Another PJ Party at Yarn Lady

OK, so the text is not in the right sequence, because I keep adding more pictures of our slumber party last Saturday night. Here are just some of the lucky winners who gave the correct answers to questions Jan and Jenny had prepared about general information regarding knitting and crocheting. Lots and lots of prizes were given and proudly received.

So we had another PJ party last Saturday night. What fun we had! I am putting together a page to show all of the pictures. Jan and Jenny hosted a get together of over 30 participants who all came to knit and hang out together and eat!! Pizza was served and everyone brought a desert and I don't think that anyone went home hungry!
At the beginning of the evening, Jan announced that those who wanted to could try to complete a 5 hour baby sweater. As you probably know, we are all making these sweaters to be given to charity and we have a contest. For each sweater you donate, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate at Yarn Lady. So if you're interested, get KNITTING or CROCHETING!!
We called Keely the Lady In Pink! Keely had on this gorgeous sweater made out of a variety of Prism yarns and she was working on a new one again. It was so striking that the folks at the next table asked her to come over and model.

Stay tuned for more pictures!

Pssssst: Jan and Jenny are planning for another party later this year. Make sure you get your name in early since this was was sold out!

Workshop with Colleen Davis

In case you couldn't make it to Colleen Davis' workshops today, I thought you would like to see some pictures. Colleen is teaching freeform design this morning and you should see her sweaters and models!

This is just another of the many wonderful workshops brought to you by Yarn Lady. We feel that the more you learn the more fun you will have with knitting and crocheting.

Enjoy!!

God bless you!

Gaby

Meet Yarn Lady's New Addition

Most of us love animals. Some of us take our love to the extreme.

Yarn Lady would like you to meet the new addition to the family - Willie.

He is so loveable and fun to have around the store. Unfortunately, Willie is only allowed to be at the store in the mornings before he has to go to his grandparents and counsins house for some much needed rest.

Dutch and Gaby married 40 years!

This blog is supposed to be about all things YARN but I have to get a little personal note in there again.

Dutch and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary yesterday with a short trip to Catalina Island. It has been a while since we were there so everything was almost brand new to us except for the glimpses of the past that would pop up here and there. I just had a new hairdo done the day before but as you can see in the picture, the windy trip from Dana Point to Avalon (I sat outside of course) didn't help my hair at all.

On our walk around the island, we found a wonderful little store which carried yarn and quilting supplies and lots of other items that the creative person would like to have. I brought my knitting on this trip, but didn't get much done.

Back at home now, I'm fast at work on a sweater that I am FINALLY making for my husband. After 17+ years in the yarn business and 40 years of marriage I have only made him one sweater until now. He never got to wear that one because I hung it in the store as a model and eventually sold it to someone who fell in love with it. Our Jan was working on a fabulous felted purse recently in great Noro yarn doing the entrelac pattern. My husband saw the colors and decided that he just had to have a sweater just like it. NOT!!! I am using the great colors but I am not doing the entrelac. I think the poufiness of the pattern would add even more pounds to his midriff. Neither he nor I need that. As it is, I just took a basket and picked a bunch of Noro yarns in different but complimentary colors and as I am knitting it, I just change color when I feel like it. He likes it already and it's fun to make.

Speaking of felted purses: We went on a tour to the interior of the island where the Wrigley family (as in chewing gum) still maintain a ranch, and in the gift shop what do I see but three gorgeous felted purses.

Hope to see you at the store soon!

Gaby