Amanda decided to take her yarn home in a cake pan last night…we decided that this might be an innovative way to hide your stash from significant others. Other hiding options include the oven (if you don’t actually bake). In which case your portable cake pan would also be empty.

Miss Jen recently got married, and I thought I would share her “fibre space story” with you all. Jen and her then boyfriend Gilad walked up to our shop the first week we were open, a few minutes after we had closed for the night. Jen peered through the door and we waived for her to come in. (We hadn’t closed the drawer up yet and were happy for the new customer.) Jen was super excited that she had tripped across us during a visit to Five Guys. She and Gilad spent a bit of time looking around the store and then came up to the counter with a giant pile of yarn. Gilad pulled out his card and paid for it all, something that we all noted was pretty awesome…we discussed, at the time, that she should hold onto that one for awhile! Since then, Jen and Gilad have gotten engaged and married! We were all so super excited for them. Then Jen sent along these amazing bridal photos, featuring Malabrigo that we carry at the shop. The photographer is Lisa O’Quinn from Sweet Tea Photography.  I understand that this shoot made a serious mess of Jen’s Malabrigo but the photographer did help get it all wound up again.

while sitting in the window of the store

1. People walking around in large quantities of snow tend to be nicer then usual to one another. They can be seen waving and greeting complete strangers. Does walking in the middle of the street bond people?

2. Old Town has a large number of residents who believe that a baby stroller is perfectly acceptable in a foot of snow.

3. If we were selling hamburgers, we would be really busy right now. Five Guys is closed and this has upset a great deal of meat loving people.

4. Trucks with plows might benefit us more if they would put the plow down while driving down the street.

5. The horse at Hard Times needs a hat and some legwarmers

5. It is still snowing.

It is awfully nice outside. For this I am hugely grateful. But really, in January? Really?! I mean come on. I sell yarn! I can’t possibly plan on having my spring and summer yarns delivered in January. I thought I was ahead of the game with February delivery. But NO. You had other plans didn’t you.

So Phil and I had a Ford Focus hatchback. i loved my hatchback. As the girls here would learn, it was “like a truck.” We fit more Ikea furniture in that car than anyone could possibly imagine. But it is now off of its warranty and that makes me very very nervous. Then during the snow storm the car died. The person who jumped the car crossed the clamps and blew up our radio.  After getting the car to a dealer, we found that there was a problem with the alternator, and the battery, as a result, was completely dead. So over the weekend Phil and I decided to look at new cars.

When Mini was first imported into the US, I lived on the same block as a BMW and Mini dealer in Pittsburgh. At the time I settled for a Ford hatchback in a cute blue color and have been driving them ever since. It was my consolation prize since my grad school budget wouldn’t permit a Mini. Over the weekend, Phil and I decided to buy an “adult” car, one that we have wanted for a very long time. So we headed to the new Passport Mini dealer that is on Duke street now. Our saleswoman is also a knitter (and customer!), so we had lots to chat about. She was also the most professional and least pushy salesperson I have ever encountered at a car dealer. (go and ask for Kristin!)  After a day of mulling it over and a really nice offer for our Focus from the dealer, we brought home a British racing green mini.

[if only I had a photo, it would be right here]

He is so cute! But he definitely needs a cozy somewheres..thinking the gear shift handle. (Really, with some effort I think we could make a blanket for the entire car. It is really a very tiny car) Thinking of making the shifter cozy white with the Royal Air Force symbol (blue, white and red target) on the top. More on this to come…in the meantime, maybe I should focus on finishing holiday gifts? Has anyone started next year’s gifts? I am seriously considering making a plan now and starting in February. I just can’t do this last minute again. It’s not working. My father’s vest had a serious set back when I realized about four inches into the V-neck that i had positioned the V-neck off center (good job Danielle). So i had to tear back a few inches. Ripping out intarsia is just as annoying as knitting it. It’s probably worse since there is no sense of accomplishment at the end.