June 21, 2012

Wow, two posts in one month. I see the talking to I gave myself is working!  I am going to try to get updates out every two weeks instead of once a month.  I forget so many things I want to talk about when a month goes by!

We have just received our HUGE order of Cool Wool 2000 and Cool Wool Melange.  This has been my favorite wool for knitting sweaters for a very long time.  It knits up beautifully on a US 6/7 needle and cables in it are just gorgeous.  This is the wool we are recommending for the Cable Vest Class starting in July.  Here are just a few of the 47 colors we now have in stock!  And here is a picture of a sweater made out of cool wool.  Perfect for any climate.  A garment does not have to be bulky to be warm, this sweater is a wonderful example of that and one of my favorite sweaters.

I am so eager to start the vest, but I have been behaving

very well, and getting my lace blouse done first!  Back is done, both fronts well on their way and should be finished by this weekend.  During the week I will sew it together and start on that awesome lace button band which is what made me want to do the top.  I am still sticking to the New Year's Resolution of  button bands only, no pullovers!  First time I have ever stuck to a resolution!!

Before I forget, I want to take a minute to thank Jamie Zalenski for bringing by some knitting novels to the shop.  I don't usually read these kind of books as I live them.  But Jamie is so nice and I thought it was wonderful of her to bring the books by.  I took them home and felt a little obligated to read them, so very glad I did!  Thank you Jamie, How to Knit a Love Song by Rachael Herron was a very inspiring read and made me have a renewed love for my shop and the people who frequent!  I am reading the second one now, How to Knit a Heart Back Home, and I hear she has another one out Wishes and Stitches.  I will be looking for it.  We have been passing the first book around amongst the Thursday nite ladies and they all seem to really like it.    So, Jamie, thanks again!

The 3/50 project has been at it again.  Thank goodness for organizations like this one.  Their main goal is to help promote and support small brick and mortar businesses.  To learn more about this please click this link http://www.the350project.net/home.html.   If you are in Texas here is a link that provides names of business that are small brick and mortar businesses and need our support to survive in this economy.   http://www.the350project.net/states/TX.html  if you are in another state, just look up your state and see who you can help keep in business. 

It is tough all over, my sister just got laid off for the 2nd time in 1 1/2 years.  After working for a big bank for over 20 years, they got bought out by a big bank and her job went with the sale of the bank.  After looking for 19 months she found another job in the banking industry, just to have the whole division laid off last Friday.   Her husbaned works for a company where they all took 40% pay cuts so they could keep their jobs.  Melinda, a friend of the shop looked for two years before she just got hired in a retail store.  She is a degreed teacher.   On the other hand there are some benefits to being a little on the slow side.  My husband owns a tile business, floors, counter tops, tubs, back splashes, etc.  We have had the granite in our garage for new counter tops for about 6 years now and the last two weeks I have gotten a new kitchen!  Lots of remodeling being done at my house, but I am willing to share, so if you have considered putting in tile, now would be the time to give him a call.  He does give free estimates!  817-473-0698!   Here is a picture of the new counter tops and back splash

OK, short and sweet, time to get some paperwork done and order some new yarns!  It is Thursday and we will have our Therapy Thursday tonite. Between vacations and school, kids and summer, we know it will be awhile before we see some of you at Therapy!  We miss you Loreen, hope school is going well, Alpha, we miss you and hope that grandson wins those baseball games.  Lourdes, it's Thursday!!! Jamie, and Jeni, it's Thursday!!!!!  Have a wonderful day, turn that air down or come share ours and knit and crochet to your heart's content!