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named it! Knitty Sits is the name of City Knits Fisher Building's fun
funky loft knitting lounge at the top of the stairs. Wendy Carroll
submitted the winning entry at our 5th birthday celebration and will
receive a $20 gift certificate for her creative input. Knitty Sits is
available for lunchtime knitting on weekdays. We are looking for
suggestions to program the lounge evenings and weekends. Some ideas to
warm you up: A book club for knitters - Spanish Night - Charity Knit
evenings - Guild meetings - Knitting Meet-ups. Reserve it for a private
event - Girls' Night Out or a Shower. We created it to encourage social
knitting, so let's make it happen!
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| Knitting with the DSO
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How
exciting that this new opportunity for knitting in public was mentioned
in the January issue of NWA World Traveler Magazine. The next 2
performances:
Thurs, Jan 31 at 8 pm: Jazz with the McCoy Tyner Trio
Sun, Feb 10 at 3 pm: Classical Music featuring Leila Josefowicz/ Oliver Knussen/ composer and conductor
Look for future dates to be announced on the web page and upcoming emails
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| Knit & Crochet Today
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Catch this great "how to show" on PBS Channel 56 at 6:30 - 7 am every Saturday. City Knits is proud to be a sponsor. Click here for info.
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| SOX HOT SPOTS
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Stay
tuned for more details on Knitters magazine sock knitting and design
extravaganza. City Knits is a hot spot for Cherry Tree Hill's Super
Sock, Mount Colors' Bear Foot, and SWTC's Tofutsies sock yarn.
Check the web page for updates.
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NEW CLASS OFFERINGS
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Available soon! New class offerings for all three stores and updates on the introduction of spinning. Click here for class schedule.
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VOTE FOR CITY KNITS!
Strut
Magazine nominated City Knits Fisher Building as "Best Girls' Night Out
- Hobbies. Click on the link below to vote. The link sends you to
Survey Monkey...then lots of scrolling to vote on our category. Of
course you're welcome to vote for others along the way. Voting ends Jan
31. As always, thanks for your support!
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City Knits Mount Clemens Grand Opening!
Thursday, January 31 at 2:30pm
We
are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of City Knits Mt. Clemens,
the third location in Greater Detroit to offer the finest in fiber,
tools, books, patterns, and classes. Thanks to the expertise of the
Mt. Clemens Staff and continuing customer interest, we are excited also
to be offering spinning instruction and supplies at our Fisher Building
and Mt. Clemens' locations. The
Ribbon Cutting for the Mt. Clemens store with the Macomb County Chamber
of Commerce will be held Thursday afternoon, January 31 at 2:30 pm as
the start of three days of fun.
City
Knits of Mt. Clemens Grand Opening Celebration will be held Thurs Jan,
31, Fri Feb 1. Sat Feb 2, in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Mount
Clemens Ice Sculpture Show. Come by to browse, for munchies and to
enjoy the ice sculptures.
Our Celebration Special will be good at all
three stores: Buy 4 balls of yarn and get one ball FREE! Thu, Fri, Sat,
and during the Sunday Un-Superbowl Knit-Ins.
For students
enrolled in a 6-week class series at any location, the special is even better:
Buy 3 balls of yarn and get one FREE!
Prize drawings and special
Think Spring Promotion for Schulana Super Cotton, Mt. Clemens Store
only.
Mt Clemens'
ice show kicks off at 4:00 pm on Thursday, January 31 and runs through
Saturday, February 2. Ice sculptures will be on display in the heart of
the downtown along Macomb Place and the Cherry Street Mall, including
one right in front of City Knits. LIVE on-site ice carving
demonstrations will be done throughout the show, making this show
unique in all of Southeast Michigan!
So
come by to see City Knits, the newest shining Jewel in Mt. Clemens'
retail crown.
And speaking of crowns: City Knits' owner Karen
Kendrick-Hands has created a special Chili Cook-Off Crown,
to honor the winner of The Third Annual Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off & Pub
Crawl. The event starts Downtown Mount Clemens at 6:30 pm. $10 ticket
includes "taster" chili at each of twelve locations, souvenir bandanna
and voting card.theme of will be on display through Thursday evening
when it is awarded as part of the Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off and Pub
Crawl. It'll be hard to get much knitting done with all the sipping,
tasting and crawling that night. Click here for additional information or
call 586-469-4168. All in all it will be a great welcoming party for the
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Knit Michigan · Saturday, February 2
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Come
support Cancer Research and have a great day of fiber fun. City Knits'
own staffers, Mary Beth and Tracy, are knitting in the Marathon and
would appreciate your pledges from $5 to $100 in support of cancer
research. They will be knitting chemo caps all day. To pledge, contact
City Knits at 313-872-9665. City Knits will have a booth along with
other fiber vendors from around the state. Fashion Show, classes, and
time to hang out with other knitters and spinners. Come shop City Knits
Booth and see what our fellow retailers have to offer. Click here for details.
