This week's Purl of the Week are Monkey Socks!
We are putting together our Fall/Winter classes here at Cultured Purls, and one of our ideas is to step up your sock knitting with a new sock class! If you have taken our basic sock class or are already knitting socks on your own as we know many of you are, why not learn to make the most popular sock on the web -- the Monkey sock! With 6,663 projects and counting on Ravelry, this sock is the talk of the knitting world. If you haven’t yet checked out Ravelry, don’t wait, go now.
You can use any fingering weight sock yarn for this project, and you will learn several techniques in one project. You will learn how to follow a pattern chart as well as knitting lace techniques. If you have never done lace or followed a chart and are nervous, this is the project for you. Socks are portable and the Monkey stitch pattern is easy to memorize. You can use double pointed needles, two circular needles, or magic loop for this sock class, whichever style you prefer. The instructor will help you through the cast on, stitch pattern, heel turn and toe. This is an intermediate sock class, and we do recommend that you have knit at least one pair of socks before taking this class.
With a little help from one of our experienced teachers, we will have you knitting lace socks in no time at all!
Keep an eye out for our Fall/Winter Class Schedule coming soon, as well as our sample Monkey sock being knitted right now!
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Purl of the Week
Cultured Purl of the Week
We are so excited for the New Debbie Bliss Magazine that has come to our Store! The Magazine is full of the kind of patterns that Debbie Bliss fans have come to expect with beautiful, classic lines along with cables and lace.
There is also a very helpful question and answer section featuring those questions you always wanted ask such as “Why do you recommend slipping the first stitch when binding off the shoulder?” and several more along with great answers.
What we especially like about this issue of the magazine is that there are patterns for women, men, children and the home with great clear pictures and specific instruction. Come on down to the store to check it out and pre-view on line!
We are so excited for the New Debbie Bliss Magazine that has come to our Store! The Magazine is full of the kind of patterns that Debbie Bliss fans have come to expect with beautiful, classic lines along with cables and lace.
There is also a very helpful question and answer section featuring those questions you always wanted ask such as “Why do you recommend slipping the first stitch when binding off the shoulder?” and several more along with great answers.
What we especially like about this issue of the magazine is that there are patterns for women, men, children and the home with great clear pictures and specific instruction. Come on down to the store to check it out and pre-view on line!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Purl of the Week 7-05-08
This week’s Purl of the Week is about our new Clear Clogs from Knitter's Dream.
Sock knitting is one of the current rages in the knitting world and many people want to show off their hard work – here’s a great way to do just that with clear clogs!
These clogs are comfortable and a great way to show off your hand knit socks! We are on our feet all day here at Cultured Purls and could wear these clogs throughout the day.
They come in a variety of sizes for both women and men. We carry them in Women’s sizes 6-10 but can order to your size, though only whole sizes.
Come in and try them on to show off your socks! 
Sock knitting is one of the current rages in the knitting world and many people want to show off their hard work – here’s a great way to do just that with clear clogs!
These clogs are comfortable and a great way to show off your hand knit socks! We are on our feet all day here at Cultured Purls and could wear these clogs throughout the day.
They come in a variety of sizes for both women and men. We carry them in Women’s sizes 6-10 but can order to your size, though only whole sizes.
Come in and try them on to show off your socks!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Purl of the Week
Purl of the Week for Saturday June 28, 2008
This week’s Purl of the Week is the possibly the best idea ever for a knitted bag because it is elegant and functional. Many knitted bags need to be finished by sewing in a lining. This bag is unique because the only thing you need to knit is the body of the bag!
The lining/shell comes in beautiful vibrant colors and is made from 100% silk. An internal pocket is built into the inside of the lining for small objects and the top is a quilted design with a lovely drawstring closure.
To make up the bag you need 225 of a worsted weight yarn. Tilli Thomas Disco Lights would be the perfect yarn for making an evening trinket bag. The pattern is in stock here at the store to help you with your design.
Our sample is knitted with Noro yarn which would be a great choice because of the color changes. We have many colors available for the bag shell; and with the amazing range of yarns that would be appropriate for the gauge your imagination can run wild to create the perfect bag!
This week’s Purl of the Week is the possibly the best idea ever for a knitted bag because it is elegant and functional. Many knitted bags need to be finished by sewing in a lining. This bag is unique because the only thing you need to knit is the body of the bag!
The lining/shell comes in beautiful vibrant colors and is made from 100% silk. An internal pocket is built into the inside of the lining for small objects and the top is a quilted design with a lovely drawstring closure.
To make up the bag you need 225 of a worsted weight yarn. Tilli Thomas Disco Lights would be the perfect yarn for making an evening trinket bag. The pattern is in stock here at the store to help you with your design.
