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      Knitty City Announces Its First  Halloween Costume Contest!

And, here's how it goes:

All costumes must be 50% knit, crochet or felted

Costumes can be for people and/or pets

Photos must be emailed to Pearl (pearl@knittycity.com) by midnight  EST,

Sunday, October 28.

All Finalist photos will be posted on KC's Facebook page by October 29th.

Winners will be determined by "liking" on our FB Page

Voting ends October 31st, by Midnight

Prizes:

1st - $50 KC gift card

2nd - $25 KC gift card

3rd - $10 KC gift card. 

PS:  The winning costumes just might wind up in the window!

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Other October News @ Knitty City

Team Knitty City Needs You!

Join us as we do our part in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

The Knitty City team will be meeting up in Cental Park on Sunday, Oct. 21 @ 8:30 AM, near the bandstand.

Please join  Our Group  as we walk for a cure - you can sign up at the store, too!

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"Sock-tober @ Knitty City "

All sock yarn (ALL of the gorgeous stuff) is on sale this month for 10% off.  "Sock Yarn Stock" up now.  Sock yarns are not for just socks, 'ya know.  It's a great yarn l for baby clothes, scarves, shawls, sweaters and mittens, too!  Collect a variety  now so as to have a number of color options on hand.  Sock yarn also makes a great gift for the knitters you know and love. 

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"The weather out side may be frightful,

but your knitted hat will be delightful"...

if you learn to make one with Daniel Yuhas, Author of:

Saturday, Oct 27, 10-12:45pm 
$60 (payment due prior to class)

Daniel will also sign copies of his new book:

“Knitting from the Center Out"

In Knitting from the Center Out, Daniel Yuhas teaches knitters the fascinating technique of starting a project with just a few stitches and knitting outward, in revolutions (or circles).  Join Us as we learn from a person who respects the  process  in the art and turns it into a thing of useful beatuty.

Critics are praising this book:

“Though he delivers almost thirty projects in this premiere volume, Yuhas is just warming up. We'll be hearing more from him: Someday we'll look back and say, this is the book that launched a thousand hats.” —Vogue Knitting

“We love the sorting hat . . . You can be the Gryffindor of your dreams. . . . He has figured out the science . . . and we can all benefit from that.” —Knitcircus podcast

DON'T FORGET TO
CHECK OUT ALL OUR KNITTY CITY CLASSES
WWW.KNITTYCITY.COM
For those of you who have resolved to learn to knit and/or crochet, there's no time like the present.
New Yorker's love the best, and we have some of the best designer/teachers in the business!  For additional information, please look at our class schedule  on line (www.knittycity.com) or stop by and pick up a schedule at the desk!

WELCOME TO SOCK-TOBER at Knitty City

Forgive us for playing with the language, but we could not help ourselves.  We're so excited about the beginning of October.  We're celebrating Fall knitting all month - beginning with the love of socks.  In honor of the little twin cuties, we've dedicated the entire month to sock yarn and we are taking 10% off on each and every one of our sock yarns - and do we have the brands:  Baah! La Jolla, Cascade Heritage and Heritage Silk,Colinette Jitterbug, Dream In Color Smooshy, Fleece Artist Casba, Frog Tree Pediboo, Koigu, Lorna’s Laces Sock, Madelinetosh Sock, Malabrigo Sock, Prism Saki, Spud & Chloe Sock, Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock, Zauberball Sock.  One of your favorites has simply got to be in this list.

You'll need your socks this week to cushion your tootsies in your walking shoes:    It's the Fourth Annual NYC Yarn Crawl, and Knitty City is oe of 10 stores participating in this yearly yarn trek through Manhattan and Brooklyn.  Each store is doing its best to attract you with neat promotional offers and sales.  For additional information, be sure to check out www.nycyarncrawl.com.  As for Knitty City, here's what we'll be doing:

In addition to the 10% off on all sock yarns, we will be doing a "weekend only offer" of 20% on all books and 20% off on special Knitty City hat and scarf kits.   It's the ideal time and place to stock up on holiday gifts - Think of what a neat gift could be made of one of our many  sock books and a skein (or two) of fabulous sock yarn.  Reminder:  Sock yarn also makes great scarf and shawl material as well as good yarn for baby items.

