Out & About

Close-Knit Friends at Knitique

Paige, Shirley and Bonnie

Caught on camera Wednesday at Knitique were close-knit friends Paige, Shirley and Bonnie out Shop Hopping!

According to the Stockinette ladies they were doing their own sort of Shop Hop at Rumpelstiltskin, Babetta's Yarn & Gifts, and Knitique.

Paige and Bonnie recently recruited their friend Shirley to the Guild. Welcome Shirley!

Also Out & About

Another group of Stockinettes, Lorna, Sheila, Michele and Daniella spent a beautiful day up at Donner Lake on Wednesday at an event sponsored by Kelly of Lake Tahoe Yarn Company. The event featured Diane Soucy of Knitting Pure & Simple.

Daniella said "it was so nice sitting under the trees knitting". She really enjoyed meeting Diane and says she "is so down to earth". She loved that there were samples from Knitting Pure & Simple to admire and try on.

Daniella also reported that the ladies saw another Stockinette member Lisa from Folsom there, too. They all had a great time and look forward to next year's event.

Close-Knit friendships are just one of the fabulous benefits of being a Camellia Stockinette!

Sac-Sierra Shop Hop Time!

It's Shop Hop Time!

Mark your calenders, it's "Shop Hop" time.

June 3 - 6 marks the annual Sac-Sierra Shop Hop. This year there are 15 Yarn Shops participating. Many of the shops are advertisers and supporters of the Camellia City Stockinettes. This year's Grand Prize is $750.00 in prizes and certificates. Wow...surely any knitter would love to win that!

To begin your Shop Hop, visit any participating shop and pick up your official Shop Hop Passport. Get your Passport stamped at each store you visit. You must visit all 15 shops and have your passport stamped at each shop to be eligible for the Grand Prize.

So grab your fiber friends and shop 'till ya drop!

Sac-Sierra Shop Hop Stores

Auburn Needleworks, Auburn

Babetta's Yarn & Gifts, Fair Oaks

Fibers, Grass Valley

Fig Tree Alley Fiber Arts, Sacramento

Filati Fine Yarn, Rocklin

Knit-Witz Boutique, Stockton

Knitique, Elk Grove

Lake Tahoe Yarn Co., Truckee

Lofty Lou's, Placerville,

Meadow Farms Studio, Nevada City

Reynold's Knittin' Pretty Yarn Shop, Woodland

Rumpelstiltskin, Sacramento

Sierra Knitting Co, Cameron Park

The Urban Sheep, Modesto

The Yarn Shoppe, Elk Grove

Shelby's Place is moving!

Shelby's Place

Gina the owner of Shelby's Place is pleased to announce she is moving to a larger location.

The current location is now closed while Gina and her Mom move all that yarn and books to their new location just around the corner. Gina says "the new location is easier to find and is double the size of the old location". They even have new and expanded hours now.

Shelby's Place re-opens on Monday February 8, 2010.

New Store Hours:

Mon - Fri 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Sat & Sun 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

New Address:

1020 Del Paseo Rd, Suite 130

Sacramento, CA 95834

(916) 285-8694

Needle Felting 101!

Workshop Leaders Cindi & Beth

"Welcome to Needle Felting 101"!

Do you know how to needle felt? Well, many Stockinettes do now thanks to our January Tuesday Night Program on needle felting.

The Needle Felting program began with a wonderful introduction to needle felting by Beth Callahan. Beth explained to us how felt is made and how the needle felting process works using the special barbed needles for needle felting. She also warned us "stick the wool...not your fingers"!

Let's do some needle felting!

New Member Cheryl

New member Cheryl had never tried needle felting before. This was also her first Stockinette workshop since she was recently recruited by fellow knitter Sachiko to join our guild. Here is what Cheryl had to say about the needle felting program:

"I really had a good time at that class. I loved how everyone would take little breaks to walk around & see what everyone else was doing. There was just so much good juju and creative energy flowing!!"

Some Stockinettes have Needle Felted Before!

Deborah loves to felt!

