Are you ready?!

Purl City Yarns is pleased to announce:

The Christmas Treasure Hunt!

Win a ball of Noro Silk Garden Sock and a ball of Noro Kureyon Sock

It is nearly Christmas and we are feeling festive. Be the first to find the word 'SANTA' hidden somewhere in our webstore and you win the goodies! When you find the word, email us at info@purlcityyarns.com and tell us exactly where you saw it. We will let you know if you are the winner!

We are also pleased to announce that we are offering FREE UK SHIPPING on everything  bought online from now until Christmas.

We will also be offering vouchers via the webstore from Thursday.

Finally, just a reminder that tonight is the Natural Dye Studio Trunk Show, taking place in the gallery from 5pm(for 6pm) until 8pm. There will be cake and cocktails galore! We have a few places left and would love to see as many of you as we can fit in, so if you would like to attend please email us at info@purlcityyarns.com and we will add you to our list.

Happy hunting and bottoms up!

 

Future Event The Fyberspates Trunk Show takes place on Saturday 11th December, 4pm-6pm. RSVP to info@purlcityyarns.com

Future Event We will be launching our Design Competition on Wednesday, 15th December, 6pm-8pm. Look out for more information coming soon!

RSVP Let us know if you are coming to the Natural Dye Studio trunk show tonight and if you have guests.

Shop closing at 6pm tonight

Hi everyone,

Due to the current weather conditions and forecast for later today, we have decided to close the shop at 6pm tonight so that everyone can get home safely.


That means this evening's knit club is cancelled. Sorry folks!

Natural Dye Studios and Fyberspates come to Purl City Yarns!

Purl City Yarns is very excited to announce two upcoming events: The Natural Dye Studio Trunk Show and the Fyberspates Trunk Show.

Amanda Perkins from the Natural Dye Studio will be joining us on Wednesday, 8^th December, 5pm-8pm to celebrate the launch of our extended range of Natural Dye Studio yarns.

The Natural Dye Studio exclusively uses historical plant dyes which produce an astounding spectrum of beautiful subtle colour. Their aim is to produce desirable luxury yarns in as ethical and enviromentally friendly way as possible. They dye using the plants rather than the extracts as they say its ‘much more fun’!

Amanda will be at Purl City Yarns to explain more about the process of dyeing and the yarns they use. The Natural Dye Studio’s Dazzle British Blue Faced Leicester is licensed by the British Wool Marketing Board to carry the prestigious British Wool mark. All their exotic yarns come from a family run mill in Peru.

Amanda is also on a personal mission to make crochet motifs ‘sexy and desirable’. And will be talking about her beautiful crochet designs.

She explains: “Motifs normally have a bad reputation, ever noticed the un-loved granny square blankets lurking in the depths of many charity shops? The motifs deserve a bit more respect and love, hence my crusade!”

“I make pretty things exclusively using the Natural Dye Studio’s luxury yarns. The subtle plant dyed colours lend themselves to being mixed together in one big project. I am fascinated by the gaps between the joined motifs, they often form a secondry un-planned design that you will only discover after joining them. I like suprises!”

The Natural Dye Studio trunk show will take place in the gallery and refreshments will be available free of charge. The event is free to attend but as we can only offer a limited number of places, so in order to attend you need to email us at info@purlcityyarns.com to reserve a place. Places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

Jeni Hewlett of Fyberspates will be joining us at Purl City Yarns on Saturday, 11^th December, 4pm- 6pm to celebrate the launch of our extended range of Fyberspates yarns.

In addition to the beautiful Scrumptious range, we will now be stocking a wide range of absolutely gorgeous Fyberspates sock and lace yarns including Nef Lace, Scrumptious Sock, Sparkle Sock, Faery Wings and Ethereal. Trunk show attendees will be the first to see and pet the yarns!

Jeni will be talking all about her yarns and the inspiration and process behind them. She will also be discussing the range of beautiful patterns that accompany Fyberspates yarns.

The Fyberspates trunk show will take place in the gallery and refreshments will be available free of charge. The event is free to attend but as we can only offer a limited number of places, so in order to attend, you need to email us at info@purlcityyarns.com to reserve a place. Places will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

See you there!!

Webstore now open - www.purlcityyarns.com

10% Off

The promotional code: 2AH-5E7-3U9 entitles you to 10% off any purchase made online at www.purlcityyarns.com until the end of 30/11/10.

We have just launched our webstore, yeah! And to celebrate we would like to offer you 10% off every online purchase at www.purlcityyarns.com. Be quick as the promotion ends at the end of November 2010.

Important class date changes

Due to essential maintence in the gallery, we have had to put back the class timetable by one week.

Please note the new start dates for Learn to Knit 101 and Learn to Knit 201 and unfortunately, we are unable to run the Make a Stocking course this Sunday.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. All students affected by the changed have already been contacted.

Learn to Knit 101 is a three week course which starts Saturday 27th and continues on 4th December and 11th December, 10.15am - 12.15pm.

