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February Snowdrums!This will cheer everyone up I hope.The new Spring Yarns are arriving daily, and the colors are so bright and it will make you smile.So we have x amount of inches of snow on the ground, it is time to think spring. That is what I am going with.We have 25 awesome colors of Mission Falls Cotton, and it is time to Knit Knit Knit.The Mirasol Hap'i Yarn that has arrived is "Happy".

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Fall Fashion Show, Yarn Tasting, and Fabric EventOctober 31st is our Yarn Tasting and Fashion show event.For 10 dollars, you can reserve a box of samples of a range of the new fall yarns. Also with the purchase of your box, you will receive 30% off of any of the yarns in the box on That day only. You can pick up your box and shop anytime that day.RSVP’s for the boxes must be made by 5 PM on

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4th of July WeekendWe will be closed Saturday July 4th, but open every other day with our normal hours.Happy 4th of July!! Be safe!!

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May as sprung!Our new classes are starting Today, and I wanted to remind everyone that the 1st knit a long(Felted Rug and Pillows doing Intarsia/Fair Isle ) Starts this Sunday, the 3rd of May. We have some signed up already, so it should be fun. A new thing we are doing this schedule is that if you sign up and so the first knit along, you will get 10% off of your materials for Knit along 2.We

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New shipment of Lambs Pride and April Frequent Buyer Discount.Our new Lambs Pride Shipment , Worsted and Bulky has arrived. We received many colors of both, including some multi's.Our Yarn of the Month for April for frequent buyer card holders is actually Books of the month this time.All Books and pattern books with 2 or more patters in them are 10 % off for the month of April!!!We have all of

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New Noro YarnHas anyone been looking for a great chunky striping spring yarn? We just received Noro Furisode, a Chunky Silk/Cotton/Wool blend for spring. It is the cotton version of Iro. We Received 6 Great colors, and it feels so good. We also got new colors of Silk Garden Sock yarn in. AND.............................We have 2 Addi Turbo Click sets in. The rest have all sold already. These

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SPRING YARN SALE AT LAMBIKINSHi Everyone!We are having our spring sale this Friday, March 13 through Monday March 16.Our hours Friday will be 10-9, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 11-4, Monday 10-7.Friday we are having Freaky Friday specials for those who are Lambikins Card Holders. We will have a buy 12, get the 13th skein free, and also all non sale yarn will be 13% off (ONLY FOR CARD HOLDERS).If you

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What happens when you come late to knitting!!!!!!This is your seat when you are late to class!!!(Poor Joyce)

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NEW SPRING YARN!!!We have some great new yarns that have arrived for spring. Great books that have good supporting patterns too!We have a new yarn made out of Sugar Cane called RUCA Multy. It is a DK weight yarn that has a guage of 22 sts / 4 " on a size 5 needle. It is so soft and has such a pretty luster. We got in every color of Sirdar Baby Bamboo which is also a DK yarn and is soooo soft.

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More New Yarn has arrived!We have more new yarn!YEAH!The Mirasol Collection, Malabrigo, Berroco Suede, and Lopi Have arrived.We are working hard at getting the yarn out, but as some of you know we are selling it from the back as we go too.Our winter classes are filling up so if you are thinking about joining in on one, please give us a call so we can make sure and get you in on a class of your

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Happy Holidays Everyone,All I can say is, GOT YARN? Our first winter shipment has arrived at the store. Rowan Cocoon, Kaffe Fasset's Colorscape Chunky yarn, and new colors of RYC Cashsoft Aran and DK and Chunky.AND, new books for all of these yarns.We have a lot due over the next few weeks. We have a lot of chunky yarns just in and coming, so soft, and very reasonable on price. I am currently

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New Yarn Shipment!New yarn for winter is coming in by the boxes. We have Plymouth Yukon which is a very yummy Bulky yarn, Cascade Fixation, Cherub, Cascade Rustic(wool/linen ) Blend.We have new colors of Classic Elite Alpaca Sox, and new needle shipments have come in.We have more Polar Fleece coming, and some great new sport weight hand dyed yarn from J Knits.New Noro colors have been

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The Zen of KnittingHave you ever considered knitting a form of meditation? Do you deserve 2 hours a week to experience complete knitting joy? This Saturday you are invited to Lambikins knitting lounge to enjoy warm tea, soft music, and relaxing scents while you knit. We will share knitting knowledge with each other (our favorite knitting books, yarns, tips and ideas) and discuss ways to unwind

