Dear Chix,

So much has been happening around here and we want to share it all with you. While it can be hard to say good bye to summer (yes, that's what we called the last few months) fall for us is the best time of the year! The smell of new yarn, the lure of new projects...fall is just the beginning! Dana & I especially want to give a big shout out to our amazing manager, Kelly, aka chix extraordinaire, and all the other chix (Kate!) who really held it together for us this summer. We couldn't have done it without you! We were sad to say good bye to our youngest chix - Ellen and Eleanor - who are embarking on their journey to college - they will be very missed. We also did some reorganizing of the store - you just have to come in and check it out! Not sure how Kevin our UPS man was feeling as he delivered all our new fall yarns, but it sure was like early Christmas around here for us! From Berrocco, we have a new Vintage Wool - an economic beautiful fiber with tons of pattern support. Debbie Bliss has her new magazine carrying Donegal Luxury Tweed - trendy colors and projects you have to see! We are restocking more colors of our favorites - Twinkle, Malabrigo, Blue Sky, Misti, Noro. And for our wilder sock knitters, we are bringing you Zauberball Crazy - Kelly loves it (and not just the crazy part)!

Look for our new class schedule on line. Some of the fall classes include a kid's knit class, Christmas stockings, Marvelous Mitts and Cables 101 (you really can do it!) Don't forget you can always "create a class" and customize a class to suit your needs or schedule a private lesson.

In closing, we want to remind you that here at chix we view knitting as a time to reconnect with ourselves. In our busy lives, our inner creative spirit can sometimes get lost. So relax, knit, laugh and stop and enjoy the moment and take time for yourself! We look forward to seeing you all soon.

Dana & Beth

CHARITY KNITTING As we told you a few months ago, we are continuing to knit for Sarah's Inn, our local organization that offers assistance to battered and abused women. They provide a safe place for women who are experiencing domestic violence. We are proud to be able to help them in supplying them with any hand knit items for baby, children's and adults sizes. Chix will be offering a 20% discount for any Sarah's inn project. If you don't want to knit an entire project - also consider knitting a 8x8 square that will be later assembled into a blanket. What a great way to get your teen or girl scout troup involved. Check for details with Kelly at Chix regarding the square requirements. For more information about Sarah's Inn - check out their website at www.sarahsinn.org. We will still have charity knitting time at chix on Thursdays. Come on it and sit and knit. When knitters open their hearts, I don't know that there's much we can't accomplish!

Join us on Wednesdays from 6-9 pm for Open Knit night!