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12-5PMOpen every day of

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Individual Highlights:

Happy Holidays 1

Boxing Sale 1

PassionKnitters 1

Xmas Wish 2

Meet knitters 2

New Books 2

Addi 3

ProjectLinus 3

Child. overseas 3

New Yarns 4

Classes 4-6

Happy Holidays to all of you, our treasured customers, from Denis and I, and our teachers, Jean Wong, Pat Dyksterhuis, Elena Nodel, and Edita Michalek, part timers, Lorraine Matsuo, Y Emmons, Kate Young, Monique Smith, Telly Miller, Meaghan Crisjanson, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for your continued support and encouragement.

Boxing Week Sale(Dec.27-31st hours as usual)

• Draw for your discount, up to 50% off all regular priced yarns and needles!• 50% off all discontinued yarns and many magazines• 50% off all yarns in 3 black plastic shelves at back of store• 25% off all full priced books and mags• Select sweater samples at clear out prices• 6 free select magazines /$75 purchase or more, plus • free Grandma’s Secret hand cream/$100 or more • We welcome your personal cheques, cash, interac, Mastercard, or VISA

Don’t forget to use or ask for your PassionKnitter’s club discount card! Since Jan 09, all of your full priced purchases (minus tax) count on your card! Filled cards are added up and you receive 10% of what you have spent off your next project. Filled cards go into a once a year draw around Christmas time, and the drawn customer receives a $50 gift certificate to the store!

€ Addi Clicks (www.skacelknitting.com)€ Padraig slippers (www.padraigcottage.com) € DVD by Jean Wong (www.knittingwithjean.com) € Ball winder€ Umbrella swift€ Gift certificate € Della Que circular Knitting needle case, who wouldn’t want a pair! € Circular Solution/straights/double points/circulars needle case

(www.brysonknits.com)€ Nantucket/Diddy Knitting Bag€ Colinette Absolutely Fabulous Throw Kit€ Knitting Kit€ Knitting book________________________________

Knitter’s Christmas Wish List Cut out and tape to fridge!

December 2009Wool & Wicker 120-12051 Second Ave Richmond, BC V7E 3L6 P 604-275-1239Toll free 1-877-966-5945 www.woolandwicker.com dianedebray@shaw.ca

Happy Holidays........

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Cat Bordhi is coming February 19, 20 and 21 to teach 3 - 6 hr. workshops (which ones depend on demand), only $100/workshop, lunch included. If you want more than one day, we might be able to give you a deal. Min. 14 students needed per workshop. Bring your knitting buds! This lady is the most in demand in North America! She is not only a genius, but a very funny one! Go to our website and see details. www.woolandwicker.com See last 2 pages of this newsletter for more class news and schedule.

Class news!

• 100 Aran Patterns• Autumn Winter 2007 -08• Autumn Winter 2008-09• Autumn #143-2009• Guernsey & Aran Sweaters• Hand knitting Techniques book• And others• Noro Catwalk 2• 101 One Skein Wonders• 101 Designer One Skein Wonders• Luxury yarn One Skein Wonders• Hattitude• Alchemy Lost and Found• 365 Perpetual Calendar• Destination Alchemy• French Girl Knits• Harmony Cables and Arans• Itty Bitty Toys• Knitting in the Sun• Sensual Crochet• Socks from the Toe Up• Knit One Below• Fair Isle Knitting – Starmore• Knitting More Circles Around Socks• Personal Footprints• The Eclectic Sole• Sock Innovation

New Books in Stock• Knitted Socks East and West• Homespun Handknit – new• Last Minute Knitted Gifts• Crocheted Gifts• Inca Knits• Intentional Spinner• Spin Control• Knitter’s Companion• Knitted Lace of Estonia• Reversible knitting• Crazy Lace• Silky Little Knits• Victorian Lace Today• Knits from the North Sea

We are very excited about the new more portable case for the interchangeable needle set, Addi Clicks, with 10 sizes of tips, (3.5, 3.75, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 9, 10mm) and 3 sizes of a new extremely pliable blue cord (24, 32 and 40”) and a connector piece to store stitches or combine cords, a secure revolutionary locking mechanism, with no tool to change, just insert, twist and release. We now offer extra needles (including 6.5 & 7mm) and cords separately as well (sets of cords in 3 of each size or 3 of same size.

