11th Annual If You Think I’m Counting All This You Must Be Crazy Sale.

You don’t want to miss it, starting at 7am for the first hour almost all the lovely yarns in the store will be 40% off, then from 8am to 9am it’s 30%, then for the rest of the day 20%. Books, patterns, needles and accessories are 20% off all day. Stay informed about the crazy sale – make sure to like us on facebook or check back here for exclusions and developing info.

The weather gods are smiling. Even though we may have snow in the next couple of days, it looks as though it won’t be -40 degrees or a sudden blizzard.

So what more could you ask for? A crazy sale, yarn, decent weather, yarn, popping next door to McNally’s for lunch, yarn and more yarn … it sounds like a good day to me!

See you on Saturday.

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Sunday only (December 11th) ensure that you have plenty to read (and therefore knit) once you have had that glass of eggnog … all books are 20% off. Yes folks! There is no need to bother that nice Mr. Amazon while he is so busy, come on in to Wool and Company and get the books you have been itching to have.

The Nine Days of Christmas

The stockings weren’t finished so couldn’t be hung,
The presents weren’t bought so didn’t get brung.
The food wasn’t cooked so couldn’t be eaten,
But somehow this Christmas just couldn’t be beat-en.
I knitted and knitted, then knitted some more,
Then after that came a knock at the door.
And there on the step wrapped up with a bow,
Was a gift just for me that made my heart glow.
The thing that I wanted more than diamonds or gold,
Some yarn and some needles to have and to hold.

About the Wool and Company Nine Days of Christmas

A super special deal, starting on Sunday December 11th, and then a new deal each day for the next 9 days.

We’ll help you finish your shopping, start your shopping, get what you want, give what you really wanted, and just have a jolly old time.

Why nine days? I hear you ask, surely you mean twelve? It’s because when I try singing the pesky Twelve Days of Christmas Song, I can only ever think of nine of the verses, and thus we have the Nine Days of Christmas, simple eh?

And of course, once we’re through we’ll have “nine ladies dancing” … at least!

Watch your email each day for the next 9 days to see what’s on special. Order online and pick up in-store if you wish (payment must be received the day of the offer to receive the discount).

To qualify as a witch with you must appear in costume for the duration of your visit.  Buy-In option available for $10 which will be donated to Suicide Prevention Services and Lazarus House.  StashCash Rewards Suspended for Witchy Sale.  No returns of sale items.  Sale limited to items on sales floor. We reserve the right to include additional items in our list of exclusions.

Summer is almost here and that means festivals, food and fun.  And we have the first event of the season with the St. Charles Fine Art Show this Memorial Day weekend.   Come out and enjoy high-quality art, live music and on-site demonstrations during this fabulous two-day event. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

We will have our Super Sample Sale with some beautiful model garments available for you to buy, as well as some other great bargains.

Also come by the plaza on Sunday between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. and we will show you how to make a Dorset Button, so that you can always have a button to match your project. You can also use these to make glorious pendants or bracelets.

The Fine Art Show includes the juried work of over 100 artists in various mediums including watercolor, oil, sculpture, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fiber, wood, and glass, which are exhibited and available for sale during the event.

Art Around the Corner

Starting today, our very own Kate Kaplan will have her artwork on display at Wool and Co. as part of the Fine Arts Show. Come see her photography as well as some ceramic pieces and leather wrap bracelets for sale. You can also enter now to win a bracelet from Kate … click here for details.

Read more about the Fine Art Show and our summer schedule of classes and workshops for all levels of knitter and crocheter.  If you are a lace knitter and a fan of Jared Flood you can also find out how to get the Lorna’s Laces Grand Street Ink that he uses in his Rock Island Shawl design.

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Save the date: The crawl starts next Friday, August 13 (yes, that’s correct, Friday, the 13th) and continues through Sunday, August 22. Welcome to the first Chicago Area Yarn Crawl. About 20 stores are participating in this exciting event. Come and pick up your passport on, or after August 13th.

Each participating store will have a gift basket worth at least $100 to raffle off. Stop in and get your passport (available at all stores) stamped and enter your name for a chance to win the store’s gift basket. Each store will also be offering a discount for purchases along with a free exclusive store pattern.

If you visit at 10 stores, you’ll get a chance to participate in the grand raffle prize – a gift basket with items worth over $500. There are additional raffle tickets for visiting one store in each 5 regions and also for visiting fifteen stores. So there are opportunities to get three raffle tickets for the grand prize.

Those of you who are local know that this week is The Granddaddy of Festivals - Swedish Days in Geneva. It is really a huge festival and celebrates the town’s Swedish Heritage in a big way. Because staycations are the order of the day right now, it is a lovely time to come and spend with your family and friends, enjoying great bargains, good food, crafts, carnivals and all kinds of other activities. Don’t miss it.

Mid-Summer Madness Savings: Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, and running until Sunday we will offer everything in our Chicken wire bins at yet another 50% off – that means you will be saving at least 75% on the regular price of these yarns.

Watch your email and check our website during this week for other announcements of Swedish Days Specials.

To start with – all Marie Osmond purses and accessories will be 30% off and all gifts and jewelry will be 20% off. We will also have a good selection of hand knitted models available for you to snap up at great prices. And as if that is not enough we have lots of great bargains on our sidewalk tables so come early and come often for the best selection.

If you can’t make it to the store the savings on Marie Osmond are also available online for the duration of Swedish Days, subject to availability.

We will be open later in the evenings this week. So come, enjoy a stroll around Geneva, sample the great food, listen to the music, and come shop with us.

Lost broomsticks … or did the spider scare her off?

I know what color your scarf is going to be this holiday season!

Come to the store on Saturday October 31st dressed as one of her foul smelling sisters and take part in our 9th Annual Witchy Sale. If you forget, or your clothes are still soaking in the cauldron don’t worry you can buy-in to the sale for a $10 donation which will be divided equally between Lazarus House in St Charles and Suicide Prevention Services in Batavia.

View our email newsletter for the Witchy Sale.

It’s a great place to find a bargain yarn that we are discontinuing.  And because it is so popular we’re extending on line with our Chicken Wire Auction (over to the right of this article) to give those who can’t make it to the store a chance to get a bargain. Every week we’ll have a clearance yarn available in our Chicken Wire Auction. This week we have some Araucania Atacama – you could get as much as 85% discount off retail! So check it out – you could complete all your holiday gift knitting with a single bag (about 2000 yards) of this super-soft alpaca.