Friday, July 26, 2013

Dualities Yarn Club

Introducing the Dualities Yarn Club.

This 6-month club features Decadently Divine yarns in 2 coordinating colorways. With each shipment you will receive 2 full skeins of yarn dyed in semi-solid colorways that coordinate with each other. All colorways will remain exclusive to the club for 6 months after the delivery of each shipment.

Choose lace yarn - each shipment will include enough yarn to make 2 full size shawls, using one or both colorways; or choose sock yarn - each shipment will be more than enough for 2 pairs of average size socks, using one or both colorways, or a full size shawl using both colorways.
  • Club installments will be shipped monthly from November 2013 through April 2014.
  • Yarn will be shipped during the last week of each month via USPS.
  • Yarns used may vary and may contain wool or wool blends.
Deadline to order is September 30, 2013!
Deadline to order with the installment option is August 31, 2013!

You are also welcome to join the Ravelry group for the club.


Monday, July 15, 2013

Available Yarn Collections

Yarn collection colors now available for Birthstone Collection and Zodiac Collection:

Birthstone - September/Sapphire


Zodiac -Cancer/Gray


Deadline to order from either collection is August 14, 2013.

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Classes Now Open

Now available for enrollment is Design Your Own Shawl.

With this 5-week class you will learn the basics of designing your own lace shawl using the basic triangle shape.

Lessons will include:
  • How to layout your design using charts
  • How to modify stitch patterns to fit within your chart
  • How to choose different stitch patterns that will compliment each other.
Prerequisites required:
  • Basic knitting skills - how to cast on, knit, purl and bind off.
  • Knowledge of basic lace knitting.
  • Also recommended is some knowledge of Excel, though it is not required.
An email will be sent to you, the week prior to the start of class, with the link to the class site where you will need to register for the class.

This class will begin Monday, September 2, 2013 and end Sunday, October 6, 2013. Orders will be taken until Sunday, September 1, 2013.



Now available for enrollment, Advanced Shawl Design:

With this 6-week class you will learn how to design a shawl using advanced design skills.

Lessons will include:
  • How to design different shawl shapes including square, circular, hexagon, and Faroese.
  • How to modify different shapes.
  • How to incorporate an edging into your design.
  • How to customize stitches to create unique designs.
Prerequisites required:
  • You must have taken the Design Your Own Shawl class; or at minimum:
  • Have knowledge of how to design a basic top-down triangular shawl.
  • Have knowledge of how to write a chart using Excel or other knitting software.
  • Have knowledge of how to format a pattern to include basic instructions along with design charts.
An email will be sent to you, the week prior to the start of class, with the link to the class site where you will need to register for the class.

This class will begin Monday, September 2, 2013 and end Sunday, October 13, 2013. Orders will be taken until Sunday, September 1, 2013.