NEW YEAR, NEW KNITTING
I don’t know why that expression has been zinging around in my head for the past few days. Maybe I am really in the mood for some new projects. Every day I get to think and dream about the next project because I am constantly planning new models for the shop or getting new orders for custom knit items or designing new garments for Frog Tree Yarns. This year I have been asked to complete several designs for Plymouth Yarns Bristol Yarn line. That means that over the next 2 months I will be hard at work creating new sweaters just for them. You will be able to see these designs as they are created by waltzing into the shop and asking about them. I’ll be happy to show you what ideas I have and I will be excited to get some feedback from customers.
I hope you have a new project waiting in the knitting basket. Aren’t you itching to cast on? Don’t you want to see the first few rows appear so magically under your fingers? I love starting new projects and I feel the same urgency as you to get that new yarn on the needles. There is even a certain amount of joy in picking (or finding) just the right needle for the yarn. Bamboo or rosewood, circular turbos or regular inox??? There are so many wonderful choices, it’s not just about the knitting.
The end of January brings another exciting adventure for Northampton Woolettes. We are about to embark on the first Northampton Wools Knit Away weekend. It will be held at the Bayside Resort Hotel in West Yarmouth. We will be knitting all day Saturday and some of Sunday on mitered pieces. Most exciting of all is our special invitation to FROG TREE Yarns on Friday night; where we will be wined and hor’douerved while being let loose to explore all of the different alpaca yarns that make up the FROG TREE line. This will be a very special night as Jim P. will be there to tell us all about next year’s trip to Peru. Please call the shop if you are interested in joining us. It is not too late to attend.
Even though the snow is falling and the temperatures are dipping’ I am thinking about summer knitting. In the next few weeks the cottons will be showing up on the shelves. This year is a big year for anything “green” so look for organics, environmentally safe and bio-friendly yarns. We already have an organic cotton wool blend from Vermont Organics and two ecologic yarns from Rowan. As you well know, it is never too soon to start that summer knitting.
If you are like me and love to settle by the fire on a cold Sunday afternoon with a little knitting in your lap and the PATRIOTS on the TV (alright then, how about a good old movie?) then may I recommend a pair of baby booties or a baby sweater? January and February are perfect months to get a little present done for that baby that you know is coming this year. It you are anticipating an invitation to a shower in June; wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that special hand knitted gift started now? The baby store is brimming with ideas and samples to help you choose just the right thing for that soon to arrive dumpling. Don’t worry about that boy or girl thing; today’’s mothers love bright unisex colors, or are more open to every color on every baby. We’ll show you some great alternatives to the standard mint green or yellow, and you’ll be proud as a peacock when your gift is opened at that shower! In the mean time I wish us all a very Happy New Year filled with love and peace and knitting!
Yours in Yarn,
Linda
Linda and staff.