Threaded Bliss

The Cats Got My Tongue

almost literally!  It seems that Harley's newest plaything is my bottom lip, especially if I am sleeping.

Sorry that I've been so quiet on the blog lately but I've been busy, busy, busy.  Here's a quick rundown of miscellany:

We're getting new stuff at the shop everyday including wonderful Alpaca from Garnstudio that is available in 27 awesome colors.  Each skein has 198 yards on it and retails for only $8.50!  It knits at 5.75 stitches to the inch and there are TONS and TONS of free patterns for this (and all Garnstudio yarns) available here.  Also from Garnstudio is a wonderful, washable baby wool in lots of colors.  The Cherry Tree Hill yarns, at least what's left of them, are still taking my breath away daily - I hand the wound balls to their new owners a tad reluctantly yet I know they are all going to very good homes!!! 

I started this post during a break at the shop this afternoon when I still had some energy but got busy and saved the draft . . . now I'm too tired to remember everything else I wanted to say.

told ya, cats got my tongue!

P.S. I hope everyone is enjoying this balmy weather since I hear it's about to end...but in its wake, KNITTING WEATHER - YIPPEE

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving and open regular hours the other days this week.  We will also be closed Christmas day, New Year's Eve day and New Year's Day (sorry - the pj party will be another day since this year New Years falls on a Monday!) 

Shelby's Hit The Big Time

Nashville is Talking, Channel 2's blog about Nashville bloggers, linked to the post about Sally's granddog!

How cool is that?

Shelby Models a Sally W Original

Spiffy, no?

Grandma Sally W made her granddog this sweater and I'd say the dog's feeling pretty proud!  Great job, Sally.  Just wait until I get the picture of the great blanket Sally made for her grandson - the human kind, it's awesome too.

Apropos of Nothing

Metro Water actually contends that in the last 15 days I owned my house in Green Hills I actually used

47,127 gallons of water.

Suffice it to say, my final water bill is a bit steep!  For the four years that I lived there, my average water usage was about 1400 gallons a month.  Yet, they don't see a problem with the last bill.  (Please buy yarn!!!!)

Hmmmmmmmmm....

Wow, I feel better now - I simply HAD to vent that one!  Thanks for listening now get back to your holiday knitting.  On my needles right now is a most non-denominational stocking to hang on the store's fireplace.  Wonder if there will be anything in it on the 25th?  (I think that once when I was a kid I hung some of my socks on this wire sculpture my parents had hanging over their fireplace "just in case.")

Things that make you go hmmmm....

It's Thursday again . . . do YOU know where YOUR Stitch 'n Bitch is?

Mine's at Threaded Bliss starting at 5:00 and running until 8:00!  Tonight is going to be an interactive SnB and there will be a prize (or maybe prizes!) involved.  To win, you gotta be there and we'll probably get underway between 6:45 and 7:15-ish.

See ya there I hope!

Photo Fun Day

Check out what Margi made.  Is that not one of the CUTEST baby blankets ever?

Happy knitters all happily knitting at last week's Stitch 'n Bitch.  As always, a great time was had by all.  Why not plan to join us this week? 

Believe it or not but this great sweater is actually Kristen's first knitting project . . . ever!!  She did a fantastic job and we all agreed at the shop that she looks ADORABLE in this sweater from the cover of Vogue Knitting's Holiday 2005 issue.

Knitting's Going to Hit The Big Screen

Check this out - Julia Roberts is going to be starring in a new movie called Friday Night Knit Club!

How cool is that?

Five To Seven

If you are at Stitch 'N Bitch tonight between 5 and 7 you'll get one entry for a drawing we'll be doing around 7:00ish.  Each person in attendance gets one entry. 

BUT

Anyone who makes a purchase between 5 and 7 gets an additional entry for every $10.00 spent.

BUT

We're not stopping there so there are . . .

MORE SUPRISES TO COME