Saturday June 9 2007 is World Wide Knit In Public Day - Come Help Us Celebrate

Don't forget that tomorrow is Saturday, June 9, World Wide Knit In Public Day! Join us at Griffin Park in Windham, NH between the hours of 10-5 - we will be hopefully in a somewhat shady spot and will be the ones Knitting, Crocheting, Spinning or possibly even weaving! Bring your chair and refreshments - we will have coffee and donuts for the beginning of the event and look forward to seeing you! Not in the New Hampshire area, click here for a location near you! Join in the fun and let us know where you knit - send us pixs to post and have a great day! (In case of rain, we will meet at the shop and knit in the lobby at the Yarn and Fiber Company, Country Shoppes Mall, 58 Range Road, Windham, NH 03087. Can't be in the sun for long, then head straight to the shop and join in with the other knitters who prefer an indoor event - Just remember to have fun with us!

Knit Stitch, Purl Stitch, Happy Puppy Stitch

Is there anyplace better for a snooze? Stitch, our wonderful shop puppy, doesn't think so. Stitchie is with her favorite pal, Chocolate Bear, and surrounded with balls of Noro Silk Garden and Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool that threaten to just tumble out of their overstuffed cubbies in her dreams... oh, it isn't it a dream... she is at the shop! Even shop puppies get tired after a hard day of greeting customers and watching us get ready for the Granite State Knit-In.


What a great weekend! We packed on Friday and headed up to Loon Mountain Resort to spend the night and be ready to start unpacking the "car" for our first vending event at the Granite State Knit-In.

The event was wonderful! Great classes/workshops, great vendors - Grafton Fibers and Tree of Designs are two of new favorite vendors - and we were lucky to setup next to Sue from Lambs Ear in Gilford, NH - she is really nice and brought beautiful Great Adirondack yarns for the show. Her yarns were beautiful and it took all I had not to jump right into all the colors. We also had lots of colorful yarn - we brought Cherry Tree Hill Supersock, Jumbo Loop Mohair and our colorful collection of Prism Stuff yarns. We had lots of Poetry in Stitches kits and brought a variety of kits and patterns from our local designer Tonia Barry Original Designs, as well as variety of kits that we had assembled in our shop like Venezia from Interweave Knits, a Knitty.com Lizard Ridge Afghan yarn pack with the newest Noro Kureyon colors and about 30 other kits. Our table overflowed with stuff - as did the car when it was packed! But we had a blast!

The event was run by a wonderful group of ladies who are all spectacular! And, this show was attended by 153 wonderful women/men who knit up a storm from when they walked into the show until they were leaving! They knit through the workshops, through the lectures, through lunch, through the raffles, and I am sure almost all them worked on their knitting in the cars on the way home - those who didn't were driving :) It was an awesome event and we can't wait for next year! We hope to vend again and maybe teach a class :)

Prisms Newest Colors - They Just Get Better and Better!

Prism just sent us there three new colors of Stuff for the season. - Cabernet, Moss and Sierra.....What Gorgeous colorways! Moss reminds us of Tumbleweed (a favorite here) without the eyelash and the purples.... just those wonderful greens.... this yarn is yummy!

We also had them ship us some Felt Me! and Loopy - each are feltable yarns that when felted the rayon comes to the surface and makes a wonderful fabric - we are all scheming about what we should make with this yarn... some say a Felted Fall Jacket others are thinking of felted purses. I think anything we make will come out fantastic!

Here is a a picture of the Loopy in Arroyo and the Felt Me! picture is shown in Mojave. The Loopy is much brighter than the Felt Me! but both are wonderful.... Stop by and see some... we would love your suggestions on what to make with this fabulous yarn!

Gnuman the Gnome Crashes our Knitting Class!

Gnuman the Gnome crashed our knitting class last night and what a party-crasher he is... all the girls were oogling over him and stitches were dropped all around. He is such a little hunk and that soft beard is just irresistable.... hmmm.... we all hope we get to meet him again! Gnuman signed autographs and told us tales of his adventures from coast to coast (he frequently travels between Seattle and NH) and then informed us that he is now an experienced fork lift driver thanks to his new friends Debbie and Mary. He is also now a professional camper and ready to take on the wilds of any forest. Gnuman told us of his friends in the deep woods that include a raccoon, bears, chipmunks and even mentioned have a drink by a pool with Bambi. He is amazing!!!! For more info on Gnumans travels, please visit The Knitting Gnome Swap. Maybe you could be lucky enough to either visit or sponsor Gnuman in your home for a while. Have fun! We are!

Can a Person Have Too Much Noro?

