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Stitching Updates
July 19 news
Thank you to everyone for enduring all the construction out front the last week or so. It took longer than they anticipated and there were a few glitches in the works but I have a great new water line with lots of water pressure and when they get around to figuring out what they are going to do with the area out front (I am lobbying for concrete!) it will all be back to normal. The neighbors were not quite so lucky = they ended up with over $6000 damage to their basement when the water exploded through their foundation. Sooooo glad I'm not them.
The shop hop is still going great. If you haven't had a chance to do the shop hop yet you still have time - it runs until the end of the month.
Welcome to all the visitors for Frontier Days. It's the best time to come to Cheyenne - or the best time for the locals to get out of town.
Lots of new items this week -
cross stitch -
Cross Stitch & Needlework - Sept 08
Australian Smocking & Embroidery - issues 72 & 73
tail catcher (like the old dolollys) - used to tuck the tails of your thread
Weeks Dye Works - 3 new thread colors - Blue Heron, Berry Splash, & King Mackerel
knitting -
ShiBui Knits - Socks - 5 colors - plus patterns for baby sweaters and adult mittens
Knit One Crochet Too - Spiral Socks (yarn & dye to make your own self striping socks)
Nancy Knitting Notions - circular needle ID tags, WPI tool kit, needle & hook gauge, DP needle tube, DP WIP tube, electronic row counter, row counter plus (3 counters in 1), knit kards (includes 14 cards with tons of useful data)
I think that's it for this week. Enjoy Frontier Days. Enjoy all the traffic (you know it will be gone soon!). Have a great week.
Penny
July 12
Well, 2 days has turned into a week. We should have know that when the city said it would take 2 days to do the water, it would take longer. Now, they plan to repave Randall Ave since they already have it torn up. New projections are to do that on Monday. So sorry for all the inconvenience. It will be much better when they are done.
Had a really fun week here this week. Last year when I did the boutique for the EGA Rocky Mountain Region seminar in Park City several of the ladies from Salt Lake asked Suzy if she would teach a class for them if they came here a couple of days before this years seminar in Denver. So we had 5 lovely ladies from Utah spend Monday & Tuesday with us. They were a tremendous amount of fun. Thanks to all of them for being such a lovely group.
Great new stuff this week -
cross stitch -
Nordic Needle - 2008 Award Winning Hardanger Designs
Shepherd's Bush - Into the Night, Queen Sheep, Happy Pumpkin Roll, Miss Liberty, Sam, Mermaid Sampler, Sail Away
knitting -
Piecework - July/Aug 08
Knitscene - Fall 08
Creative Knitting - Sept 08
Berroco - Noarh Guaghan #3, Sockcetera #280
Lost Sock - 200 ways to use your single sock (SSS anyone?)
Great Garter Stitch
Never Not Knitting - The Yarn Harlot - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee - 365 Days of Wit & Wisdom for 2009
Cascade Yarn - Heritage sock - Christmas Red
Plymouth Yarn - Happy Choices - similar to Flat Feet - printed and undyed
South West Trading Co - Therapi braided wrap kits
That's about it for this week. We welcome all the visitors this next week to Cheyenne Frontier Days. Also, the shop hop is continuing so we see visitors from the Denver area almost every day. I LOVE this time of year.
Don't forget about Stitch N Pitch - it is coming up August 9. Contact me for ticket information. I, unfortunately, will not be able to attend this year. We are going on vacation! An honest to God true vacation. I can hardly wait.
Have a great week. See you soon.
Construction & road closure
Yes, the road is closed in front of the business. But this is a very good thing and you can still get here by parking in the lot next door. Just access the parking lot off Snyder! Hopefully this will only be for a couple of days (at least that is what they are telling me!) The completion of this will make me a VERY happy woman! It is a long time in coming (5 years) and suspends a $12,000 lein that the city of Cheyenne put against my house when I had the zoning changed. I can deal with the construction and the road being closed for a couple of days to offset that!!!!
See you soon!!
july 5
I hope that everyone had a great 4th of July. Mine was interesting to say the least. The fireworks were beautiful though.
The Front Range Shop Hop has started and will run the entire month of July. Call me if you need more details about the shop hop.
New this week -
Lizzie Kate - Normal (is just a setting on the washer)
Needlepoint Now - July/August 08
JBW Designs - A Very Merry Autumn, A Very Merry Summer, Love & Joy Stocking, Christmas Alphabet, Christmas Tree, Autumn Harvest
Waxing Moon - Grandmummy's Treat Shack, Harvest Blessings, Black Cat's Halloween, Simply Halloween
Imaginating - Summer Time Quilt, Summer Hang Up, Trellis Birdhouse
Kustom Krafts - Snowman Season, Bee's Magic, Aquarius, Morning Song, Arabian Jewels, Emerald Forest
Sekas & Co - Stained Glass Ornaments V, Halloween Square Sampler Stitches, A Candy Corn Heart
new fabric - 28 ct cashel - Summerwinds, 28 ct lugana - Opalescent Midas Touch
needlepoint trunk show from Western Star - a variety of books, saddles, chaps and Indian pots
yarn -
Knitters - Summer 08 (hurry in - they are almost gone!)