Our sample is knitted with Noro yarn which would be a great choice because of the color changes. We have many colors available for the bag shell; and with the amazing range of yarns that would be appropriate for the gauge your imagination can run wild to create the perfect bag!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Purl of the Week
This week's Purl of the Week is our Blue Sky Alpaca's Trunk Show! We are so pleased to have this trunk show in our store for the month of June. We love Blue Sky Alpacas yarn as well as their patterns and a trunk show is a great way to show off both. We have the patterns for the models in stock and have many colors of each of the featured yarns. Below are some pictures of the models we've got in the store now.
Next up is the beautiful Lace Up Shell. This crocheted number is something you must see in person because it is so cute! It is worked up in Blue Sky Alpaca Silk in color 116.
The back of this shell is what makes the garment so special. The ribbon lacing up the back is a great addition to what otherwise would be a cute but everyday shell. We have this garment modeled over a light cotton black dress that completely changes the look of the shell and the dress. They go great together!
Up next is a great vest pattern from Blue Sky the One Cable Vest. This was knit using Blue Sky Worsted Hand Dyes in color 2003 Ecru.
All of the models will be on display at the Cultured Purls until the end of June, stop by and see them in person!
First is the Hooded Pullover in Blue Sky Worsted Hand Dyes in color 2002 Green.
Here's an image of the back and hood, this would make such a great weekend sweater and is so soft and wearable!
Next is the Empire Waist Sweater in Blue Sky Worsted Hand Dyes in 2006 Black.
The ribbon running through the sweater and tying in the back really makes this piece something special.
Our next model is the Fitted Tank in Blue Sky Dyed Cotton color 616. This tank would be perfect for wearing this Summer, cute and easy to make!
Next up is the beautiful Lace Up Shell. This crocheted number is something you must see in person because it is so cute! It is worked up in Blue Sky Alpaca Silk in color 116.
The back of this shell is what makes the garment so special. The ribbon lacing up the back is a great addition to what otherwise would be a cute but everyday shell. We have this garment modeled over a light cotton black dress that completely changes the look of the shell and the dress. They go great together!
Up next is a great vest pattern from Blue Sky the One Cable Vest. This was knit using Blue Sky Worsted Hand Dyes in color 2003 Ecru.
All of the models will be on display at the Cultured Purls until the end of June, stop by and see them in person!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Purl of the Week for Saturday May 17, 2008
This week’s Purl is our Pattern Alteration Class
Have you ever finished a sweater or other garment and found that it didn’t fit you at all? Maybe the armholes were too small or big; maybe it was too tight across your chest or so big it made you gain 10 pounds when you put it on. Did you swear never to knit another sweater? Did you think that your knitting days were numbered? We’ve all been there. It takes practice to read a knitting pattern to discern what size the medium will actually turn out to be.
We here at Cultured Purls have not only struggled through the same problems you have with patterns but in our brilliance we have come up with solutions! The first is a Pattern Alteration class . It will take place Saturday June 6th and 28th from 3:00 -5:00. This class will be suitable for beginning to intermediate knitters with some experience knitting from a pattern. In order to get the most out of the class you must be able to knit and purl as well as increase and decrease.
The second solution to your knitting woes is our Project Central groups. In Project Central you get instructor help with whatever it is you are working on. So, you could get all of your questions answered, learn new techniques, see what other knitters are working on and make some new knitting friends! Project Central runs from 10-12 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Stop by or call us at the store for more information.
Hope to see you soon!
Have you ever finished a sweater or other garment and found that it didn’t fit you at all? Maybe the armholes were too small or big; maybe it was too tight across your chest or so big it made you gain 10 pounds when you put it on. Did you swear never to knit another sweater? Did you think that your knitting days were numbered? We’ve all been there. It takes practice to read a knitting pattern to discern what size the medium will actually turn out to be.
We here at Cultured Purls have not only struggled through the same problems you have with patterns but in our brilliance we have come up with solutions! The first is a Pattern Alteration class . It will take place Saturday June 6th and 28th from 3:00 -5:00. This class will be suitable for beginning to intermediate knitters with some experience knitting from a pattern. In order to get the most out of the class you must be able to knit and purl as well as increase and decrease.
The second solution to your knitting woes is our Project Central groups. In Project Central you get instructor help with whatever it is you are working on. So, you could get all of your questions answered, learn new techniques, see what other knitters are working on and make some new knitting friends! Project Central runs from 10-12 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Stop by or call us at the store for more information.
