pm
Cloverhill Yarn Shop
75 Mellor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone: 410.788.7262
T, W, F, & S: 10am-5pm; Th:10am-8pm; Sunday:1pm-5 pm
The Celtic Knot Yarn Shop
8167 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-203-0133
W-S 11-5, Thurs until 7pm, Sunday 11-4
Knit and Stitch = Bliss
4706 Bethesda Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland
301-652-7194 or toll free at 866-5-NEEDLE
M, T, W, F, S: 10am – 5:30pm Th: 10am-8pm, Sunday: Noon – 5pm
If I have missed any please tell me. And in case you're wondering, yes I have written a letter to Vogue Knitting.
Posted by Genia at 02:04 PM | Comments (1)
October 13, 2004
Autumn and looming Craft & Art Fair
Autumn, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup they just go hand in hand and are some of the more simpler things in life. Simple is good.
Autumn also brings out the need for hats, mittens, and scarves not to forget sweaters. Though sweaters do take a bit more time to knit then the outer garmets.
There are a lot of local charities out there looking for warm outer garments to help out the needy. In the DC area Food and Friends are in need. Their contact information is:
Diane Tollick, Volunteer Coordinator
Food & Friends
219 Riggs Road, NE
Washington, DC 20011
202-269-6824
dtollick@foodandfriends.org
A warm and really quick scarf idea is to take a yard and half of fleece (usually can be purchased at JoAnn's for under $7.00 a yard) and cut it into long strips approximately 4 to 5 inches wide. If you want to get creative, you can even cut fringe on each end of the scarf. With the fleece being anywhere from 36 to 54 inches wide you can really make a lot of scarves and make a big difference to someone's life. Not to mention the warm fuzzy you'll get for helping out.
Craft & Art Fair
I'll be participating in a Craft & Art Fair in Towson this November. It's open only to the employees of CMS but should be pretty fun. I'm sharing a table with my uncle. He will be selling his band's CD
(Park House Jam is the band name)and I'll be selling some bits that I've knit. I'm worried that I won't have enough stuff to sell or worst that what I have won't sell. It's starting to give me odd dreams, not of the nightmare sort -- at least not yet.
I'm planning on having a book of items that I've knit with yarn swatches, scarves, mittens, baby items, jewerly, and the Harbor Bears that have sweaters, hats, and dresses that I've knit for them. Any ideas of what else folks might be looking for? Drop me a line.
By the way, I'm pleased to say that my little boy is feeling much better.
Posted by Genia at 11:36 AM
October 06, 2004
Beautiful Autumn Weather, sick little boyz,
and the Knitting still goes on and on! Did you know that if there are pictures in the book and if you put some "lilt" in your voice, you can read that knit book to your little one and keep their interest at the same time? Try it.
Today I have for you three book reviews!
The 1st: A Treasury of Magical Knitting by Cat Bordhi (Socks Soar on 1 circular needles!!) She reveals the fun behind mobius knitting and fun it is! The hardest part is getting your hands on a 60 inch circular needle. I had a time with understanding the directions at first but once I saw the cast on in action I was off and knitting. Finished my first wrap just hours after beginning. The ideas now are flowing thru my head -- oh the possibilities of using different yarns and stitches. By the way, did you know she's also just published a new novel?! Treasure Forest, the first of trilogy called The Forest Inside.
The 2nd: Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. Name sound familar? She's owner of Purl a great yarn shop in New York City. This book has some really great designs all done with simple elegance in mind. I'm currently ripping out a cardigan for thee Wyldman that I had started a while ago but was never happy with to be replaced with a placket-neck pullover. He'll be happier with a pullover then with a cardigan and he can still have his much loved dinosaur buttons too! There are other great designs inside along with some ideas for wrapping gifts - to include a knitted bag. Too Cute! I may need to add this one to my own library
Book 3: 25 bags to Knit Beautiful Bags in Stylish Colors by Emma King. If you love knitted bags this is The Book for you. It's even a spiral bound inside a hard cover for ease of knitting from the patterns. This book shows you that it's okay to put different yarns together for that "special" look. The Techniques section in the back is a good reference for any knitting project you may wish to tackle, good color photos, precise wording, no mush mouth here folks!
So, I leave you now to return to my own knitting. I'm in the process of preparing for a Craft Fair in November, lots of holiday knitting (which has been made easier thanks to Cat Bordhi, Joelle Hoverson, and Emma King) and of course knitting for the shop. You can still find me working Saturdays at A Good Yarn in Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland.
Just sign me,
Enabler Extraordinaire
Posted by Lola at 01:18 PM | Comments (1)
October 01, 2004
A New Month - and new Blogging!
With the new month I'm blogging once again. It's good to be back too. Hope you stick around for the ride. Hopefully it'll be a fun one.
First off, I've just found out about a new yarn in the DC Metro/Baltimore Area. It's called All About Yarn and will be celebrating their Grand Opening the weekend of October 8 - 11. A really cool thing is they are open on Sundays and Mondays!
Another event of note worth is happening at Knit Happens in Alexandria. Please read the blog entry from Wednesday. Anytime I get a chance to help out with raising awareness and funds for Womens Breast Cancer I do! However, being a Saturday I'll miss this event. So you all will have to make up for my not being there.
And last but certainly not the least there is the Fells Point Fun Festival this weekend. The Saturday Morning Coffee group is still planning on meeting from 10:00 to Noon at the shop (A Good Yarn) and then the fun activities of the festival to begin around noon -- might I add to include Men in Kilts.
As for me, I've been knitting away at mittens, socks for Miss M, a sweater for the Princess Hurricane, and items for a craft fair I'll be working in November. The mittens are a pattern that I've worked out myself and knit using Noro Kureyon. YUMMY stuff!
Posted by Lola at 10:04 AM