Happy November!

How can it already be November?! November is exciting with Christmas in Springboro, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, football season, and of course getting ready for Christmas!

Here's what's happening this month:

• Brooklyn Crochet Wrap Class – November 7
• Felted Bag Class – November 8
• Holiday Stocking Class – November 9 & 16
• Musselburgh Hat Class – November 14
• Ashford Loom warping demo – November 14
• Christmas in Historic Springboro – November 20, 21 & 22
• Black Friday “Give Back” – November 27
• Small Business Saturday – November 28
• Two KALs kicking off December 5!

Read on for all the details!

Brooklyn Crochet Wrap Class

The yarn has arrived, so the class can be held!

Instructor: Joni McDonald

Date/Times: Saturday, November 7, 10:30-12:30, and a December date to be selected by participants.

Cost: $35

Yarn: Blue Sky Woolstok – one mini bundle and three 150 gram skeins of a coordinating solid color. (Available in our shop.)

Hook: H (5mm)

Pattern: “Brooklyn Crochet Wrap” by Bobbi IntVeld – please purchase on Ravelry prior to class.

Skills required: Chain, double crochet.

Felted Bag Class

Knit, felt, and needle felt a beautiful bag using colors of your choice. We will learn to create I-cord handles and needle felt designs on our felted bags.

Instructor: David Osborne – jdosborne52@gmail.com

Date/Time: Sunday, 11/8, 2:00-4:00 PM

Cost: $35

Yarn: Woolstok, Cascade 220, Lucky Tweed, or any non-superwash wool.

Needle: US 10-11, 32" (2 pairs of needles will make it easier for creating the base and increase section)

Pattern: The pattern for all 3 sizes of bags will be provided.

Skills required: Cast on, cast off, pick up and knit, and basic knit and purl stitches.

We will decide when to meet again to finish the project and add needle felted shapes to our bags.

Holiday Stocking Class

A Doodle Holiday Stocking class.

Instructor: Lisa Loftin

Date/Times: Mondays, November 9 and 16, 2-4 PM

Cost: $35

Yarn: DK weight. (We have some minis from SMW Fibers & Fabrics if you want to use several different colors and don't want to purchase several full skeins.)

Needles: #4 (16" circular) & #5 (16" circular, plus needles to complete the toe in small diameter knitting – Magic Loop, DPNs, etc.)

Pattern: Either the Base Doodles Stocking pattern or the Holiday Doodles Stocking pattern. The holiday stocking includes multiple Doodle charts for the holidays; the base pattern does not, but you can easily add Doodles from any of her pattern collections, making the stocking unique to the recipient.

Skills required: Knitting and purling, small diameter knitting in the round.

Be prepared for the first class and have the cuff ribbing completed so we can start on stranded color work together.

Musselburgh Hat Class

The original swatchless hat pattern! This is a double-layered beanie with 4-point crown shaping. The multi-gauge pattern now includes 9 gauges, for yarn weights between light fingering and DK, and 6 sizes.

Cast on with Merry – no swatching required – and discover for yourself why so many knitters have fallen in love with Musselburgh.

Instructor: Merry Thornsburg

Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 10-12

Cost: $25

Yarn: One skein of any weight from fingering to DK!

Needles: Size appropriate to yarn weight selected (see ball band or ask our staff for help)

Pattern: “Musselburgh” by Ysolda Teague – please purchase on Ravelry prior to class.

Skills required: Cast on, knit.

Ashford Looms

Ashford looms will be ordered this week and arrive very soon!

Join us for one of two warping demos:

• November 14, 1:00-3:00
• December 12, 10:00-12:00

Private instruction can be scheduled with Robin to get you all set up!

Christmas in Historic Springboro: “Lights, Magic & Mistletoe”

November 20, 21 & 22

We will have extended hours on Friday and Saturday during the festival:

• Friday 10:00-7:00
• Saturday 10:00-7:00
• Sunday – Closed

We will be selling the festival commemorative Christmas ornament, along with other cute yarn themed ornaments and some locally hand made alpaca knitwear.

Thanksgiving Week Hours

• Wednesday 11/25 – 10:00-2:00
• Thanksgiving Day – Closed
• Black Friday 11/27 – 10:00-5:00
• Small Business Saturday 11/28 – 10:00-5:00

Black Friday “Give Back” – November 27

Last year's “give back” donation was very much appreciated by the Franklin food pantry, so we are doing it again!

10% of our sales from Friday will be donated to the food pantry to help ensure everyone has food during the holidays.

A small gift with purchase is planned for those who make purchases on Friday.

Small Business Saturday – November 28

We have started to plan a delightful line-up of offers to celebrate Small Business Saturday:

• $25 gift certificate raffle
• Gift with purchase
• Patterns with purchase
• Refreshments

Watch social media for more exciting offers!

Kaleidoscope Shawl KAL

Join the group to create this beautiful wrap.

Moderator: David Osborne – jdosborne52@gmail.com

Date/Time: Saturday, December 5, 10-12

Cost: No charge

Yarn: 2 Prairie (Blue Sky Fibers) and 1 bundle Woolstok Light or 1 Zauberball (100 grams)

Needle: US 11 or 10, 32"

Pattern: Kaleidoscope Wrap by Michael Vloedman (purchased on Ravelry).

Skills required: Beginning knitting skills.

The wrap is worked holding 2 strands together with Prairie as the main color. After blocking to given dimensions, some seaming is required.

Cloud Sweater KAL

Join the group to create this slightly oversized, yummy warm sweater.

Moderator: Susan Thomsen

Date/Time: Saturday, December 5, 1:00-3:00

Cost: No charge

Yarn: ~Aran weight

Needle: US 8 or size appropriate for gauge.

Pattern: “Cloud Sweater” by PetiteKnit – please purchase on Ravelry prior to the KAL.

Skills required: Beginning knitting skills.

The sweater is worked holding 2 strands together to create the fluffy warmth. Susan used Solstice Fiber yarns in DK and Suri for the pictured sweater, and may experiment with an aran or bulky weight yarn this round, or a Cascade wool/alpaca held with Suri. You will want to get your yarn lined up ahead of time to be sure you have enough in the dye lot you choose.

Knit or Crochet Private Instruction

Need help at a time that fits your schedule? Want to learn a new technique that we are not currently offering in a class?

We are happy to arrange one-on-one (or small group) lessons. Stop in or call to set it up.

Instruction with David

Fathers, brothers, sons, boyfriends, significant others, and new knitters interested in private knitting lessons, please contact David at the shop. Projects could include hats, scarves, shawls, and more.

Each session lasts 1.5 hours and is $25 per lesson. These can be arranged to suit your schedule.

We are considering starting a Men's Knit Night this fall – please let us know if you or anyone you know might be interested!

Sit & Knit or Stay & Crochet

Did you know you are welcome any time to join us to Sit & Knit or Stay & Crochet with your projects?

This is also a time when you can likely get help on small snags you encounter, to keep your progress going.

We kindly ask that you work on projects with yarn from our shop when you Sit & Knit or Stay & Crochet.