Hope to see you soon!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Two Purls of the Week
The Purl of the Week will appear each Saturday highlighting something special we have to share with you in the store. This week’s purl is actually two. We received two great books this week, Knits So Fine and Cable Confidence and instead of choosing one over the other, you get to read about both!
Knit So Fine, published by Interweave Press and written by Lisa R. Meyers, Laura Grutzeck, and Carol Sulcoski, focuses beautifully on knits designed with lighter weights of yarn. Before you think to yourself that you would never, ever knit with anything less than a DK weight, check this book out. The authors have included twelve pages of information discussing why lighter weights of yarn drape more beautifully, show stitches such as lace patterns better, and are more flattering to the body.
Still not convinced, and in love with your size 10 needles and bulky weight yarns? Check out the pictures of a Barbie in two dresses, one with chunky yarn and one with a fine weight yarn. It was enough to make me take a second look at the book.
Connecting to our question of the week last week, there is a section on how to substitute yarns that provides more in-depth information about fiber content and drape rather than just gauge. Good reading as well as pretty patterns.
Cable Confidence is published by Martingale and Co. and is by Sara Louise Harper. This book has very handsome cabled sweaters for men, women and children, too. What's great about this book are the introductory pages that will make you confident in knitting a cabled sweater. These pages have very clear "how to" pictures for cables and well-written information on how to read charts. The techniques page has great pictures for seaming, binding off, and weaving in yarns that most books just assume you know.
The patterns themselves range from simple to intricate and has something for everyone. Definitely a must-see book.
Come by the store to check out both books! See you soon.
Knit So Fine, published by Interweave Press and written by Lisa R. Meyers, Laura Grutzeck, and Carol Sulcoski, focuses beautifully on knits designed with lighter weights of yarn. Before you think to yourself that you would never, ever knit with anything less than a DK weight, check this book out. The authors have included twelve pages of information discussing why lighter weights of yarn drape more beautifully, show stitches such as lace patterns better, and are more flattering to the body.
Still not convinced, and in love with your size 10 needles and bulky weight yarns? Check out the pictures of a Barbie in two dresses, one with chunky yarn and one with a fine weight yarn. It was enough to make me take a second look at the book.
Connecting to our question of the week last week, there is a section on how to substitute yarns that provides more in-depth information about fiber content and drape rather than just gauge. Good reading as well as pretty patterns.
Cable Confidence is published by Martingale and Co. and is by Sara Louise Harper. This book has very handsome cabled sweaters for men, women and children, too. What's great about this book are the introductory pages that will make you confident in knitting a cabled sweater. These pages have very clear "how to" pictures for cables and well-written information on how to read charts. The techniques page has great pictures for seaming, binding off, and weaving in yarns that most books just assume you know.
The patterns themselves range from simple to intricate and has something for everyone. Definitely a must-see book.
Come by the store to check out both books! See you soon.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Welcome!
Welcome to the new Cultured Purls Blog! We have been receiving so many new yarns as well as new books and needles this spring, we wanted to find a way to keep our customers updated as often as possible. We hope to use this blog to let you know about new yarns that have come into the store, answer your burning knitting questions and highlight some of the wonderful knitting being done by our customers and staff too!
Tuesdays will be Cultured Yarn of the week. We will highlight a new yarn we have received or a yarn that we may have received earlier in the season that we think is fantastic!
Thursdays will be Cultured Question of the week. We get so many questions both in the store and by e-mail that are smart and well thought-out and we want to share the answers. We will answer questions about yarn, technique, knit-glish (the language of knitting), and any of your other burning questions pertaining to the store, Gilman Village, Issaquah, and the world of knitting in general!
Saturdays will be the Purl of the week. This post will be about a new book that's come into the store, maybe a new website to check out, exciting news in the store or even customer FO's (finished objects)!
We are looking forward to sharing with you! Please feel free to ask questions in the comments area or just say hi! You can also send pictures of your knitting to our e-mail info@cultured-purls.com with blog in the subject line.
Tuesdays will be Cultured Yarn of the week. We will highlight a new yarn we have received or a yarn that we may have received earlier in the season that we think is fantastic!
Thursdays will be Cultured Question of the week. We get so many questions both in the store and by e-mail that are smart and well thought-out and we want to share the answers. We will answer questions about yarn, technique, knit-glish (the language of knitting), and any of your other burning questions pertaining to the store, Gilman Village, Issaquah, and the world of knitting in general!
Saturdays will be the Purl of the week. This post will be about a new book that's come into the store, maybe a new website to check out, exciting news in the store or even customer FO's (finished objects)!
We are looking forward to sharing with you! Please feel free to ask questions in the comments area or just say hi! You can also send pictures of your knitting to our e-mail info@cultured-purls.com with blog in the subject line.
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