Meet Trillium Yarns' New Associate

Oscar is the newest (and hairiest) addition to the staff at Trillium Yarns. He's a sweet little guy, whose journey started in Tennessee. We don't know much about his first couple of years, but he was eventually rescued by Eleventh Hour and placed at the pet adoption center at the Mount Olive Petsmart, where my daughter and I met him and fell in love.

Having just lost our old girl, Annie, who'd been with us for 14 years, I wasn't ready to give my heart - and everything that goes with it - to another dog, but we couldn't stop thinking about him and his goofy ears. We asked to bring him home for a night to see how he would be with our cats - they thought he might be a little 'enthusiastic' - and he was great.

The next day, he came to work with me so I could see how enthusiastic he'd be around thousands of balls of yarn, and, wouldn't you know it, my friend Kirsten Kapur pulled up at exactly the same time we did. Just the week before, she'd been in the store consoling me over the loss of Annie and advising me not to get another dog right away. We were barely in the door, though, before he won her over.

So he's ours and settling in nicely, except that he tested positive for heartworm at his new dog checkup. He's just begun treatment, which will last for the next 3 months, during which time we have to keep him very still, so I'll be keeping an eye on him at the shop for the next little while. So come on in and say hello!

2013 Garden State Yarn Crawl and Roma Workshop with Kirsten Kapur

By now, I hope you've heard about the 2013 Garden State Yarn Crawl, to be held April 18-21. It starts in less than a week! Go to the website and map out your route.

Trillium Yarns is happy to be participating in the yarn crawl for the first time as Trillium Yarns and in our new location, no less. Come by from 10-6 on Thursday, 10-9 on Friday, and 11-6 on Saturday and Sunday.

So far we have scheduled for your amusement:

The on-going trunk show of original samples from Kirsten Kapur of Through the Loops Designs, including both original Roma shawls. While you're here, check them out and sign up for her Roma Shawl workshop on April 28th. She will also be here that morning for a trunk show and meet-and greet. Here's Roma:

We also have trunk shows from Spud and Chloe and Manos del Uruguay. From Spud and Chloe, we have the gorgeous Seeing Stars Blanket and the lovely Three Brr Bears along with many other of their most popular patterns. From Manos, we have the beautiful Ocaso Shawl and some really  stunning sweaters, including this one. We also have stocked up on all the Spud and Chloe and Manos Lace and Silk Blend you'll need to make any of these patterns.

On Friday, from 11-1 and from Saturday from 2:30 - 4:30, we'll have Yuki Hokari Sim of Nimara and Japarta visiting with a trunk show of her designs, including her newest design, Artemis Japarta. She will talk about her patterns and her fund-raising efforts on behalf of the Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship fund.

We will also have Deborah Castellano, of La Sirene and Le Corbeau with a spinning demonstration and some of her own gorgeous handspun yarns for sale.

In addition to all this, you'll get 20% off all in-stock yarns and books and and additional 5% off if you bring in something warm - a hat, or a scarf (handmade or store-bought) - to donate to Emily's Hats for Hope. Of course, there will also be raffles and door prizes, as usual. Come and join us for some fun in our new space!

Let's have some fun!

20%-40% off all yarns

15% off all books, patterns and accessories

The superb owl above is

the Big Snowy Owl from Purl Bee. Let's make one!

Nimara & Japarta Trunk Show & New Classes!

Nimara and Japarta

Trunk Show

with Yuki Hokari Sim

Saturday, January 26, 1-3pm

Yuki will be here with lots of samples of her beautiful designs and her patterns for sale and tell you about her design process and how Nimara and Japarta came to be.

Come and meet this wonderful designer!

It's not too late to sign up for this class! 
Rowan's Noelle Capelet

Choose your favorite color of Lima and learn how to make this beautiful and versatile capelet, which works like magic on all body types. It's a great pattern for the advanced beginning knitter looking to add to their repertoire of skills:
- top down construction
- working in the round
- shoulder increases
- and for the adventurous, perhaps a little addition of fair isle along the bottom
And, incidentally this would be a wonderful gift for the breastfeeding mother.

This class begins 
Thursday, January 24
11am - 12:30pm
and runs for 3 Thursdays.

Come in, or call and sign up!



 

New Classes!

There are still a few spaces left in our upcoming classes:

Japarta Journey by Nimara & Japarta

Noelle Capelet by Rowan

Tuesdays, January 15, 22, 29 from 1-2:30, it's Nimara and Japarta's top down shawl, Japarta Journey. Take the mystery out of top down shawl construction and learn how to make the shawl your own - if you're a little adventurous.

On Thursdays, January 17, 24, 31 from 11-12:30 and 3-4:30, it's the Noelle Capelet by Rowan in their gorgeous Lima. It's a top-down, in-the-round beauty, with shoulder increases. It's a great next-step project.

For either of these classes, email us at trilliumyarns@verizon.net or call at 973.425.0480 for more information, or come in to sign up.

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

Fiber Meet-up, Trunk Show & Demo
Sunday, December 2, 1-4pm
Fiber Meetup, Trunk Show and Tea with Deborah Castellano of La Sirene et Le Corbeau. She will bring in her own spectacular handspun and hand dyed yarns and roving to ogle, and give drop spindle and wheel demonstrations. Bring your drop spindles, wheels, knitting crocheting - whatever you're up to - and come spend the afternoon hiding out with us.

Black Friday / Small Business Saturday Sale!

20% off all yarns and 15% all books

Lots of new additions to the 40% off basket
and the 50% off books and patterns table!

See you all there!