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Tempe Yarn Will be OPEN on President's Day (Monday 2/20)

* See Note below

Useless facts about presidents:

Who was the tallest President?  Easy one, A. Lincoln (same height as Fred, 6 feet 4 inches)

Who was the only president to weigh under 100 pounds?  James Madison
 
Who was our heaviest president (weight)?  William Howard Taft
 
Who was the shortest president?  James Madison (5' 4")

Which president wore the largest shoe size? Warren G. Harding  (size 14)

Nine Presidents never attended college: Washington, Jackson, Van Buren, Taylor, Fillmore, Lincoln, A. Johnson, Cleveland, and Truman.

The college that has the most presidents as alumni (seven in total) is Harvard: J. Adams, J. Q. Adams, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Kennedy, G. W. Bush (business school), and Barack Obama (law school).   Yale is second, with five presidents as alumni: Taft, Ford (law school), G.H.W. Bush, Clinton (law school), and G. W. Bush.

The oldest elected president was Reagan (age 69); the youngest was Kennedy (age 43).

Fourteen Presidents served as vice presidents: J. Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, Nixon, L. Johnson, Ford, and George H.W. Bush.

James Buchanan was the only president never to marry.

Which presidents were related? There have been two sets of presidents who were father and son: John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and George Bush and George W. Bush. Other presidents who were related: William H. Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (grandfather and grandson); James Madison and Zachary Taylor (second cousins); and Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt (fifth cousins).

What President became Chief Justice after his presidency? William Howard Taft

* Note Benjamin Franklin was not a president of the United States, so why is he on the $100 bill?
Abraham Lincoln appeared on the 100 dollar bill from 1869 until 1880. He was replaced by President James Monroe in 1891 and then Benjamin Franklin from 1928 until the present.

President's Day

Tempe Yarn will be open to keep the yarn flowing on Monday => President's Day.  Come on in and join us.

Art Yarn Kits Are IN

We are pleased to offer Art Yarn kits. 

First, there is the "Every Which Way Shawl" (by Iris Schreier). 


We have Firestorm, Mother of Pearl, Forest Green and Stormy Sea kits in stock.  Each kit has 2 skeins (128 & 80 yards) of beaded silk light (100% silk with beads), one skein (153 yards) of cashmere. 

Plus, these kits come in great gift boxes.

Next, we have Shawl for All Seasons (by Iris Schreier). 

These kits contains one (200 yard) skein of 60% silk 40% mohair and 4 (56 yard) skeins of beaded Silk (100% silk).  The pattern that comes with this kit has a knitted and a crocheted version.

We have these in all the color combinations (Champagne, Minerals, Purple Velvet, Red Carpet and Wildflowers). 

Happy Valentine Day

Remember that yarn last longer than flowers or candy!

Rowan Yarns Is Here!

Here are the Rowan yarns that came in this shipment:

Summer Tweed is a beautiful, rustic, dry handle tweed. This silk(70%) cotton (30%) blended yarn has a wonderful texture.

Creative Linen is a lovely dry handle summer yarn in a blend of 50% Linen and 50% Cotton, the Creative Linen is soft to wear.

Summerspun is a beautiful yarn in a 50% Merino Wool and 50% Cotton blend, perfect for knitting or crochet.

Kidsilk Creation is a limited edition yarn.  A net, tubular construction made from the best selling yarn Kidsilk Haze which is 70% super kid silk Mohair and 30% silk.

Kidsilk Haze Stripe is a self striping version of Kid Silk Haze which is 70% super kid silk Mohair and 30% silk. The colour combinations have been cleverly put together by the master of colour 'Kaffe Fassett' and when knitted as a scarf will compliment any outfit. One ball of 50g is enough to knit a scarf and can also be knitted to any Kid Silk Haze pattern.

Kidsilk Haze is a beautiful and versatile fine yarn made from a blend of super kid mohair (70%) and silk(30%).

Siena 4 Ply is a beautiful fine mercerised cotton yarn with a wonderful sheen.

Purelife Revive is our wonderful tweed effect, fully recycled summer yarn. It has a beautiful rusticity.

It contains: Recycled Cotton: 36%, Recycled Silk: 36%, Recycled Viscose: 28%.

Also got in a limited number of the Rowan magazines.

 There is more Rowan coming!

National Multiple Sclerosis Donation

Cora Lee Meier has done it again!  She has knitted the Elizabeth Zimmerman 100th anniversary "Pi Camping*" shawl (designed by Judy Shedden) and donated it to Tempe Yarn to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  This wonderful shawl is made of Zitron's Filagran (in Smoke color way) with yarn that was graciously donated by Skacel Collection Yarn Company.

