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March Newsletter

Thank you to everyone for coming to visit us at Stitches West! We want to congratulate our raffle winners:

Deborah M. – $100 Gift Certificate

Kimberly M. – $25 Gift Certificate

Connie C. – $25 Gift Certificate

New Product In Store: Imperial Stock Ranch Yarn

Right before Stitches we got a great shipment of new yarns from Imperial Stock Ranch. The Imperial Stock Ranch is a family owned and operated ranch located on more than 30,000 acres of Oregon’s beautiful high desert where you’ll find resident populations of elk, deer, antelope, gamebirds and fish. It is on this vast landscape that their stewardship practices — of the land, of the animals and of their family — are cultivated and the strong foundation of our business has been forged.

Once a year, they harvest the soft, white wool from the sheep and begin the process of transforming this naturally renewable resource into a wide selection of fibers and yarns. All of their wool is specially milled without harsh chemicals or extreme temperatures, leaving it comfortable, soft and pure. Custom colored to reflect the ranch’s unique high-desert landscape, Imperial Stock Ranch yarns and fibers offer knitters, weavers and other fiber artists a naturally beautiful array of hues, textures and weights. You won’t find Imperial Stock Ranch wool in any other yarn on the market. They are a USA wool product.

The Imperial Stock Ranch has received numerous awards for excellence in stewardship and land-management practices. Chalk it up to a 140 year tradition of responsible stock raising and mindful land guardianship. You can read more about their commitment to sustainability Here, and of course find out more about how their yarns are made Here. Come into the shop and see examples of each of their yarn lines and peruse their elegant patterns written by Leigh Radford.

Some new classes…

Saturday 3.06 KTTG #7: Understanding and Correcting Knitting Mistakes – 2 spaces left

Learn how recognize and fix many common knitting mistakes and avoid making them in the first place. This class will make you more confident when trying new techniques! $26 pp

Sunday 3.14 Kool-Aid Dyeing – 2 Spaces Left
Learn the basics of protein fiber dyeing using easy, nontoxic dyes such as powdered drink mixes and food coloring. Each student will have several small skiens and wool roving to bring home to felt or knit. $40 pp

Saturday 3.27 Wheel Spinning I – 2 Spaces Left

After you’ve taken the basics of spindle spinning you can get introduced to the wheel. In this intensive four hour course we’ll cover the basics of how a spinning wheel works and learn to draft and spin a continuous thread using worsted and woolen methods.$75 pp

Saturday 4.3

KTTG #8: Introduction to Colorwork

Get ready to expand your knitting parameters with this class all about colorwork. You’ll learn slip-stitch knitting, stranded colorwork knitting and, time allowing, intarsia. $26 pp

Beginning Knit Amigurumi

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals. Learn the basics of amigurumi by making a cute quick knit alien. $26 pp

Monday 4.5 Fiber Club Night **FREE TO ATTEND **

Join us for a fiber night at our montly hangout the Old Jerusalem Cafe. Drop in and bring a fiber craft of your choice to work on. This month’s group project: needle felted jewelry!

Saturday 4.10 Spin Lab: Corespinning, Cocoons and Caterpillars

Learn three very popular novelty spinning techniques with one of our master art yarn spinners Shannon Herrick of The Spun Monkey. $55 pp

Sunday 4.11 Beginning Knitting

Learn the basics of knitting while starting a simple scarf. You’ll learn how to cast on stitches, knit, and purl as well as some simple stitch patterns that work well for scarves. $26 pp

Sunday 4.18 Mushrooms to Dye For – 2 Spaces Left

Dye wool yarn with mushrooms to make a sampler of colors. The history, methods and collection for mushroom dyeing will be discussed. $80 pp

We’ve got lots more classes, check our Event Calendar for full details

Meet the Artist

This newsletter’s featured artist is Matney Paine of YoKNITS! YoKNITS (which stands for the knitting term Yarn Over) is run from her home in Colorado, where she spends most of her time raising her two children. Matney is a self-taught knitter of 8 years creating handmade scarves and hand-spun yarn for many special and unique people….Read More

New FREE Pattern at Urban Fauna Studio!

We love our local knitting group, Purl Jam! They’re regular fun at Fiber Club Night and we learn so much from them. Tracey Kay recently published a FREE Ravelry hat pattern “Fenced In”. A cozy toque/beanie with chain link fence cables. Knit in the round from the brim up. The pattern is offered in 3 sizes for bulky weight yarn….modeling it are the Purl Jammers themselves. We’re offering free printed copies (thank you Tracey!) at the shop with any purchase of bulky knit yarn! Jam on down to the shop….and make yourself this fun hat!

Upcoming Shows

Glen Park Neighborhood Festival

The Festival brings residents, neighbors and friends together for a day of entertainment, music, dancing, and good food. It doesn’t matter whether you’re from Glen Park or Glendora – you’ll feel like part of the neighborhood. The Glen Park Festival is a great time and a great cause! Urban Fauna Studio will be hosting a FREE make and take project! We hope you’ll come out and say “Hi!” and enjoy this family friendly community event! Sunday April 25th 10AM – 4:30PM on Diamond Street More info here