Check out our newest workshops!

Create your own fair isle hat and mitten set with knitwear designer Tanis Gray: Friday, October 2 & 9, 7-9 p.m. (two session workshop)

Handspun Holidays with Molly Miller of Molly Miller by Appointment: November 14, 2-4:30 p.m.

Read more online on our events page.

for football season, that is. Are you?!

Join us tonight for an extra special Stitch in Space. Some ladies are bringing food, others might bring beverages. I have a terrible towel that you can wave it you get super excited. We will stay as late as folks want to stay. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m.

Labor Day was celebrated by area knitters who chose to labor over their knitting for the day. We even had some spinning going on! Thanks go everyone who came out yesterday for our day long Stitch in Space. Join us on Thursday night for an extra special NFL themed Stitch in Space. Watch the kickoff to the new season with us. Thinking a Pittsburgh themed pot luck might be in order…

Knit, crochet and spinning in the lounge

Monday Labor Day – all day “Stitch in Space.” Get a head start on your holiday knitting! Join us for treats and sit and stitch with us.

Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Silken Skabbard Top down sweater class starts with Kel. Sign up online or call the shop: 703-664-0344

Wednesday, 7 p.m. – Lace socks class starts with Amanda. Sign up online or call the shop.

Thursday – Stitch in Space from 5 p.m. onward. We will be watching Thursday night football! I *might* be getting a flatscreen for football season. Knit Doc will be on site should you need some knit help. Cost is $5. (its free to sit and hang out though!)

Friday – 1-1:45 Lunchtime beginner knitting class begins.

Our hours this weekend are same as usual and we are OPEN on Monday for Labor Day. So when you are done buying cheap lawn furniture and even cheaper summer clothes, come visit us in space! We are hosting a day long “Stitch in Space” featuring cupcakes and other treats. Come sit and stitch with us.

Friday, September 4: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, September 5: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 6: 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Monday, September 7: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Out of the box special. Buy any books or yarn still in the box and get 10% off.

Just in:

Blue Sky Alpaca

Malabrigo: worsted, chunky, silky merino, lace and sock and cotton!

Books!!!

Nancy Bush is coming to Nature’s Yarns in October to help celebrate their 2nd
Anniversary.  She will be visiting Oct. 25th through Oct. 28th teaching
marvelous things.

About the Instructor

Nancy Bush found her way to traditional knitting techniques and uses of
ethnic patterns via a degree in Art History and post-graduate studies in
color design and weaving in San Francisco and Sweden. She has published
articles and designs in Knitter’s, Interweave Knits, Vogue Knitting, and
Threads. She has been the knitting contributor to PieceWork Magazine and is
currently a member of the editorial advisory panel. She teaches workshops in
the United States and abroad. She owns The Wooly West, a mail order yarn
business in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She is the author of Folk Socks (1994),
Folk Knitting in Estonia (1999), Knitting on the Road, Socks for the
Traveling Knitter (2001), Knitting Vintage Socks (2005) and Knitted Lace of
Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions (2008), all published by
Interweave Press.

Events:

An Overture to Estonian Lace — $150
Description:  Estonia has a lace tradition spanning nearly 200 years.  We
will learn about their unique stitch patterns, special edging and corner
treatments for modern lace, and some very different ways of creating texture
in lace.  Materials:  One skein baby wool, fingering weight or Shetland lace
weight yarn (approx. 185 yds in 25g in a light color, set of 5 #3 double
point needles, a #3-16″ circular needle (optional), stitch markers. partial
skein of DK weight cotton yarn and a G or H crochet hook, and usual knitting
supplies (markers, scissors, darning needle, note paper and pen or pencil).
Sun. Oct. 25th
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (includes lunch)
Skill Level:  Intermediate to Advance
Class Size:  20 max

Nordic Color-An Inlay technique from Estonia — $75
Description:  This is a new class created from parts of ‘Discovering
Estonian Knitting’ which has been discontinued.  Estonians use a special
inlay technique for decorating gloves and socks similar to embroidery but
worked right into the knitting.  By knitting a sample, students will learn
how to read the charts and work this unique and colorful embellishment.
Materials:  1 skein sport weight wool yarn (approx. 120 yards in 50g) in a
light color and partial skeins of two other colors, a set of #3 (3.25mm) or
#4 (3.5mm) double pointed needles, and usual knitting supplies (markers,
scissors, darning needle, note paper and pen or pencil).
Mon. Oct. 26th
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Skill Level:  Intermediate to Advance
Class Size:  20 max

Nancy Demonstrates the Haapsalu Sewn on Lace Border — $20
Mon. Oct. 26th
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Seats available:  40 max
(Free for pre-paid 3+-hr workshop)

As The Heel Turns — $150
Description:  Focus on those darn heels!  This class will cover four
different heel shapings and their uses in various sock patterns.  Look at
the logic behind each, when it is best (or easiest) used, and some tricks
involved in achieving successful heels.  Then we’ll delve into the
transition from heel to foot (the gussets) and some toe lore.  Students
should have made a sock before taking this class.  Materials:  2 skeins of
fingering weight wool yarn (185 yds) in 50g – can be the same or different
colors.  Set of 5 #2.25mm or #3.25mm double point needles, markers and usual
knitting supplies (markers, scissors, darning needle, note paper and pen or
pencil).
Tues. Oct. 27th
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (includes lunch)
Skill Level:  Intermediate to Advance
Class Size:  20 max

Estonian Cast Ons — $75
Description:  The Estonians have some interesting ways to cast on – each
giving a unique effect. Students will learn different ways to cast on, when
to use each technique and what makes each one special.  Materials: One skein
DK Weight Yarn (100% wool, @ 120 yards in 50g) in a light color (MC), and
partial skein of same yarn in a contrast color. Set of #3 (3.25mm) double
point needles about 8″ long. (you may bring circulars if you wish), and
usual knitting supplies (markers, scissors, darning needle, note paper and
pen or pencil).
Wed. Oct. 28th
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Skill Level:  Intermediate to Advance
Class Size:  20 max

Nature’s Yarns will begin accepting registrations starting TODAY!
Payments for the 3-hr workshops can be made in increments of $25 and 6-hr
workshops can be made in increments of $50 with full payment due by Oct.
9th.

