Happy New Year!
Finally 2012, after all the anticipation it is finally here! I for one am looking forward to a stress
free, healthy and happy 2012. Thanks to the wonderful staff here at Yarn Heaven
I was finally able to take a few days and make the trek to Hot Springs, Arkansas. I could not possibly have had a better
time. We stayed with our Scottish friend
Leslie and her husband Eric at their wonderful Alpine Inn! Our suite was stunning, the hospitality was
overwhelming and just to get to hug Leslie again was worth the 5 hour
drive. My husband and I dug for crystals
and brought back way more than I ever expected to find. Of course all of the digging left me with
severe back pain, but it wasn’t anything those mineral baths couldn’t make feel
better. I cannot wait to go back and I
hope it is very soon. Our friend Leslie
wants to move back to Scotland
as she is now a gramma of soon to be 4! Lovely grandchildren. I made a deal with her; the day she buys her
plane ticket to move back I will go get a passport (I hate flying over water)!
Leslie misses us as much as we miss her, so if you’re ever
headed to Hot Springs
and want an absolutely lovely place to stay, try the Alpine Inn and take your
knitting, Leslie would love the chance to knit a few stitches with a fellow
fiber enthusiast. I didn’t make any
resolutions except for learning how to do better button bands so I can do more
cardigans! Sticking with that
resolution, the first cardigan type garment of the year for me is the Amelie
Knitted or Crocheted Jacket. More on
that later in the update.
As you know we only moved about 4 months ago and we are
still changing and rearranging, trying to find the “best” look of the
store. We have already doubled our
classroom size and still have seating in the front of the store with a work
table. We have moved our books twice and
still see areas that could stand some rearranging. We have installed our camera system today. It made me sad to have to do this, but we
must protect our inventory the best that we can.
We have worked really hard on making the newsletter a bit
more user friendly and to have the ability of sending pictures with the
descriptions of the classes, I think you will be quite surprised, and there is
even a section to leave comments. We encourage
comments and look forward to feed back, as well as class ideas. Kate Baird contacted us on Facebook about a
class idea and it has been added to the class schedule. Along these same lines, Sparkle and Stitches’
blogs are updated more frequently and they also have comment sections, they
really pester me about checking for comments, so please leave them some! http://barkstopshere.blogspot.com/
What’s new and hot, well…..we hear and our shelves reflect
how much you loved the Rozetti Marina yarns, the update on those is…there is a
new style, it has the same mesh, but on the ribbon bottom, there are what the
company calls little bubbles along this edge.
It is in preorder status and we hope to have some in the next
month. Berroco’s Lacey yarn is very
feminine and fast to knit or crochet. It
has a very Victorian look to it when it is knitted and the colors are quite
Victorian. Plymouth
has come out with Metallic Joy. We
ordered it several weeks ago and are awaiting arrival in the country, there are
6 colors in the line and we have ordered them all. We also are stocked again on Signature
Needles, and the hit of the season, the Dreamz Needle sets are on their
way. We have 10 sets coming in the full
sets and 5 coming in the starter kits.
They are very nice needles, pretty to look at and the join is
wonderful. UPS just left and the Dreamz
sets have arrived.
We have a wonderful lady named Margo Sennett, she purchased
a knitting machine that had one owner. After purchasing the machine, she lost
use of her hand and cannot use it. She
would like to get what she paid for it.
$1500 and it comes with 5 boxes of books and patterns, has the ribber,
color changer and I believe is a King 960 (I might have that wrong as I cannot
find my notes). If you are interested
please email me and I will pass your note on to Margo.
Melinda Redding helps out here at the shop; she also sells
Silpada Jewlery on the side. If you are
looking for some nice, unique pieces of jewelry come on in and browse one of
the catalogs and place an order. If I
keep going I will have everything in the book!
If you know anyone that is looking to relocate their business,
or start a new one, we have an outstanding space in our little strip
center. The landlord does not want hair
salons or nail salons, but is open to interesting businesses. The location has been phenomenal for us and
we would love to have another fun business in our strip center. I have a key and can show you the location. I could not ask for a more honest, fair
landlord! (he also has spaces on Cooper St.,
close to Mansfield)
The last plug I am giving in this update is…if you are
looking for a trustworthy, honest, IT person that won’t charge you for your
first born, try Orli & Sons, located on Bowen Rd in Arlington.
