COUNTRY NEEDLEWORKS NEWSLETTER                                                www.countryneedleworks.net                                                              SALE  Hello everyone! This week our sale is 20% off books and patterns for knit and crochet. (In stock, regular price only) We have some beautiful patterns in stock now.  Stroll through our yarn dept. and find a model you like. Then purchase the corresponding pattern and save 20%! Or purchase a pattern now to do later. We all have a "do later" stash don't we?                                                           YARN You're invited to our Month by Month Knitting Monday, the 13th, and Wednesday the 15th Reversible cables check out our website for details We're having a great time, please join us!  We have lots of new Shepherds Wool in worsted and fingering weight.   This week we received Pirouette yarn in Sienna Sparkle and Twilight Sparkle.  We also have lots of the other ruffle yarns in pretty colors in stock. One of our favorite ruffle yarns is the TuTu yarn. If you haven't made a ruffle scarf out of TuTu yarn, give it a try. It is actually easier to knit a scarf using this yarn. The TuTu offers lots of colors too.                                                         BEADS  We have new flex-rite beading wire in silver plate. Also we have many new seed beads in 6 new colors in 6/0, 5 new colors in 11/0 and 7 new colors in 13/0 Charlottes.                                                 HAIR SPARKLEZ  Check out a new date  for Hair Sparklez, Monday, Feb. 27 done by our own Laura and Penney.  Perfect for all ages! Add a little sparkle to your hair. Safe to style as usual. See pictures of this on our website.                                                    GIFTWARE  We just received a large order from "Embellish Your Story by Roeda".  We have lots of large words, Valentine items, shamrocks, tennis, golf and Paris. Lots of fun new items!                                           STAMP/SCRAPBOOKS  Be sure to check out the Hero Arts matching stamps and dies as well as the stamps and embossing folders. It's a great way to create a dimensional look. We have several models showing this. This seems to be a trend to note in stamping. We featured them at our stamp party. To see this, go to our website.  We have some new stamps in from Paper Inspirations which sadly is going out of business. They gave us a great deal and we're offering these stamps at a discounted 25% off.                                        THIS WEEKS RECIPE  This weeks recipe is from our mat cutter, Sue. She made this for her birthday treat and everyone asked for the recipe.  Sue has such good recipes!                 EASY CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP BUNDT CAKE Ingredients: 1 chocolate cake mix 1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding (small) 1 cup sour cream (or substitute plain yogurt) 1/2 cup water 4 large eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or substitute with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce & 1/4 cup veg. oil) 1 t. vanilla 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips Mix everything but chips until well blended (will be thick). Fold in chocolate chips. Bake in well-greased Bundt cake pan for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Quick Chocolate Chip Icing 1 cup chocolate chips 2 T. butter 6 T. milk 2 cups confectioners sugar 1 t. vanilla Melt chocolate chips and butter in microwave. Mix in milk, vanilla and confectioners sugar. Will be soft but hardens with time. Enjoy!                                   CLASSES COMING SOON "Social Knitting" Times -   * Tues. evenings, 6-8pm   * Wed. mornings, 10am   * Wed. nights, 6-8pm   * Fri. mornings, 10 am Anyone who loves to knit or crochet is WELCOME! Just bring a project to work on and enjoy some fellowship and coffee No need to sign up, just come when you can and have fun!       ****NEW 2012 MONTH BY MONTH KNITTING****               CLICK ON CLASSES TO SEE DETAILS Felted Slipper/Clog Class - 3 week class -  Tues., Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 6, 6-7:30pm Cost -$39.00 plus supplies The Joy of Finishing Class- Monday, Feb. 20, 2:30-4pm Top Down Basic Sock Class - 3 week class - Mon., March 12, 19, 26, 6-7:30pm Granny Squares Class - Mon., Feb. 13, 2-3:30pm, $20.00 Learn to Knit Class -  Cost: $26.00 plus supplies Dates: Mon., Feb. 13, 2:30-4PM or Wed., Feb. 22, 6-7:30PM HAIR SPARKLEZ - Perfect for all ages! Add a little sparkle to your hair. Safe to style as usual. See pictures of this on our website. If you have any questions or comments, please call us at 616 4579410 or email us at sales@countryneedleworks.net Most of our classes have pictures. Go to our website and click on classes on the left of our home page. Store hours: Mon. thru Fri. 9:30AM - 8PM Sat. 9:30AM -5PM Closed Sunday