Look What's Coming Soon (and other news)
Fall 2013 Preview
As you know, I attended The National Needlearts Association convention in Columbus, Ohio back in mid-June. With it being my first time attending and I attended alone, I was overwhelmed by all the exciting new things. Of course, I couldn't help but keep in mind new things, especially things that you may not find in the other yarn stores in the Milwaukee area, but I also gravitated towards things that caught my eye (including designers I admire).
Nevertheless, I did walk away from the convention with some exciting orders placed for brand new yarn and kits for the upcoming fall season. All things that would provide for excellent class projects and inspirational fall/winter knitting. So here's a few things you can expect to see on your fall class roster:
If you'd like to sign up in advance for any of the classes below, contact me at info@midwestyarn.com for more details (and selecting kit colors).
- The Color Wave Shawl, featuring Kauni Effektgarn (100% wool, sport weight). Class price $40, plus cost of kit, coming later this fall (class dates to be determined).
Copyright RYN- The Block Party Eternity Scarf, featuring fingering weight yarns from Knit One/Crochet Too. A great pattern to learn a good provisional cast-on and mosaic knitting (beginner level color work which allows you to work one color at a time per row...it's almost magical).
Class price $55 (4 classes), plus cost of kit.
Sundays, 12pm - 2 pm
September 22, 29, October 6, 13
Contact me ASAP as the kits are set to arrive September, so I will need to know if more will need to be ordered prior to that.
- Sea Lettuce Shawl. The sample for this is already on display in the shop, mainly because I couldn't put this gorgeous yarn down. Featuring Crock 'o Dye fingering weight yarn from Knit One, Crochet Too.
Learn striping color work, drop stitches (on purpose), and how to read lace charts. More of an intermediate/advanced class, so must have basic knitting skills like casting on, working in garter stitch (knit all rows) and binding off.
Class price $55 (4 classes), plus cost of kit.
Saturdays, 12pm - 2 pm
September 28, October 5, 12, 19
More classes are to be listed soon...
Midwest Yarn's Makeover
We've also updated our shop to make room for more yarn and give it more of a boutique atmosphere. With that change, we are also upgrading the website to be more user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Do bear with me as those changes are being made, I want to make sure that it is easier in the future to run sales online and even make the online customer rewards program an automatic process, rather than run manually on my end.
Other news
Unfortunately, due to the lack of interest and no pre-orders made, we will not be adding spinning wheels and accessories to our inventory until further notice. I do urge our customers to continue to support Midwest Yarn's growth by participating in yarn and supply pre-orders. Remember, we are a smaller shop and big risks like bringing in new yarn lines and other products must be worthwhile in order for us to make it and continue serving the Milwaukee area.
A big thank you to those who take advantage of special ordering yarn from the companies we have accounts with. We may not have room for everything, but we still make sure you can get what you need as quickly as possible. If you don't see what you're looking for, ask to take a look at our catalogs. Most custom orders arrive within a week, because our suppliers are awesome! Don't worry, you customers are awesome too and I live to make you happy by providing yarny goodness.
Lastly, we'll be closed Friday and Saturday the third week in August to go mobile. That's right I'll be running a booth at the Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair in Newark, Ohio (just outside of Columbus), selling not only the wonderful yarns we have in the shop, but also OMG's hand dyed yarn, hand dyed fiber, and hand spun yarn. My patterns will also be available for purchase as well.
Until next time!