Dear Friends of The Blue Purl,
Did you know that on this day in history, four-year-old
Louis XIV
became the King of France (1643); Israel was declared an independent state (1948);
Edward Jenner
administered the first
smallpox
inoculation
(1796); and Mark Zuckerberg was born (1984).
So it is with a bit of humility and a good dose of thankfulness that we can tell you today, May 14, there is something else momentous to report:
The Blue Purl is making it. "insert emoji's, confetti, and a funny meme dance"
For the superstitious among us, be sure we have tapped wood three times. But so far, with your tremendous help and support, we are surviving the great coronavirus shut down.
Thank you.
The Blue Purl is a small retail shop owned and operated by women who want to do more than survive. Our aim is not to make a bundle, but to serve our community, nurture and spread the joy of working with your hands, and to provide everyone – from expert to novice – the time, materials and help they need to succeed.
Gosh, it seemed that everything was going so well. Our shop was always buzzing, our tables and classes filled, thanks to all of you.
But the great disruption of 2020 threw that up in the air. And while we would love to get back to where we were, and hope to soon, we have used this time to innovate in ways that we think will serve you and keep our business going. We hope you are familiar with our
website
and if you are not aware, we now also have an
online shop
that will continue to grow.
We also have begun zoom classes (please look just below - there are a few openings!) and continue to offer curbside pick up Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays. And we support and promote local artisans who produce beautiful work. Right now we are featuring a Blue Purl fav, Jennifer Weissman (below) a local designer who put out a new pattern this week.
Ok, so maybe our little shop won’t ever be featured as a historic happening in Wikipedia. Who cares! We know our worth, and we hope you do too.
Thank you, sincerely.
connect + create
Patty & Wendy
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If you get a mask in your delivery bag you can thank Keri! She makes them as a thank you to all of you for supporting us. It's random, we give them away until we run out.... Thank you Keri
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TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, 11-4pm and SATURDAY, 10-2pm CURBSIDE PICK UP
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Our curbside and phone shopping times going forward are
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11-4pm and Saturdays, 10-2pm. Call us! 973-377-5648 - You can always e-mail us with your requests anytime at
info@thebluepurl.com
Also check out our
NEW ONLINE SHOP! Kits, yarn, & needles are showing up daily! It's a work in progress! Patty & Wendy are busy inside fulfilling orders (with gloves and masks) and will hang them on our door when you pull up curbside, or send them in the mail.
We appreciate the support and love you are all giving us!
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SPOTS OPEN IN A COUPLE CLASSES- Come join!
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Slope Class - a great summer tank
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The zoom class will be held 3 Fridays 10-11am - May 29, then a couple knitting weeks ...and back June 12, and June 19
Cost: $30 - Liz is teaching!
There will be videos posted and help available in between.
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The Shift - There are a few spots left in this popular class with Keri.
3 classes will be held - Friday's at 4:15-5:45 pm. The dates will be Friday May 22, 29 and June 12
Cost is $30
Kits available on on online shop
here and
here - or call
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Our web store is growing! Lots of kits - and the yarn is slowly popping up -oh so exciting!
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Virtual Shelf of the Week -- Our Baby Shelves
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Welcome to our Baby section. Maybe you have fond memories of it or maybe it's new to you. We have a lot of choices in DK and worsted weight. Some of our favorites are Sublime Baby Cashmerino DK, Lang Cashmerino and Sirdar Bunny, For the heavier weights, we love the Forget Me Not in cotton and Baby Blossom Chunky for blankets and more. Check out the Top This hats for a quick knit for babies or toddlers. That unicorn's mane is too perfect!
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Remember these shop samples? We have a new one below...
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Our latest shop sample in the baby section is the
Norwegian Fir Top Down Cardigan. Tam knitted this with only 2 balls of Sublime Baby Cashmerino DK for the 0-3 months size. Bonus- this pattern has sizing from 0-3 months to 8-9 years!
Want more ideas- check out the
Playtime Cardigan by Versaciknits. We recommend the Lang Cashmerino for that. Want to try a simple but textured baby blanket- try
Summer Sidewalk
, knit in any DK weight.
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Email
info@thebluepurl.com
or call us to get details on colors & quantities, we don't have enough hours to get all this goodness onto the online shop yet.