Addi Clicks

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Come knit here! If you wish to meet with other knitters in Richmond, come to our gathering the 2nd or 4th Friday of the month, 1-4PM here at Wool & Wicker & knit for your fave charity or whatever you like. If you are looking for a place to meet with your knitting friends, let us know when you would like to meet, and if we don’t have a class planned for that time, come on over!

Beginner – Intermediate Crochet Teacher? Are you an expert crochetter who would like to share her skills with others? Our wonderful crochet teacher Greta Holt has moved away, and we need a new teacher. Bring in some samples, or a resume?

Projectlinus.org has donated 3 million blankets worldwide so far. Thank you to all of the wonderful blanketeers who have donated and delivered blankets to us. Any of you knitters/crochetters/quilters/sewers who wish to donate yarn or fabric for those keen to work on blankies can bring them here.

Watch for the Mission Falls and Manos del Uruguay trunk show! Coming late December, we will have it for most of January 2010. Watch our website for the arrival announcement. Try on the garments and see if you want to knit them! By the way, our many samples are here for just that, sampling! Try before you buy, knit!

New yarns and patterns in stock, still for fall/winter knitting: Schulana’s newest offering Kid Seta Lux in every gorgeous subtle colour, with just a hint of glitz, some of each of the Ilga Leja patterns, Briggs & Little Country roving yarn for your Cowichan style sweaters and accessories, check out the 2 Le Tissier patterns for Country Roving, new tweed (ragg look) Manos del Uruguay for the wonderful jacket Interweave Knits/Fall cover, lots of colours of Snuggly dk, some colours of Berroco Mosaic, Pure Merino Nuance, Seduce, Bonsai, more Fleece Artist/Handmaiden 4 ply cashmere, slubby blue and Blue Face Leicester Aran, natural colour, Ironstone Sherpa colors, a space dyed polar weight wool in an 8 oz. hank/153 yd, enough to very quickly knit a hat and matching neck warmer, lovely colours! We also have a lovely soft slinky shimmery rayon ribbon called Fiesta Gelato space dyed to match our still to come Fiesta La Boheme. Have a look at the colours and reserve your La Boheme to come for a lovely butterfly shawl knit top down.

Other News...

Have you ever thought of taking a wonderful trip that will benefit people in need in a developing country? My sweet hairdresser Nagib from Unicutters on Chatham brought a young man in to visit a couple of weeks ago who impressed us all when he showed us pictures of his tapestries, like the one to right, which he has for sale on his website.

Raju Tuladhar of www.rajutapestries.com is the only male tapestry artist in Nepal, and was a tour guide for Nagib’s family on a recent charity trip to Tibet organized for the benefit of www.seva.ca to help people in need of glasses and medical care for sight problems. You must see Raju’s works of art! Check out the “responsible travel” trips you can take on www.planeterra.org

Responsible Travel

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From Skacelknitting.com, watch for the newest additions to the Schoppel Zauberball sock yarn, a lace weight Lace Ball at 800m/100g, and a dk weight, Starke 6ply at 400m /150g. From same supplier, In Silk Roving 200m/100g, a merino/silk for spinning, or you can knit it, (sample doubled roving hat sample in store) from Schulana, Malawi, 100% cotton in mélange colourways, and Sambia, a bulky cotton/nylon multicoloured ribbon Sierra a dk cotton/silk, and from Zitron, Trekking Tweed 6ply, to add to the multicolours, a dk weight sock yarn, which can also be used for long lasting sweaters, of course.

From Berroco.com, coming will be Seduce and Seduce Colors, Bonsai and Bonsai Colors, Sox, and a new yarn called Twilight, a slinky glittery one in neutral colours, and a yummy Weekend an easy care acrylic/cotton blend, 205yds/100gm, in lots of colours.

