Sarah Jane’s Yarn Shoppe

Last night I went to the knitting guild and had a great time.  We sat at tables instead of in a horseshoe and it lead to much livelier conversation.  Everyone showed the current projects they were working on, and I do believe that I was the only person making a spring, cotton sweater.  I started a sleeveless turtleneck sweater out of Debbie Bliss Pure Cotton last week and am already looking forward to wearing it with a summer skirt.

 This morning after shoveling snow and throwing my kids outside I came into the shop and started rearranging.  I have some beautiful spring yarns I got a couple of weeks ago but had not put out yet.  The models will be arriving sometime in March, so I thought I would wait until then to display the yarn.  I have now completely changed my mind and am ignoring this weather and am thinking Spring, I may even try to finish my sweater this week and wear it around the shop!

I do not want to say anything bad about wool, I love wool (I actually own a store full of wool).  But on a day like today when it seems winter will never end, I am putting aside the 22 projects I have started out of wool and working on my spring sweater.

We have been officialy open for a month now and I’m still not sure I know what I’m doing.  I have so enjoyed all the people we have met since we opened and am thankful for all their patience through the opening process.  The technical stuff continues to be a struggle for me, the very fact that I am writing a new post is a minor miracle.  Many thanks go out to Eric Hall, www.designedbyeh.com who has felt my pain and is jumping in and helping me with the website.  Please check back to the site regularly as it will continue to improve both visually and in content.

Our second month should be even better as we are adding many new yarns.  Next week Brown Sheep arrives, Fort Wayne’s love of this yarn cannot be denied, so my Dad is buiding a storage unit even as I type.  Other new arrivals include Mountain Colors, Misti Alpaca, Claudia Handpainted and new patterns from Cabin Fever.  I have orded some beautiful recycled silk, purse handles and buttons, and we are expanding the Araucania hand dyed yarns.  Gedifra‘s and Debbie Bliss‘s spring yarns are trickling in and we are bringing in Addi’s lace needles.  Please stop by often as my mom and aunt keep buying the yarn as soon as it comes in!

 Thanks to all who have emailed me or come into the store with requests and comments, I greatly appreciate it!