In addition to the sale, specials and basket raffle, we will be hosting Anna Hrachovec and her darling (if slightly scary) crew of Monsters.

Anna will be in the store on Saturday, October 6,  from 3-5 pm with a  Super-Scary display and plenty of books, so please stop by if you’re in the city and pick up a signed book from her.   This is not a formal event, so she's  just looking forward to hanging out at one of her  favorite yarn stores and chatting with knitters about knitting tiny zombies, mummy cats, and dead toasters.  Please check out the NYC Yarn Crawl

The characters from Super-Scary Mochimochi are playing a key role in this year’s crawl: they have the honor of being the must-find items for the scavenger hunt.  Every store you visit will have one of Anna's little pals somewhere on the premises.  We hope you find them all.  Instructions for how to notify the people at the Yarn Crawl can be found on the site along with a list of the prizes.  About the scary monsters:  They are really a very friendly type of scary so don't be frightened of them.  They do love it, however, if you pretend to be a little scared.  It makes them feel as if they're doing a good job for Anna - and they all love her -- so do we.  Come on and meet her on Saturday. 

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October Events 

Young Designer's Presentation
October 4, 2012
Michelle Wang
6-8 PM
Please  join us as we begin, again, our monthly  Designer's Presentation. 

Welcoming Michelle Wang to KC is second-nature for us, since we feel we have known her from the beginning.  An early customer of KC and a valued colleague, we have been privileged to see her grow and become successful as an independent, published designer.  Her designs have  appeared in a number of magazines, most recently  Vogue Knitting and, last year, she joinged the design team at Brooklyn Tweed.  She will be sharing her most recent work with us and speaking about the challenges and rewards inherent in making a living as a hand knitwear designer.

Love your Dog or Cat?

Want a low maintenace pet?
How about knitting one?
Betty Marsella will show you how at  Sunday afternoon workshops this October.
          

October 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2012;  2-4 PM
Cost:  $125 (due prior to class)
Call the store to sign up  and for further information!
PLEASE EMAIL OR SEND US PICTURES OF YOUR CATS FOR OUR WINDOW!

Make a Hat

with Daniel Yuhas

Saturday, Oct 27, 10-12:45pm 
$60 (payment due prior to class) 
This class is being held at the St Agnes Library.

Daniel will also sign copies of his new book:

“Knitting from the Center Out”.

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Have You Begun Building Blocks?
Now's the time!
Knitty City’s Afghan Knit-Along with Maxine

This knit-a-long will be held every Friday and Saturday in September and October  from  5-6pm. 

You can begin at any time during the month.
Learn lots of new knitting techniques, one square at a time
Master increases, decreases, cables, right and left twists, even chart reading.
When all squares are complete, create your afghan or baby blanket.
Purchase the booklet "Building Blocks" and yarn  from Knitty City and
come to the store on Friday and Saturday evenings (5-6 PM)  and get FREE support.

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DON'T FORGET TO
CHECK OUT ALL OUR KNITTY CITY CLASSES
WWW.KNITTYCITY.COM
For those of you who have resolved to learn to knit and/or crochet, there's no time like the present.
New Yorker's love the best, and we have some of the best designer/teachers in the business!  For additional information, please look at our class schedule  on line (www.knittycity.com) or stop by and pick up a schedule at the desk!
 

