Mark your calendars and join in the fun as we celebrate the release of Cozy Coastal Knits at a select number of retail outlets and on line, all times are stated in local time. Want to add your favorite to the list? Contact me and we’ll work on it.
Get in touch: https://firstbytedesigns.com/contact/
April: An informal chat with Nancy at Black Sheep Knitting at 1500 Highland Ave, Needham MA https://www.blacksheepknitting.com/ Did you miss it?
Here’s a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8kjUHHi2mg&t=1269s
May 24th: In Sheep’s Clothing’s Facebook Live! Ginger walks us through the first set of accessories she’s setting up for the trunk show, Facebook users, click here to watch it
May 30th Noon Eastern: Interview with Irina Shaar on her YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@Fiberchats
Direct link to the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiRIsV3hnGU
May 31st 7:00pm: Live on line with Ellen Lewis of Crazy for Ewe Yarn, join us live on Facebook and Youtube. Not available that evening, it’s on the Crazy for Ewe Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@CrazyForEwe and on their Facebook, check out the previous podcasts we did together on the Craze for Ewe channel.
Direct link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpuiW74ejqo
Learn more about Crazy for Ewe Yarns on their web site https://www.crazyforewe.com.
Through June 1: Trunk show at The Unruly Stitch, 466 Boston Post Road, Weston Massachusetts
June 1: Book singing party at The Unruly Stitch 6:00-8:00pm. Learn more about The Unruly Stitch on their web site: https://www.unrulystitch.com
Through June 5: Accessories trunk show at In Sheep’s Clothing 10 Water Street Torrington, CT
June 5-10: Full trunk show at In Sheep’s Clothing
June 6: 7:30 pm Zoom office hours and cast-on party for Cozy Coastal Knits fans
June 10: 1:00 -3:00 pm book signing at In Sheep’s Clothing – we had a great time, I even brought my bike to have a look around downtown, found a lovely little brewery nearby.
June 10: 4:00 – 5:00 pm Facebook LIVE on site at In Sheep’s Clothing. Here’s a link to watch it
https://www.facebook.com/Insheepsclothingshop/videos/831693555045805
Learn more about In Sheep’s Clothing on their web site,https://in-sheeps-clothing.com
June 19: 4pm – 6pm local time Michigan Fine Yarns, I just loved this story, had to share it
https://michiganfineyarns.com/pages/founders-story
June 20-23: Trunk show in the Fashion Boulevard of h+hAmericas, events through out the show including book signing in booth 1212, demo and swatch discussions at winding stations of the Creative Retailer and Craft Industry Alliance booths, see show schedule for details. A very special chat is planned for Thursday the 22nd at 8:00am Creator Studio session with Fiberchats. Learn more about her fiber adventures and extensive programming with some of the biggest names in the fiber industry on her YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@Fiberchats
July 3: 8pm Eastern time – Twisted Stitches with Paulette AKA the Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl of Niantic Connecticut. Did you miss it? Here’s the video:
https://www.facebook.com/knittygrittyyarngirl/videos/1408925359670898
July 3-15: Trunk show featuring Universal Yarn collection from Cozy Coastal Knits at Ewe and You Fibers 261 Broad Street, Windsor CT
Learn more about Ewe and You Fibers on their web site https://eweandyoufiberarts.com
July 15: 12:00 -2:00 pm book signing at Ewe and You Fibers and some fiber fun picking out yarns to start your own Cozy Coastal journey
June 26-July 22: Cozy Colorworks Coastal Knits collection Trunk show at Knit – 1353 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, NY with Cozy Colorworks trunk show July 19-21
July 18-31: Full trunk show at Knit
July 19: 6:00 – 8:00 pm book signing at Knit, join us on the porch for a wine and cheese event featuring the beautifully hand dyed yarns in the Cozy Colorworks collection.