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New Polar Fleece YarnThis is a picture of a Hoody out of the Polar Fleece that I am knitting for Miss Z.This yarn is so much fun to knit with. It is like knitting with strips of Fabric. I am using a size 13 needle. Can we say "Fast Knitting?"This is just one of the new yarns in the store this month.We have a new needle shipment due in at the end of the week, so if you have been waiting for a

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The Beginning of FallIt has been awhile between post. Sorry about that. We have been crazy busy at the shop, and working on getting all the new patterns, books, and yarn out onto the shelves. It is definitely starting to be fall in the morning. Cool mornings, Coffee, knitting, and a napping baby. What more could I ask for?We have our fashion show/yarn tasting coming up in October, so remember

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Fall Yarns, Patterns, Needles, and BooksNew shipments are coming in by the boxes. Yeah. It is like a kid in a candy shop. I tell you, we have yarn all over the place.We have the new Yarn from Reynolds ( Cricket and Hopscotch) in every color, Many more colors of the popular Cotton Kisses from Plymouth ( Where 1 ball makes a baby sweater and everything from the pattern, yarn, to the buttons is

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Semi Annual Yarn Sale!It is that time of year again, we need to make space for new fall yarn. We will be having a sale Thursday July 31 thru Sunday August 3rd.Thursday will be of Frequent Buyer Card holders only. You must have a card to come in, and we will not be selling cards on Thursday.There will be some extra discounts on Thursday that will now be on Friday thru Sunday.Hours for the sale are

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Sock yarn has arrivedIt is here, the new Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn has arrived. We have 7 colors and they are great!!A new shipment of Mountain Colors Barefoot sock yarn has come to Lambikins as well. We have Multi's and some solids left.We have started the sign-ups for Beth Brown Reinsel's classes in December. She will be teaching Aran's from the Top Down, and Twined knitted mittens. The

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Weekend Hours for June 13 and 14thI wanted to remind everyone that Saturday June 13th we are open with our normal hours of 10-5.On Sunday June 14th we will be closed for Father's Day.The only other Sunday that we will be closed this summer will be July 6, which is 4th of July weekend. We will be open all other Sunday's this summer from 11-4.We have a new shipment of Lantern moon needles in, and

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Holiday Hours at Lambikin's and new Summer Hours!!!!Ok,First we will talk about Memorial Weekend.We will be closed Saturday May 24- Monday May 26th. We will Open Tuesday May 27th with our normal hours of 10-5.Next,NEW SUMMER LAMBIKINS HOURSOur new hours as of June 2 will be as follows:Friday 10-5Saturday 10-5Sunday 11-4Monday 10-7Tuesday 12-5All classes that are scheduled to take place on the

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Maui Yarns have arrived! Do you get a sense of warm winds and ocean breezes? That is because our first shipment of Maui yarns have arrived. We have 9 colorways to start from and the pictures below are just a teaser. This is Tidepool This is Orchid This is Maui SunsetAnd here is a

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Classes starting the week of May 12I am now going to start blogging at the beginning of each week with a list of classes that are starting for that week.This week we have :Intarsia on Tuesday's from 1-3 May 13, 20.Intro into Ravelry Thursday 7-8.Felted Noni Bag Fridays May 16, 23 from 9-11.We have a shipment of Maui yarns coming our way this week as well. Today is the last day for the Classic

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May Sale at LambikinsSome things on sale at Lambikins this week.Creative Impressions in Clay Buttons, Garden Tweed, Premiere, Jo Sharp Desert Cotton Aran, Lambspride wool, Cotton Jeans, Eros, Eyelash, A little sock yarn, Manos, All Ribbon, Interlacements Lace, Frogtree Sport Alpaca, Colinette Isis, Naturwolle, Road to China, Splash, Summer Tweed, Terra, Squiggle, Euroflax Linen. That is just a

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Lambikin’s Economic Stimulus Sale – May 10th - 17th May 1, 2007 We hope you earmark some of your rebate check for yarn! Save up to 60% off selected yarns All books and pattern books: 35% off All single patterns: Buy One, Get One Free Frequent Buyers Card Holders Only: May 10 9 AM – 12 PM Spend under $50: Save an additional 10%

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Show n Tell I have finished a few little cute items for Miss Z and these are actually really cute ideas for baby gifts as well. The first one here is a pacifier clip, from Itty Bitty Nursery. There is a flower(shown here), a frog, and an elephant.This is the baby Einstein coat from Sally Meliville's Knit book.These are quick and easy, and really very cute when done up. The Baby Einstein coat is

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New Noni Patterns The new Noni Patterns have arrived. We are in love with them. One of the bags I can fit in. No Kidding. I LOVE IT!!!!Our new shipment of J Knits Sock yarn and lace weight yarn has arrived too. Not one color is better than the other.We also have our new shipment of Cascade 220 and Fixation in. YEAH! Just in time for felting classes.