This guy’s reputation preceded him and he is worth every dime I have
ever paid him. When we moved into our
new location we had to have Uverse to get on the internet, he came in and made
it all wireless; he saved me $300 on our surveillance cameras and is just a
true blessing.
Now onto the class schedule!
http://yhclasses.blogspot.com/
. Pictures, descriptions, a place for
comments! Yea! Our classes do fill quickly, so we ask that
you sign up early, if we have less than 3 people we will cancel the class. We have had many, many crocheter’s ask for
classes, the Amelie Jacket class is a perfect class whether you are a
knitter/crocheter or both. This jacket
is made in two pieces only! Knit from
cuff to center, and then seamed in the back center and buttoned in the
front. The crocheted version is done and
the knitted version is being worked on.
Our classes usually have anywhere from 6-12 people, if you do not like
big classes, let us know and we can set up a private time.
Thursday nights have turned into old home week! We love it, don’t see you for ages and
whoolah, here you are on a Thursday. We
love the new attendees, we love the forever attendees! And, we always have room
for more. Come join us, bring a project,
bring food, bring a sense of humor and a friend and be prepared for a good
time.
And from our friends at Ravelry we found this and thought
you all might enjoy it:
Acronym - a word made from the first letters of the words in a phrase or name, for example, CAL
for crochet-along, PIGS for Projects in Grocery Sacks.
Finally 2012, after all the anticipation it is finally here! I for one am looking forward to a stress
free, healthy and happy 2012. Thanks to the wonderful staff here at Yarn Heaven
I was finally able to take a few days and make the trek to Hot Springs, Arkansas. I could not possibly have had a better
time. We stayed with our Scottish friend
Leslie and her husband Eric at their wonderful Alpine Inn! Our suite was stunning, the hospitality was
overwhelming and just to get to hug Leslie again was worth the 5 hour
drive. My husband and I dug for crystals
and brought back way more than I ever expected to find. Of course all of the digging left me with
severe back pain, but it wasn’t anything those mineral baths couldn’t make feel
better. I cannot wait to go back and I
hope it is very soon. Our friend Leslie
wants to move back to Scotland
as she is now a gramma of soon to be 4! Lovely grandchildren. I made a deal with her; the day she buys her
plane ticket to move back I will go get a passport (I hate flying over water)!
Leslie misses us as much as we miss her, so if you’re ever
headed to Hot Springs
and want an absolutely lovely place to stay, try the Alpine Inn and take your
knitting, Leslie would love the chance to knit a few stitches with a fellow
fiber enthusiast. I didn’t make any
resolutions except for learning how to do better button bands so I can do more
cardigans! Sticking with that
resolution, the first cardigan type garment of the year for me is the Amelie
Knitted or Crocheted Jacket. More on
that later in the update.
As you know we only moved about 4 months ago and we are
still changing and rearranging, trying to find the “best” look of the
store. We have already doubled our
classroom size and still have seating in the front of the store with a work
table. We have moved our books twice and
still see areas that could stand some rearranging. We have installed our camera system today. It made me sad to have to do this, but we
must protect our inventory the best that we can.
We have worked really hard on making the newsletter a bit
more user friendly and to have the ability of sending pictures with the
descriptions of the classes, I think you will be quite surprised, and there is
even a section to leave comments. We encourage
comments and look forward to feed back, as well as class ideas. Kate Baird contacted us on Facebook about a
class idea and it has been added to the class schedule. Along these same lines, Sparkle and Stitches’
blogs are updated more frequently and they also have comment sections, they
really pester me about checking for comments, so please leave them some! http://barkstopshere.blogspot.com/
What’s new and hot, well…..we hear and our shelves reflect
how much you loved the Rozetti Marina yarns, the update on those is…there is a
new style, it has the same mesh, but on the ribbon bottom, there are what the
company calls little bubbles along this edge.
