MOVING SALE! A BIG ONE!!

http://yarn-store.com/pdf/sale.pdf 
Angelika’s is moving to the Mid-West! The store will grow from 1400 sq ft to 5400 sq ft!

But we need your help! There are discounts 30-40-50+ %. 
I’m generous!!

Last day is August 20, so don’t wait!

From August 21-September 2, our store will be in transition during our move. The web site can accept orders, but will be shipped when I can slice open the new yarn boxes! And NEW freight will be arriving from our Vendors that first week of September!

Regarding email communications, mine will be limited depending on my tablet connectivity, and Henry will check a couple times a day from his home office! We appreciate your patience and I know you will love our changes!

Follow us on face book, 
https://www.facebook.com/a.Yarn.Store 
as we travel across the U.S. posting pictures along the way. See if you can guess where we land!

24hr FABULOUS FRIDAY SPECIAL!!

30% off ALL Lorna's Laces Yarns
Put FBLL30 in your subject line, and we will reduce your total before doing the final charge to your card. OR stop in the store and see the colors up close and personal!Limited to stock on hand!Don't Wait!! All eleven lines we have on hand are on this limited special!
http://www.yarn-store.com/lornas-laces-yarn.html
Sale ends Saturday at midnight!

Breathtaking!

Breathtaking! Need I say more??

ok...I will. This is Laura's project. She's doing the Hatchling Dragon Shawl using Schoppel Zauberball.
Yarn: http://www.yarn-store.com/schoppel-zauberball-sock-yarn.html
Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hatchling-dragon-shawl

If you like, please share!

http://www.yarn-store.com/universal-classic-shades-yarn.html
Classic Shades is a soft-to-the touch acrylic/wool roving style yarn featuring a stunning selection of colors which shade easily, one to the next. With a sheen similar to silk, finished garments in Universal's Classic Shades take on a painterly quality perfect for sweaters and winter accessories --- plus, this worsted weight yarn is machine washable!

Isn't this beautiful!! Shawls are usually all lace, but this one is all soft cables! Amay-Zing!
Sara switched from a sock weight to a slightly heavier, yet very silky cotton bamboo blend! Love it!
Yarn that Sara used is:
http://www.yarn-store.com/universal-bamboo-pop.html
and pattern is Shifting Sands by Karen Gilbank.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shifting-sands

I know its barely summer, but … 
http://www.cascadeyarns.com/patternsFree/W499_ChristmasTreeSkirt.pdf

Do you know a young couple who has a new home this year? Did the dog shred your tree skirt last season?

Yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash … 
http://www.yarn-store.com/cascade-220-SuperWash-yarn.html

We’ve got another AMAZING Fabulous Friday Special.

We’ve got another AMAZING Fabulous Friday Special. 
 
31% off our sock yarns! 
Here is a list of our sock yarns. 
http://www.yarn-store.com/yarn-store-sock-central.html 
BE SURE: 
to put fb31 in the comment line during checkout and we will apply the discount to your order before we do the final process on your credit card. 
SHARE with your friends on your blog, send us that link, and we will also tuck in a little gift in your order. 
Your shares need to be visible, so I can see that you shared. 
FINE PRINT:! 
Limited to stock on hand.
Ends Saturday Evening 5/17/14

Round them up, and Move them Out!

It's freaky friday! and yesterday I cleaned house....my desk is scary clean!

And in the store, we have so many new yarns, and so many new yarns to come....

Super Bulky Poem Puzzle is on sale!

All Nirvana Bamboo is closing out!

All Fanatic is closing out!

All Seda Rustica on sale!

All Ty Dy is on sale!

All Juliette is on sale!

All Florafil is on sale!

All Universal Cotton Supreme Sequins is closing out!

All Rozetti Spectra is closing out!

All Universal Marina is closing out!

Late Winter 2014 Newletter is out!

Late Winter 2014 Newletter is out! Read it here!

18 Yarn Stores kicked off the 2014 Rose City Yarn Crawl in January with a Mystery Knit Along and a Mystery Crochet Along. I joined in and it was fabulous! These patterns will be available for purchase after February 21!

Crochet Wrap Watch here for the Crochet Pattern I used Cascade's Heritage Silk. 1 hank each of Pastel Mix #9805 and Strawberry Cream #5648. Cascade Heritage Silk is on $15.60 for soids and $18 for multis. An excellent price for a merino silk blend!

Rosaria Shawl Watch here for the Rosaria Shawl. I used Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock. 1 hank each of Avondale and Old Rose. This scrumptious yarn is hand dyed here in the U.S. A company that was founded and fully owned by fiber enthusiasts.

