Eight Weeks til Christmas

 

EIGHT WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS

8 weeks to go !!!!
Want to start early?
Let Serenity Knits help.
For the next 8 Fridays, until Christmas, we will post:
* a quick one or two skein project, perfect for Christmas gifting.
* books or accessories we think you will enjoy or put on your Christmas Wish list to "help" your family find great gifts for you!!!
* a few early Christmas treats from Serenity Knits to our wonderful customers.

SOMETHING FOR THE MEN IN YOUR LIFE

I don't know about you, but finding gifts for the men in my life is some times difficult.  I often just give up and resort to gift cards from Home Depot, Chapters or any store which sells electronics. If you would like to knit something I have a couple of suggestions. Let us start with a great FREE PATTERN from Ravelry - LAMAR, a classic, reversible, cabled scarf. It is so hard to find good reversible scarves. And a bonus is that this pattern would also be great for men.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lamar-scarf
I have knit the scarf three times now and made a few changes to the original pattern including modifications to knit the scarf in any weight of yarn (original knit in chunky). Drop by, pick out any yarn you like and we can help you with the necessary changes to the pattern to knit a classic reversible cabled scarf great for the men in you life.

 

If you are new to cables, there are spaces left in Monday's class where this scarf is actually the class project.

Class	Reversible Cables (Beth) 1 ½ hour class - $15 plus supplies
Date & Time	Monday, November 5th , 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Description	Cables are wonderful and fun to knit. Most cables unfortunately don’t look too great when the wrong side is visible, so not always a great choice for scarves. The solution is a totally reversible cable design from Ravelry called Lamar.
Prerequisites	Advanced beginner

 

SOCK BLOCKERS

If you enjoy knitting socks, either for yourself or as gifts, treat yourself to some sock blockers. Lace socks blocked in a snap, so easy. If your socks look like they have shrunk a little, stretch them back out. Most sock yarns, even if they are machine wash, want you to lie them flat to dry. With a pair of blockers, you can hang them to dry. We now carry wire sock blockers, available in 3 sizes for the fabulous low retail of $20 -$25, depending on size.

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS TREAT FROM SERENITY KNITS

Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2012 Issue is in and is fabulous. An early Christmas treat, discounted by 25% while supplies  last.




Several of the designs are outstanding. The link below will connect you with the Vogue Website Preview of designs in this issue.

http://www.vogueknitting.com/magazine/holiday_2012_fashion_preview.aspx

Beth