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Un-Superbowl Knit-Ins · Sun, February 3
1-5 pm at Fisher Building
Noon-4 pm at Mt Clemens
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Fisher Building Un-Superbowl Knit-In: Sitting, Knitting, Spinning and Munching $5
Dyeing Workshop:
2-4pm at the Fisher Building store includes Louet Dyeing kit with
enough Gems superwash merino yarn for two socks plus dyes $55. Shelly
Buckman of Mt. Clemens will lead the dyeing workshop and Margaret
O'Reilly will do a hands-on Spinning Demo. Come stitch away the day in
our new Lounge, and be home in time for the kick-off.
Mt. Clemens Un-Superbowl Knit-In: $5 to just sit and stitch and munch from noon-4pm.Please call the shop you plan to attend and reserve your seat today.
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Crystal Palace
· Panda Silk: the
yummiest blend of bamboo, superwash merino and silk. Fabulous sheen,
machine wash gentle, luxurious socks or the ulitmate fine gauge yarn to
pamper that special baby; our lace knitters can't wait to cast-on
either.
· Maizy: 82% corn, 18% nylon elastic - 28 st to 4 inches - great for summer socks.
· Bamboozle: A
drapey blend of bamboo, cotton, elastic in a dozen enticing variegated
colors. This yarn is a quick knit on 9's, at 4 sts to the inch.
Farmhouse Yarns
US
farm-raised fiber hand dyed on a Connecticut farm: No wonder one of our
most discerning customers asked us to add Farmhouse Yarns to the City
Knits fiber family!
· Farmhouse Silk Blend: 34%
Silk, 33% Cotton, 33% Lamb's Wool, DK Weight, 350 yards. US 4 or 5
Needle, 5 to 6 stitches per inch. Easy care Machine wash gentle, cool
dryer. Think socks or knit it doubled for quicker gratification.
Each fiber takes the dye differently so it's a tonal feast.
· Cotton Blossom Yarn: A
soft twist 85% Cotton, 15% Rayon, Hand Dyed 200 yards, 4 ounces US 7-9
Needle, 3-4 stitches per inch. Hand Wash Cool, Flat to Dry -
Perfect for Summer Tops!
Rowan
· Summer Tweed: 70%
Silk 30% cotton: this wool free yarn is the Rowan tweedy palate at it
best. 18 alluring colors. Pattern support from Rowan's Kasbah
collection book is inspirational.
· Sonora: An affordable silk linen blend with a fresh crimped texture, 10 dusty shades of spring for that special top.
· Nashua's Cilantro: a springy cotton acrylic blend - great colors light worsted gauge.
Southwest Trading
· Soy Silk: 4
ply yarn spun from silk. Knits at a light worsted gauge 165 yards
for only $10. 20 colors in both solids and variegated. Try the great
Melissa Leapman sweater - both knit and crocheted versions in the
Spring issue of Knit 'N Style.
· Terra: This
I 50/50 bamboo and cotton blend in rich muted earth tones, 121 yards
for only $7.50. Great color ways for shading - the perfect yarn
for warm season knitting.
Misti Alpaca
Coming in March, Misti is expanding their hand paint magic to
· Hand Painted alpaca & silk lace weight: Shawl knitters will be in heaven.
· Hand Painted sock yarn: A must have blend of alpaca, meriino, silk and nylon, & another reason for spring to hurry up.
Conjoined Creations
· Flat Feet: A
unique approach to self patterning sock yarn. Machine Knit fabric
is specially dyed to create no- two- alike striping patterns.
Knit the merino wool nylon blend directly from the hand dyed
"flats" Intriguing to watch the patterns evolve.
Ironstone
· Herb Garden: 50-50
Mohair Acrylic blend. Knit singly for light worsted weight
warmth. Or Knit it doubled for a frothy throw you'll finish in a
weekend. 17 Tempting colors at an astounding Price - only $5 per
ball for 233 yards.
· For
those waiting on other Ironstone favorites, the new owner thanks you
for you patience as they address challenges in their supply
chain.
Lexie Barns: New Bags and Needle Cases
and in May, Moving Mud: Buttons and Shawl pins - each one unique, their beauty defies description.
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Knitting and School Achievement
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City
Knits is glad to report that Professor Linda Williams has been awarded
a New Faculty Research Support Award, effective January 7, 2008. This
grant from Eastern Michigan University will fund important research on
how learning to knit and crochet improves academic skills. Results from
the pilot study should be available in June. Karen Kendrick-Hands has
been named in the grant as the technical consultant. Materials to
support this study are being supplied by Coats & Clark. Click here for updates.
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| Don't be a stranger! All roads lead to a City Knits location near you!
Sincerely,
Karen Kendrick-Hands
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