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Head Gardener's Log: August 30th, 2024

 
New From Gnome River Yarns and Crafts!
 
 
How to Make a Villain - our newest color!
Start with a soul of light and dark, add a splash of jealousy and greed, a generous helping of sadness, and a whole lot of rage and anger. Dip the whole thing in some doom and gloom and BAM! you've got a villain!
 
This new color is available on a limited edition base in both a fingering and dk weight version. This color will only be around for the spooky season, so grab it while it's here!
 How To Make A Villain
 
Gnomes of Grimblewood
I have curated a limited edition color pack for the new Gnomes of Grimblewood book, by designer Sara Schira. You can choose the mini skein pack, which is one each of six colors (enough to make 2 or 3 gnomes) or the full set, which contains enough yarn to make all the gnomes in the book (plus a few more if you want to make twinsies!). The sets, along with the book, will be available in late September, but you can preorder the color packs now, along with the book.
 
Gnomes of Grimblewood Color Packs
Included in the Gnomes of Grimblewood color packs are two brand new colors, Worn Denim and Beets! These colors are available now and I'll be dyeing more over the next week or so. 
 
Jason has been hard at work, learning all kinds of new tricks with his laser engraver. Available now: a 4" gauge ruler and RS/WS markers and coming soon... yarn minders and a cute stitch marker set for shop hop in October.
Shop here: 4" Ruler
 
Gnome River Crafts new products
 
New Yarn!
Ideal is a 100% Polworth wool yarn from Manos. It's a worsted weight, with more than 200 yards per 100 gram hank and comes in some fabulous space-dyed colors. I love that more and more yarn companies are using breed specific wools. I'm proud to offer this one at YG!
 
Other exciting new things:
Four pretty new colors of the Furreal Poms arrived this week... a vibrant bright pink, a pretty lavendar, a moody navy and a medium gray. These join our existing collection of neutrals.
Shop here: Furrel Poms
 
The new color of La Jolla for September also arrived this week. It's a lovely nudge into the fall season.

Pressed Flowers KAL
Choose your project from the Pressed Flowers family of patterns from designer Amy Christoffers! You have the option to pick an accessory like the shawl, hat, socks or cowl or jump in with a garment, like the pullover, cardigan or vest. What unites these patterns is the mosaic stitch pattern featuring a pretty posy motif. 
Ravelry Bundle: Pressed Flowers KAL
 
We will cast on and get started with our projects in person on September 5th.

Mid-Mitten Shop Hop
Join us for the Mid-Mitten Shop Hop Thursday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 6th! There will be a total of seven local yarn shops participating:

Artisan Knitworks, Chelsea
Knotty Fun Yarn, Perry

Spun, Ann Arbor
Sticks & Strings, Lansing
Unwind, Brighton
Yarn Garden, Charlotte
Woven Art, East Lansing

During Shop Hop, bring your passport to each shop to have it stamped. Get your free shop-exclusive pattern, and keep an eye out for shop specials for Shop Hoppers only! Enter to win daily drawings, and if you collect stamps from all seven shops, you can enter into the Grand Prize Drawing - a gift certificate from each shop. Grab a friend, and plan a day or two of yarny fun! Special Shop Hop bags will be available at each home shop when Shop Hop begins. (Your home shop is where you bought your passport.)

There are a limited number of passports, so get yours before they sell out!

Grab your passport here: Mid-Mitten Shop Hop Passport


What's on my needles:
Adventure sock #2 of my scrappy pair has been cast on, which means the first one is done!
 
I made my swatch for the Pressed Flowers Shawl KAL that is starting next week and asked for some help to decide which color I should use for the contrast color. You guys were NO HELP at all, as the poll was almost dead even! ????
 
Pressed Flowers Swatch
 
I knit a lovely hat out of the new yarn from Manos. The hat is called Beanie Lines and it's a quick knit. You can find the pattern in the bundle I created on Ravelry, in the link below. I used the knit as an opportunity to practice my combination/continental knitting technique.
 
Beanie Lines sample hat
 
Have a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend!

Your Head Gardener,
Lindsay Potter


 

Yarn Garden Michigan LLC Return Policy

 

Returns are subject to a record of sale, either by the original customer providing a receipt or the original customer’s account history.

Yarn

Option 1:

90-day return on yarn ONLY for store credit based on current store selling price.   – minus shipping charges when applicable, and - minus a 5% credit card processing fee when applicable. (Yarn must be in original manufactures condition)

Option 2:

30-day return on yarn ONLY for a cash refund based on current store selling price – minus a 20% restock fee and – minus shipping charges when applicable. (Yarn must be in original manufactures condition) Cash returns may be in the form of cash, check, credit card, or PayPal at the owner’s discretion.

No returns

We do not accept returns on trunk shows, limited edition kits, club yarns, or non-yarn related products, such as needles, notions, bags, patterns, digital downloads, gift cards, books, shawl pins, jewelry, tools, etc., or any items sold on sale or at a discounted price.

Yarn purchased more than 90 days prior to the current date.

Yarn that is no longer in original manufactures condition

Yarn that is currently obsolete

Any Item that was special ordered

No returns are accepted without proof or record of purchase. No returns on behalf of someone else.

Any other returns are at the discretion of the owner.

Class or Special Event Fees

If Yarn Garden cancels or reschedules a class or event for any reason a cash refund or store/class credit will be issued (This will be determined on a per customer basis)

If a customer/student/participant cancels or does not show up to a class or event for any reason within 3 days leading up to the scheduled event time; No store/ class credit will be issued. If the cancellation occurs more than 3 days or more prior to the class or event; store/class credit will be issued.

 

For manufacturer defects on needles, please contact:

Skacel

www.skacelknitting.com/addi-warranty

Lykke

www.lykkecrafts.com/return-form/