It is in preorder status and we hope to have some in the next
month. Berroco’s Lacey yarn is very
feminine and fast to knit or crochet. It
has a very Victorian look to it when it is knitted and the colors are quite
Victorian. Plymouth
has come out with Metallic Joy. We
ordered it several weeks ago and are awaiting arrival in the country, there are
6 colors in the line and we have ordered them all. We also are stocked again on Signature
Needles, and the hit of the season, the Dreamz Needle sets are on their
way. We have 10 sets coming in the full
sets and 5 coming in the starter kits.
They are very nice needles, pretty to look at and the join is
wonderful. UPS just left and the Dreamz
sets have arrived.
We have a wonderful lady named Margo Sennett, she purchased
a knitting machine that had one owner. After purchasing the machine, she lost
use of her hand and cannot use it. She
would like to get what she paid for it.
$1500 and it comes with 5 boxes of books and patterns, has the ribber,
color changer and I believe is a King 960 (I might have that wrong as I cannot
find my notes). If you are interested
please email me and I will pass your note on to Margo.
Melinda Redding helps out here at the shop; she also sells
Silpada Jewlery on the side. If you are
looking for some nice, unique pieces of jewelry come on in and browse one of
the catalogs and place an order. If I
keep going I will have everything in the book!
If you know anyone that is looking to relocate their business,
or start a new one, we have an outstanding space in our little strip
center. The landlord does not want hair
salons or nail salons, but is open to interesting businesses. The location has been phenomenal for us and
we would love to have another fun business in our strip center. I have a key and can show you the location. I could not ask for a more honest, fair
landlord! (he also has spaces on Cooper St.,
close to Mansfield)
The last plug I am giving in this update is…if you are
looking for a trustworthy, honest, IT person that won’t charge you for your
first born, try Orli & Sons, located on Bowen Rd in Arlington.
This guy’s reputation preceded him and he is worth every dime I have
ever paid him. When we moved into our
new location we had to have Uverse to get on the internet, he came in and made
it all wireless; he saved me $300 on our surveillance cameras and is just a
true blessing.
Now onto the class schedule!
http://yhclasses.blogspot.com/
. Pictures, descriptions, a place for
comments! Yea! Our classes do fill quickly, so we ask that
you sign up early, if we have less than 3 people we will cancel the class. We have had many, many crocheter’s ask for
classes, the Amelie Jacket class is a perfect class whether you are a
knitter/crocheter or both. This jacket
is made in two pieces only! Knit from
cuff to center, and then seamed in the back center and buttoned in the
front. The crocheted version is done and
the knitted version is being worked on.
Our classes usually have anywhere from 6-12 people, if you do not like
big classes, let us know and we can set up a private time.
Thursday nights have turned into old home week! We love it, don’t see you for ages and
whoolah, here you are on a Thursday. We
love the new attendees, we love the forever attendees! And, we always have room
for more. Come join us, bring a project,
bring food, bring a sense of humor and a friend and be prepared for a good
time.
And from our friends at Ravelry we found this and thought
you all might enjoy it:
Acronym - a word made from the first letters of the words in a phrase or name, for example, CAL
for crochet-along, PIGS for Projects in Grocery Sacks.
Adopt - Ravelry term for accepting responsibility for editing a
yarn or pattern source
yarn or pattern source
Ambistitcherous - Having the ability to knit in two different styles, e.g., Continental and Combined; OR having the ability to both knit and crochet.
BeauFO - A beautiful Finished Object
BFL - Blue-Faced Leicester, a breed of sheep
BID - Big Issues Debate (group on Ravelry)
Bicraftual - Able to both crochet and knit
Big Six - See Main 6
Bisoxual - Able to knit socks both top-down and toe-up.
Bistitchual - see Ambistitcherous
BKFF - Best Knitting Friend Forever
Bob - Ravelry mascot, adorable Boston Terrier boy, critter of Casey and Jess
Bobzillion - A really really big number, in honor of Bob (see above). Often used in love posts like love(bobzillion).
BMFA - Blue Moon Fiber Arts (yarn company)
CAL - Crochet Along
Chatterbox - Any Raveler who has posted at least once in some
Ravelry forum gets a chatterbox page and gets to be called a “chatterbox”. You
can get to this from your profile, over on the right where it says “x posts”.
It is a good way to see where you have posted recently, or find a post that you
have lost.
Ravelry forum gets a chatterbox page and gets to be called a “chatterbox”. You
can get to this from your profile, over on the right where it says “x posts”.
