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Knitivity is a one-man operation trying to focus on what matters most: Yarns that delight the eye and please the hand; are reasonably priced; and exceptional customer service

What's New This Week:

29 August 2010 - END OF SUMMER HAND-DYED SALE!

All new orders for hand-dyed Socks and Lace.... get $3.00 off each skein, through Labor Day.

1 August 2010 - Now Available - Dura-Lace SOLIDS

I can now offer you Dura-Lace in a limited palette of solid colors, and available in two different put-ups: you can have a center-pull ball/skein, approx. 430 yards, or a reeled hank at approx 1500 yards... plenty enough for nearly all your lace work!

Introducing Dura-Lace SOLIDS!
75% Washable Wool 25% Nylon	Pull-Skein Ball 430 yards	Reeled Hank 1500 yards
Lace 10 Cream	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Cream $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Cream $23.50
Lace 20 Golden Sunrise	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Golden Sunrise $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Golden Sunrise $23.50
Lace 30 Pinot Noir	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Pinot Noir $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Pinot Noir $23.50
Lace 40 Blue Aura	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Blue Aura $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Blue Aura $23.50
Lace 50 Sassy Sage	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Sassy Sage $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Sassy Sage $23.50
Lace 60 Deep Plum	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Deep Plum $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Deep Plum $23.50
Lace 70 Midnight Black	Dura-Lace Solid Ball Midnight Black $6.50	Dura-Lace Solid Hank Midnight Black $23.50

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Why Knitivity??

I am proof that THERE IS LIFE AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA! My dog and I had to hunker down in New Orleans during and after The Event (read my "Katrina Diary" here), and I was a changed person when it was all said and done.

So what does one do after very fiber of one's being has been shaken, stirred, folded, spindled, and somewhat mutilated? Why, he chucks it all, walks away, and begins life on his own terms ... and starts his own yarn-dyeing business to celebrate whatever new version of liberty has been wrought by Katrina's devastation. Little funding, little backing, and pretty fool-hardy, but plenty of moral support and best wishes from friends and fellow-crafters and artists. And so far it is working! With YOUR HELP, my story and my success will help others overcome tragedy and horrific devastation in their own lives.

Thoreau wrote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation." After Katrina there was no way I could return to the resignation of working a "job" (aka, "Journey of Boredom") simply because that's the way everyone else dies inside. I refuse to be either quiet OR resigned!