Eeeek! It's November!

This year has really flown by! Is it the unusually warm weather that makes it so hard to believe it is November already? It is less than three weeks until Thanksgiving! For me, it's the time when panic mode sets in - so much to do!!

We have been especially busy at the shop, gearing up for the holidays. Keith is hard at work already on his fabulous new Christmas window displays - whether it is Mary or Keith doing our windows, the displays are often the talk of the town in Emmaus.

On another note, we have an enormous number of knitterly holiday gifts available this year - from stitch marker charm bracelets and wrist ruler leather bracelets to gorgeous pottery yarn bowls to beautiful project bags and adorable notion tins - and that's just to name a few! But these items have been and will be flying out the door, so be certain to get yours while we still have some!

As always, we will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.


Still Some Left Available for
Pre-Order!
Conversational Threads 2017 Advent Calendar
F eaturing Barnyard Knits sock yarn!

Let your holiday countdown begin with the 2017 Advent Calendar from Conversational Threads!

Full of items that we have hand-curated, this calendar includes handy knitting tools, useful notions, Christmas-y treats and amazing yarn hand-dyed by Barnyard Knits of Alpha, NJ. Among the other unique treats you will find 10 (20 gm) mini-skeins of sock/fingering weight yarn in a mix of speckles and tonals. These delightful mini-skeins are all designed to coordinate with a full skein of Barnyard Knits yarn awaiting you on Christmas morning. There were only 32 Calendars to begin with, and they are going fast!

Have Santa call Conversational Threads today to reserve yours for $198! (Total Retail Value is $245)

The Advent Calendars will be released the week of
November 19. Shipping is available (sorry, US addresses only)

Last Chance to Sign Up!
Just a Couple of Spaces Left!
Learn Needle Felting
with Katie Pfenninger
Saturday, November 4th
1PM - 4PM
Cost $25.00

Learn the technique of painting with wool while making this enchanting sheep scene. Katie has always thought needle felting to be a fun way of making art and she is very excited to share this technique with others. No water is needed for this process. No water = no mess and a great process to do at home!
Kits are available for class materials. Kits include 9x12x2 felting foam, felting needles, ½ batt of Malabrigo Nube for sky, ½ batt of Malabrigo Nube for ground, natural wool for sheep, brown wool for sheep.
Kits are $30.

If you were with us on the Rhinebeck bus and you left your pattern reader behind, please call the shop to identify it and retrieve it - we have it saved for you!
This Coming Monday, November 6th!
Simone is doing a
Fix Your Mistakes Class
2PM - 5PM
Cost $30.00
The Class For Which So Many Have Been Asking!

Wouldn't it be wonderful to fix your mistakes on your own, and not have to wait until you get to the yarn shop for help? Simone will help you with that!

You'll be learning to fix dropped stitches on both stockinette and garter stitch pieces, how to change a knit stitch into a purl stitch and the other way around, and how to add a missed yarnover. If there is extra time, we may look at adding a missed Make 1 increase, and how to go about changing a Make 1 Right into a Make 1 left.

Homework: Bring 2 swatches worked in DK weight or Worsted weight yarn, still on the needle (not bound off). One swatch should be in stockinette and one swatch in garter stitch. Each swatch should be about 5" wide and about 4" to 5" high. Bring a "fix-it tool" or a small crochet hook along to class.
Classes
Our Regular Class List
(See our website -  www.ConversationalThreads.com  - for more information. Please contact Jean at jbyers@ptd.net or Deb at alpduez2@gmail.com to reserve a spot.)

Beginner's Knitting Course (And Beyond!) - An Ongoing Class with Jean
Tuesday Evenings from 6:30PM to 8:30PM and Thursday Afternoons from 3:00PM to 5:00PM

Weekly General Knitting with an Emphasis on Shawls Session with Jean
Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons - 1:00PM - 3:00PM | Cost $10.00
 
Weekly Open Crochet with Deb
Thursday Evenings - 6:30 - 8:30PM | Cost $10.00

Weekly Knitting Basics with Jean
Tuesday Afternoons - 3:00PM - 5:00PM and Thursday Evenings - 6:30PM - 8:30PM | Cost $10.00



Watch our next newsletter for announcements of our new spinning classes and be sure to keep an eye on the shop Facebook page  for announcements of our occasional limited time Flash Sales! You could save 15% off your entire order!

See you at the Shop -
Cindy