Hope everyone had a great holiday season and is excited to kick off 2010!

Here are our new hours now that the holiday season has ended:

Monday — 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday — Closed
Wednesday — 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Thursday — 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday — 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday — 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday — Open for special events only

Notice the big difference: We’re back open on Wednesdays! So come sit ‘n knit with us!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Annual Holiday Yarn-Over on Saturday! The event was a huge success

Congrats to Mary Ann who was the winner of the $150 Name-It and Knit-It gift certificate! We’re sure she’ll be able to put it to good use!

During the contest, we had a total of 326 projects named and 292 projects completed! WOW!

Thanks also to Pam for all her help at the Yarn-Over and thanks to everyone who brought fantastic food to share.

We’ll be starting a new contest at the shop where you can earn discounts on purchases! Sound good!? (We thought so…) So watch for details on that in our e-mail newsletter and coming up here on the site very soon!

Holiday Hours

Just a quick post to let you all know when we’ll be open over the holidays! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and make time to stop in to the shop and see what’s new and sit and knit with us!

• Monday, 12/21: 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday 12/22 – Sunday, 12/27: closed
• Monday, 12/28: 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, 12/29 – Wednesday 12/30: closed (as usual for Tue./Wed.)
• Thursday, 12/31: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closing early for New Year’s Eve)
• Friday, 1/1: closed
• Saturday, 1/2: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.*

Normal hours will resume the week after January 2nd.

* Note there will be no New to Needles classes held on December 26th or January 2nd.

The Neighborhood Knit Shop will be open the day after Thanksgiving! So after you’ve shopped-till-you-dropped at the mall, come relax and knit with us! We’re going to be having Thanksgiving “leftovers” at TNKS!

Don’t forget we’re having a Beanie Bash on Saturday, November 28th. We’ll be knitting hats all afternoon and we’ll have lots of patterns to share! Plus, yarn will be 10% off!! (For more details, click here.)

Finally, many people have been asking about our Annual Holiday Yarn-Over! Yes, we’re doing it again this year! We’ll be celebrating on Saturday, December 5th from 6 PM to midnight. Bring a dish to share, dress in your pajamas, bring your knitting, and come enjoy the holiday cheer! As always, we’ll be having lots of great sales!

PLUS we’ll be drawing the gift certificate winner from our Name-It and Knit-It contest at the Yarn Over! (You have a few more days to finish up project and get those entries turned in!!)

Upcoming Classes

Koolhaas Hat Class – Saturday, December 5th, 1:00 PM
We had such great success this past weekend with our two Koolhaas hat classes, that we have scheduled another class for those of you who missed the first one! Be sure to purchase your pattern in advance (we have copies of Interweave Knits Accessories magazine for sale, which contains the pattern) and stop by the shop early to get your yarn and start your “homework” for the class!

New to Needles — every Saturday, 10:30 AM
Our ongoing beginner class continues every Saturday morning. If you have a friend or family member who wants to learn to knit or just needs to brush up on their skills, come by and knit with us!

Coming Soon: SOCKS!
We’re planning on some new sock knitting classes in January! Let us know if you’re interested so we can keep you in-the-know!