From Diamondyarn.com, firstly, Noro, Sekku, a lace weight 420m with nylon at a fab price, Shirakaba, worsted weight tone on tone, Aya, finer than Sirakaba, all cotton silk and wool blends, and Furin a rayon and nylon, plus Noro books for kids and Noro 27.From Sublime, Bamboo and pearls dk, same yardage and same tension as Baby Bamboo, but in adult colours, with a sample garment, plus 4 of their wonderful little bookletsFrom Universal, more of the Tango for scarves, From Debbie Bliss, more Baby Cashmerino and Cashmerino Aran, love these yarns! Plus her next magazine, From Mirasol, 3 new books, and new colours in their organic cotton Sampa and the lovely Nuna, a wool silk and bamboo which reminds me of Elsebeth Lavold’s Silky wool in appearance and drape, but great for spring/summer/fall dk weight garments and shawls, with 175m!From Aslan Trends, Class, a cotton/viscose blend dk in mainly tone on tone colours,Louisa Harding books Bijoux and Belle, SWTC Yang, a base of lovely soft wool, silk, and bamboo wrapped with 100% silk with metallic sequins. Lovely for an accent yarn or scarves.From Araucania, Trauco Cashmere, a 4 ply 100% cashmere, tone on tones at a fab price, great for lightweight shawls for spring/summer/fall, and books Summer Fruits and Jenny Watson #5.From Lana Gatto, Cucciolo Stampata, for your special baby knitsFrom Elsebeth Lavold, Hempathy will be restocked in 9 colours, Sirdar Snowflake Chunky in 8 coloursSnuggly baby Bamboo in 14 colours, and Flirt, an adult colour version with a sample garment, lots of new pattern support.

From Westminster Fibers, We will have the newest Rowan Studio books, andKimHargreaves.co.uk new books Winter Blooms and Precious, along with the latest magazine #47, and some others, along with Rowan Denim again, in all 4 colours, and the new recycled clothing yarn Revive cotton, viscose and silk (gorgeous!), with a sample garment.

Brand new line for us will be Classic Elite, with their books Beach, Gallery, John’s Bay, Round Pond, Alpaca Stories, with a long wrap cardigan I am knitting and Jared Flood’s Made in Brooklyn, with a lighter weight cowichan style jacket, Rockaway, and 2 versions of the Beaumont Hat, for which we will have the Fresco, wool/alpaca/angora in all the beanie or tam colours, plus Premiere, a Pima cotton/tencel dk (an environmentally friendly silky viscose made from wood fiber) in 12 colours, Summer Sock, a cotton/merino/nylon in 50g balls, and an organic cotton chunky weight Sprout for quick knits for summer. See the samples below. Great stuff!!

Sprout Tee with Lace from Beach

booklet

Sprout Center Detail Tank From Beach

Sprout Textured Cardigan from

Beach

Shrug in Fresco from Alpaca

Stories

VNeck Lace Medallion Tunic

from Round Pond

Rockaway from Made in Brooklyn

Beaumont Beanie

Beaumont Tam

Coming for Spring/summer 2010 Watch for the following in Jan./Feb/.10.

Wool & WickerPage 5 of 6Please note: We offer the very best available teachers and we encourage you to purchase your yarns here before class in order to keep your fees low, and class size small. All yarns, needles and accessories for students are 10% off while class is in session. Call now to register for 2010, or for more information. Class size limited to 8 students. Don’t see the class you want to take listed? Let us know and we will try to make it happen!Beginner Knitting, $85.00 for 6 weeks. Starting again In January 2010, Sat. aft, Jan.9-Feb.18 either 1-3 or 3:30-5:30PM, depending on how many Intermediate classes we fill. Our Beginner Knitting teacher, Elena Nodel, will teach you both continental (left handed picking) and English or Western (right handed throwing) and you will learn to knit on circular needles, so you will be able to avoid seams on many garments and accessories, and it will save you from shoulder, wrist and elbow pain from straight needle knitting. Get your name in now. You will have fun and will get to knit your choice of project.

Beyond Beginner or Intermediate Knitting $85 for 6 weeks. Mon. aft. 12:30-2.30. Starting Jan. 4-Feb.18/10, or Fri. nights, dates pending, 7-9PM, with Edita Michalek, who is taking Nihon Vogue with Jean Wong. Another student of Jean’s, Pat Dyksterhus, teaches these classes on Sat morn, 10:30-12:30PM and 1-3PM. These are project based classes, you choose the project from our many choices, and get help from the teacher as you knit. You will learn so much in this class, because you learn from what the others in class are doing as well. Register now for the next class. You only need to know how to do the knit stitch, the purl stitch , cast on and off, and basic increase and decrease. for any of the following classes. Get your name in now for the next class.

Jean Wong teaches all of the following classes, Nihon Vogue trained with 9 years teaching experience in a Taiwanese knitting school, plus 11 years teaching us here, in English. For perfect results, we suggest this challenging series; we have had all levels of knitters, from intermediate skills to masters, all learning many expert techniques. All students begin with level 1. We offer day and evening classes. The Professional Finishing classes are an abbreviated version of the Nihon Vogue certificate class, no certificate offered, for those who don’t wish to commit to a year of knitting school. There are 8 levels offered. Fees are based on a minimum of 5 students, Max. 8.

