Tiboodoo's Baby Kits and a Happy New Year!

Come in and check out our new baby kits! No, it's not a kit to make a baby! They are kits to make baby sweaters, baby booties, and baby hats! This french company uses some of Anny Blatt's finest yarns in these to-dye-for kits. And a happy new year to you and yours. See you in 2006!

Lorna's Laces Love

Come on in tonight and enjoy a talk by the owner of Lorna's Laces. I'm excited to learn about the company and the dye process. Come by any time after 5pm! (We also got in some new colors of Shepherd Worsted today, just for the occasion.) I will try to post pictures later...

Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays to you and yours. We will be closing Christmas Eve at 3pm and will be closed Christmas day. Normal hours will resume on Monday...

On Tuesday we will be having a presentation by the owner of Lorna's Laces, Beth Casey. She will be talking about the dye process and how they make their gorgeous yarns. Come and chat with her and knit a little too. (Event starts around 5pm)

Love to you all, Melissa

Volunteers?

Hello,
I am looking for someone who would like to spend one afternoon of their week (for about nine weeks?) teaching some nice kids how to knit. I am the Artistic Director/Supervisor at the Boys and Girls Club in NE Portland and am looking for someone to help me start a knitting groups with the kids. If youi know anyone who would like doing something like this, or how I can get in touch with someone who would like doing this, please let me know.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks,
Jess Bollaert

Class Projects

I'm so happy with our teachers and the quality of classes that we offer here at Lint. I thought you might want to see some of the great projects we have for our Winter Class Schedule. (Check it out at www.lintinc.com) These are samples for Jo Mackby's classes: Fingerless Gloves with optional Argyle and Mosaic Knitting. There are two Intro to Intarsia classes taught by Leigh Radford. The smaller bag is the project for the one day intarsia workshop, and the larger is for the 3 week class. Each of these pieces is an original pattern designed by our very talented teachers. Needless to say, I think these are going to be great classes with lots to learn and great projects!

I'm still full

The spirit of the holidays was definitely with us last night. What a potluck wonderland we had here at the store. I can't beleive how many scrumptous treats there were to partake of. We had so much fun sharing our special foods and special company with each other. A big thanks to Nancy who brought us the coffee and many of the delicious dishes that we enjoyed. (You're a superstar!) Merry Chrismakwanzakah to all of you!

snowy town, USA

Weirdness, knitting and inclement weather go hand in hand here at Lint!

Knit it snow, knit it snow, knit it snow!

We closed at 4pm Sunday
due to snowyness and cold.

Stay tuned for Monday hours of operation.

Yes, we are crazy for the white stuff!

Creative Packaging...

Emily fashioned these gorgeous pom-poms to wrap a gift. What a great way to use up scraps and make your holidays packages special! PS... Don't forget about Tuesday night potluck!

Felted Ornaments, Felted Fun!

This Saturday Leigh Radford will be teaching the felted ornament class here at the store. We have a tree covered with them and a garland made from the cute little balls of joy. This class was a total blast last year, and should prove to be again this year. You don't have to know anything about knitting to take it. All you need is your hands, some soapy water, and an imagination. If ornaments aren't your thing, you can always use the technique to create a super cute pin cushion. What a great personalized gift for the sewer in your life. The class is from 12:30 to 4pm this coming Saturday.

Sock Class Success!

I'm so excited to see so many successes in Socks! The third and last beginning socks class taught by Elaine Marcus was held today, and we now have a whole new batch of sock-knitters. Just check out these great-looking socks. On the next schedule Elaine will be teaching socks from the toe up. Yay!

New Book and Sneaky Class Listing

Check out this totally rad new book! It's by the folks at Vogue and it's called "Stitchionary." It's chock full of patterns and huge, life-size swatches in Green yarn. Can you see how amazing?!! This is the perfect gift for all of your knitting buddies that already have all the gadgets and whats-its they can think of. (I want one too.)
By the way, if you're dying to see the new class schedule, just come by the store. We have advanced copies for you. The regular newsletter should be to you on Tuesday! For now, Love to you...

Crazy Knit Night!

I absolutely LOVE my knit-nighters! Tonight there was much laughter and fun. It truly warms my heart to know the joy that knitting brings to these wonderful people. There was even some conspiring to have a potluck the Tuesday before Christmas. I believe that is December 20. So, come as you are, or bring us some treats! (Don't worry, I'll remind you.) What's better than celebrating the holidays with your knitting buddies?

New Great Adirondack Colors

Today we received a couple of new Great Adirondack colors. For those of you who are familiar, these are gorgeous yarns. We got some new 100% silks and ribbons. Aren't they lovely?

Craft Sale at Apotheke 12/1

Considering going out for first Thursday? Come and enjoy lovely food and drink while you shop some wonderful local artisans including our very own Morgan Whalen. The address, it's 1314 NW Glisan (Apotheke) tomorrow night from 5-10pm.

