Diversity

Just thought I'd show what I'm knitting for the store.

It's a shrug/bolero that's really really easy. Per Steven's suggestion I'm using Katia Pinta Print ribbon yarn. Not exactly my taste, but it's working up nicely.

A texture shot:













I have a feeling through the projects Steven asks me to knit for the store I'll work with a variety of yarns that I would never have given a second look to. It'll be good for me and I certainly don't expect I'll ever get in a rut with my knitting!

Steven once described my style and taste in the things I choose to knit as "classic with an urban kick." I like that.

Some exciting news!

A few weeks ago Steven and I were talking after we closed the store about ways to bring more business in. He asked me to give it some thought and come up with some ideas, either for new and fresh classes or some other way.

A couple of days later while working on those sleeves, an idea popped into my head. For about a half hour I tossed it around trying to figure out whether it was good enough to pitch to him. I called my hubby at work and told him about it. His extensive praise gave me the confidence to call Steven.

My idea, essentially, is to have a Show & Tell night. One night a month we'll host a little get together at the store where all of our customers can bring in their finished projects and show them off!

Imagine! A night where other knitters, who understand the time and skill it takes to make something, can ooh and ahh over the things that you've labored so lovingly to knit! And retrospectively, where you can gain inspiration off of your peers, find new yarns to work with, or even discover new patterns.

Steven suggested the idea of having goodies to sate the palettes. I'm really excited. The inaugural Show & Tell night will be next month.

Ok, kittens, this is where the whole point to my telling you this comes in. Would you, as yarnies, be attracted to an event like that if you lived near here and could come?