It is a good way to see where you have posted recently, or find a post that you
have lost.
CIP - Crocheting In Public
Clap - Clapotis (pattern)
CLF - Crochet Liberation Front (group on Ravelry)
Clown Barf - a multi-colored yarn, either rainbow or a
combination of several contrasting colors
combination of several contrasting colors
Code Monkey - A code monkey is someone who
writes computer code. The Code Monkey is Casey!
writes computer code. The Code Monkey is Casey!
Colorway - The name or number assigned by a manufacturer to the
color (or multi-colored combination) of a yarn
color (or multi-colored combination) of a yarn
CPaA or CPaAGG - Completely Pointless and Arbitrary (group on Ravelry)
CPH - Central Park Hoodie (pattern)
CPY - Crystal Palace Yarns (yarn company)
CTH Cherry Tree Hill (yarn company)
Darn Overs (DOs) - The ones you forget and have to tink back to. AKA @&%^#&%@!!
DB Debbie Bliss (designer and yarn company)
DISO Desperately In search of
DPN Double-pointed needles
DS Destash (sell unwanted yarn); also: Dear Son (referring to
one’s actual son; for DD, DH, DW see the general internet list)
one’s actual son; for DD, DH, DW see the general internet list)
Dyelot the number that identifies a particular batch of a
colorway
colorway
Earburn To create a magic link to another Raveler in a forum post, thereby triggering an email that alerts them to your post. (Origin: The linkee receives a notice that starts with “Are your ears
burning?…”)
burning?…”)
EOR End of row or every other row
ETA Edited to add
EZ Elizabeth Zimmermann (designer)
FO Finished object
frog To rip back (for the sound “rip it, rip it”) by removing the needles from the project and pulling on the loose end of the yarn; also applies to crochet. Generally used when mistake is found below the row you are currently working, or when completely undoing an entire project
or piece. (see Tink)
frog To rip back (for the sound “rip it, rip it”) by removing the needles from the project and pulling on the loose end of the yarn; also applies to crochet. Generally used when mistake is found below the row you are currently working, or when completely undoing an entire project
or piece. (see Tink)
Frog pond a storage place for knitted and crocheted things waiting to be frogged
FSOT For sale or trade
FTLOR For the Love of Ravelry (Ravelry main forum)
Gifted The act of giving yarn/items to another
for free.
for free.
GOFO A gorgeous finished object
Gophie The squirrel mascot of Rav, originally in a well-known photo from
National Geographic Magazine. Gophie is often added to members’ avatars.
National Geographic Magazine. Gophie is often added to members’ avatars.
HALFPINT Have A Lovely Fantasy Project, I’ve No Time
HBD Horizontal bust darts, also known as short-row bust darts.
HK Hazel Knits (yarn company).
HSY haven’t started yet (pronounced “hussy”)
IRL In real life (as opposed to “on Ravelry.”)
ISO In search of
ITR In the round
JAL Join Along
JMCO Judy’s Magic Cast-On
JSSBO Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off
KAL Knit Along
KIP - Knit(ting) in public
Knipping - A zero sum gain in knitting: the knitting and ripping cancel each other out.
KL Knitting loom
KN Knitting Needle
KP Knit Picks (yarn company)
LK - Loom knitting
LPW - Lamb’s Pride Worsted (yarn)
LYS - Local yarn shop
LYSO - Local yarn shop owner
Main 6 the six forums that every Raveler is a
member of - For the Love of Ravelry, Needlework News & Events, Yarn &
Fiber, Patterns, Techniques, and Tools & Equipment
Fiber, Patterns, Techniques, and Tools & Equipment
Magic link A forum feature that lets you automatically create
a link to a Ravelry page (yarn, book, pattern, project, group, or person)
a link to a Ravelry page (yarn, book, pattern, project, group, or person)
MCY Mystical Creations Yarns (former indie dyer), now
also Mysterious Circumstances, Yo! (group on Ravelry)
also Mysterious Circumstances, Yo! (group on Ravelry)
MK - Machine knit(ting)
Muggle - non-knitter
Multicraftual - skilled in more than one craft muppet or dead muppet - those acrylic and fun fur yarns that resemble Elmo and friends while in the skein or, in fact, made up
NAYY - No Affiliation, Yadda Yadda
NNE - Needlework News & Events (the main forum formerly known as Needlework on the Net)
NotN or NOTN Needlework on the Net (one of the main 6 forums) - this board is now known as
Needlework News & Events
NoTN - Not on the needles
NWT - New with tags
OMB - Oh, my Bob (see Bob
above)
above)
OOAK - One of a Kind
OP - Original post(er)
OPY - Other people’s yarn
OSFA - One size fits all
OTH - On the hooks
OTOH - On the other hand
OTN - On the needles
PIGS - Projects in grocery sacks
Plarn “Plastic” yarn, often made from plastic grocery bags,
but there are also some commercial types; all good for knitting/crocheting in
the shower.
