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Grey Heron's Winter class list for January Learn Knitting Fundamentals - Beginner class Absolute beginner: For the absolute beginner - the classes run over 3 consecutive weeks Wednesday daytime= Jan 8th, 15th, 22th - 10am to 12pm Saturday morning = Jan 11th, 18th, 25th – 10am to 12pm You will learn: setting up the ground work to knit, then hands on - to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, cast off Cost $49.00 paid in advance by Tuesday Jan 7th. Class fee includes - instruction book and practice yarn, needles, 6 hours of instructions Top Down Small sample Sweater Enthusiastic – Advanced beginner: This class provides you with the tools for knitting a top down garment. It becomes a “no sew” project.  Since you start knitting at the neckline, your project starts off faster, fewer stitches to deal with, you can try on your sweater as you go and at the end – no seams to sew!! Thursday daytime = Jan 9 th and Jan 16 th – 10am to 12pm

Well, I can't believe another year has flown by. Our new location in the Arts & Culture district of Collingwood provides us with beautiful large bright windows, displays of colours and a good karma table area for gathering. We've had several graduates from our classes who have grown to love the relaxation that knitting provides us in our busy everyday lives. We have helped create heirloom baby blankets, family felted clogs, beaded cowls, hats and scarves, lace shawls, thrum mittens, needle felted animals, knitted Christmas Tree angels and much more. Thanks to all for supporting our shop. It's been a pleasure to guide you, help you, laugh with you and share knit afternoons with you. Wishing you a Very  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

In keeping with the spirit of "It's better to give than receive" here's your chance to do just that.  We are in a giving mood, starting this week on Friday 13th - It's your lucky day....  To kick off our SALE, we start with.... Friday 13th - Gorgeous fingering weight yarn by Rhichard Devrieze-  $15 per skein Saturday 14th - Real Fox fur pompoms - $20.00 for 2 Sunday 15th - from our friends at Cabin Fever my most favorite book "Need a Hat book" - $17 Monday 16th - Bucilla Christmas stocking kits - create your very own family heirloom - 50% off Tuesday 17th - Sally Melville's wonderful book " Book 2 - The Purl Stitch" - $18 Wednesday 18th - Knit Picks interchangeable Harmony or Sunstruck kits - $57 Thursday 19th - Bravo DK yarns by the bag - 10 balls = 1460yds for $25 Friday 20th - Soakbox kits- yarn, pattern, nail polish, soak wash, soak hand cream - $25 Saturday 21st - Cascade Pacific yarns - 213yds wool blend - $6

Many of you have been waiting for this product. The first order has sold out and the second order is on the way. Add this non-skid latex to the bottom of your felted slippers - it grips and stops the slippery bottoms Here's the write up blurb: It comes in three colours, black, blue and red, and can be applied with a brush or even a scrap of cardboard. You should try this amazing latex product! Applying Regia ABS Latex milk: To ensure the milk does not go right through the whole sock, cut 2 matching templates out of card the shape of the sole and insert into each sock. Mark out and paint the desired motif onto the socks with the latex milk freehand or using a stencil, applying the latex milk sparingly. Then allow the socks to dry well.  You can use a gentle heat source to speed the drying process up.   Paint over the stencil with the ABS until the thickness seems right.  Allow the socks to dry well, preferably overnight. Tip:  The socks are more comfortable if t

        This class is for the beginner to learn about the stitch combinations that make up most lace knitting projects.  Thursday Nov 7 th and Thursday Nov 14 th 10am to 12pm      $25.00 Includes:   handouts, pattern We start practicing lace knitting by making a bookmark – small do-able project From there, we start on knitting your choice of lace scarf or lace shawl.  You can join in the KAL = Knit A-Long with our Thursday afternoon knit group.  Choose your yarn, pattern and start your lace knitting with your "guidance counselors working at the same table in case you need some help.   Pre-register by Friday November 1st.

We just finished our Felting class this week. Boy did we have a great time!! We had several felting ideas like:  slippers, mittens, hats, boots, animals, clogs, handbags, totes Here is a mighty fine felted carpet created by one of Brown Sheep's customers.  The group at Brown Sheep have shared this story:   Chad shared his “recipe” with us for the rug, in case you’d like to create one yourself.  He used six different colors of Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky Weight yarn and cast on 73 stitches on size 15 needles and knit for 93 rows.  He knit about 45 pieces, and then felted each piece.  He wanted to have circles and abstracts pieces in the rug, too, so he added them into the design.  After all the pieces were felted, a company put the rug together for him.  Total time for the project?  “It took me one year and three months to knit and felt all of the squares for the rug— in between other projects.” Who's up for making a carpet?? 

This delightful book is one of a series of books written by Joanna Johnson. Her latest book called Green Gable Knits will be released next month. Aside from the Anne of Green Gables story line, the book boasts of many knitted patterns. Peggy Jo Wells owner of the Brown Sheep wool company mentioned this book and author to me. Joanna's knitted designs use many of the Brown Sheep wool choices. Grey Heron has been chosen as one of the exclusive yarn shops to review the book, patterns, conduct KALs etc.... CAN'T WAIT!!!  

Once again, Knit Wear has a fabulous magazine full of interesting styles - Colour blocking section,   24 intriguing projects to make...   As they say - Simple handknits for the thoughtful knitter!!   $15.99

It's our "Relocation Celebration"  Thursday October 3rd to Saturday October 5th Come check out our new shop  space Cake cutting on Thursday October 3rd at 2:00pm Enter our draw to WIN a set of Knitters Pride needles Yarn SALE   10% off      (in stock only) Daily draws too - pattern books - Eucalan - Notions and more Grab your needles & hooks and join our Thursday Drop in afternoon Grey Heron 65 Simcoe Street, Studio 1, Collingwood, ON  

It’s Felting time @ Grey Heron Here's your chance to learn about felted knitting Come join in the fun!!  We are making felted clogs, felted hats, felted mittens, felted handbags +++ Wednesday October 9, 2013      1pm to 3pm   $25.00   Materials extra (includes one FREE pattern) Learn about felting: What yarns to work with:  How to machine felt: How to embellish with "Needle Felting":  We will provide you with a list of "Tips & Tricks" to improve your finished project Preregistration required  by Friday October 9th.  Call or drop by.... Harry Potter inspired felted clogs   Felted Mohair/wool hat