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Well, they are not “hot off the press”, but they are the newest fall collection from Plymouth Yarns that were shown at TNNA (The Needle Arts Association) Trade show in Washington DC this past weekend. You can see the entire collection of colors and suggested patterns atPlymouth Yarn and they’ll be at your local yarn store soon so you can keep an eye out. Congratulations to Plymouth Yarn on their 50 Year Anniversary!

Since Barb is still unable to review each individual yarn, we will just list them below and have a Sweepstakes for 5 Lucky winners!

Great new selections from Plymouth Yarn:

• The Yarnimal Scarf Kit – cute as cute can be!  Available in 4 colors (pictured above)
• Nako Arya Ebruli, a blend of alpaca, wool and acrylic, in spectacular colorways and generous yardage
• Nako Arya Ebruli Sim, just like Ebruli, but with a touch of sparkle (pictured above)
• Bio Bimbo, 100% Organic Cotton Yarn in soft and creamy pastel colorways (pictured above)
• Cashmere Di Cotone, 10% cashmere and 90% cotton in solid colors
• Arequipa Aventura, 50% Baby Alpaca and 50% Merino Wool. An amazingly soft boucle yarn in solid colors
• Plymouth Select – Merino Textura, 62% Superwash finer Merino Wool and 39% Merino Wool, a slightly thick and thin spun yarn in solid colors
• Linaza Hand Dyed – Multi colored colorway – 50% Alpaca, 25% Linen and 25% Tencel, an exceptional blend which is soft and supple
• Happy Feet 100 – A multi colored 90% Superwash Merino and 10% nylon
• Tuscan Aire – 90% Merino Wool and 10% nylon – a slightly thicker weight solid colored yarn from Italy
• Cannoli – as the name implies – scrumptious! It’s a soft and chunky with a lovely spun twist – 53% wool and 43% acrylic from Italy

Each winner will receive accompanying color cards.

Don’t forget to visit our Facebook page to see what is happening with our followers for Worldwide Knit in Public Day, this Saturday, June 18th, 2016.

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

To enter the Sweepstakes Giveaways from Plymouth Yarn email us at pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com with the title PLYMOUTH YARN.  5 Lucky Winners will be selected by July 4th, 2016.

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Plans are in progress for the 13th Annual Festival.  We are currently working on a great line up of teachers and exhibitors.

We will be taking a short break from newsletters and Sweepstakes giveaways.  Barb was recently diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia and will be having surgery next week. She plans to take a few weeks off to recover and heal. After that time we will resume our work to bring you updates on new product and book reviews.  We typically make plans to attend TNNA (The National Needlearts Association) summer show, but we have asked our sponsors to send us their new products to review since the show will be held during Barb’s recovery time. Look forward to sharing what’s new with you next month!

Save the dates for 2017 – March 24, 25, 26th!  Congratulations to our sweepstakes winners from last month’s newsletter listed below.

With Warm Regards,

Ann

Sweepstakes Giveaway Winners:

The winner of the “Butterfly Garden” charm packs is Elise Anne Bean of Middlesex, PA.

The winner of the Happenstance Sock Blank from Fibernymph Dye Works is Julie Benbenek Driban of Aberdeen, MD.

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Is everyone loving the weather? We are and have been out and about, gardening and keeping busy. We stopped into the North Pittsburgh Quilters Guild Spring Quilt Show on Saturday and saw a beautiful array of lovely and awe inspiring quilts, wall hangings and whimsical pieces!

Pictured here is Sandra Schott’s X’s and O’s quilt. Sandra helped us out at the Festival this year. Her work is outstanding and her attention to detail is obvious. Maybe she’ll teach a class or two for us next year.

For all of you sewing and quilting enthusiasts, we have 2 Free Spirit charm packs for one lucky winner. The fabric, courtesy of Make it Coats, is 100% cotton, A Dena Design, “Butterfly Garden” just in time for a warm weather project. Enter below to win!

For the yarn lovers, we wonder how many have used sock blanks to make socks? We have a Happenstance Sock Blank with Sparkle, single knit, fingering weight, Merino/Nylon/Stellina, 438 yards. The colorway is purple, blue, green with a hint of silver sparkle and was hand dyed by Fibernymph Dye Works. Enter below to win this, a great project for any season!

Enjoy the weather and all of the blooming trees and flowers!

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

To Enter Sweepstakes Giveaways:

To enter to win the “Butterfly Garden” charm packs please email your entry to pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com with the title “Charm Packs” in the subject line

To enter to win the Happenstance Sock Blank from Fibernymph Dye Works please email your entry to pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com with the title “Sock Blank” in the subject line.

Winners will be drawn by May 1st and will be announced in the next newsletter

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We are back from vacation and have had time to decompress and adequately review all of the details from the 2016 Festival. We are already beginning to plan for the 2017 Festival and welcome your suggestions for teachers, classes, activities etc.

The 3 Grand Prize winners were selected on site.  Congratulations to:

Nicole Miller of Pittsburgh, PA- Winner of the Yarn Lovers Basket which included yarn from our sponsors, various hooks and needles and the skacel Addi Knitting machine

Leslie Stouffer of Slippery Rock, PA – Winner of the Just for me Basket which included various fun products to help you relax

Jen Cieltniks of Indiana, PA – Winner of the Janome Sewing Machine

The winners of the creativebug block challenge have been selected and each winner has received a free one year subscription to creativebug.  The photos of the three winners are shown below.

Dalila Medina:                                   Kristen Christensen:                      Jennie Wood:

Thank you to all of our sponsors who donated products and gifts to all of the attendees over the weekend. Please remember to support them throughout the year.

