Michaels Arts & Crafts Store Expanding Yarn Offerings

A knitter named Melinda writes:

I went to Michaels yesterday. It was okay (nothing medium - high end). However, there was a sign posted indicating that a new yarn department would be coming this spring.

This was the Michaels in Danvers, Mass. I emailed Michaels to find out whether yarn departments in any of its other stores would also be expanded, but haven't received an answer.

One More Year to Wait for Updated (and Affordable) Principles of Knitting

Someone called F Vine commented on the old version of this blog that the publication date for June Hemmons Hiatt's revised version of this book has been pushed back to November 2010. (The commenter got the information via this post on Amazon.) For those who are unfamiliar with the book, Principles of Knitting is a comprehensive reference that has a five-star rating on Amazon and is selling used for $100-$200. A completely revised, updated edition was originally due out this fall.

Thanks to F Vine for the info.

Update, 2/3/09, 3:00 p.m.: Jane of Porter Square Books (she runs the monthly knitting group there) called the publisher directly and was told the book is coming out October 2010. So, that's at least only a 12-month delay instead of 13 months -- if they stick to that date.