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Giveaway: Color Knitting with Confidence

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color-knitting-with-confidenceLast week I told you about the newish book Color Knitting with Confidence, which is a fun book for knitters who are new to the techniques of knitting stripes, slip stitch knitting, stranded knitting, intarsia and double knitting.

It has some really cute projects and would be great for a knitter looking to build some skills on easy accessories.

This week I’m giving away my copy.

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, February 1 (man, that doesn’t seem possible already!). Why don’t you tell me which style of colorwork is your favorite, and/or which one you would most like to learn.

Thanks for commenting, visiting and sharing, and good luck!

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Comments

  3. I have avoided Fair Isle and Intarsia knitting projects because I believe the concentration needed for each stitch is more than this old lady can accomplish. Who knows…perhaps this book is just what I need. Thank you for the giveaway

  4. Your give-aways are terrific. I’d love to improve my self-taught skills in color knitting. There must be a better way to do it. Thanks for the opportunity.

  5. My granddaughters and I are learning to knit. Your book would be just “purr fect ” for us. Thank you for sharing.

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What’s Next for Joann?

Now that all the Joann stores have closed, a mysterious message has appeared on the company’s website:

For generations, Joann has been honored to be part of your creativity: your quilts, costumes, school projects, and handmade moments of love. It has been our joy to serve markers and dreamers across the country.

We’re stitching up something new behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share what’s next.

Stay tuned for exciting news about the future of Joann.

To quickly recap, Joann filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. In February, in the hope of making the company more attractive to potential buyers, it petitioned the court for permission to close about 500 of its 800 stores. The company was put up for auction, with Gordon Brothers set to buy the company, sell its assets and close all the stores if no other buyer materialized.

In the end the winning bidder was GA Group, but the result was the same: all stores were to be closed by the end of May if not sooner.

Once store closure sales started the company quickly stopped selling on its website, and now all that remains is this jpeg image hinting at new ventures.

I’m sure there will be a tone of speculation in the coming days and weeks (or as long as it takes for them to announce the meaning of the message) as to what sorts of plans Joann could be cooking up.

My theory based on nothing but my gut is that they will transition to an online only storefront, probably with much reduced inventory, sort of like Herrschners (which had previously announced that it will be carrying Big Twist yarn, the beloved private label yarn brand sold at Joann). I also think they will use whatever retail sales they do to support CreativeBug, the digital learning platform that Joann purchased in 2017. That could mean producing kits for projects that already have classes, or developing classes based on products they want to sell, or both.

As of this writing the CreativeBug website seems to still be functional and there’s a full slate of new classes planned for June. I’ve got my eye on both the Joann website and the Joann restructuring website and will let you know as soon as I see changes.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your speculation as to what the next chapter might be for Joann.