You’ve come a very long way to see what you’ve seen. And don’t discount your experience, but keep in mind that you are only seeing a tiny piece of a very large world. You have it within yourself to attain mastery of something small. It might seem like it doesn’t matter to anyone else but you, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter. Maintain focus in order to produce the results you want. It’s easy to get distracted or sidetracked when there’s so much going on, but your desires matter and are worth pursuing.

I’m looking forward to one last day at the show. Thanks for all the comments on my cape! Come to our Open House on November 8 and help fund our lift.

Then Elizabeth and I are taking a couple of days away to celebrate our 30th Anniversary together. We’ll be back at the shop on Wednesday. Enjoy this busy time of year but remember to take time for yourself too.

Work toward your crowning achievement, and then figure out how to top yourself. But don’t do it alone! Work together, and find a friend to help get you over the finish line (or help do the same for them). Come get a reading from me at SAFF!

For the opening of SAFF, here’s my three card pull: The Fool means it’s okay to trust, even if it means getting burned. Knit and Purl is an attempt to find balance between that trust and protecting yourself. Broken Yarn is that feared betrayal, but remember that you can spit splice and repair. Taking risks is essential to growth, even when it brings pain.

Come check out what our new community space has to offer and how you can participate! Sunday, November 8, from 1 to 8 pm, we’ll be hosting a drop-in-anytime event downstairs behind the shop with snacks and hospitality. Hang out and stitch with us.

Help Fund the Lift!

We are working to make our new space more accessible, and we need your help. Check out our campaign and help if you can!

This is what happens when you dye a lot of yarn and the shop is too busy to get labels added right away. #SAFFlife

We got more of everything, but check out these new gradient sock yarn cakes, same as a regular sock skein, $26 each. We’ll be getting more of these with each order as they make more, but right now supplies are limited.

A customer showed me this the other day. At the crown of a hat (or in the shoulder of a sweater) while you are weaving in ends, leave an extra-long bit of yarn, but shorten it by chain crocheting it. That way you’ll have easily accessible yarn for mending that has the same amount of washing and wearing as the finished item.

I thought it was a really smart approach, and I hope I will remember to do it in the future.

Join us tonight down in the Craft Underground. Rik made two pies to share (usually people bring various goodies, but it’s always perfectly fine to just bring yourself). Around 7 we’ll watch the last episode of this season’s Strange New Worlds. But there’s plenty of room to just hang out if you’re not a fan.

We love it when new folks join us, no matter what your skill level, your age, or your interests.

The Craft Underground gang has started our very own iteration of The Garment. This wearable blanket might make you feel like a pope. It’s a little unclear, but we will find out! And ours will be large enough