Each session is two hours long and will cover the following topics: Cast on, knit, purl, cast off, k2tog, ssk, yo, make 1, how to make a tension swatch, basic pattern reading skills, understanding the right side vs wrong side of your work and basic stitch patterns.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a pair of Brittany needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £70.

Learn to Knit 201 is also a three week course which starts this Saturday 27th and continues on 4th December and 11th December, 1pm - 3pm.

Each session is two hours long and will cover the following topics: Increases, decreases, different cast ons (including provisional), different cast offs, joining in a new ball of yarn, fixing dropped stitches, weaving in ends and blocking.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a pair of Brittany needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £70.

Our special seasonal class is Make a stocking: Learn to knit socks and Fair Isle! This one off, four-hour class is a great introduction to sock knitting and Fair Isle techniques.

It will be running four times on the following Sundays: 28th November, 5th December and 12th December at 11.15am - 3.15pm.

Our tutor, Joeli, will be teaching students to knit an ornamental stocking using a pattern that she has specially designed herself and will be covering the following topics: getting to grips with double pointed needles, knitting in the round, Fair Isle, short-row heels and shaping toes.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a set of Brittany double pointed needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £45.

Booking for all courses opens tomorrow, Tuesday 16th November and all classes are limited to eight students. Bookings can be made either by visiting the shop or by telephoning 0161 425 3864 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 425 3864      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 425 3864      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting0161 425 3864 begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting. We regret we cannot reserve places without payment.

Eucalan

You asked for it, now we have it! We have Eucalan, no rinse, delicate wash in 500ml and 100ml bottles plus single sachets. Eucalan comes in three scents: Grapefruit, Lavender and Eucalyptus plus a natural version which is the same formula but with no scent added to it.

And finally.....

Time is running out to name our alpaca.....we have had some great suggestions already but if you have not yet entered you have until 30th November to come up with a name for him or her! For more details click here.

Knitting classes

We are pleased to announce that we are starting our knitting classes from this Saturday. We have two courses running on Saturday and one on Sunday and will be adding more knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing and felting classes and workshops as time goes on.

Learn to Knit 101 is a three week course which starts this Saturday (20th) and continues on the 27th November and 4th December, 10.15am - 12.15pm.

Each session is two hours long and will cover the following topics: Cast on, knit, purl, cast off, k2tog, ssk, yo, make 1, how to make a tension swatch, basic pattern reading skills, understanding the right side vs wrong side of your work and basic stitch patterns.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a pair of Brittany needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £70.

Learn to Knit 201 is also a three week course which starts this Saturday (20th) and continues on the 27th November and 4th December, 1pm - 3pm.

Each session is two hours long and will cover the following topics: Increases, decreases, different cast ons (including provisional), different cast offs, joining in a new ball of yarn, fixing dropped stitches, weaving in ends and blocking.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a pair of Brittany needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £70.

Our special seasonal class is Make a stocking: Learn to knit socks and Fair Isle! This one off, four-hour class is a great introduction to sock knitting and Fair Isle techniques.

It will be running four times on the following Sundays: 21st November, 28th November, 5th December and 12th December at 11.15am - 3.15pm.

Our tutor, Joeli, will be teaching students to knit an ornamental stocking using a pattern that she has specially designed herself and will be covering the following topics: getting to grips with double pointed needles, knitting in the round, Fair Isle, short-row heels and shaping toes.

Each student will receive a kit at the start of the course containing two balls of King Cole Merino Blend Aran, a set of Brittany double pointed needles and a 10% voucher which can be used against purchases in the shop or towards the next course. Students will also receive a Purl City Yarns tote to keep everything together. The price for the entire course and materials is £45.

Booking for all courses opens tomorrow, Tuesday 16th November and all classes are limited to eight students. Bookings can be made either by visiting the shop or by telephoning 0161 425 3864 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0161 425 3864      end_of_the_skype_highlighting. We regret we cannot reserve places without payment.

Our Mascot Needs a Name!

You may have seen the Purl City Yarns shop mascot, the Misti Alpaca, and heard that we would be holding a contest to name it.  Since we’ve been open for a few weeks now, we reckon it’s time for our alpaca to have a name and gender.  So, we’re asking you to help us name our alpaca and have some fantastic prizes for the winner.

If you think you have the perfect name for our alpaca friend, come into the shop and give us your name idea and contact details.  Alternatively, send us an e-mail at info@purlcityyarns.com.  We will be taking entries until 30 November 2010 and will announce a winner during the first week in December.

Our judge, Lois Connelly, will go through all the entries and choose the winning name.  If more than one person enters the winning name, the contestants’ names will go into a hat and the winner will be chosen at random.

The winner will not only have the pleasure of naming the alpaca and choosing its gender, but will also receive one of our little alpacas and the choice of either two skeins of Misti Alpaca Chunky or one  skein of Misti Alpaca hand painted sock yarn in the colour of your choice.

Come down to Purl City Yarns to meet our alpaca and we look forward to hearing your suggestions.