Sunday, January 6, 2013

If ever it is football season, it is NOW! I don't mind - enjoy pro football - college football is okay - knit thru all of the games. LOVE LOVE LOVE the Superbowl!

Cindy and I got all the Christmas decor at the shop taken down and put away! We both like twinkly lights in the shop, so we must get clear ones for every day (maybe a few red ones for Valentine's Day). We have been searching out Valentine/Hearts knitting and crochet patterns on Ravelry. We have found some cute ones. A few may become classes, especially the crocheted ones. We will probably post a few on iPurl's Facebook page for everyone to see!

Cindy found Louie the Lovebot by Rebecca Danger. We LOVE her patterns - not only super cute but well-written! We thought he would look fabulous in our Valentine window display, so I brought home red and pink yarn to get him knitted over the weekend! Having knit an arm this morning early, I realized we are going to have a Louise Lovebot! Everything about the way it's turning out screams Girly! So cute! You will have to be sure and look for Louise when you come into the shop. (I am knitting Louise in Ella rae wool as she will always be a shop display). We will be stocking safety eyes to make getting everything you need to knit a DangerCrafts pattern easy!

Louie thecLovebot

 

I finished the baby sleep sack I started right after Christmas. Super easy and fun. I need to knit a matching hat and baby socks. Just taking a little break for some shop knitting! I will post pics as a set when I get them done. Next up will be a baby blanket, making sure I have enough time to get it finished before bay arrives! After the blanket, possibly another sleep sack and lots more socks!

Hoping you are having a great Sunday!

 

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First Day Back After Christmas

We had a good day at iPurl, trying to get back in step after having several days off! Cindy and I both stayed busy most of the day. We began by getting all the Christmas decorations and the tree put away! Cindy started heading us toward Valentine's Day by gathering everything red, pink and white together. It's really amazing how you can group and display certain colors and the mind automatically goes to a certain Holiday!

Putting our heads together over the the January class schedule and TV viewing schedule for Season 3 of Downton Abbey, both schedules went out via email this afternoon! We will likely add "Call the Midwife" to our viewing schedule! Cindy has suggested a fun movie on Friday afternoons! There is a good possibility that a couple more classes will be added as we get back up to speed - a crocheted doily class and a knitted lace class have been requested by several people.

Additional colors of Cascade Sierra have shipped. NORO's new lace weight yarn is also on the way! Tomorrow, I will be tracking down Feza's "turkey ball" yarn that was ordered early December. I am also wondering where our #35 circular needles are! Also, we were shorted 1 bag of Adele in the last shipment.

This afternoon, we checked for any yarn and/or needles for classes that may need to be ordered.

The heating system that keeps the shop warm is not working. An email was sent to AmREIT who was supposed to have the unit checked and serviced before we moved in during the heat of July. I'm sure they will tell us it is our responsibility and I will have to call a service repairman! Cindy and I nearly froze today! The shop was 63 degrees when we arrived this morning and 65 degrees when we left this afternoon! Brrrr! Joe got the small electric heater out of storage for me this evening.

Joe has a roaring fire going. Still feeling chilled, I plan to sit close to the fireplace knitting baby socks while he watches the college football game on TV tonight.

I hope you have a wonderful evening too!

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