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Win The Whispering Cornflowers
Quilt
 If
you come by the store you will be able to see this wonderful
quilt that is hanging in our window. At nighttime,
with the window lights behind it, it looks especially
magnificent and reminds me of the stained glass windows
that I've seen in ancient European cathedrals.
The quilt was sewn with love
to honor two friends, Barb Holmes and Kathy Kitick who
lost their battles with ovarian cancer. Both were
knitters, quilters, and wonderful women.
The quilt was made to honor their
memory, to spread awareness of the
symptoms of ovarian
cancer, and to raise money for ovarian cancer research.
You can win this lovely quilt
- stop by the store and purchase tickets, or
simply
purchase a book of tickets online. All
proceeds go to the cause, and $5 gets you 6 entries
into a drawing that will be held on October 1st, 2006.
Don't Forget Louisa Harding is
Here on Sunday
 Our
Louisa Harding workshop is now full - but don't
despair if you didn't make it - you have another opportunity
to meet and greet Louisa at a book signing right
after the workshop. Our doors will re-open at
630pm on Sunday, September 10th, and Louisa will
be available until 730pm. There is no charge for
the book signing.
In our opinion, Louisa is one
the world's greatest
knitwear designers. Maybe you already own
patterns or books by her? She's known for elegant
sweaters, accessories and adorable children's designs,
and maybe you've knitted with
her yarns. Her new
collections
of patterns have just arrived - pick one up for
the book signing - pre-purchase
online
and just let us know if you'd like us to hold it for
you.
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Arnhild Norwegian
Cardigan
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Do you admire those
fabulous Norwegian cardigans? We have
arranged a unique opportunity to learn the
techniques of making a classic Norwegian
cardigan or sweater from a master - Arnhild
Hillesland, she will be here Saturday
and Sunday October 7th and 8th.
More details are available
here.
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Knitting Therapy
We've put together a series of single session workshops
that will focus on knitting technique. The
Knitting Therapy Series will run each Friday between
1:00pm and 3:00 pm with the first session "Fix It Up"
starting next Friday the 15th September. Other
sessions that have been scheduled include, Cables, Intarsia,
Entrelac, Increases and Decreases, Charting, Seaming
and Finishing. Check them out and reserve your
space
online.
Knitting With
Company Returns
We hereby invite
you to join us every Friday, from 11am
until 1, or 2 ,or 3…or until the cows
come home and your family sends the dogs
out to find you. Come and sit and
knit, bring old friends and meet some
new ones, share your projects and ideas,
solve the world’s problems … and get
some new ones … enjoy a relaxing session
away from home.
On the fourth
Friday of each month, we’ll do something
special - read more about these special
days on our
blog.
Annie Modesitt Book
Signing
 Mark
your calendars, our favorite knitting heretic will be
visiting with us on Thursday and Friday October 12th
and 13th and will be with us in our booth at the Stitch
and Quilt Expo that is being held at the Pheasant Run
resort in St. Charles. She'll be available for
book signings and she is anticipating the release of
her new book, "Twist and Loop" around
this time. You can also
pre-order
this book here. Annie is also featured in
the current edition of Interweave Knits.
Also, stay tuned
to us, Annie will be returning at the end January to
teach a series of workshops at the store Geneva - exact
details are still to be finalized.
 At
that time, Annie will releasing her next book,
"Men Who Knit & The Dogs Who Love Them".
If you can't get enough of Annie then sign up for a
Cocoon Shrug workshop on Saturday mornings at 10am.
Join Gretl as she guides and mentors you through making
the Annie Modesitt Cocoon Shrug. If you do all
your homework you should be able to present your finished
shrug to Annie for "signature" when she visits with
us in January!
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Attention Bartlett
and Surrounding Areas ...
Keep watching this
space for news of the newly forming Bartlett
Stitching Group. We will meet
from 6:30pm 'til 8:30pm on the 14th September
for the first time and then keep meeting
every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
You can bring whatever you are working on
and sit and visit with your fellow knitters
and crocheters. There is no charge.
Come the first night and help us pick a
name, so get your creative juices flowing
to come up with a great name for the group.
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Happy Knitting ...
Lesley Edmondson
Wool and Company / Simple Gifts
23 South Third Street, Geneva, IL 60134
tel: 630.232.2305
lesley@woolandcompany.com
http://www.woolandcompany.com
http://www.woolandcompany.com/blog
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Classes
and Workshops
A
partial listing of our upcoming classes is provided
below. For a
complete listing visit our website, or come
and visit, sit and knit, or look through
some books for inspiration ... there are plenty
to choose from. Remember we also have
a selection of classes available at our Bartlett
location including a "Learn
to Knit On Your Own Schedule".
Knitting
101
Knitting 101
This is the class for absolute beginners.
Learn to knit, purl, cast on/off, increase and
decrease, read a pattern, cable and finish a
sampler scarf. Classes are scheduled to
start
daytimes, evenings and weekends.
Upcoming classes.
9/11 9/18, 9/25 10/2 at 630pm, or
9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 630pm
Autumn Needle Felting
Learn a variety of needle felting techniques
to add a little fall color to your life. You
might felt a flower pincushion, a sheep, an
autumn leaf , or maybe bring something with
to embellish.
9/23
10am
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Cast
On Methods
All's well that starts well. Knitting
starts with a cast-on - single, double, long-tail,
continental, crochet, cable, invisible, old-Norwegian,
etc... the possibilities go on and on. In this
workshop we'll explore and learn different methods
9/19
630pm
... more ...
Crochet Ripple Afghan
Learn to make the traditional ripple
afghan. Must be able to single crochet - see
our Crochet Introduction class to get you up
to speed.
9/14
9/21 630p
... more ...
Felted Bag
One of our most popular classes - and a great
next step after Knitting 101. Make one and you
will be hooked, and everyone you meet will ask
you where you got that great bag!
9/30 10/7 10/14 1230pm
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Felted Flourishes
Knit some fun felted embellishments ...
flowers, pumpkins, Indian corn, holly, Christmas
lights, and more.
9/30 10/7 10am
... more ...
Heirloom
Christmas Stocking
Knit a felted wool Christmas stocking
and decorate it with one of Mary's designs,
or we can custom design one just for you.
... more ...
9/7 9/14 9/21 9/28 10/5 630pm
Knitters Companion Workshop
Learn how to get the most out of this
gem of a book. We will use the wonderful Knitters
Companion to work our way through a variety
of techniques: cast on/cast off increase/decreases
buttonholes and finishes.
9/26 6pm
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Knitting with Silver
Are you always up for trying new knitting
fibers? If so, this is the class for you. Learn
the ins and outs of knitting with wire, and
you will have several great beaded pins and
bracelets as the result. Materials fee: $20.
Knitting
with Silver starts 9/19 9/26 630pm
... more ...
Seed Stitch Jacket
This fabulous seed stitch jacket is a
versatile and practical addition to your wardrobe
as well as a great way to learn seed stitch
techniques.
9/20 9/27 10/18 10/25 630pm
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more ...
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10am-5.30pm
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10am-5.30pm
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Thursday
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10am-8.00pm
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10am-5.30pm
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10am-5.00pm
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10am-8pm
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10am-8pm
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