SR Kertzer - Marble Chunky - 16 fun colors - 100% acrylic
That's it for this week. Enjoy the heat and put lots of sunscreen on!!
See you soon.
june 28
What a beautiful week it has been. The weather has been near perfect. The shop hop models are done(!!!!) and I am ready for the shop hop to start on Tuesday. It should be a great time. Oh, you don't know about the shop hop. Well, let me tell you. This is our 8th year. There are 4 shops. Ewe Count, Country Crafts in Greeley, Main Street Stitcher's Garden in Longmont and Fanci Mats in Littleton. We team up each year for a fabulous time. You can start at any one of the 4 shops. Pick up your passport and free totebag and free cross stitch chart. Each shop has a different chart. They can be stitched separately or together. Have your passport stamped at all 4 shops, turn it in and be eligible for the drawing for a FREE Daylight lamp. Also, each shop is having a drawing for a $50.00 gift certificate! So much fun! I hope that you join in. (Sorry, but you do have to physically GO to each shop to be eligible for the drawings.)
Now, the new items that came in this week:
Stoney Creek - Towels to Celebrate, Quilted Snow Day, More Frosty Memories
Calico Crossroads - Mini Kats Chillin' Kat, Mini Kats Great Purrforrmance, Spiral Blooms Pinwheels, Floral Rainbow Pinwheels, Checkered Prints Pinwheels, Circles of Love Pinwheels
Trilogy - Patriotic Line Up, Happy Home Home Day
John Clayton - Precious Memories
Just Nan - Sizzle Over the Top Tin, Sizzle Pinwheel in the Tin, Gilded Dragonfly Scissor Purse & Fob (limited edition - get them NOW)
Lizzie Kate - Retirement Crazy, Hocus Pocus, Fall Squared, Holly Stocking Christmas Double Flip, Cookies Santa Christmas Double Flip
knitting -
Noro - Silk Mountain (bulky boucle silk, wool, mohair) - 7 colors, plus 4 of Noro's magazines
Chris Bylsma - (some of these are not new patterns, but ones that I have not had before) - Loop D Loop, Door County Cable, Creature Comforts, Confetti Crew, Bravo Bag, Take Two Jacket, Spirit
more knitting needles with fun tops - butterflies, baseball, rubber ducky, lemon, pigs, watermelon
I think that's all for this week. Have a very safe and happy 4th of July. I will be closed on Friday for the holiday, but open on Saturday.
See you all soon!
P.S. Happy Birthday to me tomorrow!!!
june 21
We had a great time at World Wide Knit in Public Day last Saturday. If you missed it, you missed lots of fun!
I know I've been to market when the UPS driver is here every day with multiple packages!! Wow! I must have had a really good time at market with all the stuff that has come this week! There is a very long list so bear with me here.
Knitting -
Interweave Crochet - Summer 08
Berroco - Norah Gaughan Vol 2
Cascade - Heritage sock yarn - 2 new colors
Tofutsies - limited edition June 08 (still have available for the sock club)
Kraemer - Tatamy Tweed, Little Lehigh Pebbles (these are both a cotton/acrylic blend - very soft and would be great for summer sweaters and kids things), Sterling (sock yarn with 2% silver)
shawl pins - wooden and metal
Knit So Fine
The Eclectic Sole - fantastic sock patterns - I want to knit them all!!!
One Ball Knits Accessories
Debbie Macomber - Twenty Wishes (novel & knit along book)
Maggie Sefton - Dyer Consequences (a knitting mystery)
Cross Stitch -
Bent Creek - Snapperbets -ABJR & border, American Angel
Vickery Collection - The Living Planet
Brittercup - Seasonal Blooms II
Imaginating - Spring Time Quilt, Me & My House, Daughters, Angel Gifts, Traffic Sampler, Patriotic Hang Up
Crossed Wing Collection - 2008 Buff Bellied Hummingbird
Shepherd's Bush - Scatter Freedom, Scatter Sunshine
Silver Lining - Red Rose Ornaments 2008 Part I (Jan Rose & Feb Rose), Wisteria
SamSarah Designs - Hip Hop Black Cat, Jackie Oh!, Nevermore!, High Spirits!, Frank N. Stein!
Val's Stuff - Topsy Turvy Tabbies
Mill Hill - Winter Greeting Charmed Ornaments - Believe, Jingle, Merry, Noel, Frosty, Peace
Little House Needleworks - Heart of America (have the frame for this one also)
Nora Corbett - Letters From Nora A, B, C, Vixen, Cupid
Kustom Krafts - Stitching the Standard, Soulmates, Solitary Watch, Snowman Friends
Sweetheart Tree - Strawberry Faire Sampler, N is for Nurse, Cat Lovers Biscornu, Baby Shamrocks Biscornu, Teenie Christmas Basket, Bee Happy Teenie Tweenie, Tiny Tykes Teddy Teenie Tweenie
Lavender Wings - Buddy Boo, Scary Carrie
From Nancy's Needle - Olde World Roses, Two Cottages
notions -
Crescent Colours - new floss colors, new Belle Soie colors
Caron Collection - 12 new colors of Watercolours and Wildflowers
Sampler Threads - 4 new floss colors, 3 new limited edition colors and Summer Time collection (6 limited edition colors)
beaded bracelets
OK, I think that's it. I'm sure I missed writing something down, but be sure there are lots of new items so be sure to stop in and check them all out!!!
