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Book Signings and Workshops, Meet the Authors
Yarn Garden presents an opportunity to meet the authors and sign up for a workshop with them.
See page 4 for more details.
Lacy Little Knits
by Iris Scheier
Sept 5th at 5:30
Iris Schreier will autograph her newest book, Lacy Little Knits (or any of
her previous books, for that matter)
on Sept 5th at 5:30. She is also presenting a workshop on her mitered
techniques at 6:30 pm. Not only
does she teach and write, she also is
the owner of Art Yarns which will be
used in her workshop. The workshop
price includes the book and Art Yarn
Silk Rhapsody used in Iris’s pattern,
Long Stitch Wrap. You need to bring
some scrap yarn for practice and your
needles...and yourself, of course!
Knitspeak,
An A-Z Guide to the Language
of Knitting Patterns
by Andrea Price
Sat. Oct 6th at 1:00pm
Knit•speak n. \’nit’spEk\
1: a combination of words, abbreviations, numbers and punctuation that
is terse, truncated, and unintelligible
to the average knitter. 2: an A to Z
phrasebook that aims to take the mystery out of knitting pattern language.
Andrea Price will be signing her book,
Knitspeak, An A-Z Guide to the Language of Knitting Patterns on Sat. Oct.
6th at 1:00. Door prize drawing at 1:30
pm. Andrea lives in Washington DC and
is part of the Yarn Garden family. Her
brother, Raoul, magically supports our
shop computers from Olympia. Andrea
held focus groups at Yarn Garden prior
to writing her book. She says some of
our suggestions on how to untangle
patterns are in her book.
Crochet Me:
Designs to Fuel the Crochet
Revolution
by Kim Werker
Sat Oct 27 at 1:00pm
Meet Kim Werker, author of the
new, hip crochet book from Interweave Press: Crochet Me: Designs
to Fuel the Crochet Revolution on
Sat. Oct. 27th at 1:00. I’ve seen a
pre-press copy of this book, and
it’s not your Grandma’s designs.
You’re going to love it! Kim
will be teaching “Granny Squares
for the 21st Century – It’s Hip to
be Square”, at 2:00 pm. Kim has
appeared on Uncommon Threads,
Knit & Crochet Today, and Shay
Pendray’s Needle Arts Studio. She is
also the Editor of Interweave Crochet
magazine and the author of several
other crochet books. She founded
CrochetMe.Com in 2004. Students
need to know how to crochet a chain,
single crochet, half double crochet and
double crochet. You can do it! It’s
easy, and wait until you see the garments from this book. Fabulous.
New Winter Hours
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Starting September 15th our hours
for winter will be as follows:
Monday: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, classes at 6:30 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, classes at 6:30 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, classes at 6:30 pm
Knit Nite-group knitting, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Thursday: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, classes at 6:30 pm
Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, (date night!)
Saturday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, classes starting at 10:30 am
Sunday: 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm, classes starting at 12:30 pm
Register Early, as you know…
From Linda’s
Knitting Chair
Yarn Garden is entering its 9th
year of business on September
1st. I’d like to thank you all
for your business and support.
It wouldn’t have happened
without you! Many of you
remember those ﬁrst years.
We opened in the ﬁrst commercial space at the west
end of the building. One
room, with the smaller
book and pattern room that
served as a classroom in
addition to its retail function. We
had a little storage in the back of the room. At ﬁrst, it
was just you and me! I stayed at the shop in the evening until
the classes were over so that I could let you out and lock up.
Eventually I was able to hire another person to help out.
The second year, many times there was standing room only
and the store would be literally packed from wall-to-wall. I
called the building manager and whined a little saying that I
was going to have to move if he couldn’t ﬁnd me more square
feet of retail space. And you know the rest! Every year we
seemed to need more room...not only for the sales ﬂoor but
also for back stock storage. And every year we expanded.
My ofﬁce has moved four times! We needed more sales staff,
more teachers, more classrooms and of course: MORE YARN!
