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Store Hours:
Sunday noon - 5pm
Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
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Below is a copy of our latest 3 Kittens newsletter. If you would like
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The News from 3 Kittens
February 3,
2011
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Store Hours/Info
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Our store hours are:
Sun. noon-5pm
Mon. 10am-8pm
Tues. 10am-6pm
Wed. 10am-6pm
Thurs. 10am-8pm
Fri. 10am-5pm
Sat. 10am-5pm
The Village @ Mendota Heights
750 Main St, Ste 112
(Dodd Rd & Hwy 110)
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
651-457-4969
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I can't believe
that it's been since early December that I last
did a full newsletter, but there it is. Between
the holidays and end-of-year accounting
responsibilities, the newsletter kept getting
pushed to the back burner. Now it's time, so
there's lots to impart. Read on!
~ Laura
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Small, quick
to stitch designs for needlepoint! The show
includes character sets (Wizard of Oz,
Little Rascals, Peter Pan, etc.), many
Santas, florals, and more.

The show is only here for a couple of weeks
- ends February 19, so don't delay!
Trunk Show Discounts:
15% off regular retail prices
or
20% off for 3K Club members
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New Spring Yarns & Patterns Arriving Daily!

From Sweden, the fabulous new
Naturally Soft Merino
from Millamia. Fabulous, fun kids patterns, plus several
cushion patterns.
Two
new pattern books from Rowan -
Rowan Knit and Crochet Magazine 51
and
Rowan Lace,
featuring Rowan's Fine Lace. Fine Lace is 80% Baby Suri
Alpaca and 20% Merino.(Janine almost swooned when this
arrived!)
Kudo is a lovely self-striping
worsted weight yarn from
Plymouth,
in a wonderful blend of cotton, rayon and silk. We have
several fun patterns for Kudo (including several free
ones).
Four
new yarns from
Berroco
and
all of their Spring pattern booklets have arrived. The
new yarns are: Lago (81% Viscose, 19% Linen, worsted
weight), Captiva (60% Cotton, 23% Polyester, 17%
Acrylic, worsted weight - see photo at right), Vintage
Colors (50% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 10% Rayon, worsted weight
- see photo at left), and Versa (50% Cotton, 50%
Acrylic, bulky weight). The Norah Gaughan book for
spring is killer - as always!
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Julie was lucky
enough to go to Phoenix for the biannual
"market" for our industry. (I am so jealous, but
I'll be going in June.) She had several classes
and explored the show floor finding some
wonderful new needlepoint products for the
store. Some of the items listed below are
already in the store, and the others will start
arriving in February!
Canvases
- 2 new angels and
dress forms from
Painted Pony
- Fabulous Fobs from
Voila!
- 3D Witch Hat
Ornaments (photo at right), and 3D Kisses from
Little Shoppe Canvas Company
- 3D Halloween Owl
from Sew Much Fun
- Valentine Hearts
from Needle
Deeva
- Tree Frog from Robbyn's
Nest
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Smathers & Branson key fobs (photo below) -
Smathers & Branson has sold finished collegiate
needlepoint products for years and is now
selling their canvases to needlepoint shops;
other products include belts, wallets, credit
card cases, coasters, dog collars, flasks - come
in to see their catalog!
- And more canvases
to come over the next few months!

Notions

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A new laying tool and ribbon laying tool from
Rainbow Gallery
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OLI Magnetic Paper Clips - fun needle minders
Threads and Embellishments (coming soon!)
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Sequins and beads from The Collection
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Sparkle! Canvas Embellishment from Sundance -
hard to describe, but lots of embellishment
options and ideas for this new product
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Kreinik Hot Wire - great for couching (photo
below)!