Happy Summer!!!!!
june 14
Welcome to World Wide Knit in Public Day. I hope everyone has plans to come out and celebrate with us today. The yarns are ready to be "tasted" and it promises to be a really fun day.
I had a really good time at market - spent waaaaay to much money, but hey, that's why I went! I took a fantastic sock class from Cat Bordhi and learned a lot of really great things. I took a great class from Lucy Neatby and learned a ton. I took a fun needlepoint class and am actually going to finish the project! The Yarn Harlot was our guest speaker at our luncheon and she was as funny as always. My meetings were mostly good, so it was a great trip. The weather was HOT and HUMID! In fact the official weather forecast one day was "sticky". Now, I don't think we have to worry about a weather forecast like that in Wyoming!
There is some new stuff that came in while I was gone -
At Home With Needlework - 2008 Holiday issue
Stoney Creek Magazine - August 2008
Just Cross Stitch - August 2008 (ornament preview)
John Clayton - Red Roses Panel, Yellow Roses Panel, Peach Roses Panel, Best Friends, Mini Red Roses, Mini Yellow Roses, Mini Peach Roses
Peter Underhill - Is That All (Cats Rule), Teamwork (Cats Rule)
Jeanette Crews - Catman Drew, Friends
Shepherd's Bush - She Tends, In A Stable
Erica Michaels - Charity For All
Pegasus - Humpback Bridge
Carolyn Manning - 9 Lives #1, Snowball of the Month - April
Designs By Lisa - A Sampling of Moose, Listen to the Silence
14 ct Aida - Tropical Green, Tropical Pink, Tropical Yellow, Tropical Blue, Tropical Lavender,Tropical Orange
on the knitting side -
stitch savers (short crochet hooks attached to a ring so you can use it as a stitch marker)
bootie licious baby booties - yarn, pattern & needles in a baby bottle
Della Q - double point needle holder
Lonesome Stone Yarn - handpainted merino sock yarn
That's about it for this week.
Happy Flag Day.
Happy 91st Birthday Grandma (I love you).
may 31 news
Short week. Crazy week. Hope everyone had a great long weekend last week. I really enjoyed my extra day off and got a lot of stuff done that never gets done. Like cleaning.
More details about June 14 - World Wide Knit in Public Day - we will start at 7:30 - 9:30 at the Starbucks on Central. Join us for coffee and knitting. Then we will move to the shop from 10 - 5 with knitting in the parking lot. All the models for the fall classes will be available for observation, yarn tasting, coupons for discounts on future purchases, maybe some munchies, beginning knitting classes and much more. Don't miss it!
I just have to say something here about special orders. I had a really bad situation this week and don't want to go into details here, but I really don't mind taking special orders. I just would like to know why people don't pick them up in a timely manner - or at least communicate with me if there is a problem and they can't make it in to pick them up. I understand. Life happens. But don't leave me hanging. I call as soon as it comes in. If you don't show up in a reasonable time (4 weeks) I call again, and again, and again. I have to pay for stuff within 30 days. No communication after 4 months is unacceptable. I WILL charge your credit card for the merchandise. I don't think that is identity theft (of course we'll see what the police say - if they show up). I am a small business. I rely on your purchases to buy other things. I have to eat and buy gas and pay my utilities too. Communication is a good thing and yelling at me doesn't make me happy. Thank you for allowing me to vent.
On to more pleasant things - I am headed to market this week (thus the need for people to pay for what they ordered). There will be no post next weekend. I am leaving early Wednesday morning and will be back on the following Tuesday. Lorelee and Marsha are watching the shop. Please be patient with them. It is Marsha's first time.
New this week -
Mill Hill - Quilted Cats by Jim Shore (3 designs), Rocky Mountain Santas (3 designs), Santa's Workshop, Harvest Trio, Awaken the Day (books by Jim Shore), tiny treasured diamond kits (includes some jewish designs!)
A Woman's World in Cross Stitch
100 Luvable Pets - Kooler Design Studio
Friendship Shawls to Knit - Debbie Macomber
Encore Worsted - 4 new baby colors!
circular needle cases by Brown Sheep - zippered all the way around so nothing can escape.
That's it for this week. Have a great week. Stop in soon.
may 24
What a wild weather week we have had! I hope everyone survived the tornados with relative ease and had no damage. I pray for those neighbors in Colorado that lost their homes and businesses.
My week started off pretty crappy. On my way to exercise at 7:15 Monday morning I was rear ended by a 17 year old kid. Not much damage to my car, but did get some whiplash so have been nursing a sore neck and back all week.
Some fun new things in this week -
Knitted Sock Sensations
Andean Inspired Knits (autographed!)
Cable Confidence
Knits for Men
Plymouth Yarn - Rockin Sox (wool/bamboo blend)- 6 colors, Encore socks (DK weight acrylic/wool blend) - 5 colors, Cotton Kisses - cotton/acrylic blend comes with pattern and buttons to make an infant sweater! - 2 colors (with more coming), several patterns for various things
AB Designs - Dog Lips, Cat Lips
32 count lugana - mountain rose
28 count cashel - sandcastle (I'm using this for my "Wrong Side of the Tracks")
glass buttons - handmade by an artisan in Laramie!!!! - these are very unique and beautiful!
