Knitnews #14: Clever Knits updates for November 2010

Clever Knitters,

We seem to have skipped October's Knitnews - but the month has been filled with other exciting updates! Most notably, we should share with you that Karen has retired. For now, Helena and Lexi will be covering all hours at the shop - and you can view those on our website as always (just click the "work schedule" link). The good news is, now there is ALWAYS someone on duty who can knit AND crochet! In November and December, we have lots of fun, new classes and special events!

And you still have a few days left to take advantage of our Halloween Sale - 13% off through October 31st! (can not be combined with other offers; excludes classes, private lessons, other services, already discounted merchandise, and Oink Pigments yarn)

Contents of this message:

1. Kate Jacobs - Q&A with the author of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB on Nov 5th!
2. Classes - Schedules for November & December
3. Ornament Contest - Knit & crochet ornaments for the Clever Knits tree, due December 12th! 
4. 10-News A-List results - We are the #5 Craft store, and the ONLY yarn store to rank!



1. Q&A with author of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, Kate Jacobs
Kate Jacobs, the New York Times bestselling author of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, will be doing private call-ins to a few select yarn shops in celebration of the release of KNIT THE SEASON, on Friday November 5th.

Kate has chosen Clever Knits as one of these select shops - and we will be having a video chat with her! You will be able to talk to Kate and ask her questions about her writing life, the inspiration behind the Knit novels, and of course, her dog Baxter. We will have refreshments for everyone, copies of Kate's books available for purchase, as well as a signed copy of Knit the Season to give away! You can read an excerpt of Knit the Season on Kate's website.

Our own Friday Night Knitters meet from 5-8pm EVERY Friday.
On November 5th, Kate will make her electronic appearance at 7:00pm.

Do not miss out on this very special event! More details: http://cleverknits.com/2010/10/video-chat-with-kate-jacobs-author-of.html

2. TONS of New Classes in November & December
A few repeats, and a few brand newbies. I think you'll like the selection of classes we have in the coming months! You can always find our full list of current class offerings on our website - just click the 'classes' link at the top of the homepage.

Tiny Sweaters
taught by Helena Bristow

$20 includes yarn, BYO needles
Saturday, November 13th, 2-4pm
Materials: bring darning needle, as well as DPNs or long circular for magic loop in size 6 or 7 (whichever you are most comfortable with)
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1612703

Tiny Stockings
taught by Alexa Riether

$20 includes yarn, BYO needles
Saturday, December 4th, 2-4pm
Materials: bring darning needle, as well as DPNs or long circular for magic loop in size 6 or 7 (whichever you are most comfortable with)
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1612753

OOPS class (fixing knit mistakes)
taught by Helena Bristow

$25 for the 2-hr session
Sun, Nov 21, 4:30-6:30pm
Materials: bring a 4x4" swatch STILL ON NEEDLES (first 2" garter stitch, next 2" stocking stitch), a crochet hook 1-2 sizes smaller than your needle size, another set of needles at least 2 sizes smaller than your needle size (the smaller the better!)
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1446072

Spiral Knitting
taught by Alexa Riether

$25, BYO Materials
Sat, Dec 11, 2-4pm
Materials: 2-4 different coloured, worsted-weight yarns; 16" circular size 7 needles and set of DPNs, darning needle.
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1617765

Crochet 102
taught by Helena Bristow

$15, BYO Materials
Sat, Dec 18th, 4-6pm
Materials: 1 skein Cascade 220 or other worsted weight yarn, size G or H crochet hook, darning needle.
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1617764

Knit 102taught by Helena Bristow

$15, BYO Materials
Coming in January!
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1438819

Knit 101 taught by Helena
$25 includes all materials
Saturday, November 6th, 4:30-6:30pm
or Saturday, December 4th, 4:30-6:30pm

Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1432837

Crochet 101 taught by Helena

$25 includes all materials
Saturday, October 30th, 1-3pm
or Saturday, November 13th, 4:30-6:30pm
or Saturday, December 11th, 1:30-3:30pm
Sign up here: http://cleverknits.com/p/shop.html#ecwid:category=420293&mode=product&product=1438803


3. Ornaments!  Kick-start your holiday knitting with something miniature
For our tree this holiday season, we'll be featuring hand-knit and crochet ornaments! The theme this year will be tiny garments - so get to work miniaturizing sweaters, hats, stockings, socks, shoes, pants, mittens, lingerie - whatever it is, so long as it's a teeny tiny version of something to wear. Each ornament contributed before December 12th will be eligible to win a prize - a $20 gift certificate to Clever Knits! Winner will be selected by popular vote (ornaments will be anonymized when submitted), so make yours the very best. Voting will be held December 14-20, and the winner will be announced at Knitnight on December 21st.