Shopping
Night for
Yarn Garden
Students
Monday Night, September
17th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
It’s a fall party for students! We’ll serve refreshments. The shop
is open to fall students
only. We’ll have yarns
displayed for the new
classes and material
lists plus your teacher
might be there to help
you in addition to
t h e Ya r n G a r d e n
staff. Don’t forget,
Monday Sept 17th.
Bring yourself, we’ll
supply the champagne. Yahoo!
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Did you realize that we rent two apartments in the building
behind the shop? One is a classroom and my current ofﬁce
and the other is exclusively yarn storage. Yep, we have yarn
stacked in the bathtub, on top of the stove, in the cupboards
and on shelving we built all around the apartment. And you
thought you have a stash! Bags and bags and bags of yarn,
oh my. No one has come yet saying they have been in a yarn
store that has more variety and colors than Yarn Garden.
And all that, my dear customers, is because of you! I am aware
of all the choices available to ﬁll your knitting needs and am
certainly grateful for your choosing to support Yarn Garden!
We are a local business supporting local employees and paying
local taxes. We offer yarns from around the world because
that’s what is available to us. If we could buy it locally, we
would. We love our location and the Hawthorne district, and
boy, do we love you all.
It has been my pleasure and delight to serve you. Together
we’re teaching Portland to knit and it’s such fun! Take advantage of the national teachers I bring to town to teach you
the latest and greatest stitches and techniques. Come to the
book signings and meet today’s needlework authors. We’re
still working on ways to serve you better, encourage you more,
clap for all the inspiring things you make, and keep our prices
as low as possible. Good job
everybody!
Knit Nites
Wednesday evenings 6:00 - 9:00pm
Beginning Sept. 26th
Have you tuned into Interweave Presses Knitting Daily group?
We’ve been reading what they’re doing and are thoroughly
impressed. You can check them out at www.knittingdaily.com.
We thought we’d like to include their tips, techniques and free
patterns in our Knit Nites. Come in Wednesday evenings. We’ll
have support for all knitters and speciﬁc groups as well. There
will be a Noni Bag knitting group, sock group and Knitting
Daily club. We’ll hold our Knit Nites in the Sipperie and hope
you’ll come and join us. What’s on your needles?
Congratulations $100
Drawing Winners!
Congratulations to the latest $100 gift card winners! May winner was Erica Goodyear, June winner was Mary Kay Myers and
July winner was Rachel Bridgewater. Happy spending, winners.
And good luck to everyone in the coming months.
…Classes fill quickly!
What’s New?
Fall Yarns Arriving
We’ve had so much fun presenting the
Noni Bag trunk show. All the bags
were knit by Jenifer Johnston who admits she’s a little obsessed with Noni
bag knitting. Jenifer teaches classes
on knitting your own Noni bag as well
as other classes. I took one of her Noni
bag classes and was delighted with
how much fun it was. We’re planning
another Noni Bag show in early spring
showing the new Noni designs.
called Niji which is a blend of wool, silk
and kid mohair. There is still more yarn
to come from Mr. Noro.
We have received new yarns from
Alchemy Yarns of Transformation,
including the yarns used to knit the
scarf on the cover of the Vogue 25th
Anniversary magazine. And by the
way, isn’t that a terriﬁc issue? But how
can it only be 25 years? I still have some
issues from the 1960s! Remember the
mini dress on the cover with great big
sequins? Have it. It’s practically back
in fashion again.
Jade Saphire has sent 12 colors of their
2-ply Mongolian Cashmere and 8 colors
of their 2-ply Cashmere/Silk yarn. Talk
about silky soft. Yummy. Prism has sent
new Wild Stuff and Neat Stuff to keep our
in-store stash supplied with the newest
colorways.
New yarns from Art Yarns are hear so
you can knit patterns from Iris Schreier’s books. Check out the Beaded Silk
Rhapsody. It’s a big wow! Silk Rhapsody is glorious and is the yarn being
used in her workshop.
Some of the Noro has arrived! 20 colors
of Kureyon, can you believe it? 15 colors
of Silk Garden, 5 colors of Daria (to knit
those little handbags), and a new yarn
All the rage are the colorful leather
handles and leather ﬂowers from Muench
Yarns. They are so beautiful! The Rebecca magazines have come in as well
as stock of Soft Kid, and Royal Tweed.
