Starting January 2, 2009, commuknity will be open 7 days a week!
Monday through Saturday -- noon to 6pm, Sunday -- noon to 5pm
Social Knitting continues on Sundays 2pm to 4pm.
We will be closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
I want to let all of our great customers know that after much deliberation, we have decided it is time for us to close commuknity and move on to other endeavors.
Owning commuknity has been a highpoint for both Tom and me. We have made good friends over the past four years and consider ourselves blessed to have been a part of the Bay Area family of knitters. It has been a pleasure serving the knitting community through owning a store of which we are immensely proud.
The economy and changing preferences of consumers have encouraged us to make this very difficult decision at this time. Please know that we will miss the opportunity to offer you a great place to knit and a wonderful selection of knitting products.
Our space on The Alameda will be available for rental starting next month. You can get some information at http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/off/961451099.html if you or someone you know may be interested.
Our "Going Out of Business Sale" will start right after Christmas. We will have everything in the store at 30% discount. Come early for best selection.
The shop will be open on Friday, December 26 and Saturday, December 27 from 10am to 6pm. Sunday, we will be open noon to 5pm.
May you continue to enjoy the craft and find ways to encourage others to do the same!
Warm regards,
Gail and Tom
We just got in the *cutest* little needle felting kits by Lorna's Wool! The pigs (pictured here) are my favorites; the kit includes brown fleece to make a third pig.
We have sheep, song birds, and Santa and his helper Elf kits, too. If you see them, you will fall in love! The kits include everything you need to make the items pictured on the front of the "egg carton" -- even the needles.
Just in time for holiday gift-giving...
Debbie Macomber's Knitter's Pocket Guide: Take along, laminated, quick reference guide. All the knitting info you need-right in your pocket! And Debbie Macomber is donating all of her proceeds from the sale of this item to help children all over the world.
Notepads from Lantern Moon: Keep track of your yarn shopping list, your place in the pattern, and anything else. 25 sheet notepad included; can be refilled with standard 3" x 3" notepads.
Tiny Sweater Key Chains from Lantern Moon: These are cutest stocking stuffers! Little tiny sweaters knit on little tiny needles...what else can I say?
New Totes from Lantern Moon: Come in and see our selection of knitting totes by Lantern Moon. We have all of your favorites, plus a few new "faces."
You can tell fall is the knitting season because there is so much going on at commuknity!
We have a trunk show from Leigh Radford's book, Alterknits currently on display in the shop. These designs are unusual and inventive, but still very wearable. This isn't what you usually think of when you think of knitting.
We also have some special yarns on sale from Conjoined Creations. These soy-protein fiber yarns are hand-dyed and are very limited in supply. Come in soon for best selection. Conjoined Creations has also put together some of their very popular Gypsy Shawl kits. This is your chance to make an heirloom-quality lace shawl!
We have so many new yarns and new designs coming in, it's hard to keep up! From Cascade, we have Greenland, a superwash chunky merino; EcoWool +, your favorite EcoWool in dyed colors; and Venezia Worsted, a gorgeous merino/silk blend.
From Classic Elite, we have 3 new books of patterns and Duchess, Wool Bamboo, and Alpaca Sox.
You also need to see Minnow to believe it! It has to be the softest yarn ever especially designed for children's clothes and accessories.
Need more inspiration? Interweave Knits Fall 2008 issue has plenty, including: Little Blue Sweater in Classic Elite Duchess and Afterthought Darts Cardigan in Louet KidLin Lace.
Our shipment of Flat Feet sock yarn "blanks" has arrived! These incredible sock yarns are machine knitted into blanks before they are dyed. The dyes are hand painted on to these flats creating beautiful one-of-a-kind patterns.
Each Flat Foot panel consists of two sections joined by waste yarn, so you can either knit the socks one at a time, or cut the waste yarn and work both socks at once. Neat! There is also a tag attached to the panel with instructions.
To start, just snip the waste yarn and start unraveling one end to cast on. You don't have to unravel the whole panel, just unravel as much as you need to start. These panels make it very easy to travel with your sock project without a bulky skein or the worry of tangled yarn. The yarn is wavy and kinked, so the instructions recommend washing and blocking the socks when completed before wearing.
We have several patterns from Conjoined Creations that you can use or pick your favorite sock pattern to try out.
We've been working for months to set up our online store, and now it's nearly done! There are a few more things for us to tweak, but it's ready for you to take a look around.
We selected some of our best sellers for the online version of our shop: Cascade, Claudia, and Crystal Palace yarns, to name a few, as well as needles, hooks, and patterns. We hope to provide everything you need to create your projects!
Please be patient as we continue to work through the last few details, but take a look around and let us know what you'd like to see in the future.
