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The Spinning Room is “kicking-off” a new charity event
Armed Forces Day May 21, 2022 We are calling all knitters, crocheter, weavers and sewers who want to contribute to a most worthwhile cause that will honor veterans. The Community Hospice (a local charity here) works with Stratton Veterans Hospital in Albany, N. Y. to ensure end of life care for all veterans. We can help by providing blankets of any size that are knit, crocheted, woven or sewn. Please consider making a blanket for a veteran (both men and women) in Hospice or Palliative care. Any color is fine, but there is a preference for red, white and blue. All blankets should be washable/dryable and please attach a card with your name and address so they can send you a personal thank you. This program runs all year long so bring finished blankets to the Spinning Room and Kathy will collect them and take them to our local office where they can be distributed to those in need of a little love and comfort. Let’s see what we can have by November 1, 2022 and another collection in the spring of 2023.Thanks for your help. For more information visit www.WEHonorVeterans.org or www.CommunityHospice.org. |
May Knit-Along- 2022
Spring Garden Cardigan
This year we will be doing a Spring sweater in any fingering weight yarn, called Spring Garden Cardigan.
How: On Zoom (we will send a link each week to those registered).
When: Friday evenings in May 6,13, 20 & 27
Time: 7 - 8:30pm
The pattern is shown on Ravelry, but you will be directed to Knit Picks for purchase. We cannot sell the pattern through The Spinning Room. Suggested Yarns we carry: Huasco Cotton, Ultra Pima Fine, Sueno (wool bamboo), Tenderfoot and others.
So, get comfortable and come join Kathy to create this spring addition to your collection. You can register for these sessions by calling, emailing or coming into the shop and giving us your email so the Zoom evite can be sent to you.
Spring Garden Cardigan
This year we will be doing a Spring sweater in any fingering weight yarn, called Spring Garden Cardigan.
How: On Zoom (we will send a link each week to those registered).
When: Friday evenings in May 6,13, 20 & 27
Time: 7 - 8:30pm
The pattern is shown on Ravelry, but you will be directed to Knit Picks for purchase. We cannot sell the pattern through The Spinning Room. Suggested Yarns we carry: Huasco Cotton, Ultra Pima Fine, Sueno (wool bamboo), Tenderfoot and others.
So, get comfortable and come join Kathy to create this spring addition to your collection. You can register for these sessions by calling, emailing or coming into the shop and giving us your email so the Zoom evite can be sent to you.
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The KNIT and CROCHET DRS. are in! We are adding 2 new help service times: |
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#1 Sunday Help for Knitting or Crochet
is being offered by Kathy on: The 4th Sunday of the month from 1-3 pm Next sessions: July 24 & August 28 Who is It For: those seeking advice or assistance with knit or crochet. Please email or call (518 861-0038) so that Kathy knows to expect you. Also, it is best to arrive no later than 2:30 pm in order to have enough time. What Kind of Help: basic knit & crochet issues such as reading and understanding patterns, ripping out or picking up stitches, starting a new project, reading patterns, choosing yarn, casting on, binding off concerns NOTE: If your problem is major OR Sundays don’t work, you can still schedule a private lesson by appointment. This is NOT a session to teach beginning knitting or crochet. (Please check classes page for those classes or private lessons.) |
# 2 Thursday Evening Sweater Workshop
Every 1st Thursday of the month, fr0m 6 -8pm Next sessions: August 11 & September 8 Lisa will be here to lend advice, and support for the many aspects related to sweater construction and completion. Typical sweater details involve: sizing (ease), matching pattern dimensions to your gauge or the other way!, colorwork, short rows, shaping at underarm/shoulder, seaming, fixing mistakes without ripping out entire (very long) rows, charts, brioche and more! Space is limited to 8 participants, so please call/email to reserve your seat. |
The charge for either workshop event is: $15
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February Knit-Along with Kathy Join us on ZOOM February 11 and 25, 7 - 8:30 pm Kathy will guide us through this very fast and warm knit of the TWINDOM shawl. Twindom is a free pattern on Ravelry and uses super bulky yarn. We suggest either Malabrigo Yarn Rasta or Encore Mega. To get the ZOOM link please call (518-861-0038) or email info@spinningroom.net the shop. |
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Designer Spotlight
Sunday, January 23, 2 - 3 pm The 'shop girls' inviting you to a ZOOM event. We will talk about our favorite knitwear designers and why we like them so much. To get the ZOOM link please call (518-861-0038) or email info@spinningroom.net the shop. |
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Berroco Yarn 123 Dropship Program
The Spinning Room is thrilled to work with Berroco Yarns in their new new program which allow our customers to select any Berroco yarns from their website, and have the yarn shipped directly to you.