That's about it for this week. I will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. I hope that everyone has a very safe holiday weekend. Newsletters were mailed out yesterday (Friday) after wrestling with the labels all week (and then not having enought newsletters). Please stop in and view the fall class models and pick up your class schedule. Mark your calendars for June 14 - World Wide Knit in Public Day - I'm working on the details and they should be ready to announce very soon!
Have a great week and see you soon!
may 17
What an awesome weekend this is shaping up to be. Could it be? Spring? Finally? Here it is only 9:30 in the morning and it is already 60! Woo Hoo!!! Now, a word of caution - don't spend all weekend in your yard - you really need to stop by the shop and look at all the great new things!!
I sent out an email newsletter this week and if I can ever get the *^$*()%$$%%^&* printer to work properly I can print labels and get the postcards in the mail to those that don't receive the newsletter by email. It's very frustrating! If you would like to get your newsletter by email, please give me a call and let me know.
Some really great new things in this week -
Flat Feet - more colors - these are just flying out of here again so if you are interested come in soon
Fortissima Teddy - really fun colors and feels great!
Trekking ProNatura - bamboo blend - undyed - make your own color!
Corntastic - 100% corn yarn - really fun colors!
Lanaloft - Brown Sheep's newest 100% wool yarn - really new - like I am one of the 1st shops in the whole world to have this!
Creative Knitting - July 08
Crochet - July 08
Needlepoint Now - May/June 08
new colors of fabric - 32 ct lugana - Twilight Pink metallic (!!!!!) - 32 ct belfast - Tallahasse Teal
That's about it for this week. Have a great week and a safe Memorial Day weekend. (Can you believe I am saying that already?) In 2 1/2 weeks I am headed to Columbus Ohio for market (and this is the biggy) so if there is anything you might be looking for just let me know and I will see what I can find for you there.
Be safe.
See you all soon.
Penny
may 10
Happy Mother's Day!!! I hope that each of you moms have a great day!
I had a great time in Lincoln last weekend. Heather turned 3 years old on Monday and we had a little party for her. I cannot believe that she is already 3. Time truely does fly.
It must be spring here in our little corner of Wyoming. Warm one day and snowing the next. It certainly keeps us on our toes, doesn't it? That's why we live here though - we wouldn't like it any other way!
New in during the past 2 weeks -
Heritage Stitchcraft - Troy (horse)
John Clayton - Thomas (one of a series of men)
Heart in Hand - Winter Fling, Monthly Markings (a new monthly series) - Border, January, February, March & April
M Designs - Survivor Tree Ornament
Diane Graebner - Greetings, The Beast Within
Sue Hillis - Ooh LaLa, Dysfunctinal, Pirates Creed, To Gno-me, Not Tonight Dear, Believe
Bent Creek - Seasons of Change Row
Val's Stuff - April Showers
Kustom Krafts - Christmas Santa, Monardia (hummingbird), Battle of the Unicorns
Imaginating - Recipe of Love, Noah's Garden, Church Hang-up, Wedding Heart, All Business
Silver Lining - Purple Columbine
Cross Stitch & Needlework - July 08
Mill Hill - Autumn Harvest pin collection - Hot Stuff, Tabby Cat, Thanks, Stars & Stripes, American Eagle, Moonlight Ghost
Hob Nobb - Bird House, Bird Feeder, God Bless America, I Love Fiber Fabric & Floss, Seasons
Interweave Knits - Summer 08
Dale of Norway - Baby Designs
Cascade Yarn - Heritage Paints (sock yarn) - ocean (blue)
Zephyr - Tree Jacket, Wicked, Green Gable, Rusted Root, Juliet and fun stitch markers - Yarn Snob, Socks, Knitaholics Anonymous, Henrietta Sheep, Knit-isms
That's about it for this week.
Watch for a newsletter next week. Big news!
Have a great week and Happy Mother's Day!
april 26
One more blast of winter comes our way. While the snow and wind are blasting us one last time this year, the weather is warm and wonderful inside the shop. I have been working on the class schedule for the fall and almost have all the days filled in from the middle of September to the middle of December. I hope that everyone will find something exciting to learn this fall. I will hopefully have that finalized and all the class models displayed within the next couple of weeks. (Boy am I ahead of schedule on that one!)
In new this week:
Just Nan - Hop Over the Top Tins and Hop In the Tin Needlebook Fob (these are very limited edition and have sold out in many areas so call soon for availiability)
Heritage Stitchworks - Sam, Daisies Panel, Buttercups Panel, Old Plas, High Hopes, Devotion, Charles
Calico Crossroads - Flyin' High, Mother's Love
Praiseworthy Stitches - Sweet Baby Sampler, April Showers, Amazing Grace
Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly - Summer 08
Simple Gifts for Dog Lovers (knit)
Sitchopoly - Monopoly for stitchers!!!
New colors of Fantasy - an acrylic/nylon blend worsted weight yarn - this will now be my low cost yarn
I think that's about it for this week. If you come in during the next couple of days and I have my dark glasses on it's because I have scratched my cornea. Not a real pleasant feeling!