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Pictures and New Inventory!BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These are just a few of the new books that have arrived in the store.This is some of our new spring sock yarn. The colors are awesome.Now, as promised awhile ago, here is the new hand dyed Passion. We have 3 color ways as of now with more to come.This is the hand dyed Sol, Yummy!!!This is just a shot of some of the new pretty spring yarns. I

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Yarn boxes are exploding! The spring yarn is coming in much faster than we can get it out on the shelves. All of Malabrigo worsted, Malabrigo Lace, and Chunky have arrived. We have just received sock yarn and lace yarn from JKNITS, and it is AWESOME!! I want one of every color. I will take pictures of it soon, but we have to find the camera first. I think a box of the Malabrigo has ate the

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Yarn, Yarn, and More Yarn. We have worked hard on getting the new yarns out for spring. I think it multiplies in the boxes.The new Malabrigo shipment is working on getting out, and I have to say that I love that yarn.The new Merino and Silk is so Yummy. We have some new lace weight in as well. We have a lot of colors in the new Nashua All Focus Cotton yarn. This is a worsted weight yarn that

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Spring Yarn and Malabrigo!We are busting at the seams with new spring yarn and Malabrigo.Yes, the new shipment of Malabrigo has arrived, and it is crazy. We have new worsted and lace yarn, and now their new yarn Merino and Silk. Yummy. This new yarn is a DK weight.We have so many new cottons and cotton blends in for spring it is crazy. We will be working very hard on getting the new yarn out

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Due do the winter storm, Lambikin's Hideaway is closed today, Friday March 7. Please call tomorrow before coming to the store. We will most likely be closed tomorrow as well. Because of the closures, our Spring Sale will continue through Tuesday, March 11.

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Big Spring Sale!!I know that this is a little late, be we are 1/2 way thru our spring sale, and I have to say, yarn is flying off the shelves. This is a good thing, because the spring yarn is arriving by the boxes and is sitting in the back waiting for a home.With our sale, we are having a yarn of the day that is 25% off. Today the yarn is Naturwolle.Our mix and match table is a big hit this

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Kureyon Sock Yarn and Needles We have received a bag of the Kureyon Sock yarn. It is a gorgeous color of purple, pumpkin, and a few more colors. If we like this yarn, I will order more, but for the time being we have 7 skeins left for people to try.We have new needle shipments that have just arrived from Crystal Palace(our bamboo needles), and from Bryson( our Brittany needles).Some new books

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January in OhioIt is now cold this week, after have a week with 60's. In January, really.We have some new patterns in the shop.Some of the patterns to name are from Chic Knits, Plymouth, Cleckheaton, and Noro patterns.We have a new superwash yarn called Sara. It is a worsted weight yarn and we are all excited to knit with this one.I have a picture of this beautiful sweater knit by one of our

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Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours! I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday, I hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas.On to yarn news.5 Year Anniversary Sale at Lambikins!!!!!!!!!!!!!Starting Wednesday December 26th we will be have a huge Anniversary sale.The Sale will go thru Monday December 31st.Hours will be Wednesday 26th from 7-5 Thursday 27th from 10

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New Shipments galore!This first picture is one of the boxes of the new Noro Iro yarn and the Chunky Silk Garden yarn.We have received many new books, for Debbie Bliss and Noro.This picture is the long awaited reorder of Natural and Black Sol. Yes, you heard me, it is back in. We have received 600 skeins of each.This picture is our new Ranco Sock Yarn. Hand-dyed and lovely. We have four of

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Miss Z come Trick or Treating at Lambikins Here is Miss Z in her first Halloween outfit. She is our own little Lambikin. Miss Z says " Happy Halloween"

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The Hand Dyes have arrivedMore of our exciting new fall yarns have arrived. This first picture is Alpaca Sox, a new sock yarn from Classic Elite. It is made up of Alpaca, Merino Wool, and Nylon. One skein is enough for a pair of socks.This is a picture of the new Misti Alpaca Hand Dyed Chunky Yarn. YUM!!!!And now, here it is, the Jade Sapphire Yarn. The next two pictures are the Cashmere/Silk

