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Knit-A-Hug Charity Event

Knit & Pearls is hosting an all day Knit-A-Hug Charity Event on Saturday, May 31st from 10am to 4pm at Knit & Pearls, 395 West Avon Road in Avon, CT.

Knitters and crocheters will come together to share their passion and power to create prayer shawlettes, chemo caps, preemie hats and booties, security blankets, and lovies. The finished treasures this year will be going to Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and UCONN Health Center.

A Helpful Hug! Knit & Pearls will have a selection of donated yarns to choose from and will be offering 10% off any charity yarn purchase during Knit-A-Hug Day! Please contact the store for more details at 860-404-0694.

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Knit & Pearls is more than just a yarn store.  They offer a wonderful selection of knitting products for all knitter and crocheters, including luxurious yarns, hand-dyed yarns, wool, cotton, silk and acrylic blends, knitting needles, patterns, unique knitting kits and other accessories for the perfect finishing touch to your knitting and crochet projects.

They also offer classes for knitters and crocheters of all abilities. Whether you are just starting, or want to learn a new technique, they would love to help. Group classes and private instruction are offered as well as finishing services.  Love to knit or crochet but don't like to the finishing work?  Let Knit & Pearls do it for you!
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