My Sister Knits now has a lending library!

We thought it would be a tremendous addition to the shop to have an assortment of books that our customers can check out!

North Light Fibers is discontinuing their worsted weight Water Street and Atlantic yarns.  Never fear, the DKs will still be available! 

If you’ve been wanting some of this luscious yarn now is the time to get it before it’s all gone!  

Samples abound at My Sister Knits!  Our samples are meant to be taken down, tried on, turned inside out, examined, and in general, used!  

We have several new ones that we’re going to highlight in this post.  We encourage you to come in and fondle them to your heart’s content!

Get out your calendars because we have two awesome events coming up!  

This week My Sister Knits received a breathtakingly beautiful shawl that we immediately put on display!  Frida is an older Brooklyn Tweed triangular shawl design published in 2013. 

National Make a Hat Day is an unofficial holiday that occurs every September 15th.  We don’t know who started it or when it began but it’s a great way to kick off your fall knitting!

It’s becoming a tradition at My Sister Knits to celebrate Make a Hat Day!  Since September 15th is a Sunday this year, we shall have our party on Saturday, September 14th from 10 until 4.

Our latest Brooklyn Tweed trunk show will be at the shop for just a few more days!  One of the best ways for a yarn company to showcase their various yarns is to create a collection of samples and then send these samples to yarn shops.  We get to see and feel the yarns in finished projects.

Francis Cestari is a legend in the United States wool world and he is coming to My Sister Knits!  He’ll be here Tuesday August 27th from 1pm until 4pm. Meeting this impressive and dedicated sheep farmer and hearing his stories will be an event you’ll never forget.

With mornings and evenings getting cooler, our thoughts are beginning to turn to fall knitting.  A new hat is a great way to celebrate the coming change of seasons!

We have a hat class for you in September that gives you a chance to gain colorwork experience and learn how to make the exquisite Latvian Braid!  

Cabling is a technique that creates rich complex looking fabric that is (for the most part) a snap to accomplish.  New knitters are often daunted by cabling and postpone learning how. We'd like to share a few tips that may make this technique more approachable for newer knitters.

There are three events happening in August and September that we at My Sister Knits want you to be aware of!  

Tweed Silk Cloud has just joined the Shibui family of yarn! At My Sister Knits we love the elegance of Shibui yarns and the sumptuous fabric they create. Now we have a new yarn to play with!

We have some Coop Knits yarn and books in the shop that you’re going to want to know about!

Rachel Coopey lives in the UK and designs socks, mittens, and hats but mostly socks. She lives and breathes socks, both designing them and knitting them. She loves them so much she created her own yarn that shows off her designs to the max!

Chiaogoo (pronounced chaw-goo) interchangeable needle sets are featured in today’s blog post.  We have three different sets in the shop: Twist Red Lace, Twist Shorties, and Twist Minis.

Last week our blog post was about interchangeable circular needles and the advantages of owning a set.

This week we’re showcasing Knitter’s Pride interchangeable needle sets which are many and varied!  We have several in the shop for you to check out from extra special sets to a starter set.

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!  

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!