Wednesday, February 13, 2008

We're SPINNING!!



Well that sounds great if you're reading this in English. If you change the spelling just lightly and pronounce it in German it might mean something a little different....

In any case, we're excited that a group is meeting on Tuesday nights at our store to practice spinning. You should see the beautiful sweater Karen knit from yarn that she spun herself.

There is something so soothing about watching the rythmic motion of a spinner and it conjures up images of straw being spun to gold.

We did a show in Burbank once and another vendor (sorry I forgot her name) insisted that Dutch had to learn to spin. She wouldn't take no for an answer and dragged him into her booth where she promptly made him sit and attempt to learn. Now this is a guy who has told me for over 18 years that it is NOT his job to learn to knit, so I'm sorry to say his spinning was very short lived.

What did happen was that I wound up with a spinning wheel (my dream) in exchange for some yarn. Unfortunaly the other part of my dream did not come true: A house on the cliffs overlooking the ocean under the tall pines at Big Sur. We all have our dreams and that is mine......

Look what Sam did!





So you thought knitting and crocheting was just for little old ladies?
OK, so I know that those days are gone..... But we want you to meet our Sam who at age 13 has taken up knitting and crocheting with a vengance and turns out one cool project after another.

Sam has been known to be a little "late" for school so he can attend knitting and crocheting class. He gets inspiration from everything he sees and turns it into his own special project. As you can see from the pictures, Sam just made his first hat with cables. Color us all proud of him!

Everyone at the store has adopted Sam as their own and Sam keeps asking when he can get a job at Yarn Lady. (Actually, I can't wait.)
We're proud of you, Sam! I can't wait for you to start designing! I'm going to teach you to use design programs on the computer and then we'll watch you go to town!