Learn more about Knit here: https://www.knitlongisland.com and about the delicious dye pots of Cozy Colorworks here: https://www.cozycolorworks.com
August 11-12: Trunk show at Knit New Haven 26 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT
August 11: 4:00-7:00 pm Trunk show and book signing at Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl – 170 Flanders Road,
Niantic, CT 06357 before and after the class I am teaching at the shop. In this one hour class, Yarn Substitutions, we’ll walk through the basics, pick out some favorites and work on a few real life examples to practice our new yarnie skills. You might have seen the Knitty Gritty Yarn party bus around Connecticut, she’s gone brick and mortar now too. Learn more about Paulette’s shop on her web site https://knittygrittyyarngirl.com and check out her podcast, Twisted Stitches on Monday nights via Facebook. Check out the July 3rd video where we talked about my book and some other fun yarn related topics.
And as a special surprise, Kevin and Ray from Needles at the Ready stopped by, and picked up my book, they reviewed it herein episode 93
August 12: Book signing and shopping event at Knit New Haven
Learn more about Knit New Haven on their web site https://knitnewhaven.com and come see the trunk show featuring an exclusive collection of Ewe Ewe yarns in which we have knit a few samples from the book and the show stopper of them all, the Oyster Bay Skirt featured in Pascuali Yarn, yes, you read that right, a knit skirt!
August 16: Book signing and Crochet FUNdamentals class at Stitch Supply 10 Anoka Avenue, Barrington, RI, you may remember it as Knit One Quilt Too https://www.knitonequilttoo.com/ Sign up on their web site, the class with run from 1:00-3:00pm, I’ll pop in early, around 12:30 to sign books and help with yarn selections for your Cozy Coastal Knitting.
August 23: Book signing and Crochet Granny Squares class at Stitch Supply 10 Anoka Avenue, Barrington, RI, you may remember it as Knit One Quilt Too from my series of articles Knitting by Boat in I Like Knitting https://www.knitonequilttoo.com/ Sign up on their web site, the class with run from 1:00-3:00pm, I’ll be there early, around noon to sign books and help with yarn selections for your Cozy Coastal Knitting as well as answer questions you might have from our first class last week.
August 24: Noon Eastern, I will be chatting with Heather Walpole of Ewe Ewe Yarns about yarn substitution and how you can move boldly from one to the next on your creative journey with just a few tools in your project bag. Not a member of her on-line community, what are you waiting for? Click to learn more about it:
August 24: 6:30pm Eastern, The Traveling Yarn Yogi and I will be meeting up on line with her and her stitching community, it’s a free event, just just have to pre-register. I will be debuting my latest design featuring Cozy Colorworks Barbie Inspired yarn
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwodO6uqDwpH9QRratEill3ghmhMUcWyaw9#/registration
September 10: Time tbd so excited to be back at In Sheep’s Clothing to teach a class we’re working on fresh from the pages of Cozy Coastal Knits, Knitting Texture in the Round. Of course I’ll also sign books before and after class and always help with yarn selections while I am there. Stop on by and join in the fun. Want to catch up on the latest yarnie news? Check out the What’s New Wednesday series Ginger has on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/watch/Insheepsclothingshop So many good yarn ideas for projects from Cozy Coastal Knits!
We had a great time in Torrington today, did you miss it? Well here’s the recap, enjoy and remember, you can call Ginger or order on her web site…
https://www.facebook.com/Insheepsclothingshop/videos/849382466783927
October 5th: Stitch Supply in Barrington Rhode Island for another class- Granny Square Basics, and book signing, if you are interested in a personalized copy of Cozy Coastal Knits. Sign up now click here
October 13th: Book signing at Boston Fiber Company for the grand opening in Sara’s new location, honored to be her first guest at the Grand Opening Celebration: https://www.bostonfibercompany.com
October 21st: Book signing at New York Sheep and Wool AKA “Rhinebeck” 9:30-11:30 and 1:30-3:30. Table 17 on Author’s Row sponsored by Merritt Books, you’ve got to stop by and see all the authors Kira has lined up!
https://merrittbookstore.com/sheep-wool-2023-
October 28th: Teaching crochet basics and granny square classes remotely for WEBS America’s Yarn Store! Check out the class on their web site. We’ll do a book signing at the store another day, we need to get more crochetists on board the Cozy Coastal Crochet Crew first.
https://www.yarn.com/categories/crochet-classes
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