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Modern Yarn Winter Hours Starting January 3rd.

Monday……..CLOSED

Tuesday……..11am - 5pm

Wednesday……11am - 5pm

Thursday 12pm  -9pm

Friday….11am - 5pm

Saturday…….11am - 5pm

Sunday…12pm - 5pm

Our new class schedule is listed on our website. Please click the Calendar tab and check out our new classes. Fall yarns have been slowly making their way to the shop. Check back on the calendar page more will be added! Note our new Hours!

Monday:         Closed

Tuesday:        11AM—5PM

Wednesday:  11AM—5PM

Thursday:      12AM—9PM

Friday:            11AM—4PM

Saturday:      11AM—4PM

Sunday: 1PM—4PM

Reopen July 5 @ 12:00pm.

MODERN YARN SUMMER HOURS

MONDAY CLOSED
TUESDAY 12pm-4pm
WEDNESDAY 12PM - 4PM
THURSDAY 12PM - 9PM
FRIDAY 12PM - 4PM
SATURDAY 11AM - 4PM
SUNDAY 12:30PM - 4PM                Beginning June 7th

I am away at TNNA, In Columbus Ohio. I promise to bring back new ideas!

Kathleen

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If you search for ‘Modern Yarn (New Owner)’ you will get the most recent Facebook entry.
There is a ‘Modern Yarn’ page also which is now deprecated.

May 13, 2011

Groupon as featured Modern Yarn on May 13th, and 14th, 2011.  So look for more deals on Groupon in the future. Watch for kids class deals!

We have Woodstock Luxe Linen, Noro Tayio, Lana Grossa Snake and Festia, Cascade Luna, Aruacaina Natural Cotton, Need I go on there is much more. Did I mention the clearance yarns. It’s time to get supplies for summer projects!

 It is impossible to witness the horror and devastation brought upon our friends in Japan and not be affected.  Modern Yarn will donate a dollar to the American Red for every skien of Noro Yarn purchased at Modern Yarn: starting March 17th through April 22nd 2011. 
   One of my suppliers Knitting Fever Inc and its affiliates will match dollar for dollar the contributions made by Modern Yarn to the the American Red Cross. So Please stop in and help Japan. All Noro is included.

Knit and Crochet Circle          FreeThursday Nights 7:00pm - 9:00pmSunday Afternoons   1:00pm till close!

Need time to work on a project? Come to Modern Yarn and enjoy the company of fellow fiber lovers. Enjoy a cup of tea, moral support and finish a project!  Yarn should be bought at Modern Yarn

LEARN LACE                 Saturday March 26th      2pm to 4:30pm                  Fee: $35

The classes will teach you basic lace stitches. You will need to know how knit and purl for this class. We will be using worsted weight; needles will need to match your yarn choice. Samples of the lace projects are in the shop, so come by to view them. The instructor will be available on Sunday March 27^th from 2pm-4pm, to allow you to come back for additional guidance on your project. Yarn must be purchased at Modern Yarn. You can bring your own needles and knitting supplies. You will need to have stitch markers for this class and waste yarn for life lines.

  Pre Registration is required. Must be booked and paid for in person at Modern Yarn, before the day of the class.   Three “T” Socks     Saturday April 2-9      2 day course    10am to 12:00pm   Fee: $35

Toe Up, Two Circular Needles, Two at a Time, avoid the dreaded “orphan sock”. Learn the Mechanics of knitting two socks at the same time. In this class you will learn to cast on, knit in the round, toe increases, easy heel, “no flap” heel with gusset and a stretchy cast off.  At the end of class you will have a PAIR of socks. Note that this class is two Saturdays; you will need to be able to attend BOTH days. First class will cover cast on, knitting in the round. And toe increases. Homework before the second class is to work both socks to heel turn, homework must be completed before the second class!   In the second class the instructor will cover the heel gusset and stretchy cast off.   Samples of the socks are in the shop, so come by to view them.

Materials: Two 24” size 3 or 2 circular needles depending on the yarn. DK sock yarn works very well and is recommended. Needles will be available for purchase. You can bring your own needles. Yarn must be purchased at Modern Yarn.

  Pre Registration is required. Must be booked and paid for in person at Modern Yarn, before the day of the class.  

