The French Knot – Page 9 – A Full Service Yarn and Needlepoint Store on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Party on Saturday!

January 30, 2014 by Meg

Now that we’ve made it through that lovely weather event let’s look forward to some fun stuff.

First up… Party on Saturday!

We are celebrating our first anniversary as The French Knot. It’s been a great year and we are so grateful for your support. To express our appreciation we are having a party. There will be refreshments and door prizes (read free stuff). It’s gonna be fun! You won’t want to miss it.

Classes!

undefined — Good times during the Counted Thread class.

Lot’s of great classes coming up. Check out the entire list on our Classes page.

Finished Objects

IMG-20140129-00185 — Sue’s Counted Thread Ornament.

This ‘n That

January 23, 2014 by Meg

Who says only old ladies needlepoint?

We Are Planning A Party

What? An Anniversary Party! With cake and door prizes!

Where? Here at the shop, of course!

When? February 1 all day (10 am – 3 pm)

Upcoming Classes

January 25 — Counted Thread #2 — $25 plus materials

This class features the ornament in the center.

February 8 — Top-down Baby Sweater — $25 plus materials

The blue sweater is knit with Silly Stripes (100% cotton), the green one is knit with Cascade Yarns Pacific (wool/acrylic blend). The model below is one year old.

February 22 — Lace Scarf — $25 plus materials

The pattern is Winter Haven. You will learn how to read a chart and how to read your knitting. We are doing samples in two different yarns. There will be a little work to do before class, so come in to choose your yarn.

March 8 — Counted Thread Ornament #3 — $25 plus materials

First photo on the left from the gallery above.

March 22 — Socks — $25 plus materials

Learn the basics of sock knitting and constructions. We will do a basic cuff-down pattern with a heel-flap style heel.

March 29 — Hair & Fur Needlepoint Sampler — $25 plus materials

Learn stitches you can use to do hair and fur on your needlepoint projects.

April 5 — Setting Up A Project in knitCompanion — $25

We have done this class twice already and have had great feedback. knitCompanion is an amazing iPad app that will make you a better knitter. I promise!

May 3 — Reading Your Knitting — $25

Do you know how to tell if the stitch you are looking at is a knit stitch or a purl stitch? What about a k2tog versus an SSK? How do you tell why you ran out of stitches before finishing a part of your pattern? And what if you need to tink (that’s knit spelled backwards) a row to fix a mistake? We will cover techniques that will give you tools to fix mistakes in your knitting.

Christmas Knitting Ideas
Remember all that anxiety about getting your Christmas knitting done? Well here are a few ideas to get you started on a stash of hand-knit gifts for Christmas 2014. Stop in the shop and we will help you choose a pattern. These are quick knits so if you choose one each month, you’ll have quite a pile done in plenty of time and no stress! Well, no knitting stress.

How about some fingerless gloves.

Janet's Fingerless Gloves — Janet’s Fingerless Gloves

Or a cowl

Of course, both the lace scarf or socks from the upcoming classes would make great gifts, as well.

Finished Objects

Christmas Stocking 36

January 20, 2014 by Meg

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A Blog Without Words

January 16, 2014 by Meg

Well, maybe just a few words…

New! New! New!

Seedling by Classic Elite
100% Organic Cotton
4.5 st/in on US 7
110 yards – $7

Liberty Wool Light
100% Washable Wool
6 st/in on US 4
200 yards – $11

Vail by Classic Elite
70% baby alpaca – 30% bamboo viscose
6.75 st/in on US 3
236 yards – $9

Alpaca Sox by Classic Elite — New colors of Alpaca Sox
60% aplaca, 20% merino wool, 20% nylon
8 st/in on US 2
450 yards – $18

Classes (click on the link)

Finished Objects

Some New Yarn In The New Year

January 9, 2014 by Meg

Welcome back.

We hope your holiday was wonderful. Did you finish your Christmas knitting? Have you cast on something new for yourself or are you still knitting for others? If you need some inspiration to get your new year off to a creative start, we can help.

Some New Books.

Some New Yarn

Classes

January 25 … Counted Thread Ornament.

The second in a series of three classes. This class will be making the middle ornament. If you missed the first one, that’s ok. One of the Finished Object pictures this week is from the first class.

February 8 … Top Down Child’s Sweater

February 22 … Lace Scarf

March 8 … Counted Thread Ornament (third of three ornaments)

March 22 … Socks

April 5 … Setting up a project in knitCompanion

We Had a Little Surprise

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Jo Ippolito Christensen, author of The Needlepoint Book, stopped by the shop to say hello. We had a great visit with her and she even signed our copies of her book. What a treat.

One Final Announcement

If we are holding yarn for you in the office, you should pick it up. We will be re-shelving it next week.

How About Some Finished Objects?

Convoluted Christmas Carols – French Knot Style

December 20, 2013December 19, 2013 by Meg

T’was the week before Christmas, and all through the store,
All were feverishly knitting, to finish one project more.
All the stockings were gone to be filled with good things,
Like candy and toys, and maybe some rings.

