Welcome to happyknits, a yarn store and commuknity, located in the old jail/new Somerset Gristmill in downtown Skowhegan. happyknits offers gorgeous yarns, funky knitting accessories, and occasional insaknity...
Happy hours Tuesday and Friday 9:30-5:30
Wednesday 11:30-7:30
Saturday 9:30-3:30
Sunday, Monday, and Thursday CLOSED
Every Wednesday night is Open Knit Night!
Knit’s a Date! - May 23, 2012 5:00 pmKnit Night
- May 24, 2012Closed for Spring/Summer
- May 24, 2012 6:00 pmKnitiot's Knit Night
- May 26, 2012 9:30 amStore Hours
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posted May 8, 2012 in happynews
 - Happy Mother’s Day
What better way to show a Mom you appreciate her than some fiber love? Happyknits will be having a special this week in honor of all Mothers until Sunday, Mother’s Day of course. Treat yourself as well, because really, aren’t we all Mommas’ after all? (Even if we are just Momma to our yarn stash!) Make a $50 purchase and earn a $10 coupon for yourself to use in the months of June and July, make a $100 purchase, earn a $25 coupon to use in the months of June, July, and August. You may work this however you would like, make your purchase on yarn, or gift certificate(s), or both. This offer is good for Tuesday 5/8, Wednesday 5/9, Friday 5/10, and Saturday 5/11. Happy Mother’s Day everybody!!
posted May 4, 2012 in happynews, insaknity
 - Bag of Bliss
For a limited time, Happyknits will be offering Bags of Bliss! A Bag of Bliss is just that, an assorted bag of fantastic yarns that have been prearranged and will be available at a 33% discount! I have some ready today, Friday, May 4th, and will have more ready for tomorrow, Saturday, May 5th. This is a great treat for yourself or someone you really love and want to spoil  The bags range in price, but have a substantial amount of yarn included. This is also a great way to get inspired to start some new projects and maybe even start knitting gifts for Christmas…or just steal a skein out of your bag for a last minute gift for your BFF or other fiber-loving people in your life. Stop in and check out what is in the bags, it may be exactly what you need to get through this rainy spring we’re having!
posted April 26, 2012 in happynews Would you like to help with the Happyknits Benefit for Amanda and Luke White?
You may know Amanda White. She works at Computer Improvements in Skowhegan and lives with her husband, Luke, in Cornville. Amanda just had her first child, a girl. Taylor was born the second week of April at a Portland hospital and weighed 7 pounds, even though her birth was induced a month early.
The early birth was necessary because Amanda will undergo a double mastectomy in Portland in May. Amanda’s birth family is one of those with a strong genetic tendency to have breast cancer, each generation at an earlier age. Amanda’s grandmother and mother both died of cancer.
You may know her grandfather, Lee Turcotte. Lee is 85. For years he has been collecting returnable bottles and cans, donating the deposit money to cancer research — over $12,000 to date!
Happyknits is having a benefit to help Amanda and Luke deal with medical costs. Here are the ways you can take part:
1. Knit baby clothes for Taylor and knit gifts for Amanda and Taylor. We will pack up your handknit items in a knit diaper bag on Riverfest weekend and present them to the family. What could be more caring than a hand knit item! Register what you want to knit and the size at Happyknits. Visit the shop and see what others are making. Happyknits Spring/Summer store hours are Tues 9:30-5:30pm, Wednesday 11:30-7:30pm, Friday 9:30-5:30pm, and Saturday 9:30-3:30pm.
2. Donate a second knit item to the auction we will have on Riverfest weekend. Your donated item will be displayed at Happyknits, and interested shoppers can purchase and enter a ticket into the corresponding bag. The items and auction will remain at Happyknits the entire week of Riverfest, and winners will be drawn at the conclusion of the week. More detailed information will be posted as the time grows nearer as to our items for auction and more about the reception.
3. Come to our auction and reception during the kick-off of Riverfest, July 27th-August 5th.
4. Put some cash in the cannister on the Happyknits counter.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and your knitting talent!
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It has been brought to my attention that people like to have a face to put to words when reading blogs. As much as it pains me to have my face spread across your computer, I believe that it is a nice thing to add to my website. I have noticed that I also appreciate knowing who I am talking to (in a sense) when browsing websites, hearing a voice. So here it is…I figure that even if the picture of my face isn’t all that appealing, at least the background is
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posted April 17, 2012 in Communknity, happynews Good ‘ol Skowhegan is partying again this Friday Night. It’ll be a SKOWPENDOUS FAMILY FUN NIGHT from 5-8pm in the downtown. There will be music, a climbing wall, geo-caching word scramble, a fire pit with s’mores, many craft and family activity tables, ambulance and firetruck tours, raffles, snacks, and lots more. Here at Happyknits, I will be having a Skowpendous Sale!!! 33%-40% of select yarns, just Friday night, just 5-8pm. Also the Colors of Spring Sale will continue on Cascade Yarns. Swing in and stock up on some great yarns for cheap. Some of the yarns featured will be Araucania Coliumo, Lauca, Yelcho, Panguipilli, Noro Taiyo, Kochoran, Iro, and Silk Garden, Tahki Jackson, and Montana, Berroco Flicker, Origami, Glint, Remix, Frog Tree Meriboo, and Pediboo, Mirasol Hacho and Miski, Sirdar Big Softie and Squiggle, Universal Chic Fleece, and Papier, Rozetti Soft Payette, Flora, Marina Glitz, Tundra, Filatura Di Crosa Moda, and other ribbon yarn, like Rumples. Bring your knitting and sit and visit if you would like. The doors will close at 8pm!!!
