Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Trillian Shawlette

Yarns By Design is a participant of Ravelry's In-Store Pattern Sales Program.

How it works:
YBD can search for patterns available through this service and YBD sells them to customers through the boutique. The pattern will be printed, emailed or saved to the customer’s Ravelry library.

Featuring:
Trillian Shawlette by Martina Behm

"Trillian“ is the leading female character in Douglas Adams‘ great book „The Hitchhiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy“. She‘s a mathematician and astrophysicist, and if she took up knitting, no doubt she would enjoy the unusual construction of this shawlette: You start knitting at one corner, adding wider and wider rows, thereby forming a long, narrow, slightly asymmetrical triangle. Just perfect for wrapping around your neck several times or hug your shoulders with a little warmth. Due to the shallow-but-long shape, you will get something useful to wear, no matter how much yarn you have. The garter-stitch center is perfect for showcasing a beautiful hand-dyed yarn, because it makes the colors flow into each other naturally. The fishnet-lace border on both short sides of the triangle adds just a bit of femininity without being frilly. Manageable even for beginning knitters.

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Yarns By Design suggests knitting this shawlette with Schoppel's 6 Karat Cat Print. The lustrous blend of virgin superwash wool and silk is a glimmering hand-painted gem by the color geniuses at Schoppel. Perfect for delicate shawls, lacework and more, this luxurious yarn is a treat. Yarns By Design has all seven of the beautiful colors to choose from.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Dream Club & Knit Club

It is the time of year to register for a club at YBD. Both the Dream Club and Knit Club will provide a season of creativity, that will engage both your mind and body. When one knits socially, the benefits are great. One increases their social skills and establishes friendships that can last a life-time. Besides the obvious advantage of creating useful articles and garments, knitters enjoy a host of health benefits both physical and psychological. Register with a friend and you both will receive $5.00 off (please mention offer).

Dream Club:
The Dream Club features the Dream-In-Color yarns in colors only available to club members. Even though the yarn, color and pattern are a surprise (it's part of the fun!), we can tell you that there will be a variety of yarn weights and fiber blends featured throughout the course of the club.

Every month from September 2013 until March 2014 (minus December), we will offer a unique colorway paired with a pattern specifically created to showcase that month’s yarn.

Dream Club Membership is $250 for 6 months (yarn & pattern are included). Pre-registration is required, space is limited.

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Knit Club:
The Knit Club also meets monthly and focuses on improving our knitting techniques and skills. Edye will meet with the students to pick out the selection of projects for the season. Each student will learn how to take measurements for the perfect fit. This club is great for the students whom want a more in-depth course on knitting.

The Yarns By Design Knit Club is a Members Only Club that will meet monthly from September - April (no December meeting). Club Meetings are one Tuesday (5:15-6:45pm) or Saturday (11:00-12:30pm) of every month.

Each month you’ll have lots of fun, receive exclusive boutique offers & discounts throughout the 2013-2014 season, receive 10% off on purchases the night of the club, receive 20% off the fiber needed for the monthly project, learn a new technique and knit a project using that month’s technique.

Club Membership is $100.00 for 7 months. Pre-registration is required, space is limited.

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Call the Yarns By Design boutique to register today (412-794-8332).

Monday, September 9, 2013

Habu Textiles Wrapped Silk

Anna by Julie Weisenberger

Anna is knitted sideways from cuff to cuff with big needles. This makes her a quick and seamless knit with a very open, net-like fabric. You begin at the cuff of one ribbed sleeve, continue across the body in reverse stockinette stitch with an asymmetrical hemline and end with the second ribbed sleeve. Anna is great over a tank or t-shirt to add coverage without adding too much extra warmth.


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Wrapped Silk by Habu Textiles is a great fiber to knit Anna with. 4 strands of fine merino is wrapped in super fine silk. Because it is wrapped, not plied, the colors show in a very subtle way in between each other. Has a good stretch. At the Yarns By Design boutique, we have every color available.


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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Cedar Leaf Shawlette

Yarns By Design is a participant of Ravelry's In-Store Pattern Sales Program.

How it works:
YBD can search for patterns available through this service and YBD sells them to customers through the boutique. The pattern will be printed, emailed or saved to the customer’s Ravelry library.

Featuring:
Cedar Leaf Shawlette by Alana Dakos

A beautiful, crescent shaped, little shawl that drapes beautifully around your shoulders and looks absolutely stunning wrapped around your neck as a scarf. The curved shape of the shawl is created through the use of short rows. The leafy border is knit on once the body of the shawl is completed.


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Yarns By Design suggests knitting this shawlette with Nashua's Creative Focus Linen. The lustrous blend of cotton and linen is an amazing deal with 220 yards per skein! You'll enjoy working with it and wearing the finished project. This blend shows off stitch patterns beautifully. YBD has an array of bright colors to choose from.


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