This is a great opportunity to try some yarns we don't normally carry. We are intrigued to see what everyone orders - that could tell us what we might want to bring into the shop! In addition to the Berroco yarn line, also look at: Lang, Lopi, Amano & Wooladdicts.
How does it work?
1. Take a look at the Berroco yarn page.
2. Pick out what you would like including color information ~ yes, they will ship a single skein! Warehouse is located in Northern Rhode Island.
3. Give us a call, or drop an email to the shop with your selection.
4. We will get your information, and give you a price.
5. Once we arrange payment, it will appear at the location of your choosing in a few business days.
The Spinning Room is thrilled to work with Berroco Yarns in their new new program which allow our customers to select any Berroco yarns from their website, and have the yarn shipped directly to you.
This is a great opportunity to try some yarns we don't normally carry. We are intrigued to see what everyone orders - that could tell us what we might want to bring into the shop! In addition to the Berroco yarn line, also look at: Lang, Lopi, Amano & Wooladdicts.
How does it work?
1. Take a look at the Berroco yarn page.
2. Pick out what you would like including color information ~ yes, they will ship a single skein! Warehouse is located in Northern Rhode Island.
3. Give us a call, or drop an email to the shop with your selection.
4. We will get your information, and give you a price.
5. Once we arrange payment, it will appear at the location of your choosing in a few business days.
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As has been our tradition each year we are giving you the opportunity to knit or crochet for a good cause. This year 2 customers made suggestions and we liked both.
Kim brought “Hats for Sailors" to our attention. The Hat for Sailors' mission is to provide deployed sailors of the US Navy and the Coast Guard with handmade 100% washable wool hats made by loving volunteers from around the world. These beautiful hats are delivered in time for the December holidays, a bit of warm love and thanks to those who unselfishly take time away from their families to serve our Country. This year they are hoping for 6,000 hats for a very large carrier boat. Hats must be made from 100% wool (superwash preferred) and can be of any color or design and knit or crocheted. We have copies of suggested patterns at the shop. Hats need to be dropped off at the shop by November 9th. If you do not have a pattern available, we have instructions for these free patterns at the shop. |
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Laura suggested the idea of “Soap Sacks”: The sacks would be included in the holiday baskets that the Focus Food Pantry in Albany, will give to approximately 200 families. The families greatly appreciate a little something extra from the pantry during the holiday season. These are best made from cotton or a cotton/blend. Free knitting and crochet patterns for this project can be picked up at the shop. Soap Sacks will need to be dropped off by November 23rd. |
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Spotlight on our Local Dyers:
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“Spotlight on our Local Dyers”
Saturday, July 10th, 12 - 3 pm Liz Fiorini from Peace Love & Yarn will be in the shop to show off her beautiful yarns and answer your questions. |
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Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl
We are participating in the Hudson Valley Yarn Crawl. There are 13 shops in the Crawl this year. Passports are available at The Spinning Room now. The passport lists the participating shops and their events. The crawl runs through August 15th. There are raffle baskets at each shop and Grand prizes awarded at the end according to how many stores you visit. Our featured event will be “Spotlight on our Local Dyers” July 10th thru July 17th Lyman’s Sleighbell Farm, Peace Love & Yarn and The Periwinkle Sheep (stay tuned for more info ) |