 Cascading colors Hopefully April Colors will bring fantastic May Colorwork Knits and Crochets. For the month of April, when you buy multiple colors of Cascade Yarns, you will recieve anywhere from 5% off – 50% off each skein. This is how it will work…say you buy one skein of Cascade 220 at it’s original full price of $8.95, and then a second, in a different color, you will receive 5% off that second skein. Then, if you buy a third color of the same yarn (Cascade 220), you will recieve 10% off that skein, the fourth skein is then 15% 0ff, the fifth skein is then 20% off, and so on until you reach up to 50% off! This works for all Cascade Yarns, 220, 220 Superwash, 220 Sport and Fingering, 128 Superwash,Pacific, Heritage, and Heritage 150, Heritage Silk, Alpaca Lace, Baby Chunky Alpaca, Eco Duo, Kid Seta, Kid Seta Noir, Eco Wool and Eco+, Cash Vero Dk, and Fixation. The fun part is (well, besides saving $$), you have all this colorful yarn to make a Rainbow Striped Bag, or Colorwork Mitts, or a Sunny Sweater, a Granny Square Baby Blanket, or whatever your colorful creative self can come up with. Also, I am hoping in May to be offering a couple of Colorful Classes that I will get the specifics on ASAP in case you want to plan ahead. Don’t forget in your planning ahead that Happyknits is not open on Thursdays for the Spring/Summer beginning this week. All other hours remain the same…Tues 9:30am-5:30pm, Wed 11:30am-7:30pm, Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, and Saturday 9:30am-3:30pm.
Hello Everybody
You may notice there is a new category on the Happyknits website. It is a new Calendar page!!! It’s very exciting to me…I like these kind of things. It looks pretty empty right now because it has just been activated and I have just learned how to update it, but this week I will be working on filling that in so you can just click on the Calendar link and have a month’s worth of Yarn Mania right in front of your cute little eyes! Be sure to check often because things will be added as I untangle my brain (which is never fully achieved). Also, watch for details on the COLORS of SPRING SALE that will begin as soon as I finish working out the details, but it will hopefully inspire you all to start some multi-colored bliss knits to encourage the Universe to start providing that weather that brings May Flowers…except not so much rain, and more sun Let’s try it and see what happens…a collective effort. The basic idea will be that every additional color yarn you purchase of the same brand (I’m thinking Cascade), the percentage of money you will save will keep increasing. I will hopefully have this worked out today and will blog/e-mail it asap. Thanks for reading…Have a fantastic day!!
posted March 26, 2012 in classes Heather will be starting a 2 week colorwork class that will run from 10:30am-12:30pm starting next Saturday, March 31st if full, otherwise, the following two weekends, starting April 7th. This is is a first glance at this project. More details on this will follow soon. These are colorwork fingerless mitts in Cascade 220 Fingering for nice lightweight spring comfort. This is Heather’s Design and she is calling them Peace, Love, Happy Mitts The fee for this 2 week class is $25 and we can take 5 ppl max. Stop in, call, or e-mail if interested in this class. The sooner we can fill, the sooner we can start.
posted March 22, 2012 in happynews Wow…wool business really slows down when the weather is good. I get it, people want to be outside, playing, walking, bike riding, grilling, doing yard work, and pretty soon…gardening! yay! Meanwhile, I am sitting here at Happyknits, daydreaming about all those fantastic things. Anway, this is just a REMINDER that I will be hosting SPRING/SUMMER Hours starting 1st of April. The new store hours will be exactly the same as they are now, but CLOSED ON THURSDAY. There will still be Beginner Knitting Night or KNITIOTS group on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm, and if you need to do some retail then, of course I will not turn you away Please make a note of this, especially if you are travelling a distance. If you ever find yourself in a knitting emergency …it happens…you may feel free to call my cell phone #431-1567, and if I am around town, we could hook up! There will be a sign on the door and I will change my voicemail. Thanks, and I am hoping this will open up more opportunities for events and gatherings/classes/etc. Stay tuned…
 Hello Everyone! As most people know, Knitting season is considerably slower in the Spring and Summer. Because of this and because being a Mom/Wife is my #1 Job, despite how fortunate I feel to be a LYS owner, Happyknits will be open only 4 days/week starting April 3rd. The store hours will be the same as they are now, minus Thursday. So, Tuesday, Friday will still be open 9:30am-5:30pm, Wednesdays will be open 11:30am-7:30pm, and Saturdays will remain open 9:30am-3:30pm. The hope is that, the extra day off will give me more time to plan events/classes for the summer, as well as spend some quality time with my family and keep me from burning out. Watch for more regular Yarn Bombing Get-Togethers, Summer Camp for Kids, Coffee and Crochet, FREE Classes and RCS’ (Random Crafty Sundays). Wednesday Night Knit Night, and Friday Morning Relax and Knit will remain the same, and as long as people keep wanting to come to Thursday Night Knitiots, we will make that happen as well. Also look for a new addition to my website, The Happyknits Calendar. New Yarns will be trickling in over the next few months so stop in and check often. Flash Mobs are always likely to occur as well, so “like” Happyknits on Facebook or check the Facebook block on my website for those fun little random gigs. Oh…and BIG NEWS…Happyknits is getting Air Conditioning this Summer, so it won’t just be a cool place to hang out, now it will also be a chill place to hang out on those HOT summer days!! Woo Hoo!! So please take note of the new hours, I will post a sign on the door and send out a reminder e-mail, as well as a reminder here and FB. Thanks Everybody! Have a lovely weekend and I hope to see you all this Spring and Summer! It’s coming soon !!
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