Schaefer Swatches!
That's what I have been up to! I am almost done! Schaefer Susan is a very generous skein and it is really feeling like I have this yarn and project FOREVER. But Alas! The end is in sight! (No pictures because it is just the same as the other... Nothing more to see - Oh right, maybe when I am finally done with it and I'll take the picture of the pile.)
On the wedding invitation front - I found the perfect paper! But they are OUT OF STOCK! DOH! I have to call the store tomorrow to find out when they can get them in. My third floor is empty so it would be a perfect place to do my wedding invitations!
On the store news - I'm working on the business plan whenever I can. And I'm getting my taxes done so I can get some down payment!!! It's just feeling like it's taking forever!!! Blah. But I want to do it right, so I'll take my time with it.
Well, on that note, I should go and work on that swatches project. Until next time, go check out the new Knitty. My friend Michelle has a pattern published in this issue!!!
Showing posts with label The Yarn wall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Yarn wall. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Winter Wonderland
Winter down in CT has been very mild. Whenever you see the weather man forecasting northeast having big snow storm - substitute that with rain then it would be about correct every single time. To this date, we have no snow on the ground, which suites me just fine (less shoveling and plowing bills!). But up in Vermont, that's another story.
I think while I was there, there must be at least of a foot of snow fallen and even though it looks kinda scary (the snows were coming sideways!) but when it stopped, the time seemed to stopped and everything was on hold so everyone can stop and take a deep breath and taking in the beautiful scenery.
While David was skiing on Saturday, I knitted on for the Moondance for awhile but didn't make much progress as I discovered a mistake way down and couldn't live with it so I had to tink back quite a few rows. But on Sunday, I slept in and prepared to visited the LYSs in the area - to see the layout, and maybe pick the brain of the owners for having a yarn shop.
The first shop I went to was the White River Yarns.
The shop has been open just about year and an half and I am surprised that I didn't know it existed - especially I usually stayed in the Super 8 right down the street whenever we come up this way!
When I first walk in the store, all I can say was "Wow. This place feels inviting." The lighting was great and the store just has a very nice flow to it.
The view of Killington on Saturday morning
I think while I was there, there must be at least of a foot of snow fallen and even though it looks kinda scary (the snows were coming sideways!) but when it stopped, the time seemed to stopped and everything was on hold so everyone can stop and take a deep breath and taking in the beautiful scenery.
While David was skiing on Saturday, I knitted on for the Moondance for awhile but didn't make much progress as I discovered a mistake way down and couldn't live with it so I had to tink back quite a few rows. But on Sunday, I slept in and prepared to visited the LYSs in the area - to see the layout, and maybe pick the brain of the owners for having a yarn shop.
The first shop I went to was the White River Yarns.
The shop has been open just about year and an half and I am surprised that I didn't know it existed - especially I usually stayed in the Super 8 right down the street whenever we come up this way!
When I first walk in the store, all I can say was "Wow. This place feels inviting." The lighting was great and the store just has a very nice flow to it.
As you can see when you first walk in, you are greeted with comfy space to sit and knit, and the smile of Lois - well, you couldn't see Lois, but she is right in the center/back of the store facing the door. The space is not gigantic so you feel overwhelmed, but Lois carried a lot of different yarn, the key - half shelves! It was such a smart way to display double amount of yarn when you don't have a lot of space!
I expressed my intent immediately after I walked in and Lois welcomed the idea and jumped in immediately and give me pointers after pointers, tips after tips. Time flies when you are having fun - I arrived at 10:30am. Four hours later, David had called and said the race was over due to lightening and to stay at White River Yarns and they are coming back. By 4pm, he finally arrived, and I was still there, chatting away with Lois, and Jamie, who joined us about 3pm. And did I mention that I was going to visit the yarn shopS around town? Well, I only made it to White River, and it was soooo worth it. I can honestly say that I made a couple of friends while visiting and learning (a lot), and knitters are just the best people around the world!