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Road to Luxury Hat Class and Lambikin's Yarn TastingThese are the pictures of the sample hat for the Road to Luxury Hat Class. This hat is made from the Road to China Yarn from The Fibre Company. You will get 2 skeins of this yarn, either two of the same color, or if you want stripes, one skein of two different colors.I couldn't pick just two colors, so I had to do three.If you are thinking

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There is no more room!!!!! We are stuffed from floor to ceiling with new fall yarn. The new Dale of Norway shipment has arrived, lots of new colors and a new yarn called Harlequin. This is made up of wool, microfiber, alpaca, cashmere, and viscose.Little Miss Z says"Look at all that yarn, I can't wait until I can knit"She is sporting her little Premiere baby wrap that mommy made for her. A new

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New Delicious Yarn!!!!It has come. Yeah. Two of the most yummy yarns from The Fibre Company.They are................Terra (Merino Wool, Baby Alpaca, and Silk)Road to China ( Baby Alpaca, Silk, Camel, and Cashmere)............................The Road to China yarn is what is used in our Road to Luxury Hat class. It is so soft.Look for a model of the hat sometime next week in the store.

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Fall at Lambikin's So, it is the middle of September already, and we are busy trying to get all the new yummies out onto the shelves.I thought that being closed for a week would get the job done, but I have found out that I am a tad slower these days. We have so many new yarns in it is hard where to find a place to put them.To list a few, we have a new shipment of Cashsoft DK, Aran, and Chunky,

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New Fall Yarn is Coming!!!!The first shipments of the new fall yarn have arrived.The Malabrigo Worsted Weight yarn has come in and is out on the floor. We have gotten in over 30 colors of our favorite yarn. The Chunky and lace weight yarns are due in over the next 2 months.We have some new yarns from Crystal Palace and Louet as well, those are still in the back room, but as you know, nothing has

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SALE AT LAMBIKINS!Lambikins is having our Semi-Annual Sale this week. A lot of the summer yarn is on sale and there is also a buy one get one free deal going on with selected patterns.The Sale is Saturday August 4- Saturday August 11. Normal Store Hours. I am just a day behind on blogging this, but our life right now is upside down. I will also post a few more pictures of Miss Z, but the

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Lambikin's New Little Z!!!Here she is, the long awaited new little Lambikin. Little Z was born last Thursday evening and weighed 8 lbs 1 oz, and was 20" long. She is doing great, and so is the Mama. She is a happy little girl, and can't wait until she comes into the store to greet everyone. Thank you to everyone for the calls and the visits.

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!!!!!Lambikin's is no longer "BLUE"!!!!!! Our face lift is now complete! For those of you who have not been in for awhile, or are somewhere like Hawaii(you know who you are, person in Hawaii), here is the new Lambikin's. No more blue. We are very happy with the new colors.For those of you who have purchased your Frequent Buyer Cards, but have not picked them up yet, they are being held at the

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July Yarn of the MonthFor July, The Yarn of the Month is Eros. All varieties of Eros are 35% off for the month of July.We have some great models made up in the store, So come on in and start an Eros project.Beth Brown-Reinsel Coming to Lambikins!!!!!!!!!!!We have been going to send out an email about this, but I am blogging first. We are very happy and excited to have Beth coming to teach the

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June Yarn of the Month and New Arrivals at Lambikin's We have just received some new books in, and I have them pictured below. The first books is for our crocheters. Crocheted Pursenalities. This is a book of Felted Bag pattens for the crocheters. These two are for the kids. Now that school is out, why not get the kids involved in a new activity. Knitting with Gigi is a great book with 8

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Holiday WeekendOk, So where did May go???? Lambikin's will be closed Saturday May 26 thru Monday May 28. We will be open Tuesday, May 29 with our normal hours of 10-5.I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday weekend. It looks like for the most part it is going to be warm and sunny here in Cincinnati.On to some shop news. We had a new shipment of Lantern Moon bags come in this week, and we

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Is it May Already?Wow, I can't believe that it is May already. First some shop news for May.May is our first month that we are doing the Yarn of the Month.The Yarn of the Month this month is aMaizing. This is 100% corn fiber, and works up 6sts/inch on a size 7. We have some models in the store and some great patterns that will work with the yarn. For the whole month of May, aMaizing is 10% off

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New Pattern Books!We have some new pattern books that have just come in.The first one is the new Bouton d'Or Baby book, shown below. We also received a new order of Book 15 from Bouton d'Or( The pattern book with the Chicken sweater on the front). These books are so cute, and they don't hang around the shop too long.The Last three books are new Dale of Norway books. This is the New Baby book

