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  .  September 2026   
 hours:
Wednesdays   10 am - 2 pm
Sundays   10 am - 2 pm
longer regular hours start on Sept 23

(open any day by appointment... text the day ahead so we can make it happen for you)

It's never too early to amp up your knitting skills for the long cold winter.
Consider the lowly mitten. Learn to/improve knit ribbing; using double pointed needles
or magic loop (!); increasing invisibly; using two or more colors;
creating a thumb gusset; creating an afterthought thumb;
shape a mitten and thumb top with invisible decreases, and roundly binding off.
Mittens use all these skills.
Like making them? Need some incentive? Join our MITTEN KNITTIN' marathon.

• Make any mittens and bring them in to our display before Dec 1. We will admire them :)
  

• If you make them using a Countrywool pattern and yarn,
  

you will win a FREE skein of Lamb's Pride  (your color choice..over $20 value)


  » SEPTEMBER CLASSES AT COUNTRYWOOL
Rev up your mitten knitting skills!
All mitten classes are $20 each, cash or check, and include Countrywool patterns.
Knit though your stash or try some new-to-you Countrywool yarns !
Email me to sign up...pay at class
We need 3 for each, so let me know SOON which ones interest you...
countrywool    @    gmail.com

2026 Mitten Knittin' Marathon knit a pair of mittens* add them to the shop display before Dec 1 WIN a free skein of Lamb's Pride *using any Countrywool pattern and yarn take your mittens home after Dec 15
All classes on Sundays	Come to a few classes to get going!!!
EASY MITTENS	EASY MITTENS or STICKS n SLANTS MITTENS  Sun, September 13 12:30 - 2:30 PM
STICKS N SLANTS MITTENS	EASY MITTENS or STICKS n SLANTS MITTENS  Sun, September 20 12:30 - 2:30 PM
THUMB GUSSET	MITTEN GUSSETS and THUMBS   Sun, September 27 12:30 - 2:30 PM

Learn To Spin ON September 20!
Maybe... spin some local wool into yarn and then knit mittens?
We have fleeces here from Blackberry Hill Farm, Tydeman Farm;
Regina Embler Romneys; and Mary Drumm Corriedales.
Enter them in the contest!!!
A drop spindle will work well, no spinning wheel needed.
All details here. $65


     

Our Sit 'n Knit 'n Spin meetups continue on! The community we share gets wider and friendlier  every month, so come be part of it. Knitting and spinning help always cheerfully shared. SIT 'N KNIT 'N SPIN  meetups for September: September 13 and 27   Come knit the FREE sweater pattern  MAJA along with us! Here's my sleeve...

»  Coming  October 4!!! Love cable knitting? Watch for this Aran sweater class Sundays in October! One all day class with lunch, and then 3 more sessions all details here

 

free patterns * FREE PATTERNS * free patterns If you love free patterns and quick knit ideas, you will enjoy Countrywool's weekly posts on   BLUESKY,  INSTAGRAM and the Countrywoolers groups on FACEBOOK and RAVELRY.