Weekend Round Up!

Plied Knowledge: The week that was…

At the store:

• We had a great time at the launch party with Brooklyn Tweed for their new Bridge City line of patterns based on Portland! If you missed the event full of samples to try on, food, and door prizes, your consolation prize is that we also received an order of yarn from them this week including their new patterns AND the trunk show is here through the 26th...
• Caprino! If you hesitated the first time this new base came in the store, you have another chance! Don't wait too long, though, it has been so popular it is hard for Malabrigo to keep it in stock...
• We have been anxiously waiting for our order of Fully Spun to arrive and were thrilled that half of it showed up this week!
• And don't forget to keep an eye on our classes...

Around the web:

• Before roller coasters, Russia used its icy winters to their advantage by making giant ice slides!
• It's sweater season! If you don't feel like knitting or crocheting one, why not turn an old pullover into a cardigan? 
• We are often asked for a good way to organize and store needles and hooks. Here is a tutorial for a crochet hook case that could probably be modified for other things as well...
• And with all this talk of being crafty, we were thrilled to come across this article from NPR on how making art is good for your brain!
• Finally, some eye candy. Photographing birds in flight is FASCINATING...

And totally, completely, unapologetically local:

• A Ramen and Whisky Festival- it's hard to get more Portland than that...
• Getting married soon? Portland biggest Bridal Show is happening this weekend...
• Local movie rental favorite Movie Madness now has its own micro-screening room!
• If you are a hiker, winter is a spectacular time to see the waterfalls in Oregon! Here is an article about the 5 closest to Portland...