I am headed to Lincoln on Thursday for Heather's 3rd Birthday party - 3!!! How did she get to be 3 already - wasn't she just born yesterday???? I'm sure I will be "Dora-ed" out by the end of the weekend. Not sure if there will be a post next weekend or not - stay tuned.
Have a great week and enjoy this snow while it lasts!!!
april 19
What a great week! Sunshine, snow, wind - we have it all!
I hope you have had a chance to check out the online needlework show. Remember to call or email me with any items that you would like to have me order for you.
Not a lot of new items in this week, but a few -
Stoney Creek Magazine - June 08
Cross Stitch & Beading - #74
DebBee's Designs (these are from the Nashville show in Feb!) - Charmed Baby Girl Sampler, Charmed Wedding Sampler, bar buddies in medium & large
Lizzie Kate - Pie Sweet Tooth Boxer, USA Squared, Housework Never Killed Anyone, Double Flip-it Encourage Laugh, Double Flip-it Create Live
That's about it for this week. Have a great week.
on line needlework show
Forgot to put in my last post about the on line needlework show this coming week. Check it out and let me know if there is anything you find that you would like to have. Remember to let me know the vendor and the item #. Have a great time shopping!
www.needleworkshow.com
april 12
Welcome to the wild and wacky world of Springtime in Wyoming! From snow and blizzard conditions to 70 in the matter of days! You just gotta love it!
My thanks again to Suzy this week for rescuing me when I got the 24 hour stomach flu. Tuesday was a blur of sleep and.... (not good)
There were a few new things in this week:
Peter Underhill - Cat Napping, Triple Trouble, Two Good to Be True (all cats - very similar to
John Clayton - Hollyhocks Panel, Pink Roses Panel, Mini Pink Roses, Mini Hollyhocks
Cherry Tree Hill - 25 new colors of supersock!
Knit for the Cure with a skein of Trekking in PINK! The "Booby Sock" has a walk for the cure band, a pink ribbon band, a boob band that represents healthy breasts, a mammy boob band that represents a "mammogrammed" breast, and a "star" toe that ends in a nipple. This would make a very cool gift for that special woman in your life!
Also - mark your calendars for Saturday, June 14. That is National Knit In Public Day and Ewe Count will be sponsoring a knit in public event. Details are in the planning stages so stay tuned. Some of the preliminary details are going to include a "yarn tasting"! Very fun!
Have a great week and enjoy the beautiful weather that is supposed to be headed our way!
I'm on the Yarn Harlot blog!!!
I made Stephanie a dishcloth that says "WYO" for her collection. Check our the picture on her blog from April 5!! www.yarnharlot.ca
april 5
Wow! What a great time we had last night in Denver. Five of us went to Highlands Ranch to see the Yarn Harlot. She was as funny as always and it was great fun. But, boy am I tired today. We got home at 1:30 this morning. We left the Tattered Cover at 10:30. There was a bad accident on the highway and it tool f.o.r.e.v.e.r to get through it. We couldn't believe how many accidents and flashing lights we saw on the way home. At least 3 accidents (one a motorcycle - that was the one that took over 45 minutes to go about 5 miles) and several people pulled over. But dispite all of that it was a great evening. Be sure to check out the Yarn Harlot's blog - www.yarnharlot.ca - to read about her adventures in Denver.
Lots of new items in this week:
AB Designs - I Care, All My Love, Favorite, Chubbs, Chuck, Charlie
Stoney Creek - Dragons & Wizards, Welcome Baby, Believe
Nora Corbett - Poppy, Tigerlily
Just Cross Stitch - June 08
Sudberry - Tea Time
Val's Stuff - Topsy Turvy Bunnies
Lynn's Prints - Puppy Love, Snow Ballin'
Kustom Krafts - Band of Brothers, Santa's Helpers, Cascading Begonia, Loon Serenade
Silver Lining - Purple Carnations (simply stunning!)
M Designs - Snowbirds, Checkered Love
Bent Creek - Uncle Sam, Land That I Love, Glad Tidings, Be Mine, Peace Be With You, Fare Thee Well, God Bless You
Imaginating - Strengthen Me, Spring Songbird, Summer Breeze, Garden Hang-up, Summer Joy
Waxing Moon - Spring Welcome, Simply Americana, Love You, To The Moon (stitchery - not cross stitch), Happy As A Pig In...
Knitted Socks (25 really cute designs)
Vogue Knitting Cables-Mittens, Hats & Scarves
Vogue Knitting Felted Crochet
Knitters - Spring 08 - check out all the information on the Think Outside the Sox contest - I have entry forms - thousands of $$$$$ in prizes!
Basic Crochet Stiches - Harmony Guide
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (the Yarn Harlot!) - Things I Learned From Knitting
and..
2 new colors of Cashsoft
I think that's about it for this week. Have a great week and enjoy this beautiful spring weather!
march 29
Can you believe that March is already gone? This year is already a quarter over. I really don't know where it goes. I want to thank Suzy, Marsha and Connie for all their concern this past week. I had a little episode on Tuesday and ended up with a whopper migraine. They were there to nurse me back to health. I am feeling much better thanks to them.
