Knitting for Our Neighbors in Need
We’re going to start supporting local charities by knitting hats, scarves, and mittens to give away. Every time you bring in a newly hand knit hat, scarf or pair of mittens to give away, Serendipity will add five points to your account. For the rest of February and March we’ll be donating any newly knit items to the Arkansas Valley Mission and the Street Church in Colorado Springs. Watch for future scheduled get-togethers to knit for our and your favorite charities.
Serendipity Is Turning Three! 
Can you believe it’s almost our 3rd birthday? Keep your eyes peeled for special sales and events during our birthday month of April. Because of our good fortune to be three in Chaffee County, we want to celebrate by selling chances to win three fabulous sample sweaters. All proceeds will go to the Chaffee County Mammography Fund and the Alliance Against Domestic Abuse in Salida. Stop in the store and watch the Chaffee County Times for all our special birthday events.
Looking for that one skein or special yarn to finish a project? Look no further than Serendipity. We network with yarn stores all over the country to find what you need. We are also happy to do special orders for you and ship your yarn to your door.
And don’t forget to register for your Wish list
…we keep a registry for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentines Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, any or no occasion at all. Come into the store and sign up. It’s easy to let others know what yarn, books, notions, or gift items are on your wish list.
Valentine’s Day is around the corner.
We have wonderful cards, stuffed animals, Colorado-made toffee and red yarn for Valentine’s Day and beyond.
Have you tried Soak? 
Soak’s gentle formulation is perfect for hand-knits, raw fibers, spinning, even felting. With contemporary fragrances that smell great, and a no-rinse formulation that’s gentle enough for everything from cashmere and wool to cotton and silk, it’s exactly what you have been looking for. Great for washing quilts too- keeps unfinished projects from distorting and fraying.
Scrapbook/Card Supplies are here.
We now carry basic scrapbooking supplies, including papers, cutting tools, adhesives and we would be glad to special order
Can you help…
Teach knitting to a small group of children at the Boys and Girls Club in Buena Vista? We will be gathering at the Avery Parsons Elementary School cafeteria each Monday and Thursday afternoon throughout the month of February from 4-5 p.m. All the supplies are provided and a small project is planned. All we need are some extra pairs of hands to help the children. We are especially in need of extra hands on Thursdays, but would be happy with help on any Monday or Thursday. The dates are February 11,14,18,21,25 and 28. Any combination of those days would be great. If anyone is interested, please call Marilyn Stokes at 395-9398.
Knit Your First Pair of Socks
Feb 17th & 24th, Sunday, 3:00-4:30
Third and Fourth Sunday of every month
Instructor: Mikki Martin
Class Fee: $45 for 2 sessions + 10% off supplies purchased at Serendipity.
Limited to 2 people
Sock of Every Other Month Club (SEOMC)
Our Sock of the Every Month Club kits are still available. It is never too late to join! Mikki designs a new sock every other month. The next sock will feature Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn. For $25, members will receive a kit containing different yarn and pattern every other month.
Learn to Knit!
Feb 3rd & 10th, Sunday, 3:00-4:30
First and Second Sunday of every month
Instructor: Mikki Martin
Class Fee: 2 sessions $45.00 + supplies
Limited to 2 people
Project: Instructor will determine project: scarf, hat or gloves/mittens depending on skill level.
Hand-SewnFelt Rabbits
February 16, Saturday, 1:00-3:00
Instructor: Natalie Moore
Class Fee: $25.00 + supplies
Create a felt rabbit for someone special (yes, that can be you)! Learn how to make a spring rabbit.
Advanced Needle Felting
February 23, Saturday, 1:00-3:00
Instructor: Karin Niedfeldt
Class Fee: $25.00
Learn to needle felt in the “round.” Techniques for making three-dimensional objects using felting needles.
Introduction to Needle Felting
March 1, Saturday, 1:00-3:00
Instructor: Karin Niedfeldt
Class Fee: $25.00
Build a Blanket, Square by Square
March 15, Saturday, 1:00-3:00
Continues Second Saturday of every month
Instructor: Robin Ziperman
Class Fee: $25 per class or $150 for all seven sessions + supplies
Knitting a new technique in a small (up to 12 x 12) square can be much less intimidating than having to knit an entire project. Increase your repertoire every month by learning new patterns, cable designs and color techniques. You can sew all your squares into one blanket or make several to showcase each technique. Each month will feature a different technique.
March: variations on Knits and Purls
April: Lace
May: Cables
June: Knitting with two colors
July: Adding embellishments
August: Intarsia Floral patterns
September: Blocking and putting it all together
Look for these classes in March & April:
- Altered Tag Art
- Paper Bag Journals
PRIVATE KNITTING AND CROCHETING CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO MEET YOUR SCHEDULE. CONTACT SERENDIPITY.
-10% off yarn, needles & patterns purchased for all classes
-Class Fee required for all Reservations
Check out the CMC Never Stop Learning website, http://www.neverstoplearning.com to see and register for CMC classes offered at Serendipity. Upcoming classes include Knitting a Felted Bag, Fair Isle Knitting, Knitting a Magical Moebious, Knitting Cables without Cable Needles.