Other new yarns are on order along with
16 colors of Touch Me. Yipee!
Trendsetter Yarns have started to arrive.
Dune is here with 18 colors. Blossom,
the supersoft kid’s yarn has arrived in 15
colors. Among the new yarns that have
arrived are Journey, a delicious Alpaca
knit on a size 10 needle. Signoria, a new
yarn similar to the multi colors in Tonalita
except bulkier, 85 yards of wool/acrylic
blend knit on a size 11 needle. Super
fast knit, and reasonably priced, too!
We’ve restocked the soft and beautiful
Merino Sei for your knitting pleasure.
The designs for this yarn are as classic
and beautiful as the yarn itself.
-Linda
One Skein Show
Ideas for Knitting a Quick Gift
with One Skein
September 22 – October 21
One Skein bag pattern
from Stitch Diva
Studios.
We all love being able to give a handmade
gift, and we’re going to show you samples
using just one skein of yarn. We’ll have
free patterns for many of the samples
to give you with purchase of your one
skein. How easy can it get? You’ll want
to visit during this show to see what
ideas we have for that one skein, hank,
or ball of yarn.
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don’t miss these special…
Long Stitch Wrap
Workshop
from Lacy Little Knits
by Iris Schreier
Easy through Experienced
Workshop #W-Small
$100
W-Medium
$145
W-Large
$185
Workshop includes copy of
Lacy Little Knits and kit of Silk
Rhapsody Yarn in your size.
Weds. 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
September 5th
Iris Schreier
The kit for this class includes the
book and Art Yarns Silk Rhapsody
for the project and Iris’ tips and tricks.
The small size kit (36”) is $100, medium (40”) is $145, and the large (44”) is $185. Iris has
tossed out the rules and developed techniques that throw
out charts and patterns that must be followed line by line.
She will teach you how to look at the fabric and know
how to build the next row. Technique worth knowing,
wouldn’t you say? You pick the colors you want and the
size you want to make.
Crochet Granny
Squares for the
21st Century
Crochet – Easy
Workshop #W-6
10:00 to 12:00 noon
Sat. October 27th
Kim Werker
$50 includes book
Crochet granny squares are
back, and they’re more popular than ever
in completely modern patterns – from Art Deco-inspired
geometric designs to traditional motifs employing contemporary color schemes. Learn several basic techniques
and granny square patterns that can be combined to create
handbags, bracelets, blankets, belts and more. Students
will be treated to a trunk show of unusual patterns employing granny squares and then will get hands-on by
mixing, matching and combining squares in refreshing
new ways. Various techniques will be covered: working
in the round, weaving in ends, and joining motifs. Who’s
your Granny?
INTRODUCTION TO
ORENBURG LACE
SHAWLS
The Orenburg Lace workshop is
back by popular demand
Intermediate
Workshop #W-4
Sat. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
October 20th
Joan Schrouder
$70 includes lunch
Discount! Sign up for the both
of Joan’s workshops series
for $130
Orenburg shawls, sometimes referred to as Russian shawls, have
only recently become known to the Western world, astonishing knitters with their unusual beauty and delicacy. Knit a
mini-shawl, either a square or rectangular shape, learning to
work the sawtooth edging at the same time as the body of the
shawl. Experiment with incorporating various lace stitches into
it as well. At the end of the class students will have learned
the knitting basics, as well as information on suitable yarns
and blocking information, so that you can then design and
knit your own full-sized shawl. Further reference works will
be given to pursue more advanced designs.
INTRODUCTION
TO FAROESE LACE
SHAWLS
Lace Shawls with shoulder
shaping
Intermediate
Workshop #W-5
Sat. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
December 8th
Joan Schrouder
$70 includes lunch
From the Faroe Islands in the cold North Atlantic Ocean come
these wonderful shawls, especially shaped to cling to the
shoulders. While traditionally knit from the bottom up, they
can just as easily be worked from the top down.
