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.

What a great way to spend a beautiful day knitting outdoors!

Thanks to Shane for bringing us his Giant Rocking Chair

Seems everyone is into social-networking these days, so we thought we’d give you two new ways to connect to the Neighborhood Knit Shop family online:

We now have a new Facebook page!  Check it out and if you have a Facebook account, be sure to add yourself as a “fan” of the shop!

We’ve also joined Twitter, so if you have an account there, be sure to follow our updates as well.

You never know what fun news and promotions we’ll be posting to our  Facebook and Twitter… so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for our updates!

The Neighborhood Knit Shop is now on Facebook!

If you’re a Facebook member, visit our page and add yourself as a “fan” of the shop!

Of course, don’t forget we also have a very active group on Ravelry and be sure to join us there as well!

The 2009 Knitting Cruise is underway!

Our group left today to fly south and enjoy a cruise to Key West and Cozumel.  (I sure hope they bring back some warmth and sunshine to middle Tennessee!)

The trip was organized by Annette Cagle of Brandywine Travel and Pat Harris, owner of the Neighborhood Knit Shop.  This is our second annual cruise and plans are already underway for a third!  So be sure to keep an eye on this site for more details.  Also, be sure to check back for photos from the knit-cruise when everyone returns!

Though the year is winding to a close, here at the Neighborhood Knit Shop, we are busy as ever!  We have had all sorts of excitement recently that we’d love to share with you…

Event: MaggiKnits

Maggie Jackson of MaggiKnits will be spending the weekend with us December 5th-8th.  Download the event flier (PDF) for all the details.

There will be a MaggiKnits fashion show Friday night with workshops to follow on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.  Be sure to call the shop at (615) 264-5886 to reserve your spot — space is limited!

The shop has received a shipment of stunning MaggiKnits yarns.  Golds, reds, greens, blues, purples, black and white … you name it!  It all mixes and matches beautifully!  We also have lots of MaggiKnits pattern books in stock to help you find the perfect pattern for these new yarns.

TNKS in the News!

The shop has been fortunate to receive some great press recently.  Last week there were articles in the Hendersonville Star News and Gallatin News Examiner.  Visit our press page to read scanned copies of these articles.

On Thursday, December 4th, Talk of the Town will be at the shop to preview our MaggiKnits event for the upcoming weekend.  Be sure to tune in to Talk of the Town on Friday, December 5th to see us!

TNKS 3rd Annual Yarn Over

On Saturday, December 13th, we’ll be hosting our 3rd annual “YarnOver” event from 6 p.m. till midnight.  There will be door prizes and different sales every hour.

There will also be a fingerless mitten swap.  Knit a pair of mittens, wrap them, and bring them to the shop by 6 p.m. on December 13th — everyone who participates will go home with a different pair of mitts from the exchange!

Changes on the Web

If you’re reading this, you’ve likely noticed we have a new website.  We’re so excited to have this new way of keeping in touch with you!  We’ll be posting lots of updates about the latest classes and events, shipments of new yarns, and all the goings-on at the shop.  Be sure to bookmark our homepage and check back often for all the latest shop news!