We've met every month and we are really excited this year! 18 amazing yarn stores joined together to bring knitters and crocheters this exciting event! See More Here!

Look Closer! Isn't this the perfectly simply go-to sweater for kids? Boys or girls!!

The pattern is free.....just add yarn!

Yarn: Cascades 220 Superwash Wool Yarn
Pattern: Cascade's Charlie Sweater by Tanis Grey.

Credit Card Chargebacks hurt businesses

It's interesting to look at how far we've come in methods to pay our bills. From only paying cash, to opening checking accounts, then onto credit cards and now automatic online payments. While some of these changes have made some things very convenient for some, for others the learning curve has been frustrating. These days, in light of all the credit card fraud, it is even now more important to be able to log onto your credit card accounts and credit history to protect the good rating we've worked so hard for.

I would like to share something many people don't know. Credit card companies assure us we will not incur any fraudulant charges on our credit cards. They are very reassuring about this. "We will take care of this" is their response. And we go to bed at night thinking the credit card company is taking care of us. But, do you know that that fruadulent charges are not absorbed by the credit card companies? It is the business that accepted the credit card that takes the loss. The credit card company turns around and takes it back from the company, who in good faith, accepted the credit card.

There are 3 key elements we, as businesses who accept cards, check before we process internet orders. The street, zip and security code must all give us a "Y" (Yes)match to what the credit card company has on file. If it gives us back a "N", it is up to us to decide whether we want to ship product. But even if it is a positive match, there is no guarantee that the credit card company can't charge it back 3 months later.

And if someone walks into a business, there is no way to confirm that card is good at all, unless id is checked.

The point of my commentary? I want all card holders to know who is really taking the loss when credit card accounts are used fraudlently.

The Rose City Mystery Crochet-a-Long began this week, with the 1st clue being released Wednesday morning.  And they are off and running!!!  It's not to late to catch up!  Order your pattern at Rose City Yarn Crawl Ravelry page.

Our project is out of Cascade Heritage Silk.  If a mystery crochet-a-long isn't to your liking, here is a free pattern for you to do at your leisure!

A delicate and elegant scarf knit of fingering weight with a mulberry silk, merino wool blend. Very rich! Free pattern !
Orange Crush Shawl --- or any color you like!  I'd go with ruby red!

Lorna's Laces Heaven Yarn Sale!!

OMG! You won't find sales like this!!

Angelika's Yarn Store is going to offer weekly specials.

Nearly 1/2 off full lines.

For the week ending 1/21/14, Lorna's Laces Heaven is our featured yarn. 975 yards of scrumptious luscious mohair for only $35.50!!!


Buy now, because next week it ends!

For another 24 hrs we will keep Lorna's Laces Yarns Lion and Lamb. on sale....
Don't wait, the good colors will not last!

A stunning yarn that knits to a soft worsted weight.
205 yds per hank. 50% silk 50% Wool. 4.5 sts per inch on US#8
The Knitty, an online knitting magazine has a beautiful Lion and Lamp shawl ( http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html ).
Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb is a luscious hand dyed yarn. You MUST try them at least once! Guaranteed you will love it!

Rose City Mystery Crochet and/or Knit a Long.

Mystery Knit- and Crochet-Along

Attention all knitters, crocheters, Portland, Oregon yarn fans, folks coming to the 2014 Rose City Yarn Crawl, and anyone who likes a good mystery-along!

We are excited to announce that, as a part of the 2014 Rose City Yarn Crawl, there will be both a Mystery Knit-along AND a Mystery Crochet-along. We’ve teamed up with two fabulous local designers, Michele Bernstein the knitter and Laurinda Reddig the crocheter, and we couldn’t be happier with what they’ve come up with for us. Two very different and very Portland designs.

The patterns are being sold through Ravelry, but even if you're not a member, you can purchase them and get updates. If you're not a member, you may want to consider joining – it's a fantastic resource for all crafty folk.

This are the colors we are going to do ours in. These hanks of Cascade Heritage Silk in Strawberry Creme and Pastel Mix. We love this silky yarn, and its sweet price!!  We will be using this one for the Crochet.  For the Knit Along, we are using  Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Old Rose and Avalon.

We will have two small Mystery Knit/Crochet a long groups at our classroom table. Thursday at 11:30 until ? for downtown worker-bees wishing to take a lunch hour here.

And on Saturday from 11:00-5:00 for those who wish to enjoy ending the day with us.

Angelika’s is located at 1975 SW 1st Ave (Portland Center Plaza)…cross streets are SW Lincoln & SW Harrison.