I hope everyone had a great Easter (and the bunny was good to you!) and if you got spring break this past week, I hope it was a good one for you. We all need time to rejuvinate!
Some things coming up that you want to mark your calendars for: Friday, April 4 (yes, next Friday) the Yarn Harlot will be speaking and signing her newest book in Denver. We are planning a road trip. The shop will close at 3:30 on Friday so we can get to Denver in time for the big event. If you are interested in carpooling with us, please let me know as soon as possible so I can make the traveling plans.
The Front Range Shop Hop is again being planned for the month of July for the cross stitch shops (Greeley, Littleton, Longmont and Cheyenne). Should be fun as always. More details will be available soon.
There was not a lot of new items again this week.
Interweave Crochet - Spring 08
new yarn bags - different sizes
more knitting needles with the fimo ends - some really cute ones!
Farmhouse Yarns - Cotton Blossom - a lovely blend of cotton and rayon - I am knitting up a quick little sleeveless summer top and it is really nice to work with.
That's about it for this week. Have a great week. See you all soon!
march 22
Happy Easter! It sure seems funny to have Easter this early in the year doesn't it. The earliest it will ever be in any of our lifetimes. I read somewhere this week that someone said "I sure wish they'd quit screwing with the calender". I guess they don't understand that it isn't "someone screwing with the calender" - it is the way the full moons fall.
We certainly had a blustery week around here. (I think that is putting it mildly!) And since our big blizzard didn't materialize Sunday and Monday I was able to take a day off and play Grandma. We went to Greeley and then to Loveland and then to Fort Collins. Got some shopping done and then took Heather to Chuck E Cheese. She had a great time there. The kids left on Thursday and it has been pretty quiet around here with them gone. We didn't tell Suzy that we were leaving the dog in the basement when we left Monday morning and we hadn't been gone 15 minutes when she called and asked what the howling was that was coming from the basement - Oh there's a beagle in my basement!!
Have you checked out the changes to my homepage? I think it still needs a little tweeking but it will be better.
Not a lot in new this week -
Cascade Heritage Paints - hand painted sock yarns (3 beautiful colors)
Vogue Knitting - Spring/Summer 08
Creative Knitting - May 08
Crochet - May 08
Piecework - March/April 08
That's about it. Stop by the shop and check out the great new window! I love my new little sheep frolicking about on my window!
Have a great week and Happy Easter!
march 15 news
Beware the Ides of March.
Well, we had a bit of snow overnight. Not hardly enough to give us any moisture that we desparately need though. We do have a winter storm watch for tomorrow so we'll see if that produces any significant moisture. I just want it to wait until at least late this afternoon because Jennifer and Heather are headed this way! They left me a message early this morning "We are coming!". I think (if we don't get a lot of snow) that we are going to go play on Monday.
New in this week:
Cross Stitch & Needlework - May 08
Prairie Schooler - Weather Wise, A Farmers Almanac, Old McDonald, Daffodils
Carolyn Manning - Snowball of the Month - March, Snowball of the Month - February
Just Nan - Barnabee's Bride, When Barnabee Met Bella (biscornu)
Lavender Wings - Share the Love
Knitting -
Dale of Norway - Spring Family book
Kid Silk Haze - the last of the yarns for the Modern Quilt Wrap (at least the one we substitued for the one that had been discontinued!)
That's about it for this week. Don't drink too much green beer. Kiss the Blarney Stone and do all the crazy St Patrick's day things on Monday.
I'm going to play grandma........
Welcome to my new blog!
Hi! We are trying something new. Hopefully this will get rid of all of that sex crap that everyone kept posting on the forum. It was a pain in the tush to keep checking it all the time to make sure that there was nothing offensive posted.
I will keep you informed on this blog the same way I did on the forum of new items on a weekly basis - and you never know - maybe something exciting a bit more often.
Stay tuned and welcome to the blog!
march 8 news
What a week! From temperatures in the 60's to snow storms and everything in between! You just never know what to expect around here! And a whirlwind of policital activity. Huge crowds have greeted the Democratic presidental candidates. It is heartwarming to see people embrace the political activity. I know that not everyone feels the same about all the candidates but I truely hope that everyone takes the time to investigate all the candidates and chooses the one that will lead this country to the best of their ability for the next 4 years, whether it be Rupublican or Democrate. OK, enough of my soap box.
Lots of new cross stitch in this week (left over from the Nashville market) and some new yarns as well.
