A Mano Yarn Center

Giant Rabbit Napping on in Italian Hillside

No really... I'm not kidding. It's a giant knitted bunny that you can see from space! (zoom in for details)

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A group of four Austrian artists called Gelitin spent nearly 5 years knitting the giant rabbit which is located in the Italian Alps. You can find it there for the next 20 years. Seriously. So if you're ever in the area, the artists encourage people to visit. Wonder what fiber they used to knit it because I've seen photos of it in snow, rain, sun... must be acrylic.

Knitting in the News...

Read a great article in the Los Angeles Times about a senior knitting group at the Hollywood Senior Citizen's Center - coordinated by the RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program). It brought back lots of great memories of spending time and meeting many, many wonderful seniors there while  my Grandmother was the director of the RSVP program when I was in high school... (thanks for the heads up Marla)

Think Pink and Knit for the Cure...

A Mano Yarn Center is a donation site for Knit for the Cure.

HOW: To participate in Knit for the Cure all you have to do is make something that incorporates pink in some way. Hats, scarves, shawls, armwarmers - anything your heart desires.

WHEN: Drop off your work of art and heart at A Mano Yarn Center by Saturday, March 7

WHY: Because 10 million women could be affected by breast cancer over the next 25 years and YES was can do something about it!

Donated items will be sold at the upcoming Race for the Cure and given to breast cancer patients.

For more information, check out Knit for the Cure's new website!

Meet Peg...

This is Peg, the newest member of the A Mano Family. He's a 3-eyed, peg-legged space pirate who loves to explore his new home. Here he is climbing the wall o' yarn. Last time we saw him he was headed toward a boat in the marina. Peg is a little lonely, though - he is a long way from home, after all. Won't you come to his rescue and make Peg a friend. We've got the pattern in stock now.

Winter Sale Starts Friday!

It's time for our Winter Sale!

Save 20-50% on most in-stock yarns, books, accessories, and needles.

Sale starts Friday Morning at 11:00am!

Shop early for the best selection.

Remember, all sale merchandise is final sale.

Handknit Heroes' Creator Stephanie Bryant Visits A Mano

Right before TNNA, the first issue of Handknit Heroes, the world's first graphic novel for knitters,  arrived in my mailbox. Imagine a comic book featuring teenagers with superpowers, a mother who owns a yarn shop... its pretty cool. Of course I ordered some for the shop - it looked like a perfect addition for us.

In the meantime, Annette & I made our annual trek to TNNA and right before we headed home, I saw the Handknit Hereos table and had a chance to meet and chat with creator and writer Stephanie Bryant and illustrator Marc Olivet. We had such a good time that I invited Stephanie to come preview Handknit Heroes at the shop and on Wednesday, Stephanie came by, joined us at the table and told us all about how Handknit Heroes came to be.  

She brought our copies of the comic with her, and we sold completely out of them (and the extras she brought with her) by the end of the night! Not to worry though, we've ordered more and they should arrive early next week so if you want to grab a copy you still can. It was a wonderful evening and a good time was had by all. It was great having Stephanie join the circle and we can't wait to have her back the next time she's in LA.

Happy New Year!

It's Holiday Party Time At A Mano & You're Invited!

It's time for our Annual Bad Girl Knit Night Holiday Party and Gift Exchange! By popular request, this year's festivities are a little early in order to accommodate the parents in the crowd. Now you don't have to choose between us and your kids' holiday programs and performances. We know we'd win the coin toss, but your kids would never forgive us. ;-)

What: Our Annual Holiday Party & Gift Exchange
Where: A Mano Yarn Center
When:  Friday, December 5 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm (or so)

As usual, this is a potluck affair, so bring your favorite holiday dish, dessert, or cookie! Bring your favorite libation! Bring your project to work on! Bring your fabulous festive self! And celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with the gang at A Mano!

And if you want participate in our White Elephant Gift Exchange (you know you want to, last year was a blast), bring a wrapped gift valued at $10-20. It can be fun, silly, or serious, but by all means be creative and have fun!  However, may we suggest you purchase your gift at A Mano? Then you'll be certain the gift you give will be loved!

See you this Friday!

Pink Party Wrap Up

On Friday, October 24th, Bad Girl's Knit Night went Passionately Pink for the Cure. And as you can see, a good time was had by all...

Especially Chinda, who won the Grand Prize...

Here she is examining all the pink yarny goodness she won...

And here is a photo of Michelle's awesome pink shoes, just because...

 

We had pink food, pink drinks, and tons of fun! Best of all, thanks to you, we raised over $300 to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation! We're looking forward to next year's event which will be bigger and even better!

Thanks everyone for a great night!

Save 20% on Pink Yarn Friday, Oct 24th

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all pink yarns are 20% off today only. Sale pricing ends when tonight's Bad Girl Knit Night/Passionately Pink for the Cure Party ends.

We reserve the right to decide how "pink" pink is... :-)

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And it you haven't yet, be sure to get your raffle ticket for tonight's drawing. You can win all this wonderful yarny goodness! Tickets are only $5 and all the proceeds from the raffle go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.