OMG! You won't find sales like this!!

OMG! You won't find sales like this!!

Angelika's Yarn Store is going to offer weekly specials. 

Nearly 1/2 off full lines. 

Buy now, because next week it ends! 
This week it is Lorna's Laces Yarns Lion and Lamb. 
Don't wait, the good colors will not last!

A stunning yarn that knits to a soft worsted weight. 

205 yds per hank. 50% silk 50% Wool. 4.5 sts per inch on US#8

The Knitty, an online knitting magazine has a beautiful Lion and Lamp shawl (http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTclapotis.html ). 

Lorna's Laces Lion & Lamb is a luscious hand dyed yarn. You MUST try them at least once! Guaranteed you will love it!

Get your needles and hooks polished, clear your calendar, and get ready to join in a Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery

The Rose City Yarn Crawl mystery Knit Along and mystery Crochet Along starts next week! Angelika's Yarn Store will be hosting Saturday afternoon mystery sessions at 1:00-3:00 beginning Jan 18. I've had a sneak peak at both items, and they are BEAUTIFUL! I'm quite partial to the crochet one! Don't wait....sign up now for the pattern, and gather up your supplies. We are using Cascade Yarns Heritage Silk for our crochet one, and Lorna's Laces Yarns Sheperd Sock for our knit one. 

Purchase your pattern at: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/2014-rose-city-yarn-crawl-mystery-a-longs.
You will be emailed the informational supply page. Then each each week you will get part of the pattern. First clue will be released on the 15th for the crochet pattern, and each Wednesday a new part of the pattern will be released. For the knit pattern, the first part will be released on the 17th, and each Friday another section of instructions will be released.

So, get your needles and hooks polished, clear your calendar, and get ready to join in a Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery this January! Final clues will be released with enough time to bind off, block and wear to the 2014 Rose City Yarn Crawl.

Purchase your pattern here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/2014-rose-city-yarn-crawl-mystery-a-longs.

We used this yarn for the crochet pattern:
http://www.yarn-store.com/cascade-heritage-silk-yarn.html
We used this yarn for the knit pattern:
http://www.yarn-store.com/lornas-laces-shepherd-sock-yarn.html

Let's show our support with this 100% US grown and processed yarn!

Mary's Cardigan in USA yarn!

The US has so much to offer its citizens. Let's show our support with this 100% US grown and processed yarn! Done Roving Yarns is a family run business who believes in the U. S. manufacturers and farmers and want to support their efforts. A cute sweater for any time of the year! Cardi can be worn over a long sleeve top when the weather is a bit chilly. The detail is in the cute deep v-neck with a large button to do up. Perfect over a sun dress or with pants. Pattern includes 3 sizes.

yarn: Done Roving Frolicking Feet                      pattern: Mary's Cardigan

NEW colors in Cascade  Fixation Yarn!!!
http://www.yarn-store.com/cascade-fixation-yarn.html

Need a stretchy cotton yarn? Fixation Yarn from Cascade is a colorful cotton stretchy yarn, that comes in multicolors and solids. Angelika's stocks ALL the colors! This is the go-to Cotton Lycra yarn for bay wear and bikini designers. Cascade Yarns produces Fixation in a wide range of colors, brights and naturals. I've also seen it crocheted and knit up for baby caps, summer tops and of course, makes wonderful socks.

• Cascade Fixation Yarn is 98.3% Cotton 1.7% Elastic Yarn. 50g - 186 yds stretched, 100 yds relaxed.
• Gauge:6.5 sts per inch on US#7 (4.5mm) or 5.5 sts per inch on US#8 (5mm).
• Care: Hand wash and lay flat.
• Knitting Machine: Silver Reed SK280, SK840 or LK150

Bow Tie Cloche/ Chemo Hat/Beanie
by Debbie Fring

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bow-tie-cloche--chemo-hat-beanie-2

Cascade Heritage Sock yarn for Dr Who Socks!!

You've heard of the Dr Who Scarf, how about Dr Who Socks? Here are the colors you need in Cascade's Heritage Sock. Or . . . . just knit or crochet a Dr Who Scarf with this fingering weight yarn!

5631 - Charcoal

5632 - Dark Plum

5639 - Brown

5643 - Sunflower (tan)

5645 - Tangerine

5634 - Mossy Rock

5661 - Zinnia Red

We stock ALL the shades of Cascade's Heritage Sock
The pattern is free on Ravelry. DR WHO SOCK PATTERN

I've got 2 of these to give away, PLUS, an addi Natura interchangeables kit. Want to hear more?? go here: http://www.yarn-store.com/

Catching Up!