Knit two mini Faroese shawls, learning to work the unique
shoulder shaping into the body of the shawl, one sample with
a darted shoulder, the other with a gathered shoulder. Experiment with incorporating various lace stitches into the distinctive center panel. Then miter a corner and attach the border to
the body stitches as you knit it. A ﬁnal miter and the Russian
graft, and your shawl is ready for blocking!
By the end of the class students will have learned the knitting
basics, as well as information on suitable yarns and blocking
information, so that they can then design and knit their own
full- size shawl. Further reference works will be given to pursue
more advanced designs.
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... workshops and demos!
Demonstrations
Yarn Garden University
Registration Procedures
Our teachers have requested that
students come prepared with materials to their ﬁrst class. They have a
lot of teaching to get in, and request
that you purchase any materials in
advance.
Plump Up Your Noni
Flowers Demo
Easy
Workshop #W-7
Sat. 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
October 13th
Jenifer Johnston, $10
This one-hour workshop will give you
clarity for the Noni ﬂower patterns.
Jenifer has made almost all the Noni
bags and has knitting the ﬂowers down
to an art. Jenifer will take you through
all the tricks and tips needed to make
any of the Noni ﬂowers to decorate your
bag. Learn to knit one petal and the
rest of the ﬂower is easy. You’ll receive
a handout to ﬁle with your Noni patterns. Bring a Noni pattern. You’ll knit
a petal of a ﬂower and a bobble. There
will be no stopping you now!
Our staff will be happy to discuss
your class materials with you before
your class.
If there is a class material fee it will
be payable directly to the teachers at
the ﬁrst class. Payment is required at
registration.
As many of you have found out,
the classes ﬁll very quickly, so you
should register as soon as possible.
We are able to register you over the
phone with a credit card, or online at
our website, yarngarden.net.
Knitting
Your First
Sweater
Easy
Felting Demo
Easy
Workshop #W-8
Saturday 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
November 3rd
Jenifer Johnston, $10
Confused about felting and what to do if
your results aren’t what you expected?
Spend an hour in the building laundry
room with Jenifer learning all her tricks
to successful felting. What to look for in
yarns that felt, mixing brands of yarns
and other tried and true tips. Use what
you learn on any felting project. Ready,
set, start your washing machines!
Class #1
Mon. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Sep. 24, Oct. 1, 15, 29, Nov. 5
Mary Taylor
$60
This class will use the great system in
A Knitter’s Handy Book Of Sweater
Patterns to walk you through your ﬁrst
sweater in your choice of yarn, gauge,
and edging. You will learn how to knit a
set-in sleeve, pick up stitches, make buttonholes, and seam. You can choose a
pullover or cardigan style in children’s,
women’s or men’s sizes.
Our cancellation policy provides you
with a full refund within 7 days of your
class. After that, if we are able to ﬁll
your seat with someone on the waiting
list, you will still receive a full refund.
If we are unable to ﬁll your seat, the
fee is forfeited.
Key to Class Levels
Beginner — For new knitters and
crocheters.
Easy — Can cast on, knit, purl,
increase, decrease, bind off, basic
crochet stitches.
Intermediate — Have completed
a project. Can read a pattern, is
proﬁcient and at ease with knitting
and crochet.
Experienced — Comfortable with
many advanced techniques and
stitches.
Intro
To Lace
Mohair
Scarf
Easy
Class #2
Tue. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Sep. 25, Oct. 2
Heather Cavalieri
$30
Are you comfortable with knitting and
purling? Try this easy introduction to
knitted lace! Using a delicate mohair,
one ball will make 2 scarves! Mohair
is hot, hot, hot and this lacy neck scarf
looks terriﬁc with any outﬁt!
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Knitting
With Your
Coach
Russian
Satchels
Intermediate
Easy to
Experienced
Class #3
Wed. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Sep. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 24
Martha Gioia
$50
Need a little coaching with your next
project? The six lucky students enrolled
in this class will learn what a personal
knitting coach can do for them. Bring
your pattern and Martha will coach you
through A to Z and everything in between. You will be knitting your dream
project in no time with Martha by your
side. She will get you past any rough
spots with her technical guidance, keeping your project fun and easy.
Noni Fair
Isle Circles
Bag
Easy to
Experienced
Class #4
Thu. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Sep. 27, Oct. 4
Jenifer Johnston
$30
The perfect bag for people on the go.