The stitchers have sent off their things to be sewn,
Into things of such beauty that’s rarely been known,
And although it’s been promised, if they made the deadline,
They can’t help but worry, will it be back in time?

Now Christmas, we know is a time of good cheer,
And we’re grateful for the fun that you bring us all year,
We plan to continue to urge and inspire,
And to help to keep burning that creative fire.

So please keep your headlights pointed to The French Knot,
And stop in to stay a short time, or a lot,
It’s a magical place, let us toot our own horn,
So special in fact, we have a pet unicorn.

It’s time now to bring this crazy rhyme to a close,
And to wish for you all that your happiness grows,
To close out this post, you know I must write,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Finished Objects…

I’m All Topsy-Turvy

December 12, 2013 by Meg

If I start the blog with Finished Objects, will you read the rest?

We have new bling. Aren’t they cute?

A few announcements.

Classes! Classes! Classes!

This Saturday is the Counted Thread Ornament. Cost is $25 plus materials. There is lots of room for personalization on these ornaments.

Coming in the new year will be more Counted Thread classes, more socks, a hat on two circular needles, a reversible cable scarf and a children’s top-down sweater and drop spindle spinning. Be watching!

Special Holiday Hours…

We will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Convoluted Christmas Carols — French Knot Style

December 5, 2013 by Meg

The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Two Hand-woven baskets,

And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Three Shawl Pins,

Two Hand-woven baskets,

And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree!

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,

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Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Five Needle Blings,

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Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Six Spindles Spinning,

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Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Seven Spools of Krienik,

Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Eight Skeins of Scrumptious,

DSCF4790 Seven Spools of Krienik,
Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Nine Mini-stuffers,

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Eight Skeins of Scrumptious,
Seven Spools of Krienik,
Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Ten Christmas Stockings,

Nine Mini-stuffers,
Eight Skeins of Scrumptious,
Seven Spools of Krienik,
Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Eleven Stitchers Stitching,

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Ten Christmas Stockings,
Nine Mini-stuffers,
Eight Skeins of Scrumptious,
Seven Spools of Krienik,
Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,

Twelve Knitters Knitting,

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Eleven Stitchers Stitching,
Ten Christmas Stockings,
Nine Mini-stuffers,
Eight Skeins of Scrumptious,
Seven Spools of Krienik,
Six Spindles Spinning,
Five Needle Blings,
Four Pretty Yarn Bowls,
Three Shawl Pins,
Two Hand-woven baskets,
And some Pediboo sock yarn by Frog Tree

Finished Objects…

We received a big box of finishing today. Maybe yours is in here.

This ‘n That

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 by Meg

Next week is Thanksgiving
(but you already knew that)!!!

And there are 33 days till Christmas!!

And on that note… we will close at 1 pm next Wednesday

Speaking of Christmas…

We will make a note of your stitching/knitting wish list to help your loved ones shop more effectively for your Christmas gifts. Stop by and fill out a card.

And…

Yay!!! Look who is back from the finishers. Georgie says he will stay in the shop through next Wednesday, then he goes home for Christmas. She will bring him back after Christmas if we promise to not pet him while he resides here.

Here are a couple detail shots…

Two classes in December

December 7… Setting Up A Project in knitCompanion… $25

If you have an iPad, you need knitCompanion. It is an amazing app that can do so much. To help you realize some of it’s potential, we will help you get started.

December 14… Counted Thread Ornament… $25

This will be a recurring class. The first class features the class on the right.

We need your help…

It seems we have lost one of the phones. Maybe it fell in your bag while you were here and now you are wondering where that phone came from… now you know. If you’re the lucky one who found it, we’d love to have it back.

Finished Objects…

This one gets a special place in our Finished Objects section. Meg’s adorable twin grandsons stopped by last week just as Georgie’s granddaughter’s chair was ready to be photographed. Enjoy a cuteness overload!

Just Another Glorious Day at The French Knot!

November 16, 2013November 14, 2013 by Meg

A Friendly Holiday PSA:
13 Days till Thanksgiving
40 Days till Christmas

Wish List

Do your loved ones need help knowing what to get you for Christmas? We can help. You can leave a list of all the wonderful knitting and needlepoint related gifts you would like to receive here with us and when they come in, we will help them shop for you.

A Week of Caps

Congratulations to Kenyetta Pope who correctly guessed that would knit 21 chemo caps last week. She gets 20% her next purchase! Just in time for Christmas!

Classes

Setting Up A Project in knitCompanion… December 7… $20
This is a repeat of the previous knitCompanion class. If you are a knitter and have an iPad, you need knitCompanion. It will change your life.

Counted Thread Ornament…

We will be doing a series of Counted Thread Ornament classes. The first one is on December 14 and features the ornament on the far right below … cost is $20 plus materials.

Call or stop by the shop to sign up.

We’ve been thinking about classes in the new year. Some of our ideas are:

More Counted Thread Ornaments
Another Beginner Sock Class
Design your own sock
Lace
Cowls
Top down sweaters (adult or child)

What classes would you like to see? Leave your ideas in the comments.

Finished Objects