Treat Your Feet
Whether you knit from the cuff down or the toe up, with five needles or just one, a hand knit sock is a foots best friend. Serendipity carries a large selection of books devoted to socks, Sock Wizard software for Mac and PC to help you design your own, and a 
beginning sock kit with everything you’ll need. Your feet will definitely appreciate the wide variety of sock yarn on the shelves…Lorna’s Laces, Wildfoote, Lifestyle, Tofutsie, Regia, Online Super Socke, Colinette Jitterbug, Fortissima Colori, Austermann Step (with aloe vera and jojoba oil), Lang Jawoll, Claudia Hand Paint, Reynolds Soft Sea Wool, Cascade Fixation, and the new Noro Kureyon. How can you choose just one?
And don’t forget the Sock of the Every Other Month Club. It is never too late to join! Mikki creates a new sock every other month. For $25, members will receive a kit containing different yarn and pattern every other month. Right now, it’s Bri’s Birthday socks, a worsted weight foot sweater of fun in bright colors from Cascade and Brown Sheep. Sign up at the store or call.
PO BOX 5120
Buena Vista, CO 81211
(719) 395-3110
Store Hours:
Mon-Sat 10-5
Sunday 12-5
www.serendipityyarn.com
Speaking of socks, we have a fantastic new selection of Noro Kureyon Sock yarn. Dyed in the 12 most popular colorways of worsted Kureyon, Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn delivers everything you expect from Noro...gorgeous colors, and that fabulous self-striping. With the addition of nylon, this sock yarn is nice and durable. Available in 12 colors, you won’t be able to choose just one...so go ahead and indulge! Pssst…..We hear the next Sock of the Every Other Month Club is being knit right now out of Kureyon!
CONTENT: 70% wool, 30% nylon
WEIGHT: 100 grams
LENGTH: 462 yards
GAUGE: Fingering: 6-8 stitches to the inch NEEDLE SIZE: US Size 1 to 3
Creative Felting, Lizzi Houghton
Crafters are embracing felting as one of the most exciting and versatile techniques around—and textile artist Lizzie Houghton offers 30 stunning projects that truly stand out from the crowd. Her thorough, fully-illustrated tutorial in the basics will open the craft up to anyone: it includes everything from laying out the fabric and network felting to three-dimensional forms. The scarves, wraps, pillows, throws, and other felted designs all feature nature-inspired shades, from the fiery hues of chili and poppy and rust to the earthy tones of fern and moss.
Itty Bitty Nursery, Susan Anderson
A feast of gorgeous projects, shown on gorgeous kids in gorgeous photos. At sleep, at play, in the nursery, and on the go, adorable babies need adorable knits. And here are 40 gloriously unique projects that manage to be utterly charming, fabulous, and usable all at the same time. Baby sets and toys; stroller blankets, jackets, and mittens; and a pure and sweet layette are just the tip of the knitting frenzy that is Itty-Bitty Nursery. Picture cute garden mice on an amazing mobile and a knitted clothesline of miniature knitwear adorning the nursery. With precisely illustrated instructions, there's something here for every level of knitter, from the greenest beginner to the most experienced craftsperson.
Lucy Neatby Knitting Socks Techniques 2 DVD
Here are skills, techniques and tips to empower passionate sock knitters. It contains knitter's-eye-view shots, accompanied by Lucy's lucid commentary on how to achieve the technique, why you might wish to use it, and what exactly is going on. To begin your top-down socks: the Channel Island and tubular cast-on methods or the sideways garter stitch cuff. For toe-up socks: the Bosnian square toe, garter and stocking stitch short-row toes. Step-by-step coverage of inserted heels and how to improve their fit, including the Turkish and Lucy's cozy, strong Garter Stitch Short-Row Heel and much much more!
Lucy Neatby Double Knitting Delight DVD
Double knitting is double the pleasure! For the adventurous knitter, this exciting area of knitting can become a passion. Double-knitting is easily explained in this visual format. Follow along with Lucy as she reveals the joys of double knitting. Professional filming and production achieve a knitters-eye-view of unrivalled clarity, coupled with Lucy's unique teaching style. Each technique is accompanied by her informal commentary, in which she describes how to perform each step in detail and why you might wish to use it. Topics include cast-ons, bind-offs, shapings, color patterning, tubes on straight needles, circles within circles, transforming a single fabric to double (and back again), quilting, and a fascinating pocket.
Knitspeak, an A-Z Guide, Andrea Berman
Like a 24-hour help hotline, Knitspeak demystifies pattern language for knitters and gives them confidence to take on new projects. Designed for quick reference and sized to fit in every knitting bag. Knitspeak, a knitter’s dictionary, disentangles the mysteries of pattern language and translates it into plain English, helping knitters to easily transition from confused to confident. Andrea Berman Price’s essential guide—written in a friendly, reassuring tone and formatted for quick reference—begins with an overview of how knitting patterns are organized. It then offers a comprehensive alphabetical listing of all the abbreviations, words, phrases, and symbols typically encountered in patterns. Knitspeak’s many easy-to-understand drawings clarify basic and not-so-basic needle techniques, and a series of sidebars deals with issues ranging from keeping track of simultaneous shaping to substituting yarns and reading a yarn label. The book’s appendix is filled with valuable tips, charts, and worksheets.
