Classes for September/October 2012

Saturday 1st September Beginner’s Knitting 1.30-3.45pm
Saturday 8th September Beginner’s Crochet 10.30am-12.45pm
Saturday 8th September Beginner’s Knitting 1.30-3.45pm
Saturday 15th September Knitting Techniques/Improvers 1.30-3.45pm
Saturday 29th September Crochet Stage 2/Crochet Flowers 10.30am-12.45 pm

Saturday 6th October Beginner’s Crochet 10.30am-12.45pm
Saturday 6th October Beginner’s Knitting 1.30-3.45pm
Saturday 13th October Crochet Stage 2/Crochet a Corsage 10.30am-12.45 pm
Saturday 20th October Beginner’s Knitting 1.30-3.45 pm
Saturday 27th October Knitting Techniques/Improvers 1.30-3.45pm

Please ring the shop for details 01273 776 176

KnitFest 2012

Cocoon is proud to announce the dates of its KnitFest for 2012. It will be held over 2 days on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September. The 27th will be all about crochet and will include the author Jan Eaton. The 28th will be the big knit day with a guest appearance from Erica Knight, who apart from being one of knitting's most well known designers and authors, has also just launched her own sumptuous collection of pure wool English yarns.
Watch this space for more information.

Snoods

Now is the time to start thinking about knitting a snood for winter using one of our great new super chunky yarns.It looks like snoods are going to be the fashion item to have this season and they also make great Xmas presents. Buy the wool from us and we will give you a free snood pattern.

Great new yarn has just come in, Sirdar Big Bamboo Super Chunky. Reminds me that winter is on the way, and it will soon be time to knit scarves and hats. Hooray!! Still more chunky yarns are due in the shop soon - how exciting!

Chunky Wool

It looks like summer is on the way out and thoughts are turning to knitting again. Scarves, hats and snoods etc. Great new chunky yarns are starting to arrive; all very exciting especially the wonderful new winter colours. Watch this space for new arrivals....

Big weekend for Chelsea but I think it's come too soon for us - just hope it's not embarrassing!

Troubled Times

The world seems such a troubled place, and I suspect every small retailer is feeling very depressed this morning. Like so many others it is becoming increasingly difficult to be positive in the present climate. Let's hope better times lie ahead, everyone could do with some good news. Chin up!

Help?

So much for H.M. Customs trying to help the small retailer. Phoned them to see if we could split our quarterly payment into three monthly instalments. Not only were they not interested, they told us to go and borrow the money from the bank! Has any tried to borrow from the bank recently? We keep being told how important small retailers are yet there is nothing being done to help us survive. I am sure we will missed when we are gone but of course it will be too late by then.

Business Rates

With all the doom and gloom at the moment it is proving almost impossible for the small independent retailer to survive. The one thing we need more than anything is help from the government with our business rates. Does anyone out there agree? You'll miss us when we are gone.

Knitting & Crochet Classes

New class dates for September and October - beginner's knitting and beginner's crochet also improvers and techniques classes for the more advanced. Email the shop for all dates.

Hope everyone enjoyed the Royal Wedding. As I am sitting here in the shop, I have decided what's required is for us to have a Summer Sale. Next week we will decide which yarns will be included, so watch this space!

I don't know about any one else but the Royal Wedding does not do a lot for me, so I have decided to open Cocoon by myself on Friday. So if any one else feels the same, or you just happen to find yourself in George Street, Hove, why not pop into the shop where you will be assured of a warm welcome.

Saturday at Cocoon

Another glorious day and a big weekend for Brighton as it is the second marathon on Sunday.

Lots of new Summer yarns have come in to the shop and let's hope we can sell them! It's not helped by the recession, which is really beginning to bite. If only I could get our website to perform better, but I am useless on the computer. If any one needed help, it's me with our web site!

Have a great weekend and enjoy the great weather :o)

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Hayley on the birth of her beautiful baby daughter, Isla; both mother and baby are fine and we all wish them the very best.

It's a pretty foul day in George Street; the weather's wet,windy and cold. The street is dead - just the sort of day retailers hate! Never mind, tomorrow is another day. Good luck to the Spurs tonight.

Just in - lots of new baby wear for the shop! I'd better get on with pricing it.

Here we go, another Monday at Cocoon! Let's hope it's a good one; we could certainly do with it. These are tough times for retail and with all the depressing news at the moment, I cannot see any change in the near future.

This is also a big week for Chelsea playing Manchester United in the European Cup, but to be honest I think over 2 games they will be too good for us.

Saturday in George Street, Hove

Another Saturday; another disappointing trading day! What is it with George Street? Thankfully the Premiership is back today. Let's hope Chelsea can get back to winning ways and what about Brighton and Crawley, just amazing!

Happy Mother's Day to all you knitting mums :o)

A rainy miserable morning in George Street Hove - guess that will not help trade. Up to 400 people registered for the Woolly Bus have decided to knit the front of our bus as the next step in our promotion campaign. We still need lots more people to register as we need over 4000 squares so why not join us and get knitting, it's all for a great cause.

Hello, I'm new!

Hello all, I'm Alan, half of Cocoonknits based in the lovely seaside city of Brighton & Hove!