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New Sock Yarn!!3 New shipments of sock yarn have arrived at Lambikin's. Below is Tiny Toes from Interlacements. Look at these colors, I can't decide which one I love better. Interlacements is new for the shop this spring, and is already flying off the shelves.These are the new colors of Austermann Step Sock yarn. This yarn has Aloe Vera in it, and your hands will thank you for knitting with

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Concrete Update!The new sidewalk is up and can be walked on. So if you are planning to come visit the shop, please use our normal entrance and the new sidewalk. On project news, the Cotton Jeans sweater I am making is done and in the shop as a model. I will post pictures later.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hi everyone. This is just a quick note to our customers that for the next week, please use our back door from the parking lot as Lambikins entrance.Please excuse our mess for the next week, we are putting in a new sidewalk and section in the parking lot. The work is being done today, but we will have to stay off the concrete for a week.Our back door is open,

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New Arrivals!Ok, after somewhat of a long wait, here are the first 6 colors of Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton Yarn. Isn't it beautiful? I know my photo taking skills are not the best, but the colors in person are wonderful. This is a Aran weight yarn, 65%Cotton, 35% Microfibre. It is so soft and wonderful to work with. There are 60 yards/ball.Here we have 2 of the new Spring Magazines.

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New Yarn and Gifts!We have received more spring yarn, this is some of the new shipment of Classic Elite Premiere. This yarn is so nice to work with. The yarn is Cotton and Tencel, and is so soft.This is some of a new shipment of Noro Silk Garden. 5 new colors have come in and are so pretty.This picture is showing off the new Plymouth Encore Colorspun yarn colors. The middle shelf is the one

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New Spring Yarn and Finished Projects! SO I finally have some pictures of our new spring yarns. This picture shows Rowan Cotton Glace and Reynolds Soft Linen.This is a Sweater made out of the Soft Linen. Soft Linen is 53% Flax and 47% Acrylic.This is a little sweater being made out of RYC's Cotton Jeans. This yarn is so nice to work with.Cotton Jeans is 100% cotton yarn.This is a finished

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Spring Classes and Yarn!!We have many spring classes going on here at Lambikin's, and the next two new classes getting ready to start are the Euro Bag and the Easter Mobius Basket. This is a picture of our Euro Bag model. This class is for knitters and crocheters. There are a couple of spots left in this class. The pattern is supplied with class, and the material you use in the Euroflax

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Lambikin's HUGE yarn sale!!!!!!We have kicked off the first day of the sale with great success. I will now reveal some of what is on sale for those who have not been in yet.Just a few of the yarns on sale are Montera, Blizzard, Yukon, assorted Colinette yarns, Splash, Coco, Assorted Art Yarns, and Serenade. This is only a small amount. To find out more, you will have to come and see. Those

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Snow, Ice, and new yarn!Neither rain, snow, sleet, or more snow will keep the UPS man away.This is a new felting book that just arrived from Plymouth. It has many different projects for everyone to enjoy. Here we have the new Opal Rainforest Collection Colors. The Tiger colorway is back, and is very popular here in Cincinnati for our Bengals.The blocking wires have arrived as well, so now some

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Projects in Motion! SO, here is Donna's Chunky Malabrigo, color Azalea. Is it not just gorgeous???Next, this is the Crocheted Linen Euro Bag that Donna will be teaching in March. The demo will be done soon so stop in and take a look at the model.There is also a knitted version of this bag available for those who do not want to try crochet. The new Rowan Spring magazines are in and every

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New NORO has Arrived!!Isn't it gorgeous? New colors of Silk Garden and Kureyon have come to Lambikins. We have over 10 new colors in and one is just better than the other.We are now into February, and you know what that means. Yes, it is Sweetheart Month. Come in and pick out a project to make for your sweetheart. We have some new books and magazines that have nice gifts right down to the silly

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Miss Molly on a Cold Day!OK, Here is Molly, our store greeter in her new sweater. Doesn't she just look thrilled? She has not had her morning coffee yet. And I think that she is a little mad at me for dragging her out of the warm house on a cold morning.In store news we just received a new order of Lantern Moon Straight needles, some new Dale of Norway Books, and a new Silk Knits Book.

