Dear Friends of The Blue Purl,
What is your cure for a hangover?
Wait, what are you thinking? We are not talking about a booze hangover. We are talking a wool hangover!
Oh, you may not have thought about it, but after more than a week of wool-inspired reverie, what else might you call it?
NJWoolWalk was a big success. We met so many new people and got to see many of those who have long been part of our growing community. We shared stories, learned a bit more about each other and got to experience so much wool! It was wonderful, made us giddy, and now….. the hangover.
What to do with that pile of wool you brought home?
If you have projects in mind, great, you are on your way. But if you don’t, here is what we suggest: Sit with it for a while. Don’t rush in. Think about what you want to make. Think about how you might want to push yourself to learn something new. Don’t force an answer. Just sit with it...
Look, there is a lot to what we do to become good knitters. It is a project of the head and the heart and the hands. It is about self-improvement and creation. It is about sharing. And like life in general, sometimes, we need to slow down and just be.
The answer to your quandary will emerge when we turn off the autopilot that thrusts us through our days.
If you think we can help, please let us know. We care deeply about every single member of our community, those who have just arrived, and those who have been with us, had faith in us, for a time. The Blue Purl Team has tons of experience and are here because they love this craft and enjoy working with you all, too.
You might also consider taking a class. Join us and your fellow artisans as we learn new ways to create beautiful objects with all that fine wool you brought home.
Whatever your cure is for that hangover: quiet contemplation or a fab hands on class, we are here to help.
Oh, and there's that ice bag on the basset hound's head below :)
We are soooo in this together.
connect + create
Patty, Wendy & TBP Team
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Of course, there's a semi-pattern for this Ice Bag! |
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SEE WHAT WE'RE UP TO! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
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New SUMMER Shop Hours
Tuesdays - Fridays, 11am - 4 pm
Saturdays, 11am - 3 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays
We will be having open knitting Friday's 1PM till closing beginning next week.
Wednesday Knit Nights will resume after summer
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Per Madison Township ordinance, the shop can no longer provide paper bags to customers. We urge you please to bring your own bag(s).
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We will be able to go back to helping for 5-10 minutes for drop-in issues on projects with yarn purchased from The Blue Purl.
- Appointments with Keri will be available on Tuesday and Thursdays. Please call the shop to schedule a slot on projects made with yarn purchased from TBP.
- Beginning next week will be having open knitting on Fridays 1PM until closing.
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NEW RESTOCK Colors: DanDoh Silk + |
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Weight: DK (11 wpi)
Yardage: 227 yards (208 meters), 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
Gauge/Needle size: US 6 - 8 or 4 - 5mm, Hook size: 3.5mm (E) - 4mm (G)
Fiber Content: 76% Silk and 24% Cotton
A unique combination of raw silk with little specks of color and silky cotton. “Silk +” is very comfortable to knit and wear; it feels like cotton.
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This design is a very personal one for me.
It’s about beating cancer, about inching back into a normal life after finishing therapy, about regaining strength, confidence - and hair!
I love that peach fuzz, and while I think it looks funny, I’m just totally embracing it.
This sweater could not possibly have any other name, and the Woolfolk Yarn I used is simply perfect for it: Soft as soft can be!
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Tamy Gore's latest: Desert Sun |
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If you visited us during NJWoolWalk you know how gorgeous Tamy Gore's shawls are - Well, she just released Desert Sun and it's 15% off now on Ravelry! |
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Read on...there is something for EVERYONE.
For everyone's safety, we are still asking that you please wear a mask during class. We hope that can change.
Refunds for cancellations available only 72 hours before first class.
We ask that you please buy your supplies through The Blue Purl so we can continue bringing you these great classes - check out our online shop! Or stop in. Thank you :)
At least four people need to matriculate in order for us to run a class. Please join the waitlist if very interested. This helps us know whether to run it again!
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Awesome lightweight pullover made with Line yarn. Sample in shop now!
Skill Level - Advanced Beginner - must be able to cast on, knit and purl
Class Dates - 4 Wednesdays beginning May 25, June 8, 15 & 29
Class Time - 9-10:30 am
Cost - $90 + Supplies from The Blue Purl
Instructor - Liz Braverman
Pattern: printed patterns will be available in the shop
Snowbell is worked from the top down with a deep raglan and a lovely lace motif in the yoke. The lace is charted only and is easy to achieve.
Spots limited.
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Tapestry Crochet Cherry Bag |
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This modern cool bag is perfect for a small laptop or iPad or a great everyday pouch!
Skill Level - Intermediate class; students must know how to read a written pattern and dc.
Class Dates - 3 Wednesday sessions: May 18, 25 and June 22
Class Time - 7-8:30 PM
Cost - $65 + Supplies from The Blue Purl
Instructor - Carolyn Hanson
Get ready for fun. Tapestry crochet is a simple method of creating detailed color designs in crochet while creating double sided fabric. The cherry pouch/bag is crocheted in the round in a whimsical, kitschy design in 3 colors of mercerized cotton from The Blue Purl in DK. Learn to read a chart, crochet with 3 colors held together and add a zipper or snap closure.
This is an intermediate class; students must know how to read a written pattern and dc.
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Florescence Crochet Shawl |
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This is an award winning design by our very own crochet teacher, Carolyn!
Skill Level - Advanced Beginner - must know how to chain and single crochet - be comfortable with a hook
Class Dates - 3 Thursdays May 19, 26 and June 2
Class Time - 7-8:30 PM
Cost - $65 + supplies from The Blue Purl
Instructor - Carolyn Hanson
Florescence is a floral scarf / shawl in a bold palette; a go-to piece of wearable art. Florescence uses many colors of DK and sock yarn to create the cascade of flowers. The design starts and ends in a bouquet of color with the center section in dark gray and off-white. A simple chain edging brings the outer flowers to full bloom and the corners hold picot clusters.
