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March 4th, 2010, posted in Uncategorized
Have you heard about the February Lady sweater? It’s one of the most popular patterns out there right now. Designed by Pamela Wynne, it is a take-off of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s original sweater designs. It is an easy sweater to fit. Its simplicity allows for your own personal design changes, and you can knit it in just about any worsted weight yarn.
Anne knit this one in Malabrigio Tonos. Amanda is busy knitting it in Hemp for Knitting. We are setting aside a 3 hour block of time in the shop each Monday, March 23 through May 3rd, for working on it together. So come when it works for you, or join us here or on our Ravelry group with questions and comments.
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March 4th, 2010, posted in event
The Closing Ceremonies are over, and that means it’s time to wrap up our Knitting Olympic Challenge. Twenty Olympians completed the challenge. Great job, everybody. Our winners, as decided by a drawing:

Gold Medalist: Carmen D.

Silver Medalist: Gina D.

Bronze Medalist: Michel B.
For a slideshow of all our Olympic projects, visit our Picasa album. Thanks to everyone who participated. See you again in 2012!
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February 10th, 2010, posted in Uncategorized

Just click the above image and when the larger image appears right click and save it to your desktop or set as wallpaper. If you’d like to download a smaller size click here.
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February 5th, 2010, posted in Freebies
Our coffee cuff project is on the front of the farm section in today’s Forum. Check it out! You pick up a copy of the pattern at the store, or download it here.
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January 30th, 2010, posted in event
If you have ever dreamed of being an Olympian, the 2010 Knitting Olympic Challenge is your chance to make your dreams come true.
Rules:
- Cast on your project during or after the Opening Ceremonies, on February 12. You may swatch before that, if you need to.
- Complete your project by the end of the Closing Ceremonies, on February 28. This includes weaving in ends. You can block your project after the competition is over.
- The project you choose must be a challenge for you to complete. It can be a project with a technique you’ve never done before (cables, entrelac) or a larger project that requires a lot of knitting (sweater, afghan). This is your chance to do more than you thought you could do.
- Bring your completed project into the store by 5 pm on March 3 to be eligible for prizes. We will take a picture of your project to be posted on our website.
All completed projects will be entered into a drawing for prizes.
Gold—$50 gift certificate
Silver—$30 gift certificate
Bronze—$15 gift certificate
Purchase your project materials at Prairie Yarns before February 14 and receive a 15% discount on yarn. The discount applies only to your Olympics project. Good luck, have fun, and go for the gold!
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January 16th, 2010, posted in Freebies, Wallpaper

It’s a little late, sorry about that, but we hope you enjoy our January wallpaper. Just click the above image and when the larger image appears right click and save it to your desktop or set as wallpaper. If you’d like to download a smaller size click here.
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December 8th, 2009, posted in Freebies, Wallpaper

It’s a little late, sorry about that, but we hope you enjoy our December wallpaper. Just click the above image and when the larger image appears right click and save it to your desktop or set as wallpaper. If you’d like to download a smaller size click here.
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November 2nd, 2009, posted in Freebies, Wallpaper

Please enjoy our November desktop wallpaper. Just click the above image and when the larger image appears right click and save it to your desktop or set as wallpaper. If you’d like to download a smaller size click here.
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October 4th, 2009, posted in Freebies, Wallpaper

Feel free to download our October Wallpaper for your computer. Just click the above image and when the larger image appears right click and save it to your desktop or set as wallpaper. If you’d like to download a smaller size click here.