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Me Month!!SO Me month(January) is going great here at Lambikins. Pictured below are some of the back issues of magazines that are 25% off. As you can see we still have a good selection left.And here is our lovely book corner. All of these wonderful books are 15% off until the end of January. We have sold quite a few, but there are still some good ones left as you can see.Part of Me Month is

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Malabrigo and January event!The new shipment of Malabrigo has arrived in full. Lots of colors of Malabrigo worsted, and many new colors of the new Malabrigo Chunky.We have gotten over 20 colors of the Chunky, which is $10.95/skein, and has 104 yards. In the worsted weight we received over 30 colors.Now, the next exciting news is...........................January is Me month, so, in honor of me

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Squirrels and Hedgehogs oh My!!Well, Christmas has come to Lambikins, and it has brought some friends.Mr and Mrs Hedgehog, and their pal, Mizz Squirrel.Aren't they cute?

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Lace and Felted Boots!!These are the new felted Snug patterns that we have just gotten in.Donna and I are making them out of Yarnsource's SOL, and lining them with Frog Tree Alpaca.These are going to be so comfy this winter.The new Victorian Lace BookThis Book has some great patterns in it.This is the pattern that I want to make out of our Passion Silk.This is the color that I want to make it

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SOL and Jo Sharp!This it our SOL wall. Look how pretty the colors look on the wall. Sol is available for purchase starting today, and here are its stats one more time. 100% worsted weight wool, 220 yards, $4.50/skein.Jo Sharp Event at LambikinsStarting tomorrow , October 21 at 10 AM The Jo Sharp trunk show will be available for viewing. In honor of Jo, all Jo Sharp yarn and Jo Sharp pattern books

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IT HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We are happy to announce and introduce SOL.This is Yarn Source's 2nd line of yarn.SOL is 100% Wool, 220 yards, and will retail at only $4.50 / skein.So if you have ever wondered what 6000 skeins of wool look like when it arrives, here it is.Wait, there's more..........................And now, the best part, here are the awesome colors.There are 20 colors to start

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Cross Stitch and something very special!The Cross Stitch room is finally open and ready for business. YEAH!!! We have many different designs and fabric and floss choices available. So if you are a stitcher, come on in and check it out.Next, a very brief note to say, something special is on its way. Can you feel it, do you know what it is?? I will reveal more most likely later today.That is all I

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Projects, Yarn, and Knitalongs!!Some pictures of projects being made out of some of the new fall yarn.This is a sock being made from Claudia. There are over 12 colors of this great yarn here in the store for socks. This is a fingering weight washable merino wool.As promised, this is my sweater that I am making out of the Naturwolle. It is a Brioche Stitch pattern and this yarn works great for

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New Yarn At Lambikins!!!We have had some new yarn deliveries this week and here are a few samples for your yarn taste buds.This is Jamieson's Simply Shetland Dk weight wool. Yummy. It is great for those Fair Isle projects or for felting. This is our fall shipment of Muench's Naturwolle yarn. This yarn is a chunky multi colored wool that works great in any type of pattern.This is Twizzle and

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Aloha Sara!!!!Sara, We will miss you! For all who don't know, our good friend Sara is leaving early tomorrow for her new life in Maui. We will miss her , and we wish her well.Sara,Thank you for being our friend.A good help,Molly's friend and playmate,A great neighbor,Part of our lives these past 2 1/2 years.Bon Voyage, I expect to see your picture with a palm tree and the beach very soon.Now,

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New Yarns and Yarn SALE!!!We have had a busy month here at Lambikin's. First we received some of our new fall yarn, then we packed and went to Stitches Midwest, then we went to the Middletown Yarn Market, and now we are back, we are having a HUGE SALE , and more fall yarn is arriving. Yeah, we love our yarn. We have to make room for all the new fall temptations that are arriving daily.First the

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YARN YARN YARN, AND MORE YARN!!Our yarn for the fall season is starting to drift in, and here it is. We can't even get it on the shelves, we are selling it out of the office. This picture is some of the new yarn from Jo Sharp, and from Reynolds. See the lamb, he is exhausted from unpacking it.This is a picture of half of the order that is left to be unpacked. Tons of Lopi and lite Lopi, including

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Is it really July already?We have been so busy here at the store. In May we had Annie Modesitt here to teach and it was so great. Here is a cocoon shrug that one of our customers has made from one of Annie's Patterns. It is absolutely gorgeous!We have had a new shipment of bags come in from Namaste and they are sooooo cool. We have a few Messenger style bags left, a couple Executive bags, and a

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Lantern Moon Circular Needles!!The first shipment is here. We have some Lantern Moon Circular Needles here. We just received our first shipment today.They are in and ready to go and are already flying out of the door. If you would like to be one of the first to have some, give the store a call because they will be gone very quickly.We did more fall ordering today and it is soooo tough. All of