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Nine Blossoms by Jennifer Weissman
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Local girl and talented designer has done it again! Jennifer Weissman released her latest shawl,
Nine Blossoms
last week and we couldn't help but create a few kits for this beauty. All kits have 2 skeins of Fiber Co. Cumbria Fingering, 1 skein of Baah La Jolla and 1 skein of Koigu or Claudia fingering. Available in our
online shop. Get the pattern details
here. She even includes instructions if you want to substitute thicker yarn or change the sizing.
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Check out these new lovely spring neutrals in our
Shoulder Cozy
kits. They're available in our
online shop You can also
email
or call us- 973-377-5648 to get these beauties.
Great for beginners!
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Casapinka - "
Breathe and Hope" new colors
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It's not too late to
join
the Blue Purl's knit-along for Breathe and Hope on
Ravelry. We'd love to see your color choices and progress! If you didn't get your kit last week, we have more available
online or
reach out to us if you want a fingering weight combo not in a kit.
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This is “
Breathe and Hope
” which is a boomerang (asymmetric triangle) shawl. It is for intermediate beginners, and just has slipped sts, k, p, and “made up” knotty stitches on the border (these are not bobbles - they require no turning!)"
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Interested in a light weight casual top? This is the
Rock It Tee
by Tanis Lavallee. Knitted in Fingering and Mohair, the possibilities are endless. We think it'd look great in Baah, Tosh Sock or Tosh Merino Light combined with Shibui Silk Cloud or Kid Silk Haze. Pattern is available on Ravelry
here
and it's 25% off with code ROCKIT until midnight, 5/15.
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Free Fibre Co. Foundations Patterns
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Our friends at The Fibre Co. (Road to China, Cumbria Fingering, Luma, Acadia, Arranmore Light, Meadow) are helping out by offering us free patterns of their
Foundation collections (just some pictured above) with purchase of their yarn!
If you see a project you like, give us a call. We will include the free patterns with your Fibre Co. yarn purchase. The Fibre Co yarn is available through our
online shop now.
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A little help from our friends at Berroco
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From Berroco:
We are aware that many of our LYS have had to temporarily close their doors for their safety in accordance with regulations from their governors. We recognize it's a difficult time for many of our brick and mortar shops. Many shops are transitioning to curbside and e-commerce options but we wanted to help them offer something more! We are happy to introduce Berroco 123 DropShip, to ship Berroco yarns directly to your home.
Isn't that great!
Here (click in) is how it works
...
you find what you want and then call us and we'll place your order and they'll ship it. You can even dip into yarns we don't have in the shop like Lopi Lettlopi for this week's free pattern the
Weatherman pullover
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Call us!
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We can't wait to see everyone's progress on the
Breathe and Hope
Knit Along, and show us your work in progress and finished pieces. To encourage you to post a photo of your finished work for us to admire, we're starting a fun giveaway. Every month, we will randomly pick a posted finished work to receive a $25 gift certificate for the Blue Purl! We'll pick our first winner at the end of May!
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She finished and is wearing it! The
Maple Sweater by Marie Wallin made with Rowan Felted Tweed. GORGEOUS! We Know You Can! We Know You Can! Bravo teach!
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Linda, love the fun colors and the way you distributed them! Awesome. She made it in Berroco Vintage Chunky. It's from a
Four Seasons Throws by Design Sources Collection - and it is Winter - Lovely Linda!
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Allison calls....just one more skein of Malabrigo Rios please...oh it was worth it! Her
Campside shawl by designer Alicia Plummer was featured in PomPom Quarterly and is now a free pattern! Thank you for sharing this beauty!
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Tam! This is amazing! The colors, the technique, the hip quotient, the fun sleeves! The pattern is
Tecumseh, by designer Caitlin Hunter. Tam used Mad Tosh DK. Very cool Tam, and very cool model! P.S.- for those gardeners out there, that early bloom is a tree peony
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Nancy's
Chevron Blanket (she used a booklet but looks close to the link) is stunning in Encore black and white! It's two baby blankets sewn together and has a crocheted border - What a graphic - LOVE IT Nancy!!
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Hours:
Thursday & Friday this week 11- 4 - Saturday 10am-12 for pick-up Curbside Delivery and Mailing Only
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