but there are also some commercial types; all good for knitting/crocheting in
the shower.
PM Private message or personal message (Ravelry email)
Pooling - When one color in a variegated yarn bunches together in an area. See this post by Mlok for an example.
PR Peer review, a moderation tool used the Main 6
PSY Project seeking yarn (pronounced “sigh” as in “psychosis”)
PTB See TPTB below.
Puddling According to the Yarn Harlot, similar to pooling, but more like a blotch.
QUIRBLE QUeue In Ravelry Beyond Life Expectancy (courtesy of KreatureKat)
RAB or RAOB Random Act Of Bobness; from RAK, where the K stands for kindness.
Raveler a member of Ravelry
Raveloop that weird space time continuum flux that seems to happen at odd intervals for an indeterminate amount of time (i.e. the way time flies when looking at Ravelry)
SABLE - Stash acquisition beyond life expectancy
SAL - Spin along
SEX - Stash enhancement experience (or expedition) = buying yarn
SIP - sock(s) in progress
SKA - -Sock Knitters Anonymous
Skank - way of saying skein of yarn (skein+hank=skank)
Slurp - to pull in an image from another image server such as
Photobucket See also: HowToSlurp
Sproingy - soft and stretchable, springing back. Applies to yarn.
SSC - Slip Stitch Crochet, a type of crochet using only or mostly slip stitches. Also known as Bosnian crochet, Shepherd’s knitting, Pjoning, and Smygmaskvirkning.
SSS Second Sock Syndrome; or, Socks, Socks, Socks by
XRX Books
XRX Books
Stino Stinknormale Socken - (German abbreviation for just normal socks)
Tink - -To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting
motion, effectively un-knitting the stitch. Used when fixing an error on the
same row you are knitting. (“tink” is “knit” spelled backwards) (see also
Frogging)
motion, effectively un-knitting the stitch. Used when fixing an error on the
same row you are knitting. (“tink” is “knit” spelled backwards) (see also
Frogging)
TLDR - Too Long, Didn’t Read
TPTB - The Powers That Be, i.e., Casey, Jess, Mary-Heather, Sarah, and Bob
TOAD - Trashed Object Abandoned in Disgust
TWIR - This Week in Ravelry - Ravelry’s (somewhat) weekly newsletter, archived here.
TYWYK - Things you wished you knew (before starting a project, buying yarn etc.)
Unraveling - doing all the other tasks in life such as work, bathing, laundry, etc. when you would rather be on Ravelry.
UFO - UnFinished Object (usually a WIP that has been abandoned
or neglected)
or neglected)
Vibralope - The little envelope icon used as a message indicator on Ravelry; so named because it vibrates when a new PM comes in.
WIM - Work In Mind
WIP - Work In Progress
WoTA - Wool of the Andes (yarn)
WPI - Wraps Per Inch (number of times yarn will wrap loosely
around ruler or similar tool in one inch; more wraps indicates thinner yarn)
around ruler or similar tool in one inch; more wraps indicates thinner yarn)
Yarn barf (yarf?) - 1)a big lump of yarn that accidentally gets pulled out of a new centre-pull ball, when you’re trying to find the end
2)The stuff produced by a novice spinner that bears a loose resemblance to yarn
but has no consistency of size or twist whatsoever.
but has no consistency of size or twist whatsoever.
YAS - Yarn Acquisition Syndrome
YH - Yarn Heaven!
YH - Yarn Heaven!
