Sponsor: Frivolous Fibers

Sanguine Gryphon has been kind enough to help us out with a blog about Frivolous Fibers, in St. Michaels, MD!

Frivolous Fibers is in St. Michael's, which is a really charming little Eastern Shore town a lot like Annapolis, only smaller. It's right on the main drag along with all the other cool antique, clothing, and quirky object shops.

The shop itself is split, with the yarn at the back and local art/crafts at the front, so you can drag a non-knitter with you and not worry that they'll be bored. They carry a very nice selection of standard essentials, like Debbie Bliss, Noro, Louisa Harding, Brown Sheep, etc., as well as a huge quantity of Blue Heron handpainted yarns, as Blue Heron is local.

There are also gorgeous crocheted shawls made by one of the owners, a vivacious Latvian woman, and all sorts of interesting patterns and kits. The staff is very lovely and helpful and they offer a variety of classes.

It's particularly a great summer yarn shop, because that's when the tourist season is booming in St. Michael's, making it more fun to look at yarn and then go get an ice cream. A yarn shop visit that's easily disguised as part of a family outing to the Eastern Shore. Here's their site: http://www.frivolousfibers.com/

Frivolous Fibers
410.745.6580
112 N. Talbot Street
St. Michaels, MD 21663
info@frivolousfibers.com

Sponsor: Knit-a-Gogo

We are super excited that some shops and friends in the DC knitting community were willing to help us defray some of our costs! We'll be posting about all of them in the next couple weeks, so stop back again! First up is Knit-a-Gogo!



Hi all!

I am Danielle Romanetti of Knit-a-Gogo. A couple of years ago I launched this funky little knit business to better provide knitting instruction, events and community building in the DC metro area. I love converting busy professionals to the wonderful world of knitting! Recently I have started more knitting related retreats and trips, such as the Exploration of Lace Retreat in March and a Knitting Event on Mother's Day for mothers and daughters who want to learn together or improve their skills.



My beginner and intermediate classes can be found in a variety of places, including coffee shops, community centers and even bars.

But my real specialty is the "knitted party." It is a great way to spice up a bridal or baby shower or even a get together with girlfriends. At a "knitted shower," everyone learns to knit, while creating a small square that will become part of a blanket for the new bride's home or the baby that is on the way. For more advanced folks, a knitted party can focus on a skill such as lace or entrelac or on a project like Harry Potter Scarves, holiday stockings or sexy lingerie.



I hope you will join me one day for an event or knitting class!

Recap; Lost & Found

First I'd like to add my thanks to Woolarina's below - it was a great event and couldn't have happened without the hard work of our organizers, vendors, bakers, and donors. Thanks also to everyone who came out to shop and knit and crochet and spin!

We'll be creating a mailing list to keep everyone informed of future event planning. If you did not provide an email address on a door prize entry but want to be added to the list, please leave us a comment here or contact us on Ravelry. If you want to be added to any of the vendors' mailing lists, please visit their websites listed on the right. (don't worry - we're not going to bombard you with mail, just the occasional update)

Finally, someone left behind a bag of fiber, in the corner by the bake sale & door prize area. If that was you, please get in touch and I'll make sure you get your purchase!

Happy knit/crochet/spin/etc. -ing!

Thanks!

A gigantic THANKS to everyone who came out! This Yarn Party was a giant success, despite the building letting us in super late and all! I met so many new people and (finally) got to see some really awsome vendors! So glad this happened! I hope everyone was able to brave the crowds at the beginning and see some super goods!

We hope to have a bigger and better Yarn Party in the future -- maybe next February/March, so keep an eye out! :)

We have a flickr group for the event, so upload your pictures!!


Also, we had quite a few local yarn shops supporting us -- we'll be posting their information for everyone pretty soon, so do keep an eye out!

Vendor: Crash Into Ewe

Due to an illness, it looks like Three Irish Girls won't be able to make it. :( We hope she feels better soon!


Crash into Ewe has graciously accepted our super-late invitation to fill in some, and is madly dyeing yarn as we speak! She has some exciting yarns up her sleeve, so be sure to check her out!



Terry Todesco is the creator of hand-painted and hand-dyed yarns for http://CrashIntoEwe.etsy.com. She picked up her first knitting needles at 8 years-old, and the fascination of fiber arts has grown into creating vibrant hand-dyed yarn and rovings that are sold on her Etsy website. Her yarns can also be found in Baltimore at Lovelyarns in Hampden where she is also an instructor.

Payment Options

Generally, it's best and easiest for vendors if you pay cash!
There are quite a few ATM options between Metro and the Party:

ATM at 7-11 (not sure of their affiliation)
Bank of America 2 blocks from the Takoma metro
Suntrst near intersection of Carroll Ave & Laurel Ave
ATM at Takoma metro is Chevy Chase (this might not be there! our local scout didn't see it)

A few vendors may also take personal checks - I know I do! So come prepared!!

A few vendors do take credit cards, so if you do run out of cash, you may still be covered! ;)

Vendor: Three Irish Girls

Three Irish Girls has loads of yarn!



Her approach to the yarn business is different - all orders are custom dyed using a variety of great yarns - different weights of merino, alpaca/merino, blue faced leicester, and merino silk!