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Interchangeable Circular Needles, Are They For You?

A set of interchangeable circular needles is an essential part of your knitting tool kit.!

Circular needles have become the needle of choice for most of our customers.  Some of the reasons are obvious. You can use them to knit back and forth or in the round and you will never lose your ‘other’ needle because it’s attached!  

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Happy 15th Birthday, My Sister Knits!

Fifteen years ago, in June, My Sister Knits opened its doors and became not only a local yarn shop but a sought after destination yarn shop!  We are going to celebrate!

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Give Linen a Try!

Our favorite yarn for summer knitting is linen!  The idea of knitting with linen tends to scare some people off.  They feel the crispness of linen and fear that it will be hard on their hands or difficult to knit with.  We are here today to encourage you to try this ancient fiber!

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Essential Ergonomic Stretches for Knitters!

Do you ever get so involved in a knitting or crochet project that you forget to take breaks?  Then when you do eventually get up you are stiff and sore? That is not good! We need to take care of our bodies that we love to use as non-stop knitting/crocheting machines.

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Shibui Knits Knit A-Long!

My Sister Knits is having a Shibui Knits Knit ALong!  We love all things Shibui and many of you bought Shibui Knits yarn at our booth at Interweave Yarn Fest.  So we think it will be fun to knit something together!

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