I wanted to thank all who attended our first knit-in. We had several newbies, and we gave each of them a small token of our appreciation for coming. Also the sale of the knit-in was sock yarn..(I had a weak moment…):-) I hope the yarn gets knit quickly and starts warming someone’s feet soon. Our next knit-in is Friday December 8th from 6-10. Hope to see you there!

On a very sad note….Tammy lost her beloved Big Truvvy a few days ago. My heart goes out to her.
Now for a happy note…Our Maddi is engaged! She is marrying Josh in late May, and we will keep you posted on her happy planning!
Everyone have a safe and happy holiday…knit fast….buy more yarn!
Thanks to all who come in each week,
Carol

I hope you like the new fall yarns… even though it doesn’t really feel like fall yet. This year, you are seeing them before I do. Oh, I get to see the two inch sample and hear the sales pitch from the yarn reps but until you see it in the skein, it’s just not real.  They walk away and leave me with a carbon copy of the order sheet… absolutely no instant gratification there.

Anyway, I don’t know if you have perused the web site or not but I know lots of you have been checking it out. I hope it’s coming along to your satisfaction. I working to get all of the yarn in the store available on the web. We’re getting there but I’m about 4000 items behind right now.. whew!

In the meantime, I know Carol is busy finding the perfect home for every last little skein of yarn. She has a been blessed with a definite talent for merchandising things. I am amazed every time I set foot in the store. How does she do that? If it were just me, we would have boring shelves with everything against the wall and probably not a lot of atmosphere.  Now you get the best of both worlds… well, lots of work still left on the web site but the store looks great.

Better go for now. Keep checking back in with us. I’ll keep working on the web site and if you can think of something fun you would like to see there… or a charity site… or a pattern you would like to share with the world… or a tip, let me know and I’ll do my best to get it out there for the world to see.

 Talk to you soon. Thanks for stopping in.

Have a great day,

Sandy

Happy August…I can’t believe how fast the Summer has gone. Ryan ( the 16 yr. old) has been gone all Summer…travelling  here and there, so it’s almost like Alan ( the husband)and I are empty nesters.  Oddly, not bad…:-)

So…Fall is just around the corner, and I have been busy moving things around ( much to the dismay of some), and am making room for the new stuff.  We have already gotten some FABULOUS new sock yarn from Claudia Handpaints.  Some of the most goodest stuff we’ve ever had.  We should be fully stocked for Fall within a few more weeks, so remember, Christmas is really just around the corner.

We have also gotten in some yarn from Crystal Palace that is a corn fiber, for all of you who don’t wear wool.  I have personally pulled and tugged on this yarn to ensure that it doesn’t break like I have heard that some corn fiber has done with other companies.  There are 31 different colors to choose from.

We have been working hard to get a new fresh hip class schedule for the Fall.  Classes besides knitting will be held, and I have found a new teacher to teach socks on 2 circulars.  Please look for the list to be posted by August 15.  All of the Winter extra’s will be posted also, so mark those dates on your calendars.  We will be doing a few new things on different nights this Winter, to spice things up a bit!

Maddi is back from her travels to Africa, and has some great pic’s…I’m truly lucky to have her with me.   Kelle is the other youg’un to help in the shop this year.  She is the most enthusiastic kid I know…so busy trying new things! 

Well, it’s time to hit Curves…ate too much this weekend…:-)

 Stop by to visit, or sit awhile…we have lots of room, and are always looking for new stories!

have a great Monday,

Carol 

Happy Father’s Day, hope all of your men are out doing other stuff, and you are home knitting!

Well we are home from market, and a good time was had by all! (Jill snores like a freight train:-))

We found some lovely treasures in Columbus, and I have made a bulletin board of some of the things that will be arriving in the late Summer, early Fall.  Come by to check it out!

I want to explain our lack of classes in the Spring and Summer.  The first year we were open, we scheduled lots of classes for the Summer.  I know people are interested in knitting in the Summer, especially teachers, but we didn’t have any attendance.  It’s hard to commit to 3 weekends to a sock class, when there are only 12 weekends of Summer, and the lake, weddings, reunions, baseball tournaments, etc., take up so many.  So I want to extend the information, that if anyone wants a class this Summer, just call the shop, and we can arrange it for you.  If there are several people in your office, or workplace that want to learn something special, we can do that , too. Just call and we’ll arrange a time that works for us all. 417-881-9276 (YARN). 

The most interesting thing happened yesterday.

We opened at 10 a.m.  Let me say that I knew we had people that research the shop on-line and plan to stop by on their way to wherever they are headed.  Whether it be Branson, or wherever, but yesterday was even amazing to me.

Back to the story.  As I said, we opened at 10.  Several different groups of folks came in from 10 to 11:37a.m.  I started visiting with them( imagine that), and found the following cool information.

In this 1 hour 37 minutes, people from these places were in the shop:

Portland Oregon

Columbus Ohio

Chicago

Las Vegas

Monterey CA

Arkansas

St. Louis

Isn’t that amazing???!!  In OUR little corner of the globe! The Internet is such an amazing source of information…and of course the Springfield, MO phone book!

So, to make a long story shortish…everyone I met was fun and happy!  I hope their travels continue to be safe and happy!

anyhoo, come see me,

and as always, thanks for spending your hard earned money with us!

Carol