http://www.inuawool.com Welcome to Inua Wool Shoppe, Interior Alaska's oldest and most complete specialty knitting shop. Inua Wool specializes in natural and exotic fiber yarns and roving, for all your knitting, crochet and spinning needs. You'll find knitting needles, crochet hooks, and a huge variety of patterns, books and other supplies. Come see our incredible selection of the finest natural fiber yarns: silk, angora, alpaca, mohair, many varieties of wool, cashmere, linen, cotton and even qiviut—one of the softest, warmest fibers in the world. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:20:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en March 8, 15, 22 — Saturdays 11:30a–2:30p — $40/series, $15/session Learn to knit socks... This class will teach the classic ankle-down sock with turned heels. Socks make great gifts, and perfect "take along" projects when you're traveling. Even if you've knit socks before, you might want to come by to polish ... http://www.inuawool.com/ankle-down-socks-with-kat Feb. 25–Mar. 31 — Mondays 7–9pm — $60/6 weeks Choose from a selection of small projects (baby sweaters, socks, mittens, hats) to learn basic knitting stitches, pattern reading, and garment construction.  No experience necessary but knitters with experience are welcome to sharpen or learn new skills! (The instructor will be available ... http://www.inuawool.com/knitting-basics-%e2%80%94-6-week-class-series Keep an eye out for these upcoming classes, to be posted soon: Free Felted Easter Eggs These classes are SO popular, we're having another one soon! http://www.inuawool.com/more-classes-coming-soon Brown Sheep recently had a problem with some of their Cotton Fleece dyelots. The dyes in the affected lots are not colorfast. If you recently purchased any of the following colors in the affected dyelots, call or visit us at the shop to return the faulty yarn! Color Name number dyelot Barn Red 201 064 Black Forest 145 005 Salmon ... http://www.inuawool.com/brown-sheep-cotton-fleece-dyelot-recall A uniquely Alaskan yarn, our beautiful Quiviut (musk-ox) Cashmere blend yarn is heavenly soft and unbelievably warm. Perfect for smoke rings and scarves, also makes beautiful lace shawls and more. 70yds, laceweight — http://www.inuawool.com/quiviut-cashmere-blend-laceweight Come in to the store and see our selection of new books ... we've got a whole table full of new knitting titles, so something here is sure to catch your fancy. It's the perfect time of year to pick your big winter project, and one of our new books ... http://www.inuawool.com/new-books-for-winter We just received a shipment of Dale of Norway's gorgeous Lerke yarn. It's a super-soft merino/cotton sport weight blend, in beautiful gently heathered colors. Perfect for socks, baby clothes or some Fall season double-knitting projects! We're expecting more new stock from Dale of Norway in soon, so check back for ... http://www.inuawool.com/new-yarns-for-fall Come in and see our first locally-grown yarn! Aspen Wood Farms (right next door in North Pole) raises Alpacas and spins beautiful, incredibly soft laceweight yarn. Great yardage and lovely, natural colors. http://www.inuawool.com/alaska-grown-alpaca-laceweight Come see our new selection of pewter enamel buttons ... they're perfect for cardigans, felted bags, decorating hats, or anything else you can imagine. Also, we have some amazing poppy buttons that are just perfect for felted bag closures or accenting a felted hat! http://www.inuawool.com/new-buttons-enamel-pewter-poppies We have our summer stock of Quiviut yarn and roving available now! If you have friends and family visiting town, be sure to bring them by while we still have some in stock, our selection includes Quiviut-silk and Quiviut-merino blends, as well as a gorgeous array of colors.  ... What ... http://www.inuawool.com/quiviut-in-stock