Class: Intro to Lace Knitting

March 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 2008
(Saturdays) 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
$100 for all four classes | Materials Included

Welcome to Lace 101. We'll be learning several lace stitches from very simple to a little more challenging. Then we'll use these stitches in a sampler that can be enlarged into a scarf or shawl.

In addition the class will cover some of the unique intricacies of lace knitting, some of the history of the stitches, and how these can be used in different projects.

This class is ideal for a beginner with basic knitting skills, and for any knitter wishing to improve and enlarge their technique as well as learn new stitches.

Please bring pen and paper for the class.

Calling the lace knitters...

We have a luscious new lace in (seriously, someone tried to buy all of the purple before we even had it checked in this morning)--



Silky Alpaca Lace

Silky Alpaca Lace is a beautiful blend of fibers, spun into a gossamer yarn that knits into amazing lightweight pieces. Take your favorite lace pattern and using Silky Alpaca Lace, make yourself something that is a masterpieces.
The alpaca gives the yarn warmth, softness and a wonderful halo; the silk adds sheen and additional softness.

70% alpaca, 30% silk
8 1/2 sts/inch on #2
460 yards/50 grams
$9.95/skein

Orenburg Lace update

I don't know if you remember us blogging a few weeks ago about Orenburg Lace (you can see our selection here); but we've recently heard that due to stricter export rules, Cherry Tree Hill will no longer be able to import this handspun yarn from Russia. It's our understanding that there are only a small handful of stores - less than ten - in the United States that carry this, so if you are working on a project using this lovely lace yarn, you might want to check what you have and perhaps pick up a little extra before it's too hard to find.

Cherry Tree Hill's Orenburg Lace

Continuing in the theme of Cherry Tree Hill Day, let me mention Orenburg Lace (you can see our selection here although not every colorway has a photo associated with it yet).



This hard-to-get lace weight yarn (it's my understanding that there are only a small handful of stores - less than ten - in the United States that carry this) is brought to you from handspinners in Russia. It's entirely spun on drop spindles. The content of this lace is 80% Kidd Mohair and 20% silk, and comes in 50 gram hanks of 600+ yards. Cherry Tree Hill handpaints the yarn in all of their traditional colorways. We just got a large shipment before we opened, and will be getting even more in, in just a couple of weeks.