Dog Days of Summer

Join us on August 23rd from noon – 4 p.m. for the Dog Days of Summer at fibre space!

To celebrate the amazing new dog sweater patterns we just got from Style Hounds, we are throwing a doggie themed bash.

Bring a PHOTO of your doggie and get a 5% discount on your purchases that day.  Meet and greet all day with the local Italian Greyhound rescue, who will be out front with some of their dogs.

Featuring a Contest: Join us for a dog sweater contest! Knit up a dog sweater with fibre from our shop and be entered to win a $30 gift card. Sweater can be your own design or from a pattern. (extra points for unique versions of an existing pattern or for original design).  Entries due by August 22nd and will be judged during the event on August 23rd. Don’t want to enter? Join us and vote for your favorite!

*Due to the potential for fibre related disaster, dogs will not be permitted in the shop during this event. We are happy to host them outside with the italian greyhound rescue.

the spud and chloe trunk show and fibres!

And here is Veronica modeling one of the pieces from the trunk show, with some spud and chloe behind her:

Or so I hear from my “crew” who have been assembling these amazing fixtures for the past week. I got back from PA and the shop was filled with fabulous new espresso color wall fixtures.

The piles of boxes you see are a mix of Miss Babs yarn and the glass fixtures that are going in the middle of the shop space, to allow light to flow through.  It looks like we will be opening July 24. This is controlled heavily by the bank, of course, who can give me money when they feel like it. Silly banks.

In other news, I ordered shirts today with that fabulous fibre girl on them! They will be available at the grand opening celebration. And for those of you who are current Knit-a-gogo customers, look out for an exclusive preview party invitation this week…your chance to get in the shop early and experience some of the amazing featured yarns that we are bringing into the shop for our grand opening – before the public at large can get a shot at them!

After a long weekend of deliberations, the fibre space team (ok, so me, my husband, our dogs and three of my teachers) decided upon the name for the new space girl.

Meet our newest addition to the team: Fibre Girl – saving the galaxy from bad yarn!

Congratulations to Cameronne, who wins a $50 gift card to the new shop and bragging rights!

Meet the newest face of Knit-a-Gogo’s fibre space. This little lady is excited to be part of the team but desperately needs a name! So I am going to host a contest.

Details:

Submit ONE name idea in the comments section below before Friday, June 5 at 5 p.m. The fibre space team will then select the best name from the submissions. The winner will receive a $50 gift card for the new store!!

You should feel free to express your opinions about each other’s submissions!

Happy naming…

First, go Pens!!

Now for a peak at our little favors for this weekend, which I just spent two hours finishing up…and this is after Amanda spent countless hours on them already:

Who knew it took so long to stick a lightbulb in a box with some tissue paper and tie a ribbon on it. They each contain an energy efficient light bulb. The little cards say, “Thank you for celebrating with us” and the back explains what can be saved by switching just one light bulb to energy efficient. The cards are “Moo cards,” and they are awesome…you can upload up to 100 images and order a pack with a different image on each and every one. only $20!

Here are pictures of the new fibre space shop before the construction began this morning:

Check out those HOT 70s fixtures and fabulous carpet…ick…

and the front (the car didn’t come with the rent, unfortunately):

I am using all energy efficient true color bulbs in the store, to allow for the best lighting for viewing lots of colorful yarn! There is also a lot of natural light in the shop from the two large bay windows.  Exciting, isn’t it?!

For three or four months now I have been furiously working on a new and very large project, and I am delighted to be able to finally announce it to you! Thanks to the loyalty of my customers and the overwhelming response to the business concept, Knit-a-Gogo has expanded greatly in the past year. As a result, I have been feeling more and more pressure to provide you all, my knit & crochet community, with a permanent home. So it is with great pleasure that I announce:

Knit-a-Gogo is expanding and will now offer community, classes, parties, events and YARN! My new retail store, fibre space, will provide the best selection and highest quality fiber, needles, hooks and notions at the best possible prices.

Where will it be?!

The new retail location is at 102 N. Fayette Street in Alexandria, VA, across from Five Guys and around the corner or a few blocks from three other craft shops: Potomac Bead Company, Paint your Own Pottery and Knit Happens. It is my hope that with my shop, Alexandria will become metro area’s crafting district, supplying you with all of your craft supply needs.

Classes in the District and Arlington will continue as always but the three previous Alexandria locations will be rolled into the new shop, which has dedicated and private classroom space. (construction starts soon!)

When will you open?! I hope to open in July!

Will you still offer those amazing workshops and retreats? Well of course!!! Now there will be even more! Plan on seeing a variety of in-store events to join the three or four annual workshops or retreats that will be at unique venues around the city.

What yarn will you carry? Well stay tuned! the blog will soon become have more and more information on what is arriving and how the construction project is going at the retail site…

So lets recap…what has Danielle been doing since January? Getting engaged, planning a wedding in Nevis, planning a wedding reception in Pittsburgh, running Knit-a-Gogo, working as a consultant in the city, and planning a retail store!!! So now you know why I have been somewhat MIA and slightly crazier than usual….