Just one more sleep until the WKIP day event! Yes, we’ll be downtown by the Olympic Torch from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for 3 hours of solid knitting/crocheting fun!! IN PUBLIC!!!!
Hopefully you’re coming! If you are, I’d love it if you could let me know at either of these links below …
WKIP Close Knit Community
Close Knit Community Facebook
If we get 75 people there, I will personally donate a sweaters’ worth of yarn as a giveaway! That’s right, 10 x 100g skeins of worsted weight yarn! It’s more than enough for a sweater for me, so I’m sure you’ll be able to make one too! As for the other prizes/giveaways …
Wet Coast Wools – $25 Gift Certificate
Urban Yarns – $25 Gift Certificate
Gina Brown’s Yarn – $50 Gift Certificate
Knit Social Events – 2 Weekend passes to Knit City 2016
Baaad Anna’s – 10% off pretty much everything in the store tomorrow!
Button Button – these awesome knitting buttons – simply visit the store before Jan 25th for an entry!
Sweet Georgia Yarns – a skein of tough love sock …
Soxcetera (Shannon Fisher) – a hand made knitting bag …
Kristin Omdahl Yarns – a skein of Be So Fine and Be So Sporty yarn 
It Takes Balls To Knit – these goodies …
So you’ll notice that all the supporters have a link (their names). Please show your appreciation for all they’re doing to help keep this knitting community thriving by visiting their sites and liking and following them through their Social Media presence. It means a lot to them and allows them to better cater to your wants and needs. for It Takes balls To Knit, if you’re not a member yet, please join our Close Knit Community.
There will also be a yarn steal! If you’d like to participate, bring a wrapped skein of yarn that you’d like to knit with yourself. Try and keep the value to $10 – $20 if you can. The rules are on the Facebook and WKIP pages (links above) but we’ll go over them tomorrow!
And most importantly, if you are able, please participate in a WKIP Day event local to you! If there isn’t one (check here to find out), grab a fellow knitter and go find somewhere public and knit a few stitches! You’ll be helping our community grow and having a great time doing it!
Hugzzz 😎