Indigo Knits: The Quintessential Guide to Denim Yarn from the Founders of Artwork, Jane Gottelier
Indigo is one of the world’s most unusual and breathtaking dyes, and it has fascinated and frustrated artisans since its discovery. No two batches are quite alike, and on top of that, it fades, just like your favorite pair of jeans. Yet this unpredictability is what makes indigo dye unique and beautiful, and now knitters and crocheters are discovering the exciting design possibilities of working with indigo yarn. Organized according to various locales in Cornwall, England–from the fishing hub of Newlyn to the bustling town of Penzance–Indigo Knits offers more than 25 original patterns that capture the brilliant hues and equally colorful history of Cornwall. Whether it’s a Cornish Knit Frock, a Pirate-Striped Guernsey, or an Artist’s Waistcoat, there are denim designs for everyone. There’s also a section on washing, fading, distressing, and producing unique finishes on indigo knits, so that you can truly get to know this mercurial yarn.
Classic Knits at Home, Erika Knight
Fashion trends may come and go, but true beauty never goes out of style. In Classic Knits at Home, Erika Knight turns her skilled eye to adding sumptuous texture and elegant color to the home with a collection of 15 knitted basics for every room.
Cover Up with Nicky Epstein: Knitted Afghans from her Personal Collection
Now you can have many of Nicky Epstein’s beautifully designed afghans in one collection. Lovely photographs and afghan designs that will be heirloom pieces for generations to come.
Simply Shetland Book 4
21 new designs for men and women from Jamieson's Shetland wools and Simply Shetland's new luxury Shetland blends. Photographed in the coastal town of Tomales Bay, California.
Warm Fuzzies, Betz White
Warm Fuzzies is filled with techniques, tips and patterns for creating over 30 cute and colorful felted items made from cast-away sweaters, including cozy pillows and throws as well as comfortable hats, scarves, pincushions and handbags. There's something to make for everybody in this book, including four-legged friends.
The best thing about these projects is how easy they are to make...and there's no knitting involved! Simply throw old wool sweaters into the wash to make fabulous felted material, then cut the pieces apart and use them to make felted goodies. Start with the sweet Cupcake Pincushion--they're so easy, and so very cute!
Twelve Months of Knitting, Joanne Yordanou
Knit your way through the four seasons with 36 inspired clothing, tableware, bedding, and accessory projects that aren’t justwinter-worthy.
Whether you’re just learning to knit and purl your first basic winter cap or are interested in perfecting an advanced skill like intarsia or lace, you’ll find tips and techniques throughout that will hone your current level and help push you to the next one. A handy planner is included to help you figure out when to begin a season-specific project (so you’ll know how many days you’ll need to finish in time). Each month of the year offers three projects–one for beginners, another for intermediates, and a third for the experienced–all in a range of sizes.
While thoroughly detailed in its instructions and illustrations, Twelve Months of Knitting challenges old and new knitters alike to embrace knitting as a pastime without seasonal boundaries.
Teaching Yourself Visually: Knitting Design, Sharon Turner
There are lots of stylish knitting patterns out there, but sometimes you want to do your own thing. Maybe you've found a yarn that would make a beautiful hat, and all you need are basic directions for shaping. Or maybe you've had your eye on a cute sweater in a store window and know that you can make a better version yourself—if you could only figure out the measurements. This handy guide demystifies all that knitting math and shows you how to knit custom-fitted, one-of-a-kind fashions that express your style. Master patterns for hats, sweaters, scarves, shawls, bags, mittens, vests, and socks lay out the basic construction for each item in a range of sizes; you choose the yarn and decide which modifications and customizations you want to make.
KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting's New Wave, Sabrina Gschwandtner
All over North America and Europe, a brand-new generation has taken up knitting—and is transforming the venerable needlecraft by blurring the boundary between craft and art. In Copenhagen, Denmark, Isabel Berglund hand-knit an entire room. In New England, Dave Cole constructed an enormous “knitting machine” (he used excavators and utility poles) that knit an 800-stitch, 35-by-20-foot American flag. But the projects aren’t all of a monumental scale. In Los Angeles, Bridget Marrin knits little dollhouses—complete with lawns, shrubbery, and smoke-filled chimneys, all made of yarn. Using surgical wire, Indiana-based knitter Althea Merback hand-knits sweaters smaller than a dime.
Five years ago, Sabrina Gschwandtner founded a ’zine to tackle the blurry edge between craft and fine art. Now, her book KnitKnit brings together profiles of 27 of the most talented artist-crafters knitting today. But KnitKnit does more than just document their ingenious creations. Each of the profiled knitters has contributed a project—a sweatshirt kimono, a mohair and metal belt, a pair of high-heeled boots, a geodesic-patterned cap, even a teddy bear knit from fiberglass insulation—meant to inspire you to find and follow your own creative path.
