After Thanksgiving Special
20% off all Red and Green yarns

We offer layaways-  Perfect for making sure the sweater yarn is there when you need it!  Layaway payments are due every 30 days until the balance is paid in full and must be finalized within 90 days of first deposit.

Save on utility bills!  Knit a wool sweater or some cozy wool socks and keep your thermostat set lower this winter.

NEW Projects Gallery coming soon- The projects Gallery will be a place to get new inspiration, share tips, and see what others in your community are doing! Coming Soon!

Parade of Lights
Sat, Dec. 1, 6:00 p.m. We will meet at Serendipity at 5:30 p.m..

Join us in the Parade of Lights and receive a FREE pair of lighted knitting needles and a FREE skein of yarn.

We will meet at Serendipity 20 minutes before the parade begins. Bring a blanket and dress warmly. We will be riding on a trailer and sit on bails of straw (courtesy of Martin Feed). There will be refreshments at Serendipity before & after the parade.

Buena Vista Chocolate Walk!
--December 1
Come by Serendipity December 1 for a chance to win a gift certificate in our BV Chocolate Walk with a taste of Dark Chocolate Caramel Truffles from the Temptations Chocolate store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Patti Blakeman Book Signing 
--December 1 from 1-4pm
Promoting: The Big Girls Book of Divine Wisdom

Christmas Open House
--December 16
Let us be your personal shopper. Come by early to create your own wish list.

Store Holiday Hours
Monday-Saturday -- 10am-5pm
Christmas Eve -- 10am-2pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Begin to Knit Socks
Nov 18 & December 2 from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2nd & 3rd Sun of every month

Want to make your own unique socks?  We will provide monthly beginning sock classes.  These will be held the 2nd & 3rd Sun of every month. 

Class fee is $45 for 2 sessions + 10% off supplies purchased at Serendipity. 
You will learn how to knit a pair of socks with one 40 in circular needle.  This technique is is great for anything knitted in the round.

Learn the Basics of Needle Felting
Two-hour workshop on December 2. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Needle (or punch) felting is a process originally developed for making industrial felt. Modern day fiber artists have adopted the felt needle as a tool for creating dry felt and for use in conjunction with wet felting techniques.
By using the needle individually, or in small clusters, felt artists can create controlled designs and three-dimensional shapes that are difficult to achieve using traditional wet felt making techniques alone. Learn a fresh new craft by creating and embellishing wool fashions and accessories.  It is easy and remarkably fun.  
We will cover the techniques of felting a knitted or wool fabric item, then embellishing with yarns, roving and novelty fibers.  You will also learn the basics of felting a three-dimensional figure. 
Class fee is $25. 

Sock of Every Other Month Club (SEOMC)
We have our new Sock of the Every Month Club kits are on their way! and still available. It is not too late to join! Mikki has created a fun, ribbed sock out of some beautiful Lorna's Laces Shepherds Sport. She is already working on January's sock.
- For $25 members will receive a kit containing different yarn and pattern every other month.
(Call for details and pricing)

In this class you will be knitting a pullover, long sleeve sweater from the neck down using circular needles. It is an uncomplicated, versatile design that you will be able
to personalize as you choose.
Note: The pace and layout of the class require a significant amount of knitting between classes, which
you can adjust considerably by the pattern you choose.

Begin to Knit!
Jan. 6 and Jan. 13
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. the 1st & 2nd Sundays of every month

Need to learn or just a refresher course?  We will be providing monthly beginning classes.  Come & learn to knit with us from 3 p.m. -4:30 p.m., the 1st & 2nd Sundays of every month. 

Class size is limited to 3 so call to reserve a place. 

Class fee is $45 for 2 sessions + 10% off supplies purchased at Serendipity. 
You will learn how to cast on, the knit stitch, purl stitch, and binding off.

Watch for upcoming classes in 2008
-Socks
-Entrelac
-Knit a Sweater
-Mittens
-Hats
-More to Come!

Arctic Lace Forum
Any and all knitters/lace addicts who've discovered
Donna Druchunas' Arctic Lace, Knitting Projects and Stories. Inspired by Alaska's Native Knitters.
http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/ArcticLaceKnitalong

Spring Shawl Surprise group
A knitalong starting January 1st 2008. This is a knitalong for those of you who love lace knitting and like to be challenged! The very lacy pattern uses more than 10 different kind of stitches and has parts with pattern on both wrong and right side rows. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/springshawlsurprice

When thinking of knitting and crocheting, one doesn't often associate it with social networking Web sites. Despite being a solitary activity, knitting is also a social event and a chance for people to get together and share tips, projects, and chatter--also known as the stitch and bitch. Ravelry is a new site for knitters and crocheters that's taking that online, and adding an interesting Web spin with project management, and the creation of a massive directory of user shared patterns. The end result is a social network that doubles as a place to find new projects and talk to others who have done them. If you haven't signed up yet, you don't know what you are missing! www.Ravelry.com

After Thanksgiving Special
20% off all Red and Green Yarns

Buy one Get one Free Karabella Sale!
On all Aurora 8, Aurora 4, Aurora Bulky, Margritte & Margritte Bulky for a limited time only.

Store Hours:
Mon-Sat 10-5
Sunday 12-5
www.serendipityyarn.com

A Little Bit of Gratitude For Living in Buena Vista, Colorado
Copied from the South Main newsletter

- Average of 322 days of sunshine per year
-Clean air, clean water
-Thoughtful, supportive, and close community
- Seeing at least three friends at the store every visit
- Rapidly growing arts community
- Lots of snow nearby to play in but rarely any in town
- Surrounded by vast stretches of public lands
- Arkansas River beauty and fun
- Amazing Barbara Whipple Trail just off Main Street
- Cottonwood and Mt. Princeton hot springs nearby
- CSA fruit, veggies, eggs, and milk
- No traffic, no daily commuters
- Historic Downtown Main Street
- Numerous 14,000 ft peaks and high desert rocky hills
- Not too close and not too far away from the big city
- Likely that at least one Town Trustee knows you
- Four distinct seasons each with unique, beautiful light
- Immediate access to nature
- Festivals all summer long
- Our strengthening localized economy
- Great schools
- Local skiing and fishing all in the same day

How We Felt: Designs & Techniques from Contemporary Felt Artists
by Carol Huber Cypher

Explore the art and elegance of feltmaking with How We Felt: Designs & Techniques from Contemporary Felt Artists by Carol Huber Cypher (author of Hand Felted Jewelry and Beads), a look into the creative possibilities of felt. Carol explores signature works by today’s felt artists, delving into each artists’ inspiration for the piece, plus how-to information for creating their unique effects.

Grapefruit Collection
-Archipelago Botanicals-