Knitter's Club and Lots of New Yarn

On Tuesdays during the summer please join us in the afternoon from 1 - 3 for knitting and chatting. We have informally dubbed ourselves the "sock club" because Hilma is showing us how to make socks. If you have never knitted before we will get you up and running with a project ... if you are an expert join us for the company! There is no charge so just feel free to drop by and join us... don't be shy! 10% off all knitting supplies and yarn for those who join us!



This week we received three beautiful yarn collections. The first one is aptly called "Yummy" and it is a sock yarn in absoultely delicious pot dyed colors. There are 10 to choose from and each skein is 16.99 --- you can knit an average sized pair of socks from one skein.







The second collection is Wisdom - Marathon Sock Yarn. These are self-patterning yarn named after all the great running marathon cities: New York, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Lots of great colors and styles to choose from and they are well priced at per 12.99 ball (and you can knit an average sized pair of socks from one ball).

I've decided to leave the third one to tell you about tomorrow...as there is a whole bunch of related information to pass onto you!

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Quilts in Bloom Show + Sock Club

This weekend Sew Sisters will be at the QUILTS IN BLOOM QUILT SHOW which is the Hamilton Quilter's Guild Show. The show runs Friday 10-8pm Saturday 10-5pm at Ancaster's Marritt Hall, 625 Garner Rd East Sunday 10-3pm.

There will be a great display of quilts, a member's boutique, a vendor's mall and a tea room for you to enjoy .... please drop by the booth and say hello!

Can't make it to Hamilton? Hilma will be in the shop all day to help you out! This afternoon sock club meets from 12:30 - 3:00 ... bring your knitting for an afternoon of stitching and socializing away from the heat! Sock club is an informal gathering of knitters and Hilma is there to answer any questions or help you along with your project. We haven't set a permanent time slot for Sock club but for the month of June we are knitting Friday afternoons.

I also wanted to draw your attention the Conkerr Cancer organization. This wonderful group

has a clear mission – To make life brighter for children with life changing illnesses and injuries. What they do – making bright cheery pillowcases for sick children – is not very fancy … but it is guaranteed to put a smile on the face of a sick child and to bring comfort to a frightened mom or dad.

If you choose to make pillowcases for the sick children you can drop them at the store and Toni Rodell from ConKerr Cancer Toronto will pick them up and distribute them. Here are some directions from their website : How-to-MakeA Pillowcase Directions