Felted Bracelet      Saturday April 9^th/Sunday April 10th 2 Day Course      1pm to 4:00pm      Fee: $40

This class requires NO KNITTING! The class is an introduction to wet felting. Come and explore using fiber in a different form. The first class will teach you wet felting, in the second class we will decorate our bracelets with beads. This beginner class will teach you the basic techniques of wet felting. Latter on in the month and in May we will be offering other classes in felting on silk and free form felting. So this is a good introduction to wet felting with a small project.  Samples of the project at the shop so come by to view them.

Materials:  $20 (cash) for supplies paid to Instructor at the first class.

  Pre Registration is required. Must be booked and paid for in person at Modern Yarn, before the day of the class.  

Saturday Febaury 19th         10am- 6pm

Sunday Febuary 20th           11am - 5pm

Monday Febuary 21st           10am - 6pm Open this Monday Only for Crawl!

The first ever New Jersy Yarn Crawl, is taking place Saturday Febuary 19th, Sunday Febuary 20th and Monday Febuary 21st.  Modern Yarn is participating in the Crawl. More info to come. Check out the yarn crawl website.    http://www.northernnjyarncrawl.com/ . There is going to be raffles, new spring yarns, and deep discounts on winter yarns.

Just click the calendar button on the website. Please check back. I will be adding more classes. Crochet classes will be coming soon!

Greeting!

Now tha we are over the Holiday’s. Hopefully we can get down to serious knitting. I would like to thank all of the Die Hard Modern Yarn customers that supported the first Modern Yarn New Years Day Pajama Sweater Cast-on.  It was a big success. We casted on in our PJ’s and slippers, eat yummy food from Park Street Gorment and sipped hot apple cider. 

Happy New Year!!

Modern Yarn had its first PJ (Yes, we did wear our Pajamas) sweater cast on January 1st from 12pm to 4pm. If you missed it to bad you will have to wait for the next Modern Yarn Event. So be sure to check your emails.  Starting next week Modern Yarn will be closing at 5 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So the  Winter Hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11am to 5pm. Thursday 11am to 9pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm.

 ALL KNITTING KITS ARE 20% OFF

CLEARANCE ON:

Select single Patterns $1.00

Back issues of Interweave Knitting and Crocheting $3.00

Books 30% OFF

Hours

Friday 11 - 5

Saturday 11 - 5

Sunday  1 - 5

Hi Follow Fabric Fans:

 If you missed the Black Friday Sale today, with all the new yarns on 10% discount you will be estatic to hear that we will continue the great bargins over this Thanksgiving Weekend!!!!  Other yarns will be discounted between 10% and 50%  Many other items (pattens, books, yarns) will also be deeply discounted.  Don’t miss the opportunity to visit.  (Unfortunately these discounts do not apply to  needles, gift certificates, crochet hooks or lessons.)

Kathleen

Fellow Fiber Lovers.

Get ready to have your (knitted / crocheted) socks blown off.   We have plenty of new yarns in a variety of textures and colors to choose from.  Great for making and holiday gift giving.  We are going to have some fantastic deals ranging from 10-50% off.   All recent stock yarns will be 10% off.  Many patterns, yarns and books will be discounted up to 50%.  We will be running a free raffle.  The lucky winner will receive a  gift certificate for a class in the new year, and 20% off supplies for the class.

Hi knitters/crochets, you may have noticed that the website has changed the contact emails a couple of times lately.  This is a reflection of some mail forwarder issues we were experiencing, now sorted out.  You can contact Kathleen at kath@modernyarn.com or kmw1960@gmail.com. Contact Modern Yarn for general information at info@modernyarn.com.  Contact Modern Yarn for sales related questions at sales@modernyarn.com. For website issues contact admin@modernyarn.com.

Lots of new classess available in the evenings in November and December.  Check out the schedule in the calendar tab (whew, slowly getting the website updated with latest information).  We have Basic Crochet (Nov 9th) and Sock Making (11th) this coming week.  There are a whole slew of additional classes later this month also.  Have you see the fantastic knitted acorns and leaves in the store?  Well, there is class on that the following week.  Classes on Snow Queen Cowl and Fickle Fingers later in the month.  Take a look at December also, there is going to be a lot going on!!!

Marching band season. Off to the USSBA Marching Band finals in Allentown PA. Go Eva!!!!!

We will be open following Sunday from 1pm to 5pm.

Kathleen

Hi Eager Knitters!  Getting off to a slow start on the online services, but the store looks wonderful.  Do please drop by!  We will get the online experience improved over time.

 Kathleen