With a minimum $5.00 donation at Tempe Yarn, you can have your name entered into a drawing to win this Zimmerman Shawl.  If you live outside of the immediate area and you wish to participate, simply give us a call (480 557 9166) and make your donation with either Visa or Mastercard. 

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that impacts many people in so many ways. This wonderful pattern includes the themes of Elizabeth Zimmerman's love of camping from the "paw prints"at the center in honor of her pet Kline the cat, the Slanting Twigs to represent a walk in the forest with sun shining through the trees, Willow Leaves to celebrate the beauty of everything growing and green and the Eaves and droplets to represent water lappin up at the edge of the lake or river and rolling back across the sand and rocks (excerpted from the Ravelry pattern page.)"

Cora Lee added a section of Pine trees near the edging to give another additional dimension to the Knit.  She loves camping with others and realizes the difficulty that the disease can bring to those who previously have loved the outdoors and camping in particular.  With this shawl, she hopes to bring attention to this disease as well as to allow one person to truly enjoy the beauty of this work of art for many generations to come. 

Why The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and I Are Moving Towards a Cure

Having multiple sclerosis means that you may suddenly have blurry vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. Or that you may not always be able to walk. The symptoms of MS are different, and devastating, for everyone - the only certainty is that it will affect yet another person every hour of every day.

Why I Knit This Shawl

"Because I want to do something for myself and others who have been diagnosed - and because I want to do everything to prevent more people from learning what it means to live with this disease", said Cora Lee. Today, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, and with diagnosis occurring most frequently between the ages of 20 and 50, many individuals face a lifetime filled with unpredictability.

Why You Should Buy A Drawing Ticket

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will use funds collected to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but also to provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because of your drawing ticket purchase, we are now getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS."

Drawing Information

For a minimum $5 donation, you will receive a ticket.  The drawing for the shawl will be held at 3pm on March 31st.  All proceeds from the drawing will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

* The Elizabeth Zimmerman 100th Anniversary Camping shawl was designed by Judy Shedden of Mwaa Knit Obsession who agreed to allow the use of her pattern for this charity project.

Are coming!

Namaste Bags

We met the owners of Namaste Bags recently, and what nice people.  We are happy to add today several new bags to our collection of these fine and functional bags.  Here's one that we think we please a lot of folks.

Mountain Colors Yarns Arrive - Don't go home without it!

Lovely Crazyfoot and Bearfoot sock yarns came in today.

I wear size 12 if anyone is interested.

addi Lace Clicks--Long Tips Are In!

Up until now you could only get the addi Lace Clicks with the 3.5 inch tips.  Now addi has introduced, and we have in stock (a limited number), the new addi Lace Click Longs.

In a wonderful pink case, the addi Lace Clicks - Long tips are 5.5 inches long.  But there is more than just longer tips.  The new addi Lace Click - Longs sets have:

• NEW Lifeline Cords! Each cord features two threadable eyelets on each end, near the tip connections, through which a waste yarn can be run, allowing you to effortlessly create lifelines as you knit. When not in use, the eyelets remain closed so as not to interfere with one's knitting. Those that have tried them, love them!
• 8 pairs of addi Lace - Long tips (5.5 inches), US sizes: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 in a newly designed pink wallet case that includes a fold-down pouch for cords, gauge and notions
• 3 blue addi Lifeline Cords which create 24”, 32”, and 40” needles (approximate lengths).  
• one connector piece which you can use either to join your cable together so that it becomes a stitch holder or to combine cords for longer lengths
• an addi needle gauge and an addi Heart Pin

We have a limited quantity of these sets in stock.  CALL 480-557-9166 to order your addi Lace Click Long set.

Knitted Knockers Needed

The Chandler Regional Cancer Center is in need of more Knitted Knockers.  TYF would like to ask our customers to step up to the plate again and help us resupply the Cancer Center.  We did this early in 2011 and you donated several hundred. 

What are Knitted Knockers?  Knitted prosthetic breasts for mastectomy patients. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Yet, when placed in a bra, these knitted breasts take the shape and feel of a real breast. They are lighter and more comfortable than silicone prosthetic breasts. The knitted fabric breathes and prevents the heat rash experienced by many women wearing the silicone ones. 



The knitting pattern can be downloaded by clicking here.
The crochet pattern can be downloaded by clicking here.