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April Knit-A-Long Are your Travel Documents Ready? Let's jet off (virtually) to Paris and have some Dinner in the Eiffel Tower by Jessie Dodington Cast On party begins April 1 with Nancy as your host. Thursdays in April at 7 pm At a minimum you will need about 440 yds; more if you wish to make it larger. The design is flexible and easily customizable to increase the size in wingspan or depth. Please call or email the shop to get a Zoom invite. |
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Another Technique Discussion
~ Short Rows~ When: Friday, Feb 19, 7-8pm with Lisa, RSVP here Short Rows are a technique to add shaping and dimension to a knitted garment: like in the heel of a sock, top back or bottom hem on a sweater, the sloped line on a sweater shoulder, bust darts, etc. There are many ways to do short rows, and many of the techniques are interchangeable, but some are not. Some of the techniques are better suited for different fabric types: garter vs stockinette. We will discuss the various techniques and show some samples. Lisa will provide a resource reference for your further research. We won't have time to get into learning how to do all the techniques. However, there will be a future class both in store and virtual, that will delve into the HowToDoThem and & How to change between the common techniques, if a pattern uses a short row approach that you don't care for. |
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TIPS & TRICKS
(free virtual class)
Increase (inc) & Decrease (dec) in knitting
& Getting the most out of ZOOM
with Liz Cassidy
Saturday, February 6, 9 am
In this class, you will be getting a 2 for 1 session. First Liz will share some instruction on how to get the most out of a Zoom class” ……“pinning “the speaker, mute/unmute & chat. Next , she will demonstrate various ways to increase (inc) & decrease (dec) in knitting, while you try it on a swatch you bring to the session. She will also talk about when & why each technique works for different situations
What do you need to have for this FREE session?
A swatch created by using size 7 or 8 needles and worsted weight yarn. You will need to knit 20 rows of stockinette stitch (knit one row purl one row).
To join this session, you will need to call us at (518-861-7298) or e-mail the shop info@spinningroom.netand we will send the link to you the day before.
We look forward to offering more online (virtual)classes and know Liz’s tips will show you how easy they really are.
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Join us for our Virtual Knit-A-Long in February!
This ZOOM KAL is FREE! The Love Note sweater group will meet on Sundays in February 7, 14, 21 & 28 from 1-3pm. Kathy is hosting this KAL via ZOOM. The pattern Love Note is by TinCanKnits. This design is written for 14 sizes! 7 sizes for children (newborn to 10yr) and 7 sizes for adults (XS to 5XL). Our model, Pandemic Pamela is sporting the medium size knit by Karin of The Periwinkle Sheep using her new Highland Wool Fingering held double with a solid teal color mohair. Please RSVP to the shop to receive a ZOOM invite. The pattern can be purchased on Ravelry. If you plan to participate in the KAL, please be sure to get the pattern and material prior to starting the KAL! |
One Sweater Pattern
So Many Possibilities
This is a free presentation from the Spinning Room.
Friday, January 29 at 7 pm.
In this virtual meeting Heike will talk about how you can change a sweater pattern and make it uniquely yours. Change the color, length, and contour to fit your body. She will talk about tips and tricks to make the project easier. If you never knitted a sweater before a knit-in-the-round, top down pattern like Love Note below is a good project to start with.
Please RSVP to the shop to receive a ZOOM invite.
So Many Possibilities
This is a free presentation from the Spinning Room.
Friday, January 29 at 7 pm.
In this virtual meeting Heike will talk about how you can change a sweater pattern and make it uniquely yours. Change the color, length, and contour to fit your body. She will talk about tips and tricks to make the project easier. If you never knitted a sweater before a knit-in-the-round, top down pattern like Love Note below is a good project to start with.
Please RSVP to the shop to receive a ZOOM invite.