Friday, November 21, 2008

It's that time of year again!

Hard to believe the holidays are upon us once again! Never fear though there's still plenty of time to make your gifts. A couple of new yarns you might want to try for those gifts... a beautiful merino/bamboo DK by Frog Tree or if bigger is better for you an organic thick/thin from Swedish Yarns with plenty of yardage in one skein to easily make a hat or scarf. But for all our die hard Malabrigo fans the next shipment should be in the first week of December! Plenty of new and favorite colors.

If you're looking for ideas to pass on to the non-knitting gift giver in your life we have from the small: bamboo tapestry needles, silk project pouches and hand made stitch markers to the large: Jordana Paige knitting bags, della Q knitting bags and luxurious hand spun yarns of cashmere or silk or maybe even camel. For those that can't decide we always have gift certificates.



Speaking of hand spun luxury, Knit 1 is having a trunk show for Dreamland Arts Britta Cruz Saturday Dec 6 from 12-3. Britta will be on hand with her spinning wheel creating her unique yarns. One of a kind creations that will truly inspire!

Here's something else we found inspiring. Check out this rug (look at the arms in the left hand corner to give you perspective of size)! It took the wool from 18 merinos!! And check out the knitting needles that were used. Our arms are tired just looking at them!





















Then there's this. A yarn rep sent it to us and we thought it was a fun idea. So even if you don't make your gifts spread the love of hand made ones! http://www.buyhandmade.org

And lastly, we try hard to maintain the hours that are posted but sometimes, as the saying goes life gets in the way. From our kids (the 2 legged and the 4 legged variety) having some sort of emergency to getting caught in bad traffic (and everything in between) we hate being late. If you arrive at the store at 1 during the week or noon on the weekends and the door is locked please go to the cafe next door and inquire, they usually know if we're going to be 5 minutes or 15 minutes late. Sit and have a coffee (on us!) we would hate to miss you. But also know that we are often times there beyond when we say we're closed and we never rush you out. It may sound corny but we care and want you to have a good experience at our store.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday season!!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Help us make room for our Fall yarns!



The Fall yarns are arriving and we're running out of space. Many yarns are 30% off to make room for new yarns and a lot of old favorites that have been coming in daily. Sale yarns include silk, bamboo, cotton, alpaca and more. All back issues of magazines are $2 off the cover price.

Knit 1 also carries roving for spinning or felting and felting needles.

We have 2 winners from our design contest. Gorgeous designs by Trisha Woodson and Nancy Salyers. Their work is currently in our window with the patterns available in the store. Trisha's patterns are also available on Ravelry and her blog www.ttwcreative.blogspot.com

Thursday, July 10, 2008

New Malabrigo is here!


We're happy to say a new shipment of Malabrigo has arrived! We now have in stock over 65 colors for you to choose from. Stop in and be inspired by all the amazing colors.


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Thank you,
Knit 1

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Dress Our Mannequins

Budding knitwear designers, showcase your original knitted designs!
Knit 1 is looking for 3 original, fashion forward designs for our fall
window.

The rules: 3 original designs per entrant made with yarn purchased at
Knit1* with 3 corresponding patterns for the designs**. The winning
designer's pieces will hang in our window (while the 3 runners up are
displayed in the store) from mid September until Thanksgiving with the patterns being made available for sale in the store***.
Now don't automatically assume we mean 3 sweaters we want 3 designs. That could be sweaters, capes, shawls, scarves, skirts, vests... you get the idea.

We hope you take us up on this challenge and we look forward to hearing from you soon!



*Yarn bought for the contest will be given a discount applied as
store credit once the designs have been submitted for consideration.
If you want to use a yarn not in stock at the store but carried by one of our vendors we are happy to order it for you.

**Patterns must be written legibly and accurately. We will not proof read your patterns so please triple check them.

***Knit 1 will purchase the patterns from the winning and top 3 entrants though we do not want to own the rights to the patterns. The rights to the patterns will stay with the designers.

Everyone who enters will get a gift bag upon submitting their completed designs.


Please take note of our revised hours for Summer.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Party for Doggie Knits Corinne Niessner



It's time to celebrate! After 3 years of hard work Chicago's very own Corinne Niessner's book "Doggie Knits" is on the shelves! Stop by Knit 1 Thursday, June 19 to congratulate Corinne and lift a glass in her honor. Festivities start at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Greetings from Knit 1


Well, we've finally done it! We've become more than a never updated splash page! We encourage you to stop by often to check on new shipments, classes, events and sales or feel free to subscribe and get these updates via email. We look forward to seeing you in the store but remember if you can't make it in we're happy to ship it out to you!

Enjoy,

Knit 1

p.s. soon you'll be able to access this blog from our website www.knit1chgo.com