Seattle Weavers' Guild SALE

 Seattle Weavers' Guild is having its annual sale on Oct 26-28, that's Thursday through Saturday. There is something for everyone, including art, knitted items, rugs, scarves, towels, bags, blankets, hats, trinkets and toys.

You don't have to be a weaver to enjoy the items at this sale. It is located in Bloedel Hall, at the south side of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral on 10th Ave E. in Capitol Hill. (apologies for the bad photo!)

KAL, MKAL, CAL are you ready to fiber along?

 On the front page of Ravelry (Ravelry: Home) is a long list of Knit Alongs, Mystery Knit Alongs, and Crochet Alongs. What are you waiting for? 

JOIN ONE! Fall is here and we need to keep ourselves from missing summer too much by making something!

Last Fiber Festivals of the Fall

 Here is an upcoming Fiber Festival!

Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival  October 14 - 15  Home | Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival (oregonflockandfiberfestival.com)  Albany, OR (Linn County Fairgrounds)

Stoup is open and very similar to Optimism

 We met at Stoup last Friday and it was similar to Optimism. They have changed up some things and even have a dispenser for small food items. It was fun to be back at our place to knit and crochet.

Hope to see you sometime soon.  PS they have Root Beer!

Root Beer!!!

Stoup Opening where Optimism used to be...this is Happy News!

Just read that they will have Root Beer and other non-alcoholic drinks!

 From Stoupbrewing_capitol hill Instagram:

 We will open our doors at 3pm on Wednesday August 23rd so #savethedate. We are very proud that the beer tenders you know & love are moving forward with us and friendly, familiar faces will be pouring your pints. As we said in June, community and neighborhood are guiding lights for us when deciding how Stoup might grow and Capitol Hill feels like the perfect fit for our values. It is our intention to embrace and grow the wonderful community Optimism has built. Thank you for following us here. We look forward to seeing you next Wednesday.

From knitcaphill: We are planning on being there our regular time 1-3pm Friday August 25 for our knit/crochet group gathering. Hope to see you there.

Optimism no more. But....Stoup is coming

 Our favorite place to gather and knit/crochet is at Optimism Brewing on the corner of E Union and Broadway in Capitol Hill. They have great brews, lemonade and root beer. They have the best staff and the biggest restroom! We will be meeting there on Friday, August 18 from 1pm till 3pm. Considering the information below, we will let you know on this blog when and where we meet on August 25.

The owners of Optimism have sold to the owners of Stoup Brewery and there will be a transition next week. Here is the news that Optimism sent out to those on the newsletter list:

Our final days & garage sale

In case you haven't heard, Optimism will become Stoup Capitol Hill next week.  Help us celebrate!   Let's drain the kegs and sell the stuff this weekend!  Garage sale is Friday and Saturday with deals on glassware, merchandise, equipment and more.  We are raffling off our neon signs. All proceeds from beer & gear sale benefit the Maui Strong Fund.   Please come have a final toast with us! And the letter from the owners:  Dear Optimists, After seven incredible years of serving our community, Optimism will make its last "Last Call" on Saturday night. We wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your friendship, support and community.   It has been a privilege to pour beer for all the birthday parties, the happy hours, the trivia nights, the board games, the meetups, the first dates, the weddings, the farewells, the homecomings, the celebrations of life and all the rest. We have watched your babies grow into children -- and all those pups! We screamed together when our teams scored, and we cheered each other up when they lost.  We take pride in serving the first Pride beer in Seattle to honor our neighborhood.  We have uplifted as many nonprofits as we could, and taken a stand for the causes we believe in, and you have marched right along with us.  We are truly grateful for every interaction, every smile, and every opportunity to serve you. Although our physical presence may be coming to an end, we encourage you to stay connected and visit Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill which is rising Wednesday in our place, led by our dear friends Robyn, Lara & Brad, who carry on our same sense of community and values. On behalf of the entire Optimism team, we extend our deepest gratitude for our diverse community.  Thank you for being a part of this journey and we hope you continue to choose optimism.   Gay Gilmore & Troy Hakala

NO FRIDAY KNITTERS GROUP ON JULY 21

 Due to summer schedules and the busyness of the Broadway area of Capitol Hill for the Capitol Hill Block Party, we are not meeting at Optimism Brewing this Friday, July 21. We will be there the following Friday, July 28, so please join us then.