Knitting and Stitching for Charity
Stashes. We all have one. Even if we don't want to admit it out loud. Check out TheStitchin' Den's featured charity knitting projects.
North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley is looking for knitted and crocheted hats for babies. These hats are for premature and normal newborns especially in Weld county. Thanks to Janet West of Greeley for providing the knitted pattern for these hats. It was posted in our December Newsletter and is now on the Yarn page at www.thestitchinden.com
Warm The World focuses on US children in our foster care system as well as seveal targeted orphanges overseas and at risk adults. You can donate handmade afghans, hats and scarves or your left over yarn (nicely balled).
www.warmtheworld.com
The Estes Valley Knitter's Guild is supporting the Estes Park police and ambulance service. They are in need of blankets to be kept in their emergency vehicals. You can knit or crochet asny worsted weight machine washable yarn into 10 inch by 10 inch squares. thanks to JoAnn Mullen and Liz DeCleene for orgaining and coordinating making these donations into squares.
www.thecenterforfiberarts.com
Susan G. Komen is one of our favorite foundations. They need donations of knitted or crocheted hats and scarves out of machine washable pink yarn. All proceed from the sale of these donations go to fund breast cancer research.
www.komen.org
Hats and scarves for the childen of Nepal began seveal years ago and was brought to The Stitchin' Den by Collette Smith. Collette worked at the shop for several years and has continued to inspire people to created beautiful knitted items.
www.thestitchinden.com
The Stitchin Den in Estes Park CO
What’s NEW at the Stitchin Den?
- New Classes coming soon to Sew Downtown in Greeley
- Expanded Class Offerings at Barnes and Noble at Centerra, Loveland
- Incomparable Buttons
- Needlefelting Kits
- New Staff
- Leather Handles
- New arrivals for spring
- Hiya Hiya Sharp Interchangeable Needles – extra sharp ‘n pointy for those projects that need it.
- Tunisian Crochet Hook Set by Denise Needles.
Stitching and Knitting Gatherings
Sticks & Strings meets the second and fourth Monday at The Stitchin’ Den from 500PM until 700PM. Bring your knitting, crochet, or stitching project and enjoy some social time and delicious food!
Open Knitting – Meet every Wednesday from 200p – 400p at The Stitchin’ Den. A nice, cozy spot to spend an afternoon.
Knitting Margaritas – Meeting the first and third Monday from 500p until 700p at El Mex-Kal on South St. Vrain (Route 7).
Yarn Doctor is in every Tuesday. These sessions are free from 200PM to 400PM. Bring your knitting, crochet or stitching. Need help? The doctor is in and will diagnose and fix your problems.
Yarn Whisperer is in every Friday. These sessions are free from 100PM to 300PM. Bring your knitting, crochet or stitching. Need help? We’ll whisper your problems away.
Our Knitting and Stitching Classes
We continue to offer classes at Barnes and Noble, Loveland, Colorado in the Promanade Shops, at Sew Downtown in Greeley and at the shop in Estes Park. Click on our Class tab to see the current class offerings.
The Stitchin’ Den
Located in a beautiful Rocky Mountain setting.
Visit us soon. We are cool and shady in the summer and peaceful all the time.
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Brown Sheep
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Mountain Colors
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Cascade
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Farmhouse Yarns
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Lonesome Stone Alpaca
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Plymouth
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Knit One, Crochet Too
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Crystal Palace
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Tahki Cotton
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Dye Lot Yarns
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Universal yarns
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Point Protectors
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Stitch Markers
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Clover Wooden Needles
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Susan Bates Metal and Plastic Needles
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Fiber Trend Patterns
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Oat Couture
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Timeless Totes
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Scissors
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Stretcher Bars
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Needles for ribbon, needlepoint and cross stitch
Lots more!!!!
The Staff Stitch of the Month is the Cevron Rib.
This stitch is worked in a repeat of 18 sts plus one knit. So cast on your project in multiples of 18 plus one.
Row 1: (RS) P1, *K1, P2, K2, P2, P1; rep from* to end.
Row 2: *K3, P2, K2, P2, K1, (P2, K2) twice;rep from *to last st, K1.
Row 3: *(P2, K2) twice, P3, K2, P2, K2, P1; rep from * to last st, P1.
Row 4: *K1, P2, K2, P2, K5, P2, K2, P2; rep from * to last st, K1.
Rep these two rows.
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Knitting Margaritas
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Kids Can Create
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Sweater Knit-A-Long
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Needle Nutz Coming soon.
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Yarn Whisperer
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Open Knitting
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Social get togethers
Want to know more?
Check out the Home page for times and dates.
Hand Knitters Master Knitter Program
Susan, Donna, Pam, Deb, and Liz are all starting the Hand Knitters Master Knitter Program sponsored by The National Knitter's Guild.
We are meeting regularly at Kind Coffee in Estes Park to make sure we all stay on track. It is a lot of fun and is helping us fine tune all of our skills.
Interested in forming a stitchin' group?
The Stitchin' Den would like to help. We have several opportunities to meet in the shop. Monday afternoons, Tuesday mornings, Saturday all day or Sundays during the summer.
Join groups already in session at Notchtop every Thursday at 2PM or the 1st and 3rd Monday night with the Knitting Margaretas at Casa Grande
Novice stitchers, experts or stitcher wanna bes are all welcomed. A lot of help and support will be available at each group.
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Stitch Nivh
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In Good Company
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JR Designs
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Shelly Tribbey
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Cooper Oakes
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Sundance
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Other...
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Needles
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Scissors
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Bags
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Floss Cards
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Hoops
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Stretcher Bars
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Lights
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Baskets
