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We are going to be starting a Weekly Class beginning the 2nd week in July. This 2 hour class will be on Thursdays and will run for 6 weeks, then take a week off before beginning the next 6 weeks class. There will be 3 class times:

There's not a set project like we have for our other classes. You just bring whatever project you are working on...or have laid aside because you've gotten stuck. Lisa will be teaching this class and will help teach you the best way to do the various parts of your project. You'll learn hands-on from your own project...as well as from the projects that others are making. Lisa has worked at several yarn shops up in Michigan for about 14 years...so she really knows her stuff. You can sign up for a 6 weeks class and then re-sign up for the next 6 weeks class to continue learning if you want. You can continue doing this as long as you want or need to. You'll be amazed at how much you can learn in just a few months of taking this weekly class. The cost will be $50 for the 6 weeks...which comes to about $4/hour.

So come to the shop and sign up for one of the time slots and then bring your knitted project and your basic knitting equipment to class on July 10. If you don't currently have a project to work on, you can pick one the first day of the class. These classes should fill up quickly, so don't delay!

On Tuesday, July 15 Dianne Lutz of Creatively Dyed Yarn will be our guest. She is one of our newest vendors and is coming to spend the day with us. She'll have her wonderful hand-dyed yarn & roving and will be giving 3 classes on hand-dyeing yarn. Times for the classes will be:

Because of the tremendous interest, we've had to add some more spots to these classes and we will only be taking sign-ups through Tuesday, July 1. So if you're interested in taking her class, please come by the shop ASAP to register. Cost is $20 for the 1 hour class and includes all of your supplies. Be sure to wear old clothing and shoes. Even if you're not taking one of Dianne's classes, be sure to stop by and see her yarns that day.

We have several local charities that we help, so this summer I'd like for us to help a charity that is trying to help children overseas. Warm Woolies is a non-profit organization whose volunteers knit warm clothing for poverty-striken children who would otherwise suffer from the cold. Their mission is to provide the very neediest children with wool sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks. In 2008 they are knitting for children living in orphanages in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. Their goal for 2008 is to knit 7,000 pieces of warm wool clothing for these children. Check out their website for the details and free patterns. Then grab some bulky weight yarn (or double worsted weight yarn) and let's start knitting for our summer charity project.

Thank you to those who donated items for one of our charity projects this past month: Kathy, Pat, Sally, Lois & Joan

Classes for Children and Teens...

Special "Learn to Knit" or "Learn to Crochet" classes for children (ages 8-12) and teens will be given this summer for only $25 + supplies. These are 2 hour classes which will be set up on an individual basis. If your children or teens have been wanting to learn one of these crafts, just give us a call and we'll set up a class to teach them.

Coming in August...The Yarn Haven Olympics

The summer Olympics will be from August 8-24 this year. Want to join us for The Yarn Haven Olympics during that time?? What you do is to pick a challenging knitting or crocheting project to work on. You cast on during the opening ceremonies (August 8) and you must finish by the time the Olympic flame goes out (August 24). That's 17 days to complete your project. It's OK to do your swatch prior to August 8. We'll consider it part of your "training".

Following the Olympics, we'll be having our Olympic Showcase. From August 26-29, bring to the shop the finished project that you knitted or crocheted during the Olympics. We'll need to know the specifics on your items...like what yarn you used, what pattern, size, etc. We'll hang everything up with a number and folks can drop by on Saturday, August 30 to vote for their favorites. We'll choose a winner for Best of Show (overall winner) as well as a winner in each of the categories (i.e. socks, sweaters, hats, etc.). Winners will be announced Tuesday, September 2. In order to place your item in our Olympic Showcase, we do ask that you have purchased your yarn from The Yarn Haven. We are requesting this because your items will be so inspirational that our other customers will want to make them too. We'll have a notebook with all the specifics on your project so folks can look up that information if they want. So be thinking of what project you'd like to do for The Yarn Haven Olympics. August 8 will be here before you know it. If you need help thinking of a project, please stop by the shop and we'll try to help you.