And here we are in hot, hot Texas, but with listening to the news, we know this year we are not alone in our suffering. Record breaking tempertures all of the United States. Hottest summer ever! I just read about the huge floating "island" iceberg, twice the size of Manhatten that has broken off the the Greenland glacier. I find nature and history extremely interesting and love to share interesting facts. If you would like to read more about the Greenland glacier break, click this link http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/18/156961848/iceberg-twice-the-size-of-manhattan-breaks-off-glacier-in-greeland
Wow from hot to cold in a matter of seconds, don't we wish it could really happen that fast! Today, I have been busy rearranging yarn shelves to fit in the 14 new colors that have just arrived in Berrocco Comfort. Comfort is a wonderful yarn for knitting and crocheting afghans, many people do make sweaters out of it and house slippers, hats, etc. It is a wonderful mixture of acrylic and nylon. As we run out of the colors in Dark Horse Fantasy we are replacing them with Comfort as the Fantasy has been changed and is not the same yarn we are used to. I have been told by Lynn Herring that I now have the perfect school colors for LSU! Her daughter will love the new afghan that will keep her warm and comfy while she is studying away from home.
We also have a new yarn called Cobasi, it is 55% cotton/16% bamboo, 8% silk and 21% elastic. Knits 6.5-8 stitches per inch on US 1-4 needle. Yes, it is a wonderful new sock yarn for our knitters and crocheters that cannot use wool. I am excited about giving it a try, the 12 colors that have arrived keep me going back and trying to choose. Just in time for the sock class coming up in October. We hope to get it up on the site soon. Until then, take a sneak peek here http://www.skacelknitting.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16065/.f?sc=2&category=111428
Something new happening at Yarn Heaven....next week you will see a gorgeous gift basket sitting on the counter. Inside of that gift basket will be many different kinds of gifts. These gifts come from our local small businesses. We are trying to band together and help each other out. Once a month, we will have a basket that you have a chance to win. With every $50.00 purchase your name will go into a jar and on the last day of August, we will draw a name and that person will win the basket which will have a value of $100 or more. There will be gift certificates to local stores, gifts from local stores, products made by local people. If you want to just purchase tickets to put in the drawing, it is $3.00 per ticket. The basket for August has something from Forever Young Records, a true small business story. Pat and her husband started Forever Young around the same time I started Yarn Heaven. I have watched them grow, suceed, worry and sweat out the tough times just like myself. If you are looking for hard to find music or current music give them a try. Forever Young is right across the freeway from us and if you do stop in please let them know we mentioned them, so we know our efforts to help promote other small businesses are working. If you have a small business and would like to join our efforts, please contact me at the shop!
Last, but most certainly not least, tonite for our Therapy Thursday, we are having a send off party for Andie. I can't believe how hard a time I have saying that. Andie came into my life like the wind and now she will be leaving the same way. Andie learned to knit and crochet here at Yarn Heaven and took to both like a duck out of water. I was amazed at how fast she picked things up and how beautiful her knitted and crocheted items are. I told her in class on Saturday that she is a better knitter than I am, and it was with great pride I told her that. We will all miss Andie so very much. I don't know what I will do the first few Saturdays that she is gone, I am so used to her hanging out at the shop, y'all will just have to come in and keep me distracted. So tonite, starting anytime after 5:30pm we are throwing a pot luck, therapy session. Not much different that most Thursdays, but this Thursday Andie will be gifted something very special that will help her remember each and every one of us. Come find out what it is, and Andie when you read this, please know how very much you will be missed. See y'all tonite!
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