Large enough to hold your essentials
but small enough to wear walking or
biking. This quick to knit bag is done in
two colors from a very forgiving felted
pattern. Great gift bag!
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Class #5
Sat. 10:30am - 12:30pm
Sep. 29, Oct. 6, 13
Nicholette Hoyer
$40
Learn Fair Isle technique while creating
one of these adorable satchels. You’ll
learn how to knit in color, in the round,
I-cord, picot edging, and working on
double pointed needles. This bag is
seamless and worked from the bottom
up. Great present for a child or as a
stocking stuffer!
Moebius
Basket or
Bowl
Easy
Class #6
Sat. 1:00 pm - 3:00pm
Sep. 29, Oct. 6, 13
Martha Gioia
$40
Experience Cat Bordhi’s magical moebius technique while knitting a small
basket or bowl. You can choose to
make either out of Noro’s Kureyon or
any of the other gorgeous self-striping
wool yarns. Or choose to make it out
of a solid color, add some fringe before
felting, and Wow! Either way this is a
small, fast project. You will learn the
Moebius Cast-On, knitting in the round
on circular and double point needles,
and felting techniques.
Kid’s
Cardigan
Easy
Class #7
Sat. 3:30 pm - 5:30pm
Sep. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 27
Martha Gioia
$50
Imagine your favorite child heading off
to school in this multicolored sweater.
Here’s a gem of a cardigan for that
special little person that can be knit
in sizes 2-12. Learn to read a pattern,
work with two colors, shape armholes
and neck, space and knit buttonholes,
pick up stitches, block and ﬁnish. When
you are ﬁnished you’ll be ready for an
adult sweater.
Hat
with an
Attitude
Intermediate
Class #8
Sun. 12:30 pm - 2:30pm
Sep. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21
Tobi O’Neil
$50
The techniques you will learn is what
gives this hat attitude. Tobi will teach
you: knit-in hem, picot edging, two
color ribbing, and a two color braid.
Tobi will also add her perfect pom-pom
instructions. Makes a great holiday gift
or make it in your school colors for the
upcoming football season!
Intro
to Bead
Knitting
Christmas
Stocking
Intermediate
Knitting
Clinic
All Levels
Easy
Class #9
Sun. 3:00 pm - 5:00pm
Sep. 30, Oct. 7
Marilyn Horn
$30
Learn bead knitting in the tradition of
Norway. When ﬁnished, you will have
delightful and stylish wrist warmers.
This is a creative way to keep you toasty
(they are surprisingly warm even for
their small size).
Knitting in
the Round
Class #12
Thu. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Oct. 11, 18, 25, 1
Jenifer Johnston
$50
Make a family heirloom Christmas
stocking that will be treasured forever.
The easy to follow pattern allows you
to mix and match traditional Christmas
motifs to design a unique stocking. Students will learn to knit with two colors
(Fair Isle). If you have never knit a sock,
start with a big one!
Free help every other Wednesday
from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm with
Jeanie Hunt. Fall schedule will be
posted in the Sipperie, or call to conﬁrm that Jeanie will be in. Come by
with your questions about knitting,
color and inspiration.
Private
Lessons
Easy to Experienced
Class #10
Mon. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Oct. 8
Mary Taylor
$25
Find out why knitter’s love knitting
in the round. This class will teach you
how to work on double pointed needles,
circular, or two circular needles. Learn
how to swatch, join stitches and work
color patterns. It’s as simple as caston, join and knit, knit, knit. Elizabeth
Zimmerman called her circular needles
“particular pets”. We’ll let you pick your
own names.
Learn To
Knit Scarf
Beginner Knit
Class #11
Tue. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Oct. 9, 16, 23
Heather Cavalieri
$40
Learn the basics of knitting while creating a stylish scarf perfect for men
or women. We will use a pattern that
includes many more scarf and wrap
options that you can knit later on - it
is full of design possibilities!