There were many Stockinettes present who were already proficient at needle felting. It was wonderful having a classroom full of both "newbies" and experienced needle felters to make for a fun interactive workshop.

Deborah F. loves to felt. She brought examples to the workshop of her felted garden fairy and her cute little dog felted with actual hairs from her dog! How about that?

Hey...she's done this before!

Aren't these mittens adorable! Sheila I. is needle felting a darling floral design on purchased mittens. Now that is a clever idea! Sandi B. also felted a holly design on a ready made hat that she brought to class. What clever ladies and what great ideas for gift giving!

Bobbie with all the right tools!

The needle felting workshop was such a fun workshop and a great way to start off the year of workshops for the Stockinettes! Thank you to the Stockinettes for providing the wool roving and patterns at the workshop.

Thank you to Beth and Cindi for another inspiring program where we are able to learn a new skill or improve one we already know. Your leadership is greatly appreciated!

Cindi's "Little Mermaid"

If you missed out on this fabulous workshop we hope you will give needle felting a try! It is a wonderful way to add some "pizazz" to your knits!

Where can you find Needle Felting Supplies?

Roving Supplies at Rumpelstiltskin's

Where can you find needle felting supplies? Well, I am glad you asked. You can find wonderful wool roving and needle felting supplies at these Stockinette advertisers/supporters:

Auburn Needleworks,
Babetta's Yarn & Cafe
and Rumpelstiltskins

Shop Hop 2009

Shop Hoppers Catherine & Pat say...

"Shop 'till ya drop!"

Shop Hop 2009 was a big hit for the Stockinette Shop Hoppers and Yarn Store Owners alike. According to Shop Hop organizer Kathy Morrow, there were 43 entrees in this year's Shop Hop drawing.

The Shop Hop end date coincided with the Retreat dates so many Retreat attendees hit the Truckee and Lake Tahoe Shops during the Retreat.

Here is a recap of Shop Hop 2009:

Doris, Mary, Lauren (shop owner) Susan & Jude

Shopping at The Knitting Nest

Many Stockinettes made the scenic drive and visited Lauren Wayne's darling boutique shop The Knitting Nest at the top of the mountain in Stateline NV during the Retreat. Everyone was "wowed" by Lauren's creative displays and her shop's unique yarn selections.

Cozy Winter Hat

Designed & Modeled by

Lauren Wayne, owner of The Knitting Nest

Free hat patterns were given out to the Stockinettes at every shop during Shop Hop 2009. What a great idea! Many Shop Owners offered specials to the Stockinette shoppers, too. A big thank you to all the wonderful Shop Owners for making the Shop Hop such a fun shopping event!

Shopping is always more fun with your family & friends!

(Sisters Karen & Linda, Daniella & Mom and Lea)

Many Stockinette shoppers found some fabulous yarn selections at The Wool Tree in South Lake Tahoe during the Retreat.

Shopper Karen E. said fellow shopper Lea did a "happy dance" at The Wool Treee when she spotted some Trendsetter yarn she had been searching for! Yes, the Stockinette Shoppers know how to shop and have a good time!

And the Winners Are....

Close Knit Friends Jude & Doris

Drum roll please...the Grand Prize Shop Hop Award goes to Doris!

Doris K.'s name was drawn as the Grand Prize winner for Shop Hop 2009. Doris and her best knitting buddy Jude made a deal that if either of them won in the Shop Hop, they would share their winnings. Well, their shopping efforts paid off for visiting all of the 13 shops in the Shop Hop. Congratulations Doris, and of course, Jude, too!

Other Shop Hop Winners Are:

Wilma K.

Phyllis A.


Linda G. & Jo M.


Diana C.

Congratulations to all the winners and to all the Stockinettes for getting out and supporting our wonderful supporters and advertisers, our Local Yarn Shops.

Please continue to visit and always shop first at your LYS.

Kathy Morrow
Shop Hop 2009 Organizer

Thank you to Kathy Morrow for a great Shop Hop 2009!

And remember...it's okay to shop 'till ya drop!

Shop Hop 2009!

Shop Hop 2009

Are you Shop Hopping? The 2009 Shop Hop is on. Here are the details!

