Kim Werker is the founder and creative director of the online magazine, CrochetMe.com, and editor of Interweave Crochet magazine. She is the author of Get Hooked: Simple Steps to Crochet Cool Stuff and co-author of Teach Yourself Visually Crocheting. Kim wrote a column about crochet and the Internet in Knit.1, has appeared on HGTV’s Uncommon Threads and will appear on the new show Knit and Crochet Today. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

Calling all crocheters!

Join us for the U.S. Launch Party on October 14th for Kim Werker's new book, Crochet Me! Join us at WEBS for the US launch party for Kim Werker's new book, Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution. Kim is the editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and founder and creative director of CrochetMe.com. She'll be signing books and demystifying crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet: think drape, drape, drape, shaping in garments, and hook size + yarn + stitch! You won't think about crochet in the same way again. This talk is interactive, so bring your hook and yarn-you won't want to miss out on the fun. We'll also be previewing some of the outstanding fashions featured in her book in our exclusive trunk show. Advance registration is required online at: www.yarn.com

Calling all crocheters! Join us for the Canadian Launch Party on October 23rd for Kim Werker's new book, Crochet Me! Join us at Urban Yarns for the Canadian launch party for Kim Werker’s new book, Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution. Kim is the editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and founder and creative director of CrochetMe.com. She'll be signing books and demystifying crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet: think drape, drape, drape, shaping in garments, and hook size + yarn + stitch! You won't think about crochet in the same way again. This talk is interactive, so bring your hook and yarn-you won't want to miss out on the fun. We'll also be previewing some of the outstanding fashions featured in her book in our exclusive trunk show. Advance registration is required online at www.urbanyarns.ca or by calling (604) 228-1122.

Upcoming Stops:

September 28 and 29
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - "Knitting and Crochet Center" classes
Washington, DC (Chantilly, VA)
Dulles Expo and Conference Center
www.sewingexpo.com
Register online for classes:
• 6:30-8pm Friday 9/28
• 10:30 am-12:00 pm 9/29

September 30
Spark Craft
Book Signing and Talk
Boston, MA
www.sparkcrafts.com
• 3-5 pm Sunday 9/30

October 12 & 13
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo -"Knitting and Crochet Center" classes
Chicago, IL (St. Charles)
Pheasant Run Resort & Spa
www.sewingexpo.com
• 6:30-8pm Friday 10/12
• 10:30 am-12:00 pm 10/13

October 14
WEBS
Northampton, MA
Crochet Me BOOK LAUNCH EVENT!
1-3 pm: Hands-on talk, book signing and reception.
Please register for the event at www.yarn.com,
by phone: 413-584-2225; by fax: 413-584-1603
or by email at webs@yarn.com

Other USA launch parties on October 14
with book contributors – 5 Events: 1 Day

Baltimore (Hyattsville, MD)
with contributor Amy O’Neill Houck – 3 pm
A Tangled Skein, www.atangledskein.com

Cleveland (Lakewood, OH)
with contributor Robyn Chachula – 2-5 pm
Stitch Cleveland, www.stitchcleveland.com

Detroit (Rochester, MI)
with contributor Kristin Omdahl – 1 pm
Skeins on Main, www.skeinsonmain.com

Seattle
with contributor Julie Armstrong Holetz – 3-5 pm
Hilltop Yarn & Needlepoint, www.hilltopyarn.com

October 23
Urban Yarns Point Grey
Crochet Me Book Launch Event!
4421 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
(604) 228-1122
www.urbanyarns.ca
6-9 pm: Join us at Urban Yarns for the Canadian launch party for Kim Werker’s new book, Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution. Kim is the editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and founder and creative director of CrochetMe.com. She'll be signing books and demystifying crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet: think drape, drape, drape, shaping in garments, and hook size + yarn + stitch! You won't think about crochet in the same way again. This talk is interactive, so bring your hook and yarn-you won't want to miss out on the fun. We'll also be previewing some of the outstanding fashions featured in her book in our exclusive trunk show. Advance registration is required online at www.urbanyarns.ca or by calling (604) 228-1122.

October 27
Yarn Garden
1413 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR
www.yarngarden.net
10 am: Crochet Granny Squares for the 21st Century
1 pm: Book signing and interactive talk – bring your hook and yarn as Kim demystifies crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet.

November 1
The Lamb Shoppe
3512 E. 12th Ave.
Denver, CO
www.thelambshoppe.com
6-8 pm book signing, interactive talk and trunk show – bring your hook and yarn as Kim demystifies crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet

November 2
Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins
635 S Broadway, Unit E
Boulder, CO
(303)494-1071
www.shuttlesspindlesandskeins.com
7 pm book signing, interactive talk and trunk show – bring your hook and yarn as Kim demystifies crochet techniques in an engaging talk about the creative possibilities of crochet

November 15
Unwind: Knitting for Your Body and Mind
818 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA
www.unwindyarn.com
(808) 840-0800
7-9 pm book signing, interactive talk, and trunk show with Kim Werker and contributor Cecily Kim

January 2008
Long Beach, California, TNNA (Trade only)
Time TBA
Class: Befriend Crochet: Embrace the Hook and Grow Your Business

More stops TBA