You Never Can Tell

Today marks five weeks since "kniterary" opened and I'm learning a lot of things about knitters. There are a number of different "breeds." There are those like me - who fall in love with a particular yarn or pattern, then try to figure out what they are going to do with it. There are the knitters who bring in a pattern and want the exact yarn it calls for. There's the group that haul out the same old patterns they've been knitting for thirty years and try to find a yarn that "fits." (I, myself, am becoming more and more partial to the old patterns.) There are knitters who will buy a pattern and the exact yarn that goes with it. Finally, there are the knitters from the wrong side of the tracks - "I ran out of this Bernat baby yarn - do you have a ball that matches?" "I bought the yarn at Michael's but they didn't have the patterns for it - do you?" "Do you have chartreuse chenille? I'm making fishing lures." And, my personal favourite, "The problem with knitting these days is there is nothing new." Yes, I've heard it all!!

I think to myself, "When you walked in the shop today, did you have a look at the sign?" I worked for weeks coming up with the proper "tag" line - as they say in the advertising biz, and decided on "Taking yarn forward." I loved the double meaning. You can lead a knitter to yarn....

In other news, the yarn is in! On Wednesday, the doors opened and in walked the Berroco, Fleece Artist and Hand Maiden - with a little help from Canada Post. I was busy last night getting a lot of it out on the shelves. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm running out of space. Somehow, some way, I've got to find an appropriate home for those beautiful Nova Scotian fibres.

I met with the web design guy this morning, so a site is in the works. I've got my domain name already and now have a web host. The site should be here soon! I'm looking forward to having a place that people can turn to for updates, shop information, class schedules, etc. Now if I can just get some lighting in the house!

My boys have been away for a week at the cottage with their grandparents. I'm so looking forward to seeing them this Sunday. They always seem taller and blonder after they've been away in the summer.

As for my knitting:

1. I finished the edging for my daughter's jean jacket - super easy and super cute! We both love it. This might be my new favourite thing to do - if you see a woman walking the streets of Whitby with knit, scalloped edges on every piece of clothing - that's me. We just got a new van - can you picture it across the top, inside the windshield - remember those dangling pom poms a la "low rider." Just a thought....
2. I think I'm throwing in the towel on my Elsebeth Lavold cotton cardigan for now and will start on something more appropriate for winter display.
3. Only ten more rows to go on the Bloomfield Cardigan.
4. The mohair throw got pushed aside because of the jean jacket project, but I'm on it!
5. One OPAL sock is almost complete - I find it hard to think of socks in the summer. I like to be in barefeet as soon as possible and as long as possible.