The Camellia City Stockinettes Shop Hop 2009 is already in progress.

This fun shopping event was organized by our very own Kathy Morrow. All 13 of our advertising supporter stores are participating. Kathy has dubbed it as "A Shop Hop Anyone Can Win!"

So how does it work? Well, you visit all or as many of the participating stores that you can and get your Shop Hop form stamped at each store you visit. Then you submit your form by the deadline at 3:00PM on October 17, 2009 and keep your fingers crossed for the big prize drawings.

To make it fun for all...Kathy has organized three ways to win. If you visit 1 to 11 shops you are entered into a prize drawing. If you visit 12 shops you are entered into a prize drawing. If you visit all 13 shops you will be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing.

Please remember to shop and support your local yarn shops. As an added bonus each yarn shop is giving a "free" hat pattern to you when you get your form stamped. Many of our advertiser supporters also give a 10% discount to Camellia City Stockinettes, too!

Participating Shop Hop Stores

Auburn Needleworks, Babetta's Yarn Cafe, Knitique, Lake Tahoe Yarn Co., Lisa Souza Knitwear and Dyeworks, Lofty Lou's, Mostly Natural, Rumpelstiltskins, Shelby's Place, Swatches, The Knitting Nest, The Wool Tree and The Yarn Shoppe.

So get out and ...shop 'till you drop!

Yarn Shop Hop 2009!

Yarn Shop Hop 2009!

(Adorable Afghan Square by Stockinette, Kimberly!)

Attention all knitters... Yarn Shop Hop 2009 is here! There are 15 fabulous yarn stores participating this year and five shopping days to shop. Here are the details:

The 2009 Yarn Shop Hop starts on Wednesday June 3rd and runs through Sunday June 7, 2009.

Pick up your Yarn Shop Hop Passport at the first yarn shop you visit. Get your Passport stamped at every yarn shop you visit. Turn in your Passport at the last yarn shop you visit to be entered into the Yarn Shop Hop Drawing. If you visit all 15 Yarn Shops you are entered into the Grand Prize Drawing worth $750.00!

Be sure to turn in your Passport even if it's incomplete. There is another drawing for those shoppers that made the valiant effort to get out and shop as many stores as they could!

As an added bonus...each yarn shop will be having it's own Shop Hop specials and prizes. Some shops are even having canned food drives. Check with the stores for details.

Cascade 220 Yarn

All knitters love Cascade 220 yarn! This year each yarn shop is offering a special one skein purchase of Cascade 220 yarn for a special price $4.65!

Free Square Afghan Patterns

(Heart afghan square by Kimberly)

With your special Cascade 220 yarn purchase, you will also receive a free 12" square afghan pattern. Buy a skein at each shop and collect all 15 square patterns to make the 2009 Shop Hop Afghan. What a fun idea!

Kimberly's Sampler Afghan

Check out this gorgeous completed Sampler Afghan by our very own Stockinette, Kimberly. Kimberly used square patterns from the various Great American Afghan books. Kimberly said her afghan project "was really fun". She used Cascade 220 Superwash and said "knitting with the yarn was a dream!"

Kimberly knit on average 3 to 4 squares a month for her afghan. According to Kimberly, it would be easy to knit 1 or 2 squares a month with the Shop Hop's free patterns. She says "it really gives you a sense of accomplishment to finish a few squares rather than think about an entire afghan". She also says "don't worry about the seaming"....it 's not that difficult." She says "sit down at a table and just do it!"

Great job Kimberly! Ravelry members can check out her project details on her projects page on Ravelry.

Here are the participating Yarn Shops in the Valley and Sierra's:

Auburn Needleworks, Babetta's Yarn & Gifts, Fibers, Filati Fine Yarns,

Knitique, Knit-Witz Yarn Boutique, Lake Tahoe Yarn Company, Lofty Lou's, Meadow Farm, Reynold's Knittin' Pretty Yarn Shop, Rumpelstiltskin, Sierra Knitting Co., The Knitting Room, The Urban Sheep and The Yarn Shop.

Let's all get out this week and "shop 'till we drop"!