As the weather warms, gardeners head outside, walkers walk, runners join runs, and things "somewhat" calm down here in the store.  What that means for Henry and I is catching up on cleanup work, and playing with some of our amazing yarns!  This picture below is a crochet ric rac that I found while snooping around the internet.  My sample I did with bulky yarn and a 6mm crochet hook.  It was fast.  What a cute edging!  (the yarn is Feza Fanatic.

I'm sending you something special this week.  For the next 72 hrs, that's 3 days, I have special colors on sale for 53% off!
In Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted, normally $20.50, you can order these colors for $9.63!!  Don't wait, at that price they won't last, and at that price, there's always room in your stash!!
Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted is a worsted weight super wash wool....4.5sts per inch.  Once you've knit Lorna's, its hard to knit anything else!
(colors: circus, clay, confetti, country christmas, desert flower, forest, grays corner, miata, neon, newtown, parfait, springer, whitewater, wisteria and yellowstone.)

I am redoing all the Noni Bag pages and it is one of those jobs that takes months to complete.  Henry set me up a template.  The impetus for this is that Noni Bags is putting all their hardware into kits.  What that means is you don't have to be confused with all the bits and pieces, we can make our web page so much cleaner.  Noni Bags uses extremely high quality hardware.  There is no cut-rate quality here!  We can special order any kit we don't have in stock. Just let us know!!

Henry has been working too.  If you read our newsletter, you probably saw that the Lorna's Laces Sock page is new and improved!  Henry not only does the web site, he also works shipping your orders and helping you when you call or come into the store.
He just recently improved  our needle page.  Our problem is that we have sooooo many needles!  We want you to be able to see at a glance what we have, without your eyes crossing!  So we continue to try to improve those layouts.

http://www.yarn-store.com/knitting-needles-and-supplies.html

We have so many pages, we forget about some of them.  The addi click page really looks good now!  Any parts you don't see there, let me know!  We do special order.  In fact, there are a few parts I want for my clicks!  Happy Wednesday!

All on a Sunday Afternoon . . .

(before I get going on all my pics....

be sure you are signed up for my newsletter.  

It is going out in about 24hrs!!)

     This is rather typical of some of my days, unless I am buried in paperwork, which is the majority of the time.  Ah the wonderful life of a small business owner!!
    This is my favorite blocking board,  and sometimes it is on my kitchen table for weeks to a month or two.  In a dedicated work room, I would never put it up.
    Any-hoo......what you see is a project and many swatches.  The dark chocolate is a vest I am working on using my standard gauge knitting machine (SK280 or SK840).  This is the back.  I like to layer and vests keep my shoulders warm, while allowing my arms movement.  The yarn is Cascade's Heritage Silk, which is a fingering weight yarn.  Ideal for the standard gauge knitting machine.  Also very very popular with hand knitters for lace shawls and crochet projects.

The green swatch is a yarn we are looking into stocking.  We are looking for a nice yarn that isn't too expensive, but isn't poor quality either, that gets 4 sts per inch.  My test is successful so far.

The blue swatch is our Marble Chunky.  A low cost acrylic yarn that even the natural fiber lovers pause and handle.  The samples on display are really nice, and it has been a great seller.  With PSU in our back yard, the students are on a yarn budget and Marble Chunky is perfect.   It normally gets 3.5sts per inch.  but it is so soft, I wondered how it would do at 4 sts per inch.  I would say it was a successful test.  As you can see it knits to 4 sts on a US#9 needle.  The resulting fabric was very stable.  After steam blocking (its acrylic, do so carefully), it softened really nice.  This is PERFECT for long cardigans, hoodies, jackets, and such like that.

The final swatches on my blocking board is Universal's Bamboo Pop.  half cotton, half bamboo.  Laura did us a crochet swatch sampler, and I did a knitting swatch.  I was curious, because it is so soft, how it would do in a pattern.  Would it retain the stitch, or would it just melt.  I was very happy to see that it did very good!!

Which swatch is your favorite?

My Oh. My. Gosh. Moment

My OMG Moment!!!

We get a lot of yarn to sample up every month.  Yarn that is given to us to see if we like and if it will fit well into our selection. Or yarn we did get in that needs a sample swatch for the shelf. Needless to say, most of my knitting is sampling yarn.  A few weeks ago, as I was heading a few hours north to spend the weekend with a friend, I grabbed one of these yarns.  Then poked around my stash of needles trying to find a needle, and wondering how many needles I should take just in case that size didn't work.

Now I have never been a fan of interchangeables.  Never liked their join.  And to point out my stubbornness, never tried the addi clicks for just that reason.  "this is ridiculous" went through my mind.  I grabbed the "creme de la creme" of interchangeables, the addi clicks.  and just not any set, I went for the Lace set.
Long needle, extreeeeemely smooth needle, with a nice point.

Oh. My. Goshhhh!

I do have some turbos in my stash, and I have some lace needles in my stash, but this particular set is a nickel plated lace needle.  The best of both worlds.  and the join?  what join?  Simply does not exist.  and what a beautifully soft cable! My stash contains at least a couple needles of every needle we sell, as well as needles given to me that we don't sell.  But my heart has been given away to the addi nickel plated lace needle.

....and ....Mother's Day is coming....sshhhh....don't tell my Mom, but I know exactly what to get her this year!!

So if you have someone who has been good to you.  This is an amazing gift!!  Or if your children are asking . . . (hint, hint) ... tell them to go in together and get you this gift!
http://www.yarn-store.com/interchangeable-knitting-needles.html


and onto to technology!
Facebook, Ravelry, Pinterest, Twitter, blogs, enewsletters, forums and more.  I run around in circles trying to decide which is the best method to to keep you informed, and to shy away from methods that just irritate. The one thing about all these methods is that unlike junk mail, you can unsubscribe or simply just not subscribe at all!

Angelika's Yarn Store is on all of the above.  Some I'm more active on than others, but I'm trying!

I'm probably the most active on Facebook.  I can post really simple and fast each morning.  It's an easy read for you as you relax at night, or drink coffee in the morning.  You can find me at http://www.facebook.com/a.Yarn.Store

Pinterest ( http://pinterest.com/yarnstore/ ) is newer for us.  I'm still getting a  routine to post there.  But I do enjoy all the cool projects (knitting, crochet, gardening, food) that I can browse.

Ravelry is a great resource if I am looking for something specific.  You can find me there at
http://www.ravelry.com/groups/angelikas-yarn-store

Our bi-monthly newsletter is also soon to go out.  You don't want to miss out on the tips & tricks, techniques & pattern inspirations, as well as all the new product we get each month.  Be sure to sign up for it at
http://www.yarn-store.com/yarn-store-newsletter-blog.html

Out of Control and Loving It !

Ever get stuck in a rut with a stitch? I did. And I love it! This is a scarf I crocheted in a silk blend. Loved it so much I sampled it in a tonal acrylic yarn, then in a Alpaca & Merino Blend, and finally in a Mohair Silk Lace (my personal favorite!) This pattern will be included in my next newsletter. If you aren't signed up to receive my newsletter, sign up here: http://yarn-store.com/yarn-store-newsletter-blog.html (Blue: http://www.yarn-store.com/lornas-laces-lion-lamb-yarn.html) (Green: http://www.yarn-store.com/universal-uptown-dk-yarn.html) (Brown Heather: http://www.yarn-store.com/cascade-highland-duo-yarn.html) (White: http://www.yarn-store.com/rowan-kidsilk-haze-mohair-yarn.html)

New yarns continue to arrive. Seda Rustica is only about a year old and from one of the nicest yarn companies around, Knit One, Crochet Too. I debated for a year, and finally gave in. It was selling out of the freight box before we even found a home on a shelf for it. A softer than velvet yarn with a rustic look. Seda Rustica just begs to be cuddled and squeezed and never disappoints with a composition of silk and baby llama. The colors are antique and mix with each other very well. Composition: 70% Silk, 30% Baby Llama Yardage: 218 yards Weight: Medium (4) STS: 16-17 sts = 4" on US#7 or #8 needle

Ready to Browse Some Mohair? Just enough mohair to shake a needle (or hook) at on our newly created Mohair Magic web page. There's always something to be said about mohair. This fiber has its ups and downs but the finished product should always be luxurious and warm. Most of our mohair is made from kid seta (aquired from younger goats) so the "hairs" are much softer and are less likely cause discomfort when right next to the skin. Mohair can be knit on larger needles to create a drapey, open garment that knits up fast yet is just as warm because the yarn's halo will close in the gaps. Mohair works great with other yarns as well. Many of our lines are spun with wool or silk to create extra warmth or sheen but any knitter can knit a strand of mohair with another, complimenting yarn. For example, Angelika knit a strand of mohair with a strand of alpaca to use on a hat's brim!

I just want to say . . . Angel, one of our very enthusiastic customers, knits for friends, family and herself. Yesterday Angel came in with this super neon fingerless cable mitts. One strand of Universal's Uptown Worsted in Neon Pink and Neon Orange, double stranded and some fun, playful cables are super cute!!

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