Great job, Danny! Thanks for sharing.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Yeah!! I crocheted this blanket!
That's what Danny is saying to her crochet teacher, Jan. What a great feeling it is to have actually completed something that you crocheted with your own hands.
Great job, Danny! Thanks for sharing.
Great job, Danny! Thanks for sharing.
Knitted purses are HOT!
Everyone is making knitted purses- felted and unfelted.Here is what Janet has knitted! Check out those leather handles to top off her wonderful work!
Yarn Lady gives $100,- Gift Certificate at County Fair
And the winner of a hundred dollar Yarn Lady gift certificate...from the L.A. County Fair in Pomona is:
MARY GARING of Ontario, CA
Mary won first prize and sweepstakes in the professional category. She is a knitting instructor and designer.
MARY GARING of Ontario, CA
Mary won first prize and sweepstakes in the professional category. She is a knitting instructor and designer.
Congratulations, Mary! Great job!
Look what our customers have knitted
We often wish that everyone could see what our customers have knitted and the talent they represent! Here is a sampling of Michelle's accomplishments. Who said that baby sweaters couldn't be made in a new way??
Great job, Michelle!
Monday, August 20, 2007
Thanks for your donated knitted scarves
A few weeks ago we asked for your support for Karen's Kids at Camp Summersault. You came through and knitted lots of beautiful scarves! Thank you ever so much!
Karen sent us pictures of some of the kids proudly wearing their scarves as well as their beaded necklaces wich karen also helps them make.
See?? We can make a difference in someone's life! Keep on knitting! The following is what Karen wrote to us:
Hello from Camp Summersault with many thanks from all of us!!
Just a note with pictures to show you the joy that you have brought by your generous donations of beads, hand knitted scarves and love and support. This years theme, "Polar Adventure" was a huge success. The children love their beautiful scarves and had so much fun choosing their very favorite. And again, this year our beading class really had all of the campers creative juices flowing. They made necklaces, bracelets and keychains for themselves and to give as gifts to friends and family.
Again, thanks to all of you for your time and effort. It is appreciated from the bottom of my heart. If any of you are interested, I accept bead donations throughout the year and if anyone would like to continue sending scarves I am Chairperson of the Long Beach Cancer League Adopt-A-Family program and would be happy to include beautiful scarves as gifts for the families that we help at Christmas. This is for families in need who have children in Miller's Children's Hospital. We provide gifts for the child who is the patient and their siblings and parents also. Thank you so much in advance.
Karen Braverman-Freeman
4907 E. Colorado St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Many hugs!
Karen
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Seeing YARN billboards
So here we are, a couple of days down the road, I think. I've seen so much pavement I foget which day it is.
I've wanted to tell you about our trip through the rocky mountains. Dutch decided to take the shortest route through Denver, but that meant that we had to climb to over 11ooo feet! Pulling a big trailer! There were a couple of times when I had to shift into FIRST gear and I almost felt like we were going to go backwards. Mind you the scenery was breathtaking. We even hit a bit of rain and saw a beautiful rainbow. Dutch and I both agree though that this is a route best taken withOUT a trailer! Although I try to not use my brakes, and we do have electric brakes on the trailer, when I got off the last offramp just before Denver where we were spending the night, the brakes went "soft" and I barely came to a stop behind the other car. But all is well and we're praising God.
So about the Yarn billboards: I have always teased that our name should be on billboards everywhere. If you know about Wall Drug, you know what I mean. But yesterday and today we saw several billboards along the road advertising yarn stores. How cool is that!! We have miles to cover though, so we didn't stop. Should have taken down their names but I didn't.
We're got two more days on the road before checking into our hotel in Chicago. Niqua and Jan and Jenny will be flying in to meet up with us there. If you're anywhere within flying or driving distance of STITCHES Mid-West in Chicago ( www.knittinguniverse.com ) you owe it to yourself to come to Stitches and check out our fantastic sale. Does BELOW wholesale mean anything to you??
See you there!
God bless you!
Gaby
I've wanted to tell you about our trip through the rocky mountains. Dutch decided to take the shortest route through Denver, but that meant that we had to climb to over 11ooo feet! Pulling a big trailer! There were a couple of times when I had to shift into FIRST gear and I almost felt like we were going to go backwards. Mind you the scenery was breathtaking. We even hit a bit of rain and saw a beautiful rainbow. Dutch and I both agree though that this is a route best taken withOUT a trailer! Although I try to not use my brakes, and we do have electric brakes on the trailer, when I got off the last offramp just before Denver where we were spending the night, the brakes went "soft" and I barely came to a stop behind the other car. But all is well and we're praising God.
So about the Yarn billboards: I have always teased that our name should be on billboards everywhere. If you know about Wall Drug, you know what I mean. But yesterday and today we saw several billboards along the road advertising yarn stores. How cool is that!! We have miles to cover though, so we didn't stop. Should have taken down their names but I didn't.
We're got two more days on the road before checking into our hotel in Chicago. Niqua and Jan and Jenny will be flying in to meet up with us there. If you're anywhere within flying or driving distance of STITCHES Mid-West in Chicago ( www.knittinguniverse.com ) you owe it to yourself to come to Stitches and check out our fantastic sale. Does BELOW wholesale mean anything to you??
See you there!
God bless you!
Gaby
Friday, August 03, 2007
On the Road Again to Stitches Knitting Convention
Yes, you read correctly! Even after everything that happened last year, here we are- on the road again! It seems like we have been packing yarn for weeks now, and we finally did it! Filled the trailer and the van to the brim with YARN!! and other fun stuff too! Niqua and Cherie amd Jan and Jenny have been working hard getting models and sample sweaters ready and I have been working getting bag sale yarn ready. Clayle got it all packed and off we are.
So day one we got up at 3 AM and were out the door by 4 AM to beat the traffic and the heat. Dutch was concerned about the tires because of the heat and the weight we carry. We drove for 10 1/2 hours and here we are in Utah. Blinding rain for a while but today looks absolutely beautiful! Even the rain was fun (we soooo would love rain at home) but when I couldn't see in front of the windshield, well.....
So now we're having breakfast and trusting God for another beautiful day of travelling and safety along the road. I think we're staying in Colorado tonight. We'll see.
Talk to you soon!
Gaby
who is still working on sample sweaters at night.
So day one we got up at 3 AM and were out the door by 4 AM to beat the traffic and the heat. Dutch was concerned about the tires because of the heat and the weight we carry. We drove for 10 1/2 hours and here we are in Utah. Blinding rain for a while but today looks absolutely beautiful! Even the rain was fun (we soooo would love rain at home) but when I couldn't see in front of the windshield, well.....
So now we're having breakfast and trusting God for another beautiful day of travelling and safety along the road. I think we're staying in Colorado tonight. We'll see.
Talk to you soon!
Gaby
who is still working on sample sweaters at night.
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