Yarn:
more sock yarns - Trekking Hand Art - 6 beautiful colors
Step - 16 new colors (8 stripe, 8 fairisle)
Brown Sheep - Lamb's Pride worsted monocromatic shades
Cross Stitch:
TW Designworks - Miniature Winter Sampler
Indigo Rose - A Window of Hope
Crossed Wing - Away in a Manger, A Sheltering Tree
Val's Stuff - Free to Be Me, Cool Cones, A Cat Today, Feline Seasons
Vickery Collection - Crown Cross, Avalon Cross
Imaginating - Cardinal Hang-up, Irish Hang-up, Songbird Duo, Breathtaken, Serve the Lord, Bird Song Lane, Songbird Wear, Ewe Make Me Smile, Songbird Jar Wrapper, Wings on the Soul, Easter Hang-up, Free Ride
Workbasket - 4 Corner Houses, Rabbit Roundel, Seasonal Houses, Quaker Pig & Rooster
Sudberry - Pineapple Teapot & Cup
Jeremiah Junction - Country Quilts & Dolls
Raise the Roof - Follow Your Art, Getting Old Sucks, Snip for a Queen, You Suit Me
Brittercup Designs - Seasonal Blooms I, Varsity Pets
Cricket Collection - Give Us A Kiss, Rabbit Habit, Neat As A Pin(pincushion), Hankie Corners
Jeanette Douglas - A Needle & Thread Sampler, Massachusetts-The Bay State, Silver Needle Stitches, Pomegranate & Pear Stitches
Silver Lining - African Violets #3
SamSarah Designs - Hip Hop Hare, Baubles:May, Starfish, Toy Boat, Flip Flop, Sand Pail
Kustom Krafts - Holly Basket Cardinals, Alluring Eyes, Meadow Gold
JBW Designs - French Country Baby Sampler, French Country - Dog, French Country - Lark, French Country - Amour, French Country - Flower Basket, A Few Favorites (6 privious designs that are out of print)
That's it. Quite a list.
Hope you have a great week. Don't forget to change your clocks tonight (Saturday). Go to bed early so you don't miss out on that hour's sleep!
See you all soon.
march 1 news
Welcome March! It is a beautiful day out today, but look out for tomorrow. March is coming in like a lion and let's hope it goes out like a lamb!
I hope everyone enjoyed their extra day yesterday. My son-in-law had his 7th birthday! I keep telling him that his daughter is going to be older than he is very soon!
It has been a week around here. Lots of fun new items (see list below) and lots going on. Marsha has been here doing some more scanning for me to enter more items at the ebay store site (check it out at: http://stores.ebay.com/Ewe-Count-Classics ) I now have over 2000 items listed for sale and about 10 more boxes of stuff to get entered! I have been sending items all over the world!
As I said above there are lots of new items coming in. All the stuff that was ordered at market is show up so the UPS and the FedEx guys are here almost every day with new things. The 2008 Knitters Magazine Sock Contest was announced last weekend and I have lots of sock yarn for you to use! More information about the sock contest will be available shortly - but it is going to be fantastic with thousands of dollars in prizes!
New stuff this week:
Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Magazine - April/May 08
Needlepoint Now - March/April 08
Precious Moments for Little Boys & Girls
Cross Stitch Cuties - (30 designs)
magnetic wood
swan scissors
mighty bright micro clip light
Itty Bitty Nursery (watch for a trunk show later this year!)
Knitting New Mittens & Gloves
Guy Knits (The Best of Knitters)
Japanese Crafts - Amigurumi (these are really really cute!)
Tat's Where I Stopped (tatted bookmarks)
Trekking - undyed - sock yarn to dye yourself!
Kid Silk Haze - finally, after being on back order since September! - the yarn for that fabulous shawl featured in Folk Style that everyone fell in love with while we had the trunk show here. The only problem is that one of the colors has been discontinued so we are attempting to replace that color with something that will work in its place. So, I have 8 of the 9 colors needed for the shawl. I'm working on the other one - at least it isn't the color you have to start with!
I also got more of the 9" circular needles in.
That's about it for this week. Have a great week. Don't forget about my charity knitting project each Saturday morning from 10 - 12. You can knit or crochet on Warm Up America, Caps for Kids, prayer shawls, or The Red Scarf Project. Please try to join us if you can. These are all very worth while projects that need lots of help. Thanks for your help.
february 23 news
What a beautiful week this has been! The wind has died down (shhh - don't say it too loud) and the sunshine has returned. Spring is definitely on the horizon!
The new items this week are:
Just Cross Stitch - April 08
Midnight Stitching - Dream Wish Believe, Heartstruck Quakers
Carolyn Manning Designs - Be Mine (Flakey Friends)
Shepherd's Bush - Scatter Hearts, Scatter Eggs
Mosey N Me - Red Dog Stitches, Bee Proud, Happy Easter to Ewe
Just Nan - Peter Cottontail
Calico Crossroads - Purr Gold, Office Temp
yarn:
Stripes Stripes Stripes
Amigurumi World (Seriously Cute Crochet)
That's it. Some things from last week are gone - the 7" circular knitting needles for socks have been reordered and Flat Feet are flying out of here and will probably be reordered very soon.
Have a fantastic week and enjoy the weather!
february 16 news
I made it through the Nashville Market and home again, had a great Valentine's Day (you just gotta see my bouquet of flowers!) and last night we had a great pajama party! The weather in Nashville was probably the best it has ever been while we were there (no snow!) and I had a great time as usual. It is always so much fun to see the people that you only see once or twice a year. We always have so much catching up to do. Tons of new stuff here this week. I hope I can remember to list everything.
Yarn -
Flat Feet - a new concept in sock knitting. Knit straight from a machine knitted piece of fabric. Really fun!
Tofutsies - 4 new limited edition colors
Royal Llama Linen - llama and linen - a great combination!
Mojito - 100% bably alpaca worsted weight - 7 shaded colors
Lamb's Pride Worsted - monocromatic shaded colors
Pastaza - 3 new colors
7" circular sock needles - a must for every sock knitter!!!!
