The Red, White & Blue

Happy Birthday America! Now what is the best way to celebrate? Friends, family, BBQ and oh yeah, a little fiber crafting. That's right, nothing says Independence Day like picking up those needles or that hook and working with some lovely fiber.

A couple of ways to make it even more festive would be to knit with only red, white or blue. Use only American grown/milled fibers. Or throw in some sequenced or glittered yarn for the extra spark of celebration. ;)

We'd love to celebrate with you at the shop but come in early as we're closing at 3:30. Looking forward to seeing how you make this 4th extra special.

Rainy Day

It's the end of June and we get a lovely, cool rainy day before the heat comes this weekend. We have a group of lovely women here at the shop fawning over silk blends and gorgeous patterns. Our shelves are stocked with vibrant colored yarns and soft textures.

We have several coffee shops around offering warm drinks and yummy treats. Our couches are comfy and the sign says open. You may have the Monday blues but we're all smiles here at the Goat and there's plenty to go around, so drop what you're doing and shred that to-do list and join us on this wonderful Monday!

Used Patterns

Now I don't know about you but I have gone through a few ink cartridges printing out patterns. Then I mark them all up with notes and mods and which yarn and needles I used. After all of that I don't really want to throw away the paper when I'm done, unless the pattern is just that bad, I want to keep them.

This means that I end up with piles and piles of wrinkled up papers with coffee stains or tears that make it quite difficult to reuse effectively. I am trying to come up with some good storage solutions to this problem.  I was wondering what you thought of these options:

The classic Binder with paper protectors

 

The Accordion Binder

Files in a lovely file cabinet

Or page protectors fused into a slim folder

Each of these options has its pros and cons but all can be used effectively. I have recently started converting over to the last option. I find them to be easy and minimal, but I guess anything is better than a large stack of loose papers.

What do you prefer or use at the moments?  We would love to hear. :)

What's Happening In June

Do you have children in your life? Friend's children, nieces or nephews, or grandchildren? Well, we have something special for you this summer, Kids Knitting Camps!!

There are 3 stages of kids knitting camp. Week 1 will be basics, cast-on, knit, bind-off.

If the child feels comfortable with what they learned and want to continue to build their skills then sign up for Week 2, where they will learn purling, and simple increases and decreases.

The final week, if the child feels confident and wants to learn more, they will learn swatches and gauge, kitting in the round, and using double points.

Camp is for children ages 8-14 and the cost per week/per camp is $75 which includes all supplies needed. Check out our June schedule on GotYourGoatYarn for class times.

Summer is the perfect time for children to learn a new hobby, something to keep them busy during their time off and it's a wonderful skill to know.

Oye!

Meet Renegade, our new printer at the shop. Now you may think, "Why would you introduce me to an object?" Well, when said object likes to interject itself into every conversation by making loud, obnoxious noises it deserves to be named and introduced.

Renegade makes a mean copy and can print speedily but he is quite the chatterbox. I'm thinking he may be feeling neglected for those 15 hours he's left alone but every machine needs it's rest so it's tough love until he can get over it and stop interrupting good conversations. Sorry buddy but zip it.

Spring Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

That's right folks, we are having a sale!!!!!!! We are making room for all of our new Spring and Summer stuff and therefore you get to have some amazing yarns at 25% off. I have a list of over 50 lines that will be on sale. They will be marked throughout the store so that you know which ones to throw in your bag.

The sale will be this Saturday, May 11th all day. We will have snacks, prizes, smiles and of course, yarn! Treat yourself to an early Mother's Day extravaganza. :)

Welcome Berroco

Please welcome Berroco to Got Your Goat Yarn Studio. This will be the first time we've offered it in our store and we hope you're as excited as we are.

Floret, Fuji, Captiva, Linsey, Karma, Comfort Sock and Comfort Chunky are all nicely tucked away with the rest of our lovely yarn. All of these lines are perfect for summer so come on down and take a look.

We also got some great pattern books to go along with the new yarns. :) See you soon.