Join Julie on Thursday evenings starting February 4th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM to make the Animal Crackers sweater (page 108) from the new Interweave Knitted Gifts book. Participants should purchase book. Sweater may be made with several GPY yarns including Dale Baby Ull and Frog Tree Picaboo. The shop sample is made with On Your Toes Bamboo Sock yarn. Beth’s Pick is offered to 4 to 10 participants. Past Beth’s Picks: Crocheted Euro Market Bag; Lana Knits Cool Hemp Ponchette; Clapotis; Custom Knits Slinky Ribs Sweater; She-Knits Felted Bag and Alpaca Silk Shrug.

A new skill building series starts in March during which participants will make a sweater using a Knitting Pure & Simple pattern. Everyone will have their choice of a baby, child or women’s size of the same sweater pattern (pics at right) with a couple of bulky choices as well. We have a shop sample of the child size using worsted weight yarn so take a look at it the next time you are in GPY. Participants may join at any time. Sandy will assist you with selecting a pattern and yarn during your first session. This skill building series will follow the patterns as written. If you want to make the sweater with adjustments to the pattern, we recommend that you meet with our Knit Doctor for assistance. We are currently winding down the skill building series based on the Learn to Knit Afghan Book by Barbara Walker. The Thursday night Skill Building is currently on hiatus.

While our center table is available anytime for customers to work on their projects and browse our books and patterns, Friday evenings are special in downtown Campbell whereby a visitor may enjoy live entertainment (sometimes right outside GPY), join the popular art walks and take advantage of other special promotions. Don’t forget we have lots of great restaurants and boutiques as well. You can see what's happening in downtown Campbell at: downtowncampbell.com.

Our recent Show & Tell was great fun. Based on feedback from the attendees, we plan on hosting this event regularly during which attendees are asked to bring a light finger-food snack to share (potluck style) and GPY will provide beverages, napkins, plates, etc. You may share any item recently knitted or crocheted by you with the group, and you will receive one raffle ticket for each garment made with GPY yarn, and of course not previously shared. You may increase your odds of getting the prize(s) you want by placing your ticket(s) in the bag paired with your preferred door prize (Chinese Auction Style). Door prizes which have been identified for this Show & Tell are displayed at the front counter. Let’s celebrate our accomplishments together. There is no charge to participate, however we encourage you to sign-up since space is limited by our classroom size. If you are interested in participating, call 871-9196 or e-mail us.

GPY is one of the yarn shops nationwide hosting the Pico Accuardi Dyeworks “Made in Oregon” Sock Club. Starting in May 2010 a large package will be arriving at GPY! Included will be kits for each participant -- a skein (current sock base yarn is Shibui sock) of Pico Accuardi Dyeworks yarn in colorways specially dyed for the club using a variety of techniques and yarn bases, an exclusive sock pattern created by an Oregon designer (Chrissy Gardner, Judy Becker, Kristen Spurkland will be a few represented) and a stitch marker created to match each colorway (the first shipment will include a charm bracelet to build on during the year). Oregon is known for its coffee and we have Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s organic and fair trade coffee to share with this club along with The Tao of Tea or Stash Tea blends and baked goods created by different Oregon bakers. Participants will be meeting at GPY with other sock knitters over a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy the new kit together. Additionally club members may join the Pico Accuardi group on Ravelry to meet other groups around the country knitting the kits in their local yarn shops, ask the designers questions and talk about your favorite colorways with us. GPY is thrilled to participate in Made in Oregon Sock Club. Their yarns are naturally dyed – even using Oregon coffee for some of their colorways – and of course this fits perfectly with GPY’s mission. If you are interested in participating, please sign-up by calling 408-871-9196 or e-mail us before March 15th so we know how many kits to order. Participants may prepay for the full year for a discounted price or pay as you go which will cost slightly more per shipment.