Lantern Moon - baskets and bags
Interweave Knits - Spring 08
Kitty Knits
A to Z of Crochet
2-At-A-Time Socks
Knitting Beyond Scarves
Chic Knits for Stylish Babies
25 Beaded Knits
sock blockers
new knitting needles with fun tops!
Knitting Pure & Simple - Easy Children's Socks, Easy Christmas Stockings, Basic Hat & Mitten Set for Men, Basic Hat & Mitten Set for Children
Fiber Trends - Baltic Sea Stole, The Sheep Shawl, Options Jacket, Acorn Lace Socks, Lovable Ladybugs, Field of Flowers (shawl), Seascape Shawl
Vermont Fiber Designs - Basic Tank Top, Moss & Diamond V-Neck Pullover, Seed & Slip Stitch Rib Cardigan
Maddy Laine - Family Cable Crossing, Triangle Tones
Mari Designs - The Oregon Sweater, Shawl Collar Jacket for Women, Hooded Placket Pullover
Oat Couture - Spring Jacket, Heavenly Jacket, Curlicue Coverlet for Baby, Ripple Beret & Scarf, Rocky Point Pullover for Men, Entrelac Purse, Leg Warmers
Chris Bylsma Designs - Interlude, Key West, Summer Hours
Dolce - Sausalito, Amherst
Keep it Simple - Kids Simple Pullover
YarnSmith - Dragon Melody Shawl
Cross Stitch -
Lizzie Kate - Double Flip Listen Learn, Double Flip Believe Care, Hop Squared, Cupcake, Tea Crazy, A-B-C-razy, Summer Cottage (punchneedle), Spring Cottage (punchneedle), Peace Love and a Cure, Big Girl Panties, My Country
Bent Creek - The Red Thread Thankful, The Red Thread Connected (the last in the series)
Heart in Hand - Snow Day, Mr. Byrd, 2008 Collector's Heart
The Trilogy - Aunt Ethel, Cousin Wrigley, Winter House, Zoo Line Up
Kit & Bixby - Merry Wool, Lucky Wool, Loving Wool, Thankful Wool, Haunted Wool
Kustom Krafts - Snow Fire, The Sewing Box, Majestic Tigers, Unicorn Brook
Imaginating - Spring Fever, Spring Hope, Luck Be With You,
Silver Lining - The Brillian (red rose)
Sekas & Co - A Flip Flop Heart, Spring Log Cabin Quilt Square, Patriotic Hearts & Sampler Stitches
Barbara Ana Designs - Wish Upon A Star, Spooky ABC's, It is Me..Rudolph
Waxing Moon - Family Forever, Let it Snow...Somewhere Else, Stitching Mends the Soul, What Happens at Grandma's Stays at Grandma's
Something in Common - Curious Visitor
Raise the Roof - Happy Camper, Wrong Side of the Tracks (border pattern) and the 1st building - Shiner's Tatoo Parlor
Poppy Creations - Beneath Shining Stars, Silent Night Holy Night, Winter Stuff, Warm Fuzzies III, God Bless America, Little Lamb, Christmas Mini IV
Wildflower Stitchery - WildPetals One: Trout Lily, Sparky & Friend, Snow Sisters
The Victoria Sampler - Desert Garden Sampler
The Sweetheart Tree - Sparkling Forget Me Not Sampler, Blue Mountain Bunny, Strawberry Quilt Block, Think Snow, Rhodes Butterfly Biscornu Pincushion, Cherry Blossoms Biscornu Pincushion, "M" is for Mittens
SamSarah Designs - Twenty Five Days
Glendon Place - Gentleman Frost, Madam Snow, Words of Wisdom About Success, Words of Wisdom About Truth, Words of Wisdom About Character, Words of Wisdom About the Heart, Words of Wisdom About Friends
Just Nan - Sparkling Iris
From Nancy's Needle - Two Cabins, From My Heart, Celtic Stars, Star Sampler
Mill Hill - Camping Out, spring series of bead kits
Simple Stitches - Star Nativity, Who Needs Santa, Stitching is My Passion, Nativity Sampler, Let it Snow Somewhere Else
AB Designs - Summer Snowman Sampler, Spring Snowman Sampler, Glory Be, Rise & Shine, Cup of Cocoa, He Loves Me He Love Me Not
Woolen Thread Designs - Victorian Tuffet, Baby It's Cold Outside, Hippity Hop, We Believe, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Just Jack, Snowman Sam, Candlemats, Candlemats II
Stoney Creek Magazine - April 08
Other Stuff -
new colors of Weeks Dye Works floss
new colors of Gentle Arts Sampler Threads
new colors of Crescent Colors floss
new colors of Belle Soie
craft lite - clip on light
Valdani pearl cotton size 8
fabric - Crystal Voodoo 28 count, Lava 28 count, Crystal Confetti 28 count, Snow Squall 28 count
Savvy Shawl Top - hand crocheted and beaded (already done!!!!!!)
Handy Caddy - new larger size with shoulder strap
Bar Buddies - covers the edges of your stretcher bars to protect the edges of the canvas
Whew! I think that is it. Quite a list. Some of these you just have to see. Hope to see you soon. Have a great week.
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