BOOK READING: “Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens”

SAVE the DATE: May 8, 2010

TIME: 4:00 pm

Readings by the author from The Adventures of Miss Flitt, “Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens,” an Illustrated 19th C. Tale with Knitting Patterns, to Launch at Stitch Therapy Brooklyn, New York.

When Emma Flitt and Amity Hastings enter the notorious Five Points neighborhood in search of Lucy Flitt, the mystery of the girl’s disappearance deepens. In Beth Hahn’s “Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens,” the second part in The Adventures of Miss Flitt’s four-part series, Emma and Amity meet Nadya Claudere and her son Rollie who become guides to navigating the dark side of 19^th century New York. Nadya’s back-story reveals villainous new plot twists and brings fresh and seasonal knitwear designs.

“Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens” includes the Nadya Corset and Slip, a spring/summer cotton top and matching skirt; Sharpers, a pair of silk lace gloves with thumb gusset and finger loop, and the Five Points Capelet, a short silk cape inspired by the fashion of the times. For the knitter who likes to look ahead, a longer, two-color woolen version of the cape is included. For chilly nights, the Smoke Ring Mobius is a quick, bulky lace knit that may be worn as a scarf or shawl. Finally, the knitter who sews will be overjoyed to find a collaborative pattern with sewer extraordinaire, Clara Ronk, for a cloth Emma Doll.

“Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens” will launch at Stitch Therapy Brooklyn on May 8. Join us at 3PM for a reading and art and trunk show at Stitch Therapy’s new location: 335 5th Avenue, between 3rd & 4th Street in Park Slope. “Dangerous Ladies and Opium Dens” includes over twenty full-color watercolors and will be available for purchase at Stitch therapy during the event and online at http://www.missflitt.com/. Stitch Therapy Brooklyn, a fine yarn shop, has been an integral part of the Park Slope knitting community for six years.

FINGER KNITTING

Finger knitting is only one of the new classes added for the under 21 crowd - Look for parent and child finger knitting, summer camp for teens and workshops for you - click here for complete schedule.

Another FREE ENTRELAC WORKSHOP

INFANTRY TRAINING

Technicolor ENTRELAC Wrap - Free project workshop with yarn purchase.

Entrelac creates a beautifully textured and plush Rubik's cube basketweave. Learn this distinctive technique and open up another world of knitting in your repertoire.

Prerequisite: Cast-on, knit stitch, purl stitch

Yarn: 3 skeins of Noro Taiyo

Needles: 11 us 24" long and DPN

Accessories: Point Protectors

Pattern: Basic Entrelac Scarf from Knitting Daily bring your own copy of pattern

DATES: Starts May 2, 23, June 6, 20, July 18, August 1st - You will only need 2 sessions - you must register in advance

TIME: 2:30-4:00 pm

FABULOUS COLORS

A new yarn from Berroco - "Weekend" in over 14 colors, 205 yards and 4 stitches to the inch. This cotton blend is a must have for crocheters as well as those of you that knit - Berroco has created many simple styles. I recommend Weekend for the Stitch Therapy summer knit-along - drop in for help on this delicate leaf pattern and you can take a knitting circle to learn the Mattress Stitch to sew the side seams. Pattern is sized from 32" - 42" bust measurement.

Check website for updated class schedule - also remember our new location on 5th Avenue in Park Slope.

Advance Your Skills with Japanese Knitting Technique

Date: April 18 & 25th 2:30 - 4:30pm
Price: $75.00 plus $10.00 Instruction fee

This is an opportunity for you to embellish your knitting projects with a new level of finishing using different cast-ons and bind-offs.

In this workshop you will learn:

• the five cast-ons pictured
• a circular lace cast-on
• double ribbed bind-off using a tapestry needle
• double knitting slip stitch ribbing for ribbed borders
• basic Japanese chart reading to swatch 3 lace stitch patterns

Materials:

• 1 Hank of Ultra alpaca to knit a beret using a double knitting slip stitch technique
• 16" circular in size 7 or 8 US
• 3 -4 different weight yarns (approx. 100 yards each) and the appropriate knitting needles for each yarn. These yarns will be used for practicing cast-ons. If you can not find these yarns in your stash I recommend Karabella Aurora 8, Bulky, Schulana Merino-cotton 135, Debbie Bliss Fez.
• A lace weight yarn (approx. 100 yards) and double pointed needles in the appropriate size. I recommend Naturally Dawn.
• Tapestry needle (size of needle should work with yarn) will be used for single and double ribbed bind-off.

EASY AND SWEET SUMMER KNIT

This summer you can learn how to knit this beautiful leaf pattern and quickly knit this cute cap sleeved top - I recommend Weekend by Berocco a 50/50 cotton/acrylic. Colors arrive at Stitch Therapy the week of March 15th there will be plenty to choose from - to check colors .

Drop in for help to knit the leaf pattern, then sign up for a knitting circle to learn how to sew the top together.

This easy knit can be customized by lengthening the waist or the sleeves. Pattern is sized from bust measurement 32" - 42"

RED HOT

In celebration of Valentine's Week - All things red in the way of yarn will be 20% off and on top of that all books and pattern booklets will be 25% off. February 8th - 14th, 2010.

The LYS has moved... New location 335 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY bet. 3rd & 4th Street.