Elizabeth
Zimmerman’s
Baby Surprise
Sweater
Do you need oneon-one instruction? Help with a technique? Yarn
Garden has private instruction available at $25 per hour. Call or stop by
to set up your appointment
Easy
Class #13
Sun. 3:00 pm - 5:00pm
Oct. 14, 21, 28
Lisa Tegethoff
$40
If you are knitting for babies this fun
one-piece Elizabeth Zimmerman invention is a must. You will also learn how
to add I-cord for the perfect colorful
ﬁnishing touch.
Sale
Yarns
We keep a large
stock of sale
yarns at all times
for you bargain
hunters! Remember to check them out every
time you come in. We sell out and
replace with new yarns often. The
Sipperie also has a basket of merchandise marked waaaay down!
Thanks,
Customers!
We’re still going
strong with our
m o n t h l y $ 10 0
giveaway. Sign a
ticket every time
you come in shopping. Who knows,
this might be your lucky month to
win a big shopping spree at the Yarn
Garden!
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Staff Picks
Favorite Yarn and
Book
by Keddy Jo
Fall is just around the corner
bringing cooler temperatures and
our thoughts towards knitting. Get
your knitting needles warmed up this
season with Rowan’s 100% merino
Big Wool. This super, bulky, extra soft
yarn produces immediate results.
Looking for a fast project? Check out
Rowan’s, The Next Big Thing, and
Big It Up featuring Big Wool. These
books paired with our wide variety
of colors from earthy naturals,
vibrant brights, and tweeds will
inspire you this Fall.
How To
Line A
Felted
Purse
Beaded
Knit Hat
Intermediate
Cables II
Easy to
Experienced
All Levels
Class #14
Wed. 6:00 pm - 9:00pm
Oct. 17
-orClass #31
Sun. 3:00 pm - 6:00pm
Dec. 9
Jackie Judge
$25
Turn your felted, knit or crocheted purse
from fun to fabulous with a custom
sewn lining! We’ll provide sewing
machines and detailed instructions on
how to line your purse in this three
hour class.
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Class #15
Sat. 10:30am - 12:30pm
Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3
Marilyn Horn
$40
Learn a new dimension of knitting with
Marilyn. She will open up the wonderful world of adding beads to your
knitted projects. This gorgeous beaded
cap is a stylish addition to your chilly
weather wardrobe.
Class #16
Sat. 1:00 pm - 3:00pm
Oct. 20, 27
Martha Gioia
$30
If you’ve taken the Cables Workshop
but want to go farther, Cables II will
help you gain conﬁdence and enhance
your skills. You’ll explore 2, 4, 6, and
8 stitch cables in various combinations,
learn to read your knitting so you can
work without your pattern, and create
your own cable combinations.
Color
Theory
All Levels
Socks
On Two
Circulars
Adventure
Noni Bag
Easy to Experienced
Easy
Class #17
Mon. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Oct. 22
Ian Momsen
$25
Having difﬁculty deciding which colors
to use for your next knitting project?
Learn about hue, value, contrast, and
the basics of color theory to ease decision-making and envision outcomes on
future projects.
Lace Socks
On Two
Circulars
Class #20
Sat. 1:00 pm - 3:00pm
Nov. 3, 10, 17,
Mary Taylor
$40
Socks knit on two circular needles are
the perfect companion; small enough
to ﬁt in your bag so you always have
them with you, and no needles to fall
out! Learn this technique to use with
any sock pattern.
Felted
Clogs
Easy
Experienced
Class #18
Sun. 12:30 pm - 2:30pm
Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18
Tobi O’Neil
$50
You’ll love knitting socks with two
needles. Show off your new Estonian
Cast-On and lovely lace socks! In
class you will be knitting one sock at
a time.
Sweater
Class
Easy
Class #19
Tue. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 27
Charlene Sabin
$50
Choose your yarn, pick your gauge, decide on any edging or ribbing, and you
are ready to start learning basic sweater
construction. Make it as colorful or as
simple as you like!
Class #21
Sat. 3:30 pm - 5:30pm
Nov. 3, 10, 17
Mary Taylor
$40
Rated as a favorite class by students.
Knit these fast and easy slippers with
double stranded worsted weight wool.
Pop them in the washer and they shrink
to your size.