Catch  a SPECIAL Ride to the NYS  Sheep & Wool Festival

Many say it's the best show in the Northeast. It's a great day for anyone who loves yarns!
Bus Departing from in front of  Knitty City on 208 w. 79th St., NYC
Saturday, October 20, 2012 @ 8 AM
Meet Designers, Authors and Other Knitters!
Knit, Learn & Possibly Win Something Special along  the Way

There will be an amazing number of items raffled off.
Go to:  www.knittingandhowe.com for information - just click on trips/events tab
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Knitty City has been invited to be a part of the celebration at:
Wool Uncovered
September 27, Thursday, 2012

Bryant Park  9am – 6pm

We're so excited!  The Campaign for Wool rang us up last week and asked us to join in and knit  in Bryant Park when they hold their big Celebration for British Wool event on Thursday, September 27.  They plan on having at least 30 sheep there to illustrate what makes wool so fabulous.  Please plan on coming by - we'd love to see you and the sheep would love it, too. 

Talking About Flocks (of Support)

Once again, Knitty City will be participating in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, Sunday,  October 21st.  Please consider joining our group, as we join the thousands of others who walk every year in Central Park, to demonstrate commitment to breast cancer prevention and research.  We are also looking for team leaders.  We would love to have you be a part of our annual effort.  Let's all walk together.  For more information, please go here:   makingstrides.acsevents.org

Other Exciting Events

Upcoming Trunk Show

Knit!  Swirl!

 

This book took the knititng world by storm and the trunk show is an up-close opportunity to see (and feel) what made this designer's work such a success. Be sure to come see this show and get inspired.  We have the books (20% off), the yarn and the support - just waiting for you!

Other Special Events at KC this Month

Coastal Colour Yarns
Sun, Sept. 23, 2012
3-5 PM
Come meet Rhonda and Charlie  from Coastal Colours Yarn 
Learn about using natural dyes and handpainting yarn 
Enter for a chance to win a yarn basket &  signed book from Ann Hood

SPECIAL EXHIBIT
Nippon House Exhibit
145 West 57th Street, New York, NY
Sept. 20 - 26, 2012
10-6 (Mon.-Fri.); 10-5 (Sat.)
The work of  Madam Keiko, one of Japan’s most talented hand-knit designers

SPECIAL CLASSES THIS MONTH

(Please don't forget to visit www.knittycity.com.  Check the class and claendar pages for our regular "special" classes.

Building Blocks!
Knitty City’s Afghan Knit-Along with Maxine
Friday, September 21, 5-6pm
Saturday, September 22, 5-6pm
Learn lots of new knitting techniques, one square at a time
Master increases, decreases, cables, right and left twists, even chart reading.
When all squares are complete, create your afghan or baby blanket.
Purchase the booklet "Building Blocks" and yarn  from Knitty City and
come to the store on Friday, Sept. 21 or Saturday, Sept. 22 from 5-6 PM and get FREE support.
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Lisa Daehlin Returns 
Popular Tunisian Crochet Class
Sunday, Sept.30 - 1-4 PM
Tunisian Crochet is  unique and beautiful.
Learn this popular technique with an oft-published  knit & design professional

You can find out more about Lisa and her work at:  http://lisadaehlin.wordpress.com/

 And, Last, but not least.....

Don't ForgetI
NYC Yarn Crawl

www.nycyarncrawl.com

Scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend,

October 6, 7 & 8, 2012
11 Stores

Come on the crawl, meet other cool knitting types and see what makes NYC a knitter's dream
Visit:  www.nycyarncrawl.com
or
knittingandhowe.com
 

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Take a Ride to the Upcoming Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival
October 20, 2012
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival

Many say it's the best show in the Northeast and  a great day for anyone who loves yarns!
Bus going there on Saturday, October 20, 2012
Meet Other Knitters!
Learn, Enter (and maybe win) Raffles, Meet Cool People and Laugh a lot!
Go to:  www.knittingandhowe.com for information - just click on trips/events tab

Knitty City  Fall 2012

 As the days  begin ro shorten,

Our fingers  will recall 

 The sweet satisfaction of knitting

In the welcome season of Fall 

Ok, no one's claiming to be a poet here, but it's hard to not wax rhapsodic  when it comes to Fall in NY.  It's arguably one of the most beautiful seasons in our incredible city and it's  a big favorite for NY knitters for obvious reasons.   The new yarns are in and waiting, patiently,  to be turned into beautiiful new sweaters, scarves, hats and mittens. Because we have so much to tell you, we need to create two blog post this week, so consider this Part I and look for the rest of our September News by Friday.