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The end of a week well done!!!Well, we had Annie Modesitt here at the store teaching classes at the beginning of the week and they were AWESOME!!!!!Everyone enjoyed the classes and learned a lot of great information. Thank you to Annie for coming and teaching.This coming weekend is memorial weekend and just a reminder the store will be closed Saturday thru Monday.Also a big thanks to everyone

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Annie Modesitt's Cocoon Shrug ClassYesterday's Cocoon Shrug class was huge hit! Annie did just a great job teaching. We are very happy to have her for another 3 days. The class was full and everyone had a great time. We took photos and hope to have them up for everyone to see soon.

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Books, Yarn. Books, Yarn. So many decisions.Well, I am meeting with reps for fall yarn now and it is so tough to decide. There are many new awesome yarns coming for fall, I simply cannot wait.But.......................We are just into spring and now we have more spring yarn and books coming in by the boxes.Yarns first. New Bubbles colors from Classic Elite, New Schaefer sock yarn(Lola and Anne)

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Party Time!!!Tomorrow night is the Friday Night Rug Challenge Party!!!We will be doing movies, food, and of course knitting.If you are planning to come and join us, please drop us a phone call or email to let us know approximately how many will be joining us. We want to make sure we have enough of everything.We have just had a phone call letting me know that our HUGE button shipment is on its way

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The Big RUG Knitalong!!!This is the announcement for the Great May Rug Knitalong! Since the Olympic knitalong went so well, we are going to do a May, June, July, and August knitalong. The other months will be announced in the newsletter but May is Rug month!!SO, what this means is, come in over the next few weeks to get your materials and to register.The famous Sara rug will be one possible rug,

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Finished Project time!This is the Plymouth felted vase pattern done by a customer. It is so cute. Now I have to make one of these for the store and put our felted spring flowers in it. These make wonderful gifts for the upcoming Easter and Mother's Day Holidays if anyone is trying to think of something new and unique to make.This is Mindy's finished Olympic shawl.Give her a hand folks, it turned

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Malabrigo Yarn!!The New shipment is in!Colors still available are:AmorosoapricotBlackBobby BlueBurgundyCinnabarCol ChinacuarzoDamaskEmerald VivacityForestGarnetHollyHockJacintoJewel BlueLavandaLittle LovelyMelillaNaturalOlivePagodaPollenRich ChocolateSaphire GreenShocking PinkVerde AdrianaWater Green.Our spring yarns are big hits and are flying off the shelves like crazy. New sock yarns, cottons,

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The Olympic Finals are In!!!Thank you to everyone who participated. For those of you who finished on time and were in the judging, Please come in to the store over the next week to claim you Olympic participation award.We have our 3 medalist. They are as follows:Gold: Tonia and her awesome Fair Isle Hat! The hat was knit out of Harrisville Shetland yarn.Silver: Diane and her adorable baby

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Olympic Voting!Congratulations for all of our Olympians!!Those who finished, The Judging has begun on Lambikinshideaway.com. The top three projects will be awarded the medals next weekend, the 11th of March.To those of you who did not finish, we are proud of you for tackling new and adventurous projects. Please come in, and let us photo the works in progress, so that we may post them still on the

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Knitting Olympics Team Lambikins UpdateChristina - 96 square Afghan with 26 colors Book - Handknit HolidaysSara - Fitted Fair Isle Jacket with embroidery - Book - Norsk StrikkedesignBetty - Mitered Square Vest Book - Modular KnitsDonna - Nevada City Windows Slip Stitch Jacket - Book Module MagicKathy - Family Affair ( Cabled Afghan) - Book - Yarn Girls Guide to Beyond the BasicsMindy -

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Knitting Olympics Team Lambikins UpdateChristina - 96 square Afghan with 26 colors Book - Handknit HolidaysSara - Fitted Fair Isle Jacket with embroidery - Book - Norsk StrikkedesignBetty - Mitered Square Vest Book - Modular KnitsDonna - Nevada City Windows Slip Stitch Jacket - Book Module MagicKathy - Family Affair ( Cabled Afghan) - Book - Yarn Girls Guide to Beyond the BasicsMindy -

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The Daily OnLine Orders!!Our online store is now going great! Here is a sample of packages for the day.This is how Sara tried to get a ball out of the store one day. It said "Please take me home, I want to be your Project of the Day!!!"Pictures of Customer ProjectsHere we have Theresa's wonderful Fish Bag.How cute is this???????This would be Joycies Noro Tubu yarn knitted into a rug.Wonderful

