Tuesday, October 16, 2012

New arrivals for knitting

KNITTERS: OUR FALL ORDERS ARE FINALLY STARTING TO ROLL IN

THERE IS SOME VERY VERY COOL SCARF YARNS IN A VARIETY OF COLOURS AND STYLES SO CHECK THEM OUT. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO UNPACK THEM AND THEY ARE SELLING RIGHT OUT OF THE  BAG. THIS IS A GOOD THING!

NEW ARRIVALS FROM CASCADE , CASABLANCA . A BEAUTIFUL HAND DYED YARN THAT WORKS TO A  ARAN WEIGHT. SOME BEAUTIFUL NEW SOCK YARNS FROM LANG AND JAWOLL. 

THE 401 RUN HAS BEEN JUST WONDERFUL. I CAN'T THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH FOR GETTING OUT AND VISITING ALL THE SHOPS AND I AM SURE THAT I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. WE ALL WORK VERY HARD TO GET THE SHOP SHIP SHAPE AND TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE A GOOD ONE FOR EVERYONE AND THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT WE HAVE RECEIVED HAS BEEN AMAZING. I REALLY CAN'T GET OVER THE DISTANCE SOME OF THE LADIES HAVE TRAVELLED AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL BACK IN THE SHOP WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELLING THE 401 AGAIN.

M.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Travis Scores

For those of you who know our son Travis, you will know that he has gone off to University in Grand Rapids Michigan. Travis has been in a bit of a drought lately with his hockey game. He has finally managed to score a goal against Oklahoma State University and it just happened to be the winning goal.
The monkey is off his back and he can now relax. lol

I wasn't sure how Travis would embrace school and once again he has surprised me. He is doing very well (except for Math) and is embracing university life. He was never ready before now and I was worried because we all know they need education.  I will never forget his grade four teacher telling me that he would changed when he was ready and over the years I have watched it happend just as she said, again and again. Don't rush them , they eventually come around.


Fat quarter bag class tomorrow

I'm doing a quick little fat quarter bag class tomorrow morning. As you know there is limited space so call before you come.
I will teach this again and again. What a great little idea for those of us who have collected fat quarters galore and really would love to use some of them up. They are great little gifts for teachers, fellow workers or someone special that you want to have a little something at the holidays.

Knitters meet tomorrow afternoon and I can only hope that the yarn arrival is in. I know it's on its way but true to form it will probably roll in at the end of the day tomorrow. There are some yarn swifts for those of you who are tired of wrapping those skeins around a chair and ball winders so that you can wind them into nice organized balls.

Fabrics are rolling in daily and I hope there will be more Christmas again this week. We all need to get hopping if we're going to be ready for Christmas. Smith Falls has already had a dusting of snow this past weekend and as soon as that happens people will be in a mad rush to get things finished.

Remember, Thursday morning group seems to be a mixed bag and we are knitting, quilting and hand stitching on that morning.
Spinners meet this Friday for a spin in. I want to soon start knitting up all that handspun I've been making.
I've been hooking with some of it but I'm spinning faster than I can hook. lol
ttyl
M.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

New Arrivals




We have received a shipment of Riley Blake Christmas fabrics in the shop this week as well as new flannels to keep you warm on those upcoming winter months.
For those of you who have been waiting for kiddie flannels there are some really cute pieces that have come in. One of my favorites has ballet shoes all over it. I can see my little Peyton dancing around my living room with a ballet blankie.
I think I'll get at that right away. lol
I've been busy making fat quarter bags. Two fat quarters is all it takes and we all have those so drop in for a tutorial on these great little bags. They make great teachers gifts.
Do you be scared away on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons. Knitters and Hookers meet on those days and our parking lot can be quite busy. They don't bite so please come on in and shop.
The first two Fridays of every month will be dedicated to UFO Fridays. Bring all those unfinished projects that have been sitting in your closet and lets get them finished and turn them into FO's. Book your spot in advance so you're sure to get a chair. There's an awful lot of UFO's out there from what I've heard.
M.