More info here: http://cleverknits.com/2010/09/tiny-garments.html


4. 10-News A-List - #1 Yarn Store! (5th best craft store)
Many of you have been asking - so here's the update on our status in this contest. Thanks to all who voted your favourite LYS into the #1 Yarn Store position! Last year we ranked #3 overall in the 'Arts & Crafts' category. This year, the competition was a lot stiffer, but we still managed to be the ONLY yarn store to make the Top 5!

Here's the link for the full list of winners: http://ctvr.us/cleverknits

 

Warm (& sweatery) regards,
Helena & Lexi

Clever Knits
214 S. Indiana Ave, Vista CA 92084

HOURS:
Sat & Sun 12-7pm
Mon, Wed, & Thurs 12-6pm
Tues 12-10pm
Fri 12-8pm

FREE social knitting events:
Tues 6-10pm, Fri 5-8pm, Sun 1-4pm

http://cleverknits.com
cleverknits@gmail.com
phone: 760.806.6744


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Video chat with Kate Jacobs, author of The Friday Night Knitting Club

Kate Jacobs, the New York Times bestselling author of THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, will be doing private call-ins to a few select yarn shops in celebration of the release of KNIT THE SEASON, on Friday November 5th.

Kate has chosen Clever Knits as one of these select shops - and we will be having a video chat with her! You will be able to talk to Kate and ask her questions about her writing life, the inspiration behind the Knit novels, and of course, her dog Baxter. We will have refreshments for everyone, copies of Kate's books available for purchase, as well as a signed copy of Knit the Season to give away! You can read an excerpt of Knit the Season on Kate's website.

Our own Friday Night Knitters meet from 5-8pm EVERY Friday.
On November 5th, Kate will make her electronic appearance at 7:00pm.

Do not miss out on this very special event!



MORE ABOUT KNIT THE SEASON:

Readers first met the lively, witty and devoted members of the club in Kate Jacobs’s The Friday Night Knitting Club, the hit bestseller that climbed to the top the New York Times bestseller list, where it stayed for over a year. It now has more than a million copies in print. The second book in the series, Knit Two, built on this phenomenon and became a hit bestseller as well. Now, in KNIT THE SEASON (Berkley Trade Paperback; November 2, 2010; $14.00) the third novel in the series, Jacobs’s millions of fans are invited to spend the holidays with the Friday Night Knitting Club in a story about family and friendship, food and craft, and the true spirit of the season.

In KNIT THE SEASON, readers return to knitting store Walker & Daughter—now managed mostly by Georgia Walker’s daughter Dakota—where the group of spirited, diverse, and down-to-earth women continue to meet to knit, weigh in on each others’ achievements and frustrations, and to simply enjoy each others’ company, as they have since Georgia opened the store years earlier.

There is Lucie, struggling to cope with her aging mother; Darwin, sleepless with her twins; and KC, bursting with energy and irreverent humor. Anita is immersed in wedding plans—to the chagrin of her meddling son, Nathan—and Peri is forced to face a tough decision between her loyalty to the past and her ambitions for the future. Catherine is a bundle of nerves as she plans for a visit from her Italian boyfriend and his children. But keeping them all together is Dakota, now twenty years old, working hard towards her goal of refashioning the store into a boutique and knitting café that will combine her mother’s legacy with her own passion for baking. Dakota may not admit it often, but she feels a bit in over her head. When her father surprises her with a Christmas reunion at her great-grandmother’s home in Scotland, Dakota is in for some important realizations about life’s priorities. Once there, Dakota spends time with her Gran—hearing about Georgia’s happy Christmases past as a child, a young woman in love, and a doting new mother— and understands that she still can still learn valuable lessons from her mother about what it really means to grow up.

A special contest: YOUR MOST HORRIFYING SWEATER PROBLEM . . . EVER

Cheryl Brunette, author of Sweater 101, taught a workshop here in June which was a real treat for all involved. I thought I was an expert, but learned SO MUCH from the intensive day of sweater support from Cheryl.

She has written me with a special contest JUST FOR YOU, my Clever Knitters!

YOUR MOST HORRIFYING SWEATER PROBLEM . . . EVER . . . CONTEST

Today is October 13th! And you have just 13 days to participate in the contest! And so I'm also offering a little extra incentive to get you started on your next sweater SUCCESS story:

13% off everything in the store from now until Halloween! This includes copies of Cheryl's FABULOUS book, which has improved my understanding of sweater construction in ways I never imagined possible!

For details on how to play, you'll have to click through to see the rest of this post...