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Dear Knitters,

May 2008: Daffodils are blooming; we hope we've seen our last snow (April 28) and we're in the midst of our Latvian Mitten Knit Along. As Elizabeth Zimmermann said in Knitter's Almanac, "Let's make them [mittens] in May; let's take our time over them; let's venture into new approaches and designs; let's enjoy them." The Knit Along will be posted for a few months; there is still time to order the kit and start the project.

Have you seen our children's book (pictured under the books category) A House Filled with Music? The book was translated from German into English and the CD includes music and the story read in English by Meg Swansen. It's an overlooked gem, non-knitting but a lovely introduction to instruments and how each individual contributes to the community sound of the orchestra. In Germany, the book was awarded the Duetscher Musikeditionspreis.

Also, don't miss our reduced prices on remaining stock of videos already transferred to DVDs. An excellent deal for anyone with a VCR. And, soon to arrive, the Round the Bend/Puzzle Pillow DVD.

2008 marks our 50th anniversary! In 1958 Elizabeth Zimmermann independently published her first newsletter pattern, paving the path for the business that has become Schoolhouse Press. Elizabeth had been selling wool since 1957 but in 1958, dissatisfied with the way her patterns were re-written, Newsletter #1, now reprinted in original form in The Opinionated Knitter, was born.

Continued Good Knitting...

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