Metropolitan Learning Center Visits

Aren't they cute! Today we had 12 students and visit from The Metropolitan Learning Center. They came as part of a knitting class taught by Caryn Cushman, who is doing her part to educate the next generation of knitters. The kids shopped for yarn, helped us wind down skeins and entertained us. Many of them left with their own temporary tattoos! Thanks guys for visiting Lint!

Holiday Charity

Busy fingers for you and me... maybe it's time for some charity? I thought I'd take a moment before the totally crazy holiday knitting begins, to tell you all about a couple of charity projects that Lint and you can take part in.
Firstly, we are still collecting hats and mittens for orphans in Kazikstahn. Infant through child sizes are greatly appreciated. This is a great way to use up your extra yarn and help out some little heads and hands. We'll keep accepting these donations through February.
The Busy B Team is still working hard at putting together hundreds of Barbie Doll kits to give away this year. What they need from you is a blanket size 7" X 9." It can be any yarn, any stitch. (Another great yarn user-upper!)
Lint is part of the Mercury's annual auction for charity. You will have your chance to bid on an amazing package of gifts certificates that include private lessons with me, finishing services and $100! Check in out at www.portlandmercury.com.
Last but surely not least, we have just started participating ing the Annual Joy Drive benefiting the Starlight Children's Foundation. This foundation distributes toys of all kinds to seriously ill children year-round. One of the items on their wish list is knitting kits. Have some extra yarn and needles? Maybe you could help out a little darling who wants to learn to knit. You can drop off this and any other unwrapped toy donation to Lint. For more info go to www.starlight.org.
Thanks to all of you who find the time to give to these and other charities. And thanks for supporting our efforts in giving back to this amazing community.

After Turkey, on to Knitting!

(Just a little peek at our newest window display. My husband Peter knit this 8 ft wide mohair thing, and we made it into art. Bubble Gum anyone?)

All right... the Turkey's done, you're all rested. I guess it's time to knit! We're ready for you here. We have tons of great ideas for fun and fast projects to make for gift giving. Or if you want more detail, we have a class taught by Jo Mackby called "Quick Gifts." It's just a one day workshop on Monday, December 12 from 5:30-8:30. Give us a call if you want to sign up. 503.226.8500.

New Yarn, New Needles (Hooray!)

What's new you ask?
Mmmm.... Merino Stripe. A beautiful yarn blend in gorgeous colors. It's similar to Merino Frappe but slightly larger in gauge. I haven't knitted anything up yet, but my imagination is certainly wandering...



So what else you say? Well, we just got in these totally awesome circular needles. They are Daisy plastic circulars from Crystal Palace. (Aren't they cute?!) They only come in sizes 9 and up, but they are amazingly affordable. ($5-12.50) Plus they are super duper cool in all of their fun colorways. Just like little daisies in the meadow...

Sewing Class Success!!!

The Simple Sewing class conlcuded this past Sunday. It was definitely a success. Look at these wonderful needle cases! Can you believe these are beginners?!

Sewing Class and Koigu Love

Ahhh..., how beautiful can one yarn be? As beautiful as Koigu. Come in and see these delicious colors for yourself.

Hear that buzzing, whirring and clicking? Yes, that's sewing machines!!! The first of 3 sessions, took place on Sunday, the first ever sewing class at Lint. Taught by Emily Bixler, these students are learning the basics of using a sewing machine while making a super-handy needle case. (We know that crafty doesn't just mean knitting!) We can't wait to see how their projects turn out.

Koigu, how we love you...

We just got word that our Koigu shipment will be here on Thursday. All I can say is... It's about time!!! Everyone has been waiting anxiously to see these beauties in person. (Including me!) I can't wait until Thursday!

(Can you believe how beautiful Manos is?)

Take a Sweater Class!

Today is the last day to sign up for Leigh Radford's sweater class. This is an amazing opportunity to spend some quality time with a professional, learning to make the exact sweater you've always wanted. It starts Monday...Give us a call for more info! 503.226.8500.

Oh yeah, and there's just one more space in the Simple Sewing class. This is a great opportunity to learn to make a fabulous needle case, and get some great hand-holding in the process. This one starts tommorrow. Don't miss out!!!

yarn baby

sheepish day...

Lambs pride anyone? Today we received a monster shipment of Lamb's Pride... Sure, there's still a few backordered colors, but just look at all of these!!!

We Thought You'd Like to Know...

Hello out there in cyber-knitting land! This is the first post of many I'm sure. I just thought you might want to have updates on the happenings here at Lint. You know, things like... new yarn shipments, cool classes, events, my ramblings, and your projects. I know there's some of you out there that are far away, and this is a good way for us to keep in touch. Knitting is about commutiny, family and friends. You are all of these things to us. So... get ready for some fun!