Knitting for Peace

Hi,
just a quick note to let you all know that I am still planning on Charity Knitting or Knitting for Peace on Friday evening June 1 and during the Band Stand Concerts 6:30 - 8:00 in front of our store. The book Knitting for Peace is in the window of the store. You are welcome to come in and look it over. it has lots of patterns and good caused to knit for.
My plans for a project are still not decided. If we cannot decide we could do squares in wool and acrylic, Acrylic for the Local Red Cross and wool for the Afghans for Afghans. Go to the Warm up America website for instructions on making squares. 7" x 9" knit or crochet. If you have a charity project on your needles bring it along. We need not all be working for the same cause or group.

I hope you all enjoy reading about Major Laura a knitter in Irak, knitting socks in the new issue of Knitting Daily from Interweave Press. If you do not subscribe to this new online news newsletter email me and I will forward the info to you.

Nancy Griffin
724-662-2830
Tues. - Fri. 11 - 6 Sat. 10 - 4
www.ottercreekstore.com

New Bamboo Yarn and patterns.

Knit a sweater of Stella along with us. This soft bamboo yarn has 191 yards . Cost to knit the sweaters in the patterns below is between $36.00-$45.00 Needle size #3. I know that seems small but it is really only as much knitting as two pair of socks.

New Cotton Yarn spilling into baskets.

I need to find more spaces for all the new cotton yarn. We just got in a new shipment of one of our most popular baby yarns.
Knitters love that it is chunky enough to knit up quickly and it is all natural to please most natural fiber lover. As many modern new mothers are.
cottontots is a popolar yarn to knit baby blankets,
100% cotton 171 yds.100gms/3.5oz. $3.40
Gauge 20 sts - 26 rows = 4" (10 cm)
Knitting Needle #7 Crochet Hook 4.50 mm, US - 7
and its completely Machine washable, this is a very affordable soft cotton.



100% cotton yarn from Swedish Yarn Imports. It comes in 50gm balls 88yds knits up on #7 ot 8 ndls. A quality cotton for $3.50 per ball. A great yarn to knit up a quick summer tank top or childs sweater. Come and check out the beautiful bright colors for summer.

The last week of April, socks

Last week was a sock week. Katie M. brought some wonderful knee sock she just finished. A lovely feather fan pattern knit from Clown from Swedish Yarn Imports a soft light weight summer cotton+wool self striping yarn, that we sell at Otter Creek. The other was a beautiful pink sock knit in a cable pattern. She was wearing socks knit from Trekking rainbow colored self striping yarn Thank your Katie for sharing your socks with us.







I finally finished my Step Yarn Green socks knitted toe up. This was a new pattern and i had to rip it out twice to turn the heel knitted in reverse from the toe up.