Jean Wong’s Cowl Vest Class Thurs. Mar. 11 -25, 2010, 3 week workshop, 7-9PMSee a lovely sample made by a student, Telly, in the store, sorry can’t put it online. A great opportunity to sample Jean’s teaching before one of the more challenging classes to follow.

Nihon Vogue Certificate Knitting Course. These classes are the only ones of their kind offered in North America. Get your name on the list right away, only 8 spaces available. These are certificate classes with Nihon Vogue Knitting School of Japan affiliation. Nihon Vogue has had a school operating in Japan for 53 years, and has trained 50,000 plus knitting instructors! This is like a University knitting course. The 1st year and 2nd year are one year in duration, with a once a week class for 5 weeks, then 2 weeks off, repeating for the year. The tuition is $1150, payable first day of class, (deposit of 25% needed to hold your place) plus $150 for textbooks needed. These are a set of 4 texts, good for the first 2 years of the course. (Second year tuition will be same price, using texts you already have). This knitting course is appropriate for all skill levels, from beginner to master knitters. Even master knitters have learned much from Jean. Your first seven projects will be 1. pull-over vest with no shaping, your choice of boat, V neck or round neck: 2. top down sweater (or fair-isle yoke top down if you have already done this workshop with her); 4 set in sleeve sweaters:3. pullover round neck, 4. pullover V-neck, 5. Cardigan round neck,6. Cardigan V-neck7. Crochet vest.8. design your own.

Wool & Wicker Page 6 of 6Attendance will be taken, and your projects marked. Certificates not issued if you miss more than 6 classes. 1st year starts April 6, 2010, 10:15Am-12:15pm, Tuesdays. 2nd year starts after 1st year ends3rd year $1150, 32 weeks, 2 hours per class, April 1, 2010, 7-9:30PM Thurs. nights, text price to be determined. You can take 5 weeks, 1 week break, or go right through. 4 garments required. Can combine knit and crochet. You will learn 51 designs.4th year $1550. 40 weeks, 2 hours per class. Can break every 5 weeks if wish. Very little homework required. 3 garments will be made, 1 knit, 1 crochet, 1 afghan crochet. You will knit and crochet many swatches in class.

Professional Finishing Classes

Professional finishing, level 1$250 for 10 wks. Tues. Apr.6-June 8, 2010 10:15-12:15. You will knit a round neck pullover vest, from scratch (no pattern to follow) shaped armholes. Learn the exacting Japanese knitting techniques, and learn how to knit to fit, without following someone else's pattern

Professional finishing, level 2$250 for 10 wks. Graduates of level 1, knit a short or long sleeve round neck pullover. Learning perfect armhole shaping for set-in sleeves, perfect set-in sleeve shaping, invisible cast off, pattern-drafting. Get your name on the list for the next class.

Professional finishing, level 3$250 for 10 wks. Graduates of level 1 & 2 learn more about Japanese knitting techniques, matching patterns at side and shoulder seams, armhole shaping and math involved, shaping collars, you will be making a lace or aran v-neck pullover.

Professional finishing, level 4$250 for 10 weeks. Starts Mon. Mar. 22-June 14, 2010 Graduates of level 3 knit a round-neck cardigan, with set in sleeves, matching patterns or lace perfectly, using stitch patterns and multi-colours, but not fair isle. You may put in pockets if desired. Get your name on the list for the next class.

Professional finishing, level 5$250 for 10 weeks. Thurs. Graduates of level 4 knit a v-neck cardigan with set in sleeves. matching patterns or lace perfectly. Using different stitches or multicolours. No Fairisle. Pockets if desired. Bust darts may be learned and you may use vertical or horizontal button band

Professional Finishing, Level 6$250 for 10 weeks, Thurs. April 1-June 3,2010, 10:15-12.:15, raglan or dolman sleeve pullover

Jean’s Pink Cardigan Workshop Nihon Vogue year 2 grads only are eligible to take this 10 week class. Larger picture of this garment is on our website at bottom of class page. A fabulous design of Jean’s in a sampler stitch, the class will be 10 weeks, afternoons from 1-3PM, or 1:30-3:30PM and will be $275.

PLEASE NOTE: Your deposit is your guarantee that you will come to class. If for any reason we must postpone or delay the class you have committed to, your deposit can be used as a credit in the store if you decide not to wait. We will only refund your deposit if the class is forever cancelled. Also, FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL, CLASS FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.