UPMC Senior Communities, Louet, NA, Pat Catan’s Craft Centers, creativebug,  Janome, Green Mountain Energy, Babylock, Brother, skacel, Make it Coats, Berroco, Lion Brand Yarns, Be Sweet,Universal Yarn, Spoonflower, Bryson Distributing, Clover Needlecraft and Kraemer Yarns.  For a complete list of the people and organizations that helped to make the Festival a success, please visit our website page here.

Save the dates: March 24, 25, 26, 2017 at the David L Lawrence Convention Center, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom.

We will return to our regular newsletter with product, book and yarn and fabric reviews with Sweepstakes giveaways next month.

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

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Thank you all for a great festival!

We would like to recognize our Sponsors, Exhibitors, Teachers, Volunteers and Staff who all contributed to make the merger of the Festivals a great success.  We could not do it without their support!

We will be taking a short break to decompress, we are on a flight out for a well deserved rest and will follow up with photos, news and reviews after March 17th.

Save the dates….we are already making some great plans for 2017!!

March 24, 25, 26, 2017 at the David L Lawrence Convention Center, Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom.

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

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Have you started checking off what to do and when to do it at the Festival? Which exhibitors are you going to see first? What classes are you going to take?

We have added 2 pages to the website to make your planning a little easier and help you prepare.  For information on parking, directions, access, etc. go the Festival Information Page.

For information on the 2016 Festival Schedule and Floorplan, please click here. You can also visit our Exhibitor page so that you can coordinate where your favorite exhibitors are located. From booth number 1 to 135, make plans to visit them all. This way to the marketplace!

This year the merger of the Festivals brings us many new exhibitors, new demos and so much more to do. We hope you plan to kick off your shoes, stay the whole weekend and play!

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

Salvation Army’s Annual Fabric Fair:  Saturday, April 9th, this year at a NEW LOCATION. Don’t forget, we will be collecting fabrics, notions and yarns to support this fabulous event.

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We are bursting at the seams with boxes, bags and packages. All of the door prizes and giveaways have steadily been coming in and we are running out of space in the living room and garage! We have bags, yarns, magazines, fabrics, pattern books and accessories. You’ll have plenty of great prizes awaiting you, whether you take a class or just pay general admission at the door, no one leaves empty handed.

If you have sent in a registration for classes or special events and have not received a confirmation, all is well. You may pick up your registration packet when you arrive at the advanced registration table. You will only receive a confirmation if there is a problem with your payment or registration, otherwise, you have been entered in the class/es you selected

Please note: All prices for classes are higher when purchased on site. Advanced registration allows you a discounted rate for admission and for all classes. Mail in registration closes on February 19th. Advanced electronic registration will close on February 29th, 2016.

Registration opens 1 hour before Marketplace hours,listed below. We will have additional staff on hand to check you in to make sure you make it to your class on time.

Marketplace Hours:

• Friday: 12:00 Noon to 7:00 PM
• Saturday:  9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• Sunday:  9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Hog Heaven Rescue Farm will be on hand to check your coat and bags all weekend and are providing a skein winding service for those who buy yarn and prefer not to wind it at home.

We are delighted to have such a great line up of teachers and exhibitors, many of whom have traveled from as far as Seattle to Maine!  Please make sure to check out all of the exhibitors online and make your plans to visit the Marketplace.

Save the Date!!!

Salvation Army’s Annual Fabric Fair:  Saturday, April 9th, this year at a NEW LOCATION. Don’t forget, we will be collecting fabrics, notions and yarns to support this fabulous event.

More details next week on parking, on site food options and Festival information.

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

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We are receiving many donations and wonderful prizes from our sponsors, here’s a sneak peek:

A Janome sewing machine, the DC2030 as one of the Grand Prizes to be selected on Sunday, March 6th. WOW!!!

Creativebug is the sponsor of the Creative Block Challenge and will be awarding 3 ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS to 3 lucky winners for the best and most creative blocks. (You don’t have to be a sewer to participate)

Make it Coats is donating Free Spirit fabric bundles for the first 500 quilting and sewing enthusiasts. Here are some photos of a few of their lovely patterns.

Berroco and Mango Moon are PJ Party Sponsors.

Kraemer Yarns is donating yarn for Linda Voss Plummer’s Knitted Yarn Caddy Sweater and The Iconic Knitted Pi Shawlclasses.

Lion Brand Yarn is sponsoring the Fashion, Fit, Form and Function class with the Shibaguyz. Each student will receive a free skein of yarn in the class.

Crystal Palace Yarns is sponsoring the Crochet Cables – Put a Little Twist in Your Stitches class with the Shibaguyz.  Each student will receive a free skein of yarn in this class.

Check out Clover Needlecraft‘s latest tools in the Creative Open Studio.  In addition they have provided a free set of Bamboo knitting needles OR an Amour crochet hook for each student in Edie Eckman’s classes.  The Amour crochet cook is an ergonomically designed hook to provide added comfort for the crocheter.

An added bonus, every student in Edie Eckman’s classes will also receive a free skein of yarn and Edie is graciously providing one of her books for one lucky winner in each of her 5 classes.  Don’t miss out on these great giveaways.

We will have magazines, yarns, needles, hooks, books, fabrics and many other great giveaways!  Stay tuned next week for more announcements.

Classes are beginning to fill up, make sure to check if the CLASS IS FULL before mailing in a registration. And don’t forget that you can look up your favorite teacher by using the SEARCH engine on the website, just type in their name and all of their classes will be listed.

With Warm Regards,

Barb and Ann

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