Of course, I couldn't leave without purchasing some yarn:
I expressed my intent immediately after I walked in and Lois welcomed the idea and jumped in immediately and give me pointers after pointers, tips after tips. Time flies when you are having fun - I arrived at 10:30am. Four hours later, David had called and said the race was over due to lightening and to stay at White River Yarns and they are coming back. By 4pm, he finally arrived, and I was still there, chatting away with Lois, and Jamie, who joined us about 3pm. And did I mention that I was going to visit the yarn shopS around town? Well, I only made it to White River, and it was soooo worth it. I can honestly say that I made a couple of friends while visiting and learning (a lot), and knitters are just the best people around the world!
Of course, I couldn't leave without purchasing some yarn:
The brown one is from MT Laurel Llama Ranch located in Grafton, NH. The yarn is fingering weight of 90% Llama, 10% Merino. A hefty 413 yards in 4 oz. The yarn is super soft and the price is right for the local grown and spun yarn.
The second skein is Wool/Bamboo Sock weight from Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm. The work is just absolutely beautiful. She's got beautiful colorways which you can see the descriptions on her website. She's having some technical issues so you might not be able to see the pictures. I actually have never seen her work before and I am in just awe of the colorways. Of course, I couldn't go home without it. She sells them on her website currently and you can call to order or do online shopping. I'm thinking this one will do up a beautiful scarf instead of socks... hmmm... Time to go on Ravelry and do some pattern search!
So this weekend was just a time well spent weekend in VT. The beautiful view, the fresh air, and most importantly, the knowledge shared and friendship made during this trip. I highly recommend you visiting White River Yarns when you travel to, thru or nearby White River Junction, Vermont. It is well worth of your time.
The second skein is Wool/Bamboo Sock weight from Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm. The work is just absolutely beautiful. She's got beautiful colorways which you can see the descriptions on her website. She's having some technical issues so you might not be able to see the pictures. I actually have never seen her work before and I am in just awe of the colorways. Of course, I couldn't go home without it. She sells them on her website currently and you can call to order or do online shopping. I'm thinking this one will do up a beautiful scarf instead of socks... hmmm... Time to go on Ravelry and do some pattern search!
So this weekend was just a time well spent weekend in VT. The beautiful view, the fresh air, and most importantly, the knowledge shared and friendship made during this trip. I highly recommend you visiting White River Yarns when you travel to, thru or nearby White River Junction, Vermont. It is well worth of your time.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Random Thoughts
WHAT HAPPENED? ::sigh:: There is always next year for the Patriots!
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So I've been busy making stitch markers!!! Here are the two sets I made:
The color is hard to photograph. The beads on the left are provided by Archiknist and the crystals were mine. I am planning to give one set to my cocoa swap pal and one set to Archiknist for being so generous to let me borrow her whole set of jewelry making kit - she just doesn't know it yet (until she reads my post).
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So I've made some progress on The Yarn Wall. First, I got my domain names!!! No website yet, but at least it is search-able and it's out in the WWW. My friend Adam had given me a lot of pointers on the website stuff and I can't wait to get to work on it - but not until I have my business plan completed. Also, I've been reading "Start Your Own Business" from the Entrepreneur Magazines. Mine is actually an older version (3rd edition) as I had bought it under Adam's recommendation exactly 2 years ago when he was just about to quit Schick and work on his online business. (Make sure you check out all three links that I've put in here - they are all different!) I did the quiz at the beginning of the book and boy, am I now more ready than ever! I've read this book half way through and never finished it for some reason, and now I am re-reading it and are learning some of the things I didn't remember reading about. So if you ever consider starting your own business, be sure to pick this one up - definitely worth your money.
I also talked to the first Sales Rep for the yarn shop. I'm sure she won't be the last. She is fun and bubbly and I can't wait to meet her in person!
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On the knitting front - I've been working on a secret project - it is almost done and I won't be able to post anything about it until it is gifted. Lets just say it's 50% completed and it should be done soon. I haven't really worked on anything else though...
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Remember the Linky Love post? (scroll down couple of the posts) Well, it turned out that The Yarn Garden was listed twice so some people were linking them to one place, and some to the others. So you might want to go and check your links in Ravelry - if you clicked on the store and it only shows like 4 or 5 patrons? That's the wrong link and go back and just delete "in Meriden, Connecticut" and click on the little infinity symbol next to the text box, and it should show up "The Yarn Garden - Meriden, CT".
