So, we’re here in Chicago to attend the “Smart Business Conference” put on by Soho Publishing (the folks that bring us Vogue Knitting, Knit.1, Knit Simple, and tons of great books). We’re sitting in the lobby with Gina from Notions Marketing, Meg from Yarn Expressions in Alabama, and a couple other folks passing in […]
Yup, folks–we have a white Easter here in mid-Michigan. It’s a combination of Michigan Spring weather and early Easter, but it’s beautiful!
and it had to be plowed late Friday night
which means we received a decent amount. Turns out that the official report is five inches at the airport, which is just five minutes […]
OK, so I’ve been AWOL again. But not for bad reasons (in my opinion, but you may feel free to disagree). We’ve been UBER-busy of late–Terri Shea was here at the start of the month conducting sessions on her Selbuvotter book and the hand-knitted items from that region of the world. Chris […]
That’s the St. Elias (a.k.a. blueface leicester) from Pagewood Farm. It’s here, I have pictures snapped, and you’ll see them below. But first, a tiny progress report.
It’s definitely warming up in these parts, as it’s been closer to normal temps (40F right now) and the river has completely thawed in our section (it […]
Not a whole lot new around these parts as of this morning, as I posted yesterday, it was a fairly busy day at the shop, and I taught the final session of my “Intro to Socks” class last night. Basically, I came home late, fell asleep on the couch (again), and eventually turned in […]
Wow, so much has happened since we were together last. The week was filled with all sorts of interesting events, from big deliveries of new yarn at the shop (including every single shade of Opal Rendez-Vous) to the arrival of Terri Shea for a weekend of traditional knitting events (she of “Selbuvotter: Biography […]