This coming Saturday December 29th knitters from the River City Knitting Guild will be meeting to knit and enjoy an afternoon of good company at the South East branch of the Jacksonville Library. The knitters will be there from 10 in the morning till about 1ish and there will be signs directing to the knit along room.

Everyone will be working on the Vignette Cardigan pattern from Knitty but you are welcome to bring whatever project you are currently working on. If you want to make your very own Vignette Cardigan we would recommend a nice worsted or aran weight yarn such as Cascade 220, Shepherd's Wool, Zara Plus, Berroco Weekend, or Tahki Soft Cotton.

You can find directions to the S.E. branch library here.

And you can check out the great pattern by Amy Herzog at Knitty just search for "Vignette Cardigan".

There are a few new products that have just arrived in the shop to tell you about.

Plymouth Joy Rainbow is a super easy to make self ruffling scarf yarn that's all the craze right now. Here's a easy to follow video of how to knit with it. Just knit into the edge and watch the yarn do all the work. After looking at the color card they have online I would have to say that the colors are much nicer in person.

Lavishea lotion bars, designed with all natural products for knitters and needleworkers to keep your hands happy and soft without getting on your work. There are great scents like "The Yarn Bar", "Jasmine Vanilla", and "Citrus Basil".

Freia Ombre Sport and Freia Ombre Silk Sport are absolutely gorgeous new hand dyed sport weight yarns. Very soft and squishy with long changing colors in each generous 200+ yard ball. The All-American (Colorado sheep, hand-dyed in California) Ombre Sport is 100% wool and measures in at 217 yards per ball. The refined Ombre Silk Sport is 70% Wool and 30% Silk each 50 gram ball is 231 yards.

Baah! La Jolla is a vibrant, pretty new hand-dyed sock yarn we are carrying. The 100% superwash merino wool in this yarn is very soft and is lovely when knit up.

Fyberspates Scruptious Sport 4 Ply has a lovely squishy and soft hand. It's made of 55% superwash merino wool and 45% silk and put up in large 100g, 399 yard, hanks. Perfect for a special project.

Tahki Yarns Soft Cotton is a newly released yarn by Tahki Stacy Charles. It is a worsted weight cotton and it is appropriately named it is soft.

Cascade Heritage Sock and Cascade Heritage Silk Sock are very affordable sock yarns we now stock. Heritage Sock is 75% superwash wool and 25% nylon is super soft with a very nice twist. And Heritage Silk Sock is 85% superwash merino wool and 15% silk.

In Needlepoint we have new Needle Crossing designs featuring fun summer beach motifs. From Rebecca Wood designs we have new ornaments including a precious nativity set. Mindy designs square kits which include Baroque Silks for a dreamy stitching experience. We're also expecting a new needlepoint trunk show in the beginning of June so watch out for that.

In Cross Stich we have just received a new package of charts from Victoria's Sampler. And JABCO's new pincushions might be the cutest thing I've seen in a while, I just had to make up a model for the shop.

For those looking for knitting inspiration, we have your fix in the Be Sweet trunk show! Now through May 7th we are proud to be hosting over a dozen models from the little company best known for their beautiful hand made mohair yarn. Be Sweet is a company with a conscience whose job creation programs in Cape Town, South Africa have helped artisans in otherwise severely economically depressed regions support themselves and their families. Learn more about Be Sweet at their website.

We carry the following Be Sweet products year round in our store:
Medium Brushed Mohair - hand spun and dyed baby mohair
Slubby Ball - chunky hand spun and dyed baby mohair
Magic Ball - hand spun and dyed baby mohair with knobs and ribbons
Boucle - hand spun and dyed baby mohair.
Extra Fine - lace weight baby mohair