Sarah Jane’s Yarn Shoppe

Many of you know that my husband and I went to Cabo for our fifteenth aniversary a couple of weeks ago.  We left the kids behind with their wonderful grandparents, we also left Fort Wayne and the yarn shop without a single knitting needle, crochet hook, or skein of yarn.  Instead of hooking yarn, we hooked fish! 

This is a picture of the fish I caught.  No, that is not my husband, it is Pilo, the captain of our boat.

As soon as we got off the boat, we walked across the dock to this restaurant.  They cooked the fish for us for lunch – that is what I call “Fresh Catch”.  Sometimes it is good to leave the needles behind, I came back ready to get serious about my Christmas knitting.  Stop into the shop to get some ideas for quick knit projects for the holidays, but hurry because my tan is fading fast!

One of the things I love the most about owning a yarn shop in Fort Wayne is the lovely people we meet.  Our list of “regulars” continues to grow and the line between customers and friends seems to have disappeared.  A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of one of our favorites.

Ruth Malich is one of Fort Wayne’s real treasures.  She has been teaching people to knit and crochet for more years than most of us have been alive.  She regularly comes in the shop and always take time to talk to everyone, usually offering words of encouragement and giving help to anyone who asks.  It was no suprise that when word got out we were having a gathering for her 86th birthday we could hardly fit everyone into the shop!

Although we suprised her for her birthday, she suprised us even more when she came into the shop on Halloween.  She wouldn’t tell us who she was when she came in, but my mom finally figured it out!  Great costume and even greater lady….We love you Ruth!

Georgia is another favorite of Sarah Jane’s.  She comes to the shop every Tuesday and spends the morning with us.  If we are lucky, and I give her enough coffee she will stay through lunch.  Georgia can do anything, and happily shares her wisdom with others.  There have been several times when someone has wandered in with a question and Georgia has spent the entire day helping them with a project.  I encourage everyone to stop in on a Tuesday morning and have a cup of coffee with her, her stories are even better than her knitting and crochet skills!