FEBRUARY 29 and March 1
wednesday & thursday
BUY THREE AND GET THE 4th FREE of equal or lesser value!
sale on yarn only
all 4 items must be regular price
kits not included
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OPEN 'til 8:00 WEDNESDAY
OPEN 'til 9:00 THURSDAY
SPEND THAT EXTRA DAY AND FIND SOME YARN FOR PLAY
avoid those first thursday parking woes!!
FOR YOU LEAP DAY BIRTHDAY BABIES!
the cupcake is on us
Suzanne was describing for me this phenomenon that happens whenever somebody comes into the store looking for a pattern they can’t recall the name of. “They’ll say, ‘I want a shawl shaped like X,’ and you think, ‘Oh my gosh, what book is this in?’” she says. "It’s like when an answer is on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t articulate it."
Part two of the phenomenon occurs when Suzanne or another floor person goes hunting for the pattern. “You immediately spot not the pattern they want, but the one you were unsuccessfully looking for for the customer before them, the one who already left.”
Well, Ravelry has gone a long way to help with this. Because the online community has a massive, searchable data base, you can actually put in key words to narrow the search, even if you don’t know the pattern name. Even if you don’t have a particular pattern in mind, you can look at your stash, and based on what you want to work with, you can plug in terms to help you find a pattern you’re in the mood for whether it’s a free pattern that’s easy and chunky or a complicated lace challenge you need to pay for. (Check out some of Suzanne's patterns on Ravelry here.)
You might wonder if Suzanne thinks that Ravelry hurts traditional knit shop business by offering so much free information. “Not at all,” she says. “Knitters look at Ravelry and they get so much inspiration—that’s huge. You can search by skill level, yardage, gauge, whatever you want. Then they come into the shop all fired up.”
All the online knitting opportunities are just another example of how, increasingly, we’re living our lives looking at screens. Whether you’re already really good at navigating Ravelry and other knitting sites, or still feeling like your stuck in the Dark Ages, Hill Country Weavers is offering a class, Navigating the Wonderful World of Ravelry, to help you explore all the possibilities. Elizabeth Green Musselman, who’s worked at the store off and on for years, and who has designed some great patterns for the Hill Country Weaver Collections, will be leading the charge. You’ll learn more than how to just navigate Ravelry, you’ll learn how to post to your own page, too.
Source: countryliving.com via Lauri on Pinterest
But while you’re forging ahead, don’t forget good “old-fashioned” social media. There are plenty of ways to use Facebook to enhance your knitting life. For example—not long ago, I couldn’t for the life of me find my 8 DPs and I was really ready to finish a hat. The store was closed and I didn’t want to wait. (Hello—any other impatient knitters out there?) So I put a quick post up on my FB page and in about 1/30th of a second, I had several offers for loaner needles, all within a mile of my house. Nice, right?
How about you—do you use the Internet to enhance your knitting life? I guess if you’re reading this, the answer is yes. How else do you use it—Ravelry? Pinterest? Facebook? Your own knit blog?
Do tell.
CHOCOLATE + CHERRY = LOVE!
Save 20% on your favorite shades of red and brown
Variegated yarns that are predominately either or both colors
color tree will be available for shade check
And Save 20% on
Luxury yarns containing any amount of silk cashmere angora in any color
SHOW THE LOVE
to your hands with some Lavishea
to your needles with a new case
to your project with a new bag
save 15%
VALENTINE'S DRAWING
At time of purchase draw for your special valentine surprise!
AND there's more...
IN CELEBRATION OF OUR NEW ADDITION .........OUR DISHWASHER
Save 20% on any yarn that ISN'T hand wash or dry clean only!
*sale does not apply to already discounted items
SALE DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2012
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