Publications
Julia Snyder's
latest stitch book - First Stitch First
- is available as a special order. Come in and
take a look at our store copy!
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CONTEST!
Like
us on Facebook by February 15th
for a chance to
win one of
two prizes:
One for
needlepoint
One for
knitting/crochet
Prizes to be determined - check our
for
announcements!
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Needlepoint Trunk Show
February
7 - March 6
Come see this
adorable mini-trunk show of stand-up Asian
Dolls, Dogs and Cats. Finished models will be on
display for inspiration.
15% off regular retail prices
or
20% off for 3K Club members
Visit the
MAP Designs website
to see all of the stand-up styles.
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3K Classes/Events |
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Remember to check out our classes that start in
September.
For all knitting and crochet classes, click here.
For all needlepoint classes, click here.
Knitting Classes
- Be Sure to Come In to See the Class Models
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Beginning Knitting (Jane)
- Basics Classes -
- Hat (Cecilia) -
still spaces left for our February 13 class!
- Mittens (Ann)
- Socks (Jane)
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Intro Classes
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Cables (Jane)
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Intarsia Knitting (Cecilia)
- only 2 spots left!
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Lace Knitting (Janine)
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Mosaic Knitting (Ann)
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begins Tuesday, February 21
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Norwegian Knitting (Janine)
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Project Classes
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2 Socks on 2 Circulars (Jane)
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Build Your Own Mosaic Afghan (Ann)
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Great American Afghan Studio (Jane)
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Knitting Studios - Tuesdays & Thursdays (Janine &
Jane)
Needlepoint Classes
- Beginning Needlepoint
(private lessons - Diane)
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Canvas Embellishment - 1st & 3rd Saturdays & Sundays
(Pat)
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Fundamentals of Needlepoint (Diane)
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sorry, these classes are full; watch for our
Spring/Summer schedule for a repeat of this class
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Needlepoint Studios - Monday evenings, Thursday
days, Sunday days (Diane)
Crochet Classes
- Beginning Crochet Class
(Hillary)
- Basic Hat (Hillary)
- Basic Mittens (Hillary)
- Crochet Studio
(Hillary)
- Dahlia Lace Shawl
(Hillary)
- begins Wednesday, February 15
Studios - only $10-15 per session!
Our studio classes are a great way to get back on track
with an unfinished project or start a new one. You will
have the expertise of a seasoned instructor and the
company of other stitchers in a warm, inviting
atmosphere - our shop! Join us for knitting, crochet or
needlepoint.
"Out to Knit" with Laura - Lunchtime Stitching
(2x/month)
Join Laura (and occasionally Janine) for our knit and
crochet social lunch group on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of
each month from 11:30am-1:30pm at Mendoberri. You will
receive 10% off your lunch as part of group!
Trunk Shows
Click on Links to Visit Websites
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Yarn Trunk Shows
- Needlepoint Trunk
Shows
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New Products |
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New Canvases 
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Kathy Schenkel - tooth fairy pillow
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Squigee - 3D White House Ornament

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Charley Harper - White Out (13 mesh)
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Shelly Tribbey - mini socks
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Patti Mann - Five Friends on a Dock (photo
at right) and Golfing Girls
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Canvas Works - "Ruffled Flamingo"
New
Yarns 
- Sweet Georgia BFL
Sock (80% Blue Faced Leicester, 20% nylon) - a
new hand-dyer to try!
- Road to China Light
from The Fibre Company - a wonderful sport weight
blend of alpaca, cashmere, camel and silk. I used it
to make the Hosta scarf (photo at right) which you
can read about in
my blog post.
- New colors of Knit One
Crochet Too yarns - Ty-Dy and Ty-Dy Dots (100%
cotton, worsted weight), 2nd Time Cotton (recycled
cotton/acrylic, worsted weight), and Pediwick
(bamboo and nylon sock yarn).
- Madelinetosh DK -
restocked, but going fast!

New
Publications
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The Knitter's Life List - see
Janine's blog post for more details.
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Julia Snyder's latest stitch book - "First Stitch
First" - we have one to look at in the store, and we
will take special orders.
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Simply Crochet - a lovely new book from
Robyn Chacula. The book is divided into sections
based on the number of skeins required for each
project.
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Knitting with the Color Guys - the newest
book from color masters Kaffe Fassett and Brandon
Mably.
New
Notions/Needles
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New Sock Bags from Slipped Stitch Studios - the
perfect size project bag for small projects like
socks, mittens and scarves. The sock bags are
reversible, have several pockets, and have a handle
attached - big enough to slip over your wrist so you
can knit and carry the project bag at the same time!
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OLI Magnetic Paper Clips - fun little needle minders
for needlepoint.
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3K Club Perk of the Month |
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Each month, we offer our 3K Club members a
perk. The February Perks are:
- Free knitting pattern
for the Heart Neck Warmer by Alison
- 20% discount on all
needlepoint trunk show canvases.
These perks are only available to 3K Club members. If
you're not a member, please visit
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Did you know?
Needlepoint designer Patti Mann's son Chris will
soon be a contestant on The Voice. You may have
previously seen him on Glee as part of the
Warblers.
Good luck, Chris!
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Your friends at 3 Kittens -
Julie Laura Alison
Ann Jane Janine Liz
Cecilia Diane Hillary
Olivia Pat Sara
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