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Team Lambikin'sOk lovely people, here is a list of Team Lambikins so far!!Knitting Olympics Team LambikinsChristina - 96 square Afghan with 26 colors Book - Handknit HolidaysSara - Fitted Fair Isle Jacket with embroidery - Book - Norsk StrikkedesignBetty - Mitered Square Vest Book - Modular KnitsDonna - Nevada City Windows Slip Stitch Jacket - Book Module MagicKathy - Family Affair ( Cabled

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512817496860446988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228066.post-1138050179148965272006-01-23T15:54:00.000-05:002006-01-23T16:08:57.093-05:00

Annie Modesitt Teaching at Lambikin’s Hideaway We are happy to announce that in May we have a nationally known knit and crochet designer coming to teach at Lambikin’s Hideaway. Annie Modesitt will be teaching at our store from May 20th to May 23rd. Starting Monday, January 22 we will be taking registrations for her classes. Class size will be limited, which will make signups on a first come first

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512817496860446988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228066.post-1137525694154525472006-01-17T13:52:00.000-05:002006-01-17T14:21:34.200-05:00

Rain Rain Go AwayIt is very rainy, muddy, and wet here.This is a Domino Hat done and finished by Donna. She took the Domino Hat class in fall. This is a fun technique that you can use to make anything you want, from bags to sweaters to hot pads.Sara is sitting at the table at the moment, starting her new project of the day. She is trying hard to win a ufo competition with guild. If nothing else

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Picture ShowOk, A new year has come and I am already behind in blogging.Here are some great projects coming from the store.This is a picture of Passion.Passion is 100% silk and is sold exclusively at Lambikins.The colors are good here, but awesome in person.There are 20 colors all seen here except Ivory, Chocolate, and Ebony.This is a baby sweater made by Kelly,isn't it adorable!! Come into the

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Malabrigo Color Avaliable 12/7/05We now only have 13 colors left, some not full bags. This yarn is sooooo yummy, I want to see pictures from everyone's projects out of the Malabrigo.I started my next sweater out of it and I will post pictures soon. I Promise!!Available Colors: Color NumberStone Chat 173Lime Blue 59Rich Chocolate 161(8 skeins)Buscando Azul 186Black 195 (9 Skeins)Bergamota

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Malabrigo Colors Available 12/5/05Available Colors:Color NumberStone Chat 173Lime Blue 59Col China 1Black 195Bergamota 94Rich Chocolate 161Burgundy 41Forest 145Geranio 44Molly 39Azul Profundo 150Violetas 68Purple Mystery 30Pearl Ten 69Pearl 36Marron Oscuro 181

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MALABRIGO LIST UPDATE for 12/03/05Available Colors:Color NumberLime Blue 59Col China 1Natural 63Black 195Bergamota 94Indigo 88Rich Chocolate 161Burgundy 41Forest 145Geranio 44Molly 39Azul Profundo 150Violetas 68Purple Mystery 30Paris Nights 52Pearl Ten 69Pearl 36Marron Oscuro 181

Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512817496860446988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228066.post-1133556530190325762005-12-02T14:49:00.000-05:002005-12-02T16:01:10.920-05:00

MALABRIGO, MALABRIGO!!!First on the list today is Tiboodoo. This will be a new addition to the shop. We have Tiboodoo childrens sweater kits coming to the store. Our models arrived today, and they are just adorable. Stop on by and check them out. We have 4-6 kits coming of each one, and they will go fast.Ok, ok, so now the biggy: Malabrigo is shipping!It will be here in the next few weeks, and it

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Turkey Week!So, I have missed the months of October and November. This fall is flying by.News on the project front.Brian's sweater is in the home stretch. It is being sewn together. Almost done. Yeah!Our silk is flying out of the store. We are so pleased with how it is doing. It knits up great.I will post some pictures of projects made out of it soon.I am working on christmas projects, and a Fair

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UFO Wannabee's!Ok, since I listed some of the UFO's in the works, I thought I would list some that are not started yet but are wannabee's.1. Baby Cargo Pants2. Fair Isle Skirt3. Baby Sweater4. Sweater out of Opal DK weight self striping yarn5. Lorna's Laces Sport weight socks6. Blizzard sweater7. Esprit Sweater8. Goa Pillows9. Noro Transitions Coat10. Christmas Projects11. Sweater for Molly12.

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This was too great to pass up:Fair Isle besieged in close-knit contestWe have our application in, how about you?

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