And the answer is ..... (drum roll) ..... absolutely.... NOT! The new Noro Kureyon colors for Fall 2007 arrived today....mmmmmmmm..mmmmmmmmm... good!!!!!!! (Well at least most of the new colors arrived a couple are still on backorder but will be worth the wait). The new colors include 195, 196, 199, 207, 209, 213, 214 and 215.

They are gorgeous - of course - and started to sell online even prior to the pictures being put up... Kureyon-Craziness! I love it! And these would make some great squares for the lizard ridge afghans that are being made... woo hoo...we're excited!

We also added Noro Cashmere Island to our line-up... not online yet, but soon...very soon! Also, the Debbie Bliss Silkinence yarn arrived... two bags of every color and a sweet model to look at....

We are pouring over new lines to bring for Fall and Carin is planning several Knit-Alongs; we are also vending next Saturday June 2 at the Granite State Knit-In, hosting a WorldWide Knit In Public Day on June 9 (we are inviting everyone to come, crochet, knit, spin, whatever your fiber addiction) and then in July we are vending at The Knit and Crochet Show in Manchester NH.... so much going on! What a great summer that is approaching!

We have new classes forming as I type as well as a Finishing Class for anyone who would like to learn how to complete a garment with those little finishing touches that can make your project go from hand-made to "you are the envy of all your knitting friends for your wonderful finish work!"

So remember, when the temperature goes up, come see us - we have the AC flowing here and chill out with us!

And Let the Lacing Begin! and the Artfelt! and the Cubby Filling!

The Addi Lace Needles have arrived! We have many sizes available ranging from US#1-24" to US#6 - 47". These are a joy! We are finding that many of customers who try the Addi needles never go back - they are wonderful!


Oh the Artfelt is here!


Artfelt is revolutionizing the way we felt! This technique, using a combination of fine merino wool roving from Zitron and a magical easyfelt paper, is exclusively offered in the US and Canada by Skacel. Artfelt is a combination of needle felting, wet felting and fulling. It requires far less time and talent than any of the three! Artfelt allows one to make felted pieces that are as thin as paper as well as thick enough for a handbag, all while allowing for precision detailing of design. Any felted piece the imagination can conceive, artfelt can achieve!. Artfelt is the new centerpiece of the Artfelt line by Zitron. Artfelt is a new hand-dyed 100% merino roving, boasting a rating of 19 on the micron scale. Butter soft, durable and colorfully intoxicating, Zitrons roving is available in Pencil roving (40m/50g). There are currently 11 multicolored hues to choose from. We have previewed Artfelt is on our website and if you wish you can order your favorite color. We can either place it aside for you for pickup or you can have us ship it to you... remember we always offer free shipping in the US and Canada.



But until then, we will be filling cubbies.... fifty new cubbies have found their new home in our shop! Fun, fun, fun!!!!!!!

Carin (aka our knitting machine) has completed the first shawl from the Cherry Tree Hill Ribbon... and look at how amazing it is....

Chemo Caps & Worldwide Knit In Public Day

Hello Everyone and Thank You!!!!!! We just had our fiftieth chemo cap dropped off! YEAH EVERYONE! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We will be dropping these caps off to a local hospital sometime next week. We will also be scheduling our next Knit for Comfort in our shop for sometime in mid to late June - stay posted for an upcoming date.

Other Exciting Events

We are scheduled to host the World Wide Knit In Public Day on June 9th. We are hoping to meet in Griffin Park in Windham from 10-5 with a backup location of the shop plaza lobby. Stay tuned for more information regarding location - we will be contacting the recreation department tomorrow for permission to use the park... either way, it will be a great time..... and may be coupled with a sale in the shop... :)

The Yarn and Fiber Company will also be vending at the Granite State Knit-In XVI which is a wonderful event happening on June 2 from 8:30 - 5:00 at the Governor Adams Lodge at Loon Mountain. We are so excited! (For details, call 603-898-6931.) This will be our first venue and we are brainstorming about what to bring! Woo hoo! Good things are on the horizon.... I can't wait to confirm more of them so I can let you all in on the fun!

Oh, wait, another event! We will also be vending at The Knitting and Crochet Show in Manchester NH this July 13-15th at the Radisson Center. We will be located in booth #318 and again we are very excited about this event!

Designer Workshops

We are busy emailing with designers to secure a great line-up for all of you who are interested in meeting or workshoping with our wonderful designers who inspire us in all things we love! If you have any designers in particular that you would like to meet, please let us know and we will add them to our list for contacting! Cross your fingers and wish us luck - if they all say yes this upcoming Summer, Fall and Winter will be fantastic.

PS - Don't forget, we have Cheryl Potter returning to our shop to do another workshop on September 15 from 1-4 - we still have a few more spots availalbe so either email us (sales@yarnandfiber.com) or call us (603-898-5059) to reserve your spot! This workshop is limited to 20 wonderful people!