Alpacazona Farm Fiber

Ever wonder where the fiber you spin comes from. Well with roving from Alpacazona Farm not only do you get wonderful alpaca fiber, but you get to know the alpaca that it came from.

Here's Legend:

Legend is king of the herd.

Feather is the playful alpaca of the herd.

Stop by and check out the roving from Alpacazona Farm and learn about these wonderful alpacas.

malabrigo yarn has Arrived!!

Here are some samples of the colors that just arrived:

Plus Azul Profundo and Stone Chat in worsted.

Also new in Lace we have Brllante, Amoroso, Black and VAA.

Beginning and Endings for that Professional Look

Casting on and binding off, assembling and seaming—we kid about “the dreaded ‘S-word’—SEWING—but the work you do at the beginning and the end of your project can make a tremendous difference in the appearance of your finished piece.

On Sunday, October 14th, Bev Walker will be teaching “Beginnings and Endings for that Professional Look”. Participants will learn the advantages of using different techniques for casting on and binding off. They will also have an opportunity to practice seaming pieces together, all of which will help give their finished work a professional look.

As participants will be asked to do some knitting ahead of time in preparation for this class, please make sure to register early! Call us at 480 557 9166 for details.

Einstein Coat Class

Sally Melville’s “Einstein Coat” has been a popular project among knitters for years, and TYF is pleased to announce that we will be holding a six-week class, during which Bev Walker will guide participants through the skills needed to complete this unique coat.

This class will have fewer rules and restrictions than most other classes. Class times will be scheduled once a week for six weeks, but participants will not be obligated to attend all six classes.

Participants will be required to attend the first class (for initial project planning and guidance), encouraged to attend the last class (for instructions on finishing and an opportunity to show and share their coats), and welcomed to attend any or all of the four classes in between (for instruction and assistance along the way).

The first class will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11th from 11:00am-1:00pm, and the fee for this initial class is $20.

The remaining classes will be held every Thursday, Oct. 18th through Nov. 15th, from 11:00am-12:30pm. The cost for each of these subsequent classes will be $15, and as these classes are optional, participants will be required to register for them at least 24 hours in advance.

Participants will need to bring their personal copy of Sally Melville’s book The Knitting Experience: Book 1: The Knit Stitch (which can be purchased at Tempe Yarn and Fiber) and knitting needles in various sizes. Bev will guide the class through the selection of appropriate yarns for the project during the first class.

Class size will be limited, so call TYF to register, and to reserve your copy of The Knitting Experience: Book 1.