Only sc and ch st are used. Flower centers are made separately and then the flowers are created and connected with ch sts in a continuous crochet method. Learn to read a chart, and connecting shapes with continuous crochet.
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Great, roomy, knit bag
Skill Level - Intermediate
Dates -3 Tuesdays - June 14, 21, July 12
Time - 9-10:30 AM
Cost - $65 + supplies from The Blue Purl
Teacher: Keri Samuels
This colorful bag is just in time for the plastic bag ban in NJ! Although it looks complicated, the project uses the slip stitch technique, also known as mosaic knitting, which is a great way of incorporating color work into your knitting in a simple way.
You only ever use one shade of yarn on a row and simply knit, purl or slip stitches to create the effect. The two sides are knitted individually and are seamed together with a knitted gusset/handle. Made with 5 contrasting colors of DK weight yarn. This project will be fun to make and will result in a beautiful market bag.
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Learn the basics AND have a cute scarf to boot!
Skill Level - Very Beginner
Class Dates - 3 Tuesday's - May 17, 24, June 7
Class Time - 9-11 AM
Cost - $90 + supplies from The Blue Purl
Instructor - Carolyn Hanson
Pattern provided in class
Whether you're an avid knitter who has never picked up a crochet hook (except for dropped stitches) or never worked with yarn at all, this is a perfect class! In these sessions you'll learn the basics of crochet while creating a scarf. Techniques include: single, double, half double, and triple crochet, foundation chain, scalloped edge & pattern reading.
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Learn the basics of knitting by making simple washcloths. Give them as gifts with a nice bar of soap! You’ll be an expert in no time.
Skill Level - Beginner
Dates - 4 Thursday - June 9, 16, 23, 30
Time - 10 - 11:30 am
Cost - $90 + supplies from The Blue Purl
Teacher: Keri Samuels
Pattern will be provided
This class will cover the basics of learning to knit. We’ll learn how to cast-on, knit, purl, read a pattern and bind off while making these cotton washcloths. If time permits, we’ll make 2 or 3 different cloths – we’ll see how it goes! Class size is small so we can provide lots of support.
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Make a family heirloom
Skill Level - Intermediate
Class Dates - 3 Tuesdays, May 3, 10 and June 14
Class Time - 5- 6:30pm
Cost - $65+ Supplies from The Blue Purl
Instructor - Keri Samuels
This dramatic blanket is made in individual squares (great for warm weather knitting :) which are then connected with simple seams. You’ll use self-striping yarn to make the center of the blocks and a plain color for the borders.
The techniques you’ll learn include mitred squares, picking up stitches and either a 3-needle bind-off or a simple seam to assemble the blocks. Beautiful and fun to make. This will become a treasured keepsake or a spectacular gift!
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Laine, Summer 2022- Releasing May 6th! |
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Walking barefooted on a meadow wet with morning dew.
A call of a bird echoing over a silent lake.
Wandering home through the sleeping city at sunrise.
Issue 14, summer 2022, is inspired by the light Nordic summer nights – gentle, delicate and carefree. Our beloved summers are so short and sweet, that even the wee small hours feel too precious to spend asleep. The 10 designs featured in our summer collection embody that summer night’s magic and explore colourwork, texture and delicate details.
- 148 pages
- 10 knitting patterns, beautifully photographed and illustrated (both charts and written instructions provided)
Designers featured in this issue: Isabella Clark, Evgeniya Dupliy, Lindsey Fowler, Katrine Hannibal, Ema Marinescu, Claudia Quintanilla, Maria Walters and Sylvia Watts-Cherry.
Pre-Order your copy now by calling 973-377-5648 or email us at info@thebluepurl.com. May 6th release date. |
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The Farmer's Daughter still in the house... |
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Pop Up is still here!
Oh Dang! colors arrived in Caitlin Hunter's Engle sweater colorway!
Also, we think Tin Can Knits' Love Note would be a go-to top for spring in the incredibly super soft and fluffy Oh Dang!, perhaps held with Foxy Lady or alone?
- Foxy Lady: Sock, 428 yards, 70% SW Merino and 30% Silk High Twist
- Oh Dang! Lace, 328 yards, 50 grams, 74% Camelid - Alpaca - Suri, 26% Silk, plied
- Recollect Sport, 185yds, 100% Wool - Rambouillet, plied
- Pishkun DK, 255 yards, 100 grams, 100% Wool - Rambouillet
These pop up shop yarns are FINAL SALE so come get yours before it leaves us.
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CocoKnits Maker Boards AND Rulers are IN |
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Rosemary's beautiful blue cardigan (a pattern by Anne Simpson from 1998 :) in Woolfolk Far is just the thing for spring. Love the airy, textured fabric and just-right buttons. Looking super! |
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Pretty pensive in purples |
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Colleen is looking awesome in her Birkin by Caitlin Hunter. She made it in Brooklyn Tweed Loft during our KAL :) Lovely work, Colleen!! |
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Dixie made these adorable cardigans using Hayfield's Baby Blossom Chunky yarn. Love how the "flowers" and "dots" add visual interest. Great work, Dixie! |
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Susan just finished her Building Blocks Blanket using Berroco's Vintage Chunky. Another one of Keri's A+ students...way to go, Susan! |
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WIPs: Vintage Crochet Cardis |
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Class update: So many wonderful colors in A Good Vintage Cardigan WIPs with Carolyn. Industrious students continue to make good progress! We spy one that looks ready for a trip to the button wall.) |
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