Class #23
Thu. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Nov. 8, 15, Dec. 6, 13
Jenifer Johnston
$50
The soft drape of each bag makes it relaxed enough to travel with you on any
adventure, from the urban landscape,
to a long anticipated evening out, to a
spontaneous jaunt for a long weekend.
These bags are all very simple in their
basic construction. Perfect for the beginning to experienced knitter. The only
challenge, besides not being scared of
how huge the Weekend Adventure bag
is before you felt it, is putting the zipper
in well. The pattern, however, includes
detailed instructions, so don’t let the
zipper closure scare you away. You will
love wearing these bags!
Top Down
Cropped
Sweater
Easy
Felted Fair
Isle Bag
Intermediate
Class #22
Sun. 3:00 pm - 5:00pm
Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2
Margaret Jeppesen
$50
Ready to jump into colorwork? This
class will teach you to read a chart and
work with two colors per row. Felting
will smooth out any tension issues too.
This beautiful, yet functional bag would
make a wonderful holiday gift, if you
can give it up! The ﬁrst class will go an
extra hour to get you started.
Class #24
Sat. 10:30am - 12:30pm
Nov. 10, 17, Dec. 1, 15
Nicholette Hoyer
$50
This versatile cropped sweater is a
breeze to knit on large needles. Learn
how a sweater is knit from the neck
down, increases and decreases, yarn
overs, and finishing techniques for
stockinette stitch. This is a great
sweater to wear over your tanks and
dresses during chilly weather.
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Charity Knitting
Red Scarf Project
News About
Customer Programs
We are starting the Red Scarf Project (matching hat optional) earlier this year per all your
requests. For those of you who are new to
this project, it was started by the Orphan
Foundation of America in 2005. Knitters
and crocheters across the country sent thousands of hand knit and crocheted scarves to
be sent with valentine packages for foster
youth that have cycled out of foster care
and started colleges and universities. This
year, all donated scarves (matching hats)
will stay in Oregon and go to Oregon foster
youth. The deadline for completed scarves
and hats is January 31st.
New: We are offering a free simple
canvas tote bag to customers with a
$100 purchase.
Red Scarf
Guidelines:
Scarf Size:
Approximately 60” long and 5” to 8”
wide. Scarves should be long enough to be
wrapped around the neck, with tails long
enough to be tied in the front.
Style: Think unisex collegiate. Ask yourself if your son, brother, and/or husband
would enjoy receiving the scarf. Fringes
are optional. Your scarf should drape and
tie easily.
As you might have found, Yarn Garden’s philosophy is to bring you a
large variety of quality yarns, tools and
education at reasonable prices. With
the drop of the value of the US dollar
in Europe and the increase in shipping
costs, many of our distributors have
been forced to raise their prices. We
will be forced to raise our prices as these
increases reach us. But, we are trying
very hard to keep our costs as low as
possible for you. And every time we see
a new quality yarn with good company
support and a great price, we bring it
in for you. That’s why you can ﬁnd a
skein costing $3 and a skein over $50.
We all like choices! And we all like a
good deal, right?
Our birthday program is ending at the
end of the year. It has become increasingly difﬁcult with so many names and
address to manage so we’re letting it go.
Stay tuned as we search for other ways
to serve you!
Yarn:
Preferably DK, double ﬁngering-weight, worsted weight, or light bully yarns.
No laceweight, super-chunky, or mohair
yarns as there are many people who ﬁnd
mohair too itchy. The yarn should be soft.
Color:
Red! However, this could mean burgundy,
cherry, russet, red stripes with other colors,
or multicolor hues including red.
Finished and tagged:
Yarn ends should be securely sewn in. Attach a tag with your ﬁrst name, city, and
group afﬁliation, if any. Donors have also
included washing instructions, messages of
encouragement, gift cards, burger bucks,
books of stamps, etc.
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Thank you for the
Preemie Hats and
Blankets
Heather at the Yarn Garden last
year shipping off the hundreds of
scarves you all knitted that were
sent to foster kids and orphans.
