Well, we have been busy, busy, busy! What with the new construction, new yarns, moving stuff around, gosh and of course there is always knitting! My honey has actually asked me to knit him a sweater and of course I have agreed, aww shucks, what can I say. So we started looking for just the right pattern (he's a real tall guy) and when I first started knitting I made him a sweater that was just never right. Well, I am more experienced now and know about gauge and lots more, thanks to Jimmy's and all my great knitting pals. He refuses to wear a pullover (which is my preferred knitting format) and I gotta, say yeah honey it is your sweater and if I am going to put that much work into it you better wear it, so cardigan it is. I showed him patterns, and more patterns, books and well you get...

I'm not a big fan of the overused (at best) term "Here we grow again"...but, we're growing....again! I'm really impressed with how quickly the crews have been working--they taped off the area and had the door cut and the walls built before I could even get a picture of the chaos! (I guess after watching all of the contracting nightmare shows on HGTV I just assumed all remodeling jobs took forever...) It was almost as if the yarn shuffling to make room beforehand took longer than the demolition (if we've sounded a little flustered this week, this is why!).Just look at all of that space though! We'll be doing all of the shipping and order filling from this side of the shop, and the classes will be moving to the back room of the retail shop (Jeanne and the orders team are pretty excited!). We...

I almost forgot! Here's a quick shot of the real Amber Rose - clutching bags of the color named after her... (she's holding the october limited edition color of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Yarn - we got it oct 1st, but it's already sold out - crazy!).Anyway, Amber's birthday is in a few weeks - and we think she's going to back home to New Zealand for the occasion. Now that she's learned how to knit, we're hoping she'll pick up some yummy yarns - straight from the source! Also - i wanted to say "thank you" to Marianne for the needle condolences ... i finally broke down and bought myself 3 replacement pair. But i still haven't been able to touch a pair of socks since then. Geez - think i have issues with letting things go? I guess so... Anyway, Marianne also gave me an airline tip that i'd...

Ok, I feel like i've seen a lot of things over the years... but yarn and politics? That's a new one for me.... but i gotta say that i'm tickled by the idea. How fun! And who else would you expect to come up with it other than Schaefer Yarn... These girls have made a living out of dying [gorgeous] yarn in the name of memorable women. And like it or not, the political women of the last few months are, if nothing else, memorable.So, no matter what your political affiliation (or, for some, your lack thereof), you're bound to get a kick (ha!) out of putting on a pair of socks inspired by one of these current political faces. They have taken their uber-famous Schaefer Anne Yarn and dyed it in 4 political colors - only until Nov 4th.Ha ha - the whole thing makes me giggle a bit... After chatting...

I'm about to shut down my computer and take the dogs (and doug!) for a walk, but i wanted to get some help first... I am just dying to use the Trendsetter Journey Yarn that we got on sale... but i couldn't decide what to knit with it. After spending a few hours at the shop yesterday, Jeanne, Sandy, and I settled on this sweater from the Fitted Knits book by Stefanie Japel. I think it's the perfect style for me - simple, but with just a bit of interest (and not too much frill). Now i'll just have to buy a button down shirt, so i can look just like the model :)Anyway, the next step is to choose a color. I like the charcoal grey, but thought this rusty brown (Wooden Barrel) might be perfect... but i also like this kinda reddish color (Rusty Bucket). What do you think? Ah - decisions... i...