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On January 31st, my blog turned TWO! Happy Belated Birthday to Café Eclectic. And thank you all for reading.
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So I've been busy making stitch markers!!! Here are the two sets I made:
The color is hard to photograph. The beads on the left are provided by Archiknist and the crystals were mine. I am planning to give one set to my cocoa swap pal and one set to Archiknist for being so generous to let me borrow her whole set of jewelry making kit - she just doesn't know it yet (until she reads my post).
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So I've made some progress on The Yarn Wall. First, I got my domain names!!! No website yet, but at least it is search-able and it's out in the WWW. My friend Adam had given me a lot of pointers on the website stuff and I can't wait to get to work on it - but not until I have my business plan completed. Also, I've been reading "Start Your Own Business" from the Entrepreneur Magazines. Mine is actually an older version (3rd edition) as I had bought it under Adam's recommendation exactly 2 years ago when he was just about to quit Schick and work on his online business. (Make sure you check out all three links that I've put in here - they are all different!) I did the quiz at the beginning of the book and boy, am I now more ready than ever! I've read this book half way through and never finished it for some reason, and now I am re-reading it and are learning some of the things I didn't remember reading about. So if you ever consider starting your own business, be sure to pick this one up - definitely worth your money.
I also talked to the first Sales Rep for the yarn shop. I'm sure she won't be the last. She is fun and bubbly and I can't wait to meet her in person!
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On the knitting front - I've been working on a secret project - it is almost done and I won't be able to post anything about it until it is gifted. Lets just say it's 50% completed and it should be done soon. I haven't really worked on anything else though...
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Remember the Linky Love post? (scroll down couple of the posts) Well, it turned out that The Yarn Garden was listed twice so some people were linking them to one place, and some to the others. So you might want to go and check your links in Ravelry - if you clicked on the store and it only shows like 4 or 5 patrons? That's the wrong link and go back and just delete "in Meriden, Connecticut" and click on the little infinity symbol next to the text box, and it should show up "The Yarn Garden - Meriden, CT".
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On January 31st, my blog turned TWO! Happy Belated Birthday to Café Eclectic. And thank you all for reading.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Catching Up
I've been busy. Busy with research. Research for what? You asked. Well, it's not definite yet, but David and I are looking into opening a yarn shop. YES, a Yarn Shop! We already have a name for it, but we are still in the planning stage. We've been going around to see some retail spaces and I've contacted several people for whole sale info and consignment info. I will be meeting with my friend this Thursday to go over some other details regarding in yarn. So far everything is looking promising and I am super happy about it. The shop will open on week nights and weekends, so I won't be quitting Schick any time soon - gotta make sure I survive first! Plus I always wanted to open the yarn shop during those hours anyways - because I don't know any shops that opens on Sundays and late on every week night.
I will keep you all updated as the plan develops.
On the knitting front, I have done 3 repeats of the chart B on MoonDance and I also started the pig for my hot cocoa pal. It will be her "Beat the Winter Blahs Buddy!" I don't have any pictures as my camera is dead and I can't find the charger. Of course, I got Archiknist right at my disposal for questions so it is going smooth sailing. Speaking of Archiknist, click over to send her some love - She broke her arm and her chin while running (tripping is such a tricky thing!) so she will only have limited knitting time.
And one last thing, Cass is running her post #444 contest so click over and enter! Don't forget to tell her I send you over!
I will keep you all updated as the plan develops.
On the knitting front, I have done 3 repeats of the chart B on MoonDance and I also started the pig for my hot cocoa pal. It will be her "Beat the Winter Blahs Buddy!" I don't have any pictures as my camera is dead and I can't find the charger. Of course, I got Archiknist right at my disposal for questions so it is going smooth sailing. Speaking of Archiknist, click over to send her some love - She broke her arm and her chin while running (tripping is such a tricky thing!) so she will only have limited knitting time.
And one last thing, Cass is running her post #444 contest so click over and enter! Don't forget to tell her I send you over!
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