Firstly, Happy Hannukah and for those still seeking Christmas gifts (or additional Hannukah gifts!), we have some great new gift items that arrived in the store today!

First off - we have the 2007 Knitting Pattern-A-Day Calendar!

They sell out quickly, so get one while you can!

Also just in, Knit Klips!

These are handy new finishing tools that you may have seen featured in the latest Vogue Knitting, Knitters Magazine Crochet Today and even knitty.com. They’re designed to go smoothly through your stitches so you can easily line up rows and stitches. And since they are easy to open and close, there’s no struggling with pins or worrying that they will fall out while you seam.

If you’re into needle felting, we already have needles, roving and some kits, but today we received Clover’s Needle Felting Mat, which some people prefer over using foam:

Know a budding spinner or someone who’d like to give dyeing a try? We’ve got two kits from Louet that will fill that need:

The Drop Spindle Kit comes with a Louet spindle, 1/2 lb of three colors of fiber (dyed or natural), detailed instructions and a sample bottle of Meadows Wool Wash.

The Hand Dyeing Kit comes with three 50g skeins of Louet Gems Merino (superwash!), three coordinating dye colors (Blues, Greens, Browns, Pinks and Reds - come in to see what colors we have available on-hand!), a squeeze bottle for application, a sample bottle of Meadows Wool Wash, instructions for dyeing and a sock pattern!

We have tons of great knitting bags as well, which you can give alone or filled with other fibery goodies. You can see a sampling of them at our online store! We have Lantern Moon, Offhand Designs, Jordana Paige and more!

And, of course, there’s always a Yarn Barn Gift Certificate.

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So, here in Connecticut we’ve been getting some really nice weather this past week, even with some sporadic rain. We haven’t needed our coats…just a nice sweater or fleece has been warm enough! We know it can’t last, but we’ve certainly been enjoying it. Although some Christmas snow would be nice, wouldn’t it?