A huge thanks to all of you who donated preemie hats and blankets. We
have hundreds that are ready to be
washed, packaged and distributed to
local hospitals. Preemie hats have been
an on-going project at Yarn Garden and
will continue throughout the year.
Folk Socks
SeriesEstonian
Socks
Miniature
Mittens
and
Stockings
Intermediate
Easy
Class #25
Mon. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Nov. 12, 26, Dec. 3
Mary Taylor
$40
In the next class in our series, you will
learn to knit an Estonian braid pattern
and use color stranded work to decorate
your sock. We will also continue to
explore more ways to shape heels and
toes. Come make another sock or join
us for the ﬁrst time as we travel through
the world’s knitting traditions.
Toe-Up
Socks
Intermediate
Class #27
Sat. 1:00 pm - 3:00pm
Dec. 1, 8, 15
Martha Gioia
$40
These miniature mittens and socks make
great tree ornaments, a holiday garland,
or a hand-knit alternative to a store
bought bow for a gift. If you haven’t
done socks or mittens, these are an
intro without the commitment. You’ll
learn to knit on small double pointed
needles, shape a heel and thumb, make
I-cord, crochet a chain, and follow a
pattern. They can also be ﬁlled with
favorite trufﬂes, jewelry or any other
small delight.
Learn to
Knit Hat
Beginner Knit
Class #26
Wed. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12
Arwen Golden
$40
Learn a toe-up formula for perfect ﬁt
socks, conquer the Figure-8 cast-on,
and add some stretchy bind off techniques to your bag of knitting tricks.
Never run out of yarn again!
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Linda Carter
Jo Hartman
Jill Carter
Raoul Berman
Kimberly
Swartzlander
Class #28
Sat. 3:30 pm - 5:30pm
Dec. 1, 8, 15
Martha Gioia
$40
Knit in a chunky yarn on straight
needles, this learn to knit hat will teach
you to cast on, knit, purl, decrease, and
seam. Easy to follow directions make
this a good place to learn basic pattern
reading also. As an added bonus you’ll
make a ﬂower for trim and garnish the
center with a snazzy button.
Crochet
Gloves
Easy
Class #29
Sun. 12:30 pm - 2:30pm
Dec. 2, 9,
Gail des Granges
$30
Just in time for nippy weather, an easyto-work style of gloves that can be
plain or very dressy. Once you crochet
a pair, you’ll easily be able to design
your own variations for yourself or to
give as gifts.
Lace
Scarf
Easy
Class #30
Tue. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Dec. 4, 11
Charlene Sabin
$30
Lacework is all the rage these days and
this class will guide you through it. This
scarf can be made in any weight yarn so
you can decide what season you want
to wear it in.
Continental
Knitting
All Levels
Class #32
Mon. 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Dec. 10
Mary Taylor
$25
Learn how to knit faster and more comfortably by holding your yarn on the left
side in the continental style. We will
learn knit, purl, and rib stitches and try
color stranded knitting.
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1413 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
Come Visit the
Yarn Garden
Fall
Store Hours
Full of thousands of colors and
ﬁbers from around the world, patterns
from classic to designer, plus all the
knitting tools await you. Now with
a comfortable place to hang out and
knit with a cup of coffee or tea in the
Sipperie. We enthusiastically welcome
you to the world of knitting at the
Yarn Garden.
Monday – 10:00 – 7:00 pm
Tuesday – 10:00 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday – 10:00 – 9:00 pm
Thursday – 10:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday - 10:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday - 10:00 – 5:00 pm
Sunday - 12:00 – 5:00 pm
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Linda Carter, Owner
Please help us keep our mailing list
up to date. If we have incorrect information, or if you have a friend who
would like to be added to our list,
please call us to let us know.
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Directions and
Parking
The shop is located on the north side
of SE Hawthorne Blvd. at the corner
of 14th Avenue. Parking is available
in front of the store on Hawthorne or
on 14th and 15th Avenue. Located in
the lower historic Hawthorne district,
the shop is easy to ﬁnd. Give us a
call if you need explicit directions.
1413 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
[email protected]
The #14 Hawthorne bus stops at 14th
Ave. on both sides of Hawthorne.
Sign up for
classes online at
yarngarden.net