This Week's Events

We can't wait to tell you about our new yarns, but before we do, please remember to mark your calendars for:

Thursday, Sept. 6, at Knitty City. 

Nicky Epstein,  a true knitting rock star, will be here at 6 PM to talk about her new book: "Knitting in Circles". 

She's also bringing a trunk show so be sure to come by and say hello.  

And while we're talking events, there are still a few spots left for 

Melissa Leapman's Class  on Saturday, September l5, 11-3 pm

 

SOME FALL YARNS AT KNITTY CITY

BLUE SKY ALPACAS

Always a favorite among knitters, every year Blue Sky Alpacas show their new yarns to great advantage by packaging and presenting them beautifully.  Here are some of the fall season's newest.  You wil find the most inspiring  shades of color in Brushed Suri (on the center table), an ideal blend of alpaca, merino and bamboo that works in a variety of gauges. Whatever you do, don't miss Metallica, BSA's newest yarn dedicated to the beauty of alpaca and silk, in equal measure:

Metallica  

At the counter, be sure to check out the l00 yard skeins of Royal Alpaca, a  perfect size skein for those small and special projects that call for superior quality yarn. New patterns, in a charming format, add to the attraction of the Blue Sky Alpacas line:

LANG

Chunky yarns are  in demand, and Lang produces them in a variety of colors and weights that satisfy.  KC has 3  new ones in stock.  Take a look at these:

      Left to right:  Astrakan, Arenas, Malou

You'll find all 3 on the center table in a glorious range of color and texture. 

SKACEL

New lace yarns are  spilling out of their packing boxes and waiting to jump onto the shelves and into your baskets. In the tradition of Zauerball, Skacel has created a new  assortment of lace weight yarns

Lace Weight Ball

Hand Dyed Lace Weight.

 

 BERROCO

Boboli and Borealis, two very popular yarns are back for more of your attention. 

Quick knitting and silky soft, Borealisis a joy to knit and wear.

A wool blend combining shine and soft hand, Boboli lends cool-weather projects an air of sophisticated originality.

New In from Blue Q

We see Blue Q bags around town  almost as often as we see our own nifty Knitty City Bags   They are beautifully priced, originally designed and just downright fun.  New designs in the store include some of these winners:

Did you know?

Not only was she a special First Lady, she was also a good knitter!

Here are a few more neat designs and styles from the folks at Blue Q

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We could go on, but there are just too many new ones - You have to come in and see them and the funny little boxes that we cannot seem to keep in stock, like these:

Before we end Part I - here are some quickly approaching classes you should know about today:

Get Ready for the Upcoming Holidays & Knit  a Kippah with Dana Freed

Tuesday, September 11, 5-6pm; $30

Learn how to make a yamulke  using the basic technique of increasing in crochet. 

Must already know basic crochet single stitch.

The Importance of a Gauge Swatch with Nancy Ricci

Monday, September 17, 4-5pm; $30

Never worry about your knits coming out in the wrong size again. Learn how to properly create a  gauge swatch.

Building Blocks! Knitty City’s Afghan Knit-Along

Friday, September 21, 4-5pm

Saturday, September 22, 4-5pm

A new fun project where you get to learn lots of new knitting techniques one square at a time. You'll learn increases, decreases, cables, right and left twists, even chart reading. At the end of the series you will be able to stitch together a beautiful afghan or baby blanket.   To participate, you must purchase the booklet "Building Blocks" by Michelle Hunter and yarn for your afghan from Knitty City. Then come to the store on either Friday, September 21 or Saturday, September 22 from 4pm to 5pm to get started.

You will get FREE support from the Knitty City staff to help you understand the instructions and techniques.

Cost: FREE, just buy the supplies at Knitty City.

THAT'S IT FOR NOW!