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It's Always Something

There is always something going on at this Triangle in Emmaus.

A couple of weeks ago there was the highly attended Halloween Parade -

This town really does up the Halloween thing.  People set out their chairs on the curb to reserve their spots on the sidewalk early in the morning of the parade.

Today, in the middle of a quiet Monday afternoon -

A wedding!

Awwww.....!!

We still have a few spaces left for our Stitching in Emmaus Workshops being held this Saturday, October 31.   You can choose to take one, two, three or all four workshops.

The workshops are:

10 AM - Gauge Swatching

Learn how to swatch and the tips and tricks that will make your knitting projects just the right size. Bring along some #4 worsted weight practice yarn and US size 8 or 9 needles.

11 AM - Cables and Crosses

Learn how to work basic cables and how to translate the basic chart symbols for them. Bring some #4 worsted weight practice yarn and a US 7 needle.

1 PM - Continental Knitting

Knitting with the yarn controlled by your left hand can be faster, more efficient and uses less motion than the traditional English/American method of “throwing” the yarn. Bring along some practice yarn in #4 worsted weight and a pair of US 8 needles.

2 PM - Double Pointed Needles

Learn to cast on and work around on dpn’s and create a knitted wrist warmer at the same time. You’ll need approximately 100 yards of #4 worsted weight yarn and a set of US 8 double pointed needles.

The workshops are $20 for the first session, and $10 for each additional session. Advance registration is required, so stop in the shop as soon as possible to guarantee your spot!

Need Bulky?

We've got it!

 Aspire - a New Zealand wool/alpaca blend from Naturally.

Malabrigo Chunky - need I say more?

Sprout by Classic Elite - 100% organic cotton softness.

 Incomparably soft Frog Tree Alpaca Chunky.

Lovely 50/50 merino-silk blend Reynolds Rapture.

Plenty of Cascade 128 in regular and superwash varieties.

Make a hat in an evening, a scarf in two evenings.  Knock some projects off that holiday knitting list.

Stop by soon for the best selection - it's going fast!

Our Scarecrow

Have you seen our fall window display?

I think it is lovely, if I do say so myself. Unfortunately, it is being overlooked a good deal these days, but for a good cause.  It is because these guys are on the bench just outside the window -

It's the Valley Youth House's entry in Emmaus' Scarecrow Contest.  The mission of the Valley Youth House is to provide prevention and intervention services, counseling, life skills and behavioral health services to abused, neglected, and homeless youth and their families, and their scarecrows are in front of our shop.  There are scarecrows set up all over downtown Emmaus, each vying for first prize.  Anyone can vote for their favorite scarecrow by visiting the business in front of which their favorite scarecrow resides, and depositing one dollar in the Jack-O-Lantern or Black Cat in that shop or business reserved for collecting the monetary votes.  (And, like some notorious countries, you CAN vote more than once!  In fact you can vote as many times as you like!)

Valley Youth House gets all the money voted to its scarecrows (aren't they great? The big one taking care of the little one - I love it!  And yarn hair!), plus whatever the prize is if it wins by collecting the most money.  So, stop by and deposit your vote BEFORE October 10th!  Let's all help out this worthwhile cause!

Look What's Here!

That's right - Jared Flood's new hard-to-get-your-hands-on book from Classic Elite Yarns - Made in Brooklyn!  Chock full of sweaters, hats, shawls, scarves, and mittens ready for your needles.

We've also got the yarns called for in many of the patterns -

Aspen -

Ariosa -

(That's only some of it!)

And we have every color of Silky Alpaca Lace that Classic Elite makes.

So, hurry on in - the books and yarns are going fast!

 

Open Labor Day Noon to 5PM

We will be open on Labor Day from noon to 5PM for anyone who would like to browse away some of the afternoon, or has an out-of-town guest who'd like to see the shop, or has a knitting emergency they'd like to get resolved.  Any reason at all - come on in!  We'll be here!

Happy 250th, Emmaus!

It was great to see so many regular customers last night and today for the big celebrations on the Triangle!

Here's a picture of the front of the shop with our new Emmaus Main Street Open Banner -

And for anyone who has missed the festivities so far, here are a few pictures -

The Triangle last evening for Dancing in the Streets -

The newly renovated Triangle really is lovely, with tons of perennials and benches and a fountain.

And from today's parade -

There were bands -

 

And antiques -

 

 

And even some Mummers -

 

And the Space Shuttle replica "Blake" which, sadly, had to be towed away by a tow truck due to "failure to launch"  -

 

The festivities shift to the Community Park now, with the opening of the Time Capsule buried in the Triangle in 1959.

An excellent weekend!

Rowan is Here!

We have finally received our Rowan order, and it was totally worth the wait!

Here's the Big Wool - Come on in and get started on your fall sweaters while we still have plenty of sweater quantities in stock!

We've also got Rowan Felted Tweed in three weights - DK, Aran, and Chunky.  The colors are just wonderful, as only Rowan can do.

Hope to see you in the shop soon!

Gearing Up for Fall

Even though the weather is hot, hot, hot and humid, humid, humid (my grandmother used to call it "close"), the fall yarns have begun arriving.

I will begin sharing them with you a little at a time so it won't be so overwhelming - and it will give me a chance to tidy things up section by section before I take the pictures.  ;)

First of all, we have replenished our supply of Cascade 220 - solids, heathers, Quattros and Paints.  We now have 89 colors (I counted!!) with plenty of sweater quantities and even afghan quantities.  Now the shelves look like this -

Side 1 and -

Side 2.

The Cascade EcoWool bin has also been filled up -

 

So go through your fall pattern queue and come on in and grab your supplies while the sweater quantity situation still exists! 

BUT - just don't come in this Friday, July 31st, after 7PM.   We will be closing one hour early - 7PM instead of 8PM - so I can go to a concert at the Zoellner Center for Musikfest.  

Maybe I'll see you there!

Grand Opening Friday!

Everyone is invited to our Grand Opening this Friday, June 10th!

You all know we've been open since June 12th, but now it is time for The Grand Opening!

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at approximately 1PM.  Come watch the fun!

There will be snacks from the Emmaus Bakery all day, and as a Grand Opening Special we will take 20% off any one item purchased that day.  It will be a great time to pick up something fabulous you've been coveting, like maybe that special skein of Handmaiden, some Blue Heron like that in the picture above, or some Great Adirondack Yarn (to name a few) that you've been drooling over!  

Don't forget - Our Friday hours are noon to 8PM.

Hope to see you there!