Chrismahanukwanzakah In July!

June 26, 2023

Chrismahanukwanzakah In July!
The heat is oppressive, but the crafting is FESTIVE!

Don't let the holidays sneak up on ya' this year - get a head start with Yarnivore's Annual Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa in July! We'll have holiday-themed displays in-store, holiday projects in each week's newsletter, and even holiday stocking classes. 

Upcoming Classes
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Upcoming events and classes with available openings are listed below. Click the class name to learn more and to register or call us at 210-979-8255. 

Intermediate Knitting - Masks Required
Bring your projects for individualized help and learning
Sun. July 2, 16, & 30 at 2 pm - 2 seats available
$50 (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10% off)
 

Knitting Workshop with Wendy - Masks Required
Bring your projects for individualized help and learning
Thurs. July 6 at 5:30 pm - 3 seats available
$20 per session (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10% off)
 

Beginning Crochet - Masks appreciated but not required
Get hooked on crochet with Moses!
Two sessions - Sat. July 8 & 15 at 1 pm - 4 seats available
$35 (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10% off)
 

Knitting: Fair Isle Christmas Stocking - Masks Required
Christmas in July! Get a start on your holiday decor!
Three sessions - Mon. July 10, 17, & 24 at 1 pm - 3 seats available
$50 (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10%)
 

Stitching Workshop with Nancy - Masks appreciated but not required
Hang out with  Nancy and meet new needlepoint & cross-stitch friends
One sessions - Sat. July 22 at 1 pm - 3 seats available
$20 (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10%)
 

Knitting: Intarsia Christmas Stocking - Masks Required
Knit a picture into your stocking! Bonus, learn the beautiful Latvian braid technique
Three sessions - Thur. July 13, 20, & 27 at 5:30 pm - 4 seats available
$50 (use your own supplies or buy them at Yarnivore for 10%)
 

Shop News

Featured Yarn & Pattern
Let's kick off the Holidays in July patterns with a pattern that might take all month - a tree skirt! The Fabulous Flurries Tree Skirt by Nadia Fuad is crocheted with worsted weight yarn, and features beautiful wintry motifs that we are sure will help you feel cooler while you're working on it! The pattern is $6.50 in-store or on Ravelry - or you can get it for free on the Yarnutopia blog. We recommend a basic worsted-weight yarn like Plymouth Encore, Berroco Vintage, or Cascade 220.

Here's a bonus tree skirt pattern for the knitters: the Jólaskjól by Védís Jónsdóttir for Ístex (no, we can't pronounce it, either), available in-store or on Ravelry for $6.50. This one will knit up beautifully in Lamb's Pride Bulky!

Hours this week
11-5 Monday-Wednesday
11-7 Thursday
11-5 Friday & Saturday
12-5 Sunday

Upcoming Events
Closed for Independence Day - Tuesday, July 4
Friday Night Cravings - Friday, July 14 from 5-7 pm
Spinners & Weavers Meet-Up - Saturday, July 15 from noon-4 pm

Private Lessons
In-store and online private lessons are available! Please call 210-979-8255 to schedule a lesson! Wendy, Dawn, Moses, and Nancy are all available to help you with your projects! Private Lessons can also be scheduled outside of regular hours at the discretion of the teacher.

The Tip Jar

Today's tip can be used in almost every yarn/fiber craft: counting rows using waste yarn! Needlepointers and cross stitchers have used this forever, using scrap yarn/thread to mark their canvas or cloth before stitching. 

Counting rows can be challenging, especially when the stitches of one row intermesh with the stitches of another. If you need to keep track of rows in a way that doesn't require clicking, writing or outside tools, this method is for you!

Grab a 6-10-inch-long piece of waste yarn in a contrasting color. Work a few rows of your project, then on the row you want to mark, work a few stitches, lay the waste yarn across the work from back to front, then continue stitching, letting the stitches hold the waste yarn in place. The next time you mark a row, lay the waste yarn across the other way (front to back), and keep repeating this as you work on your piece. When you need to count rows, you'll just count the "running stitches" that the scrap yarn makes.

This works for every craft that has rows, but we could only find tutorials for knit and crochet. Have a look:

Marking rows/rounds with waste yarn in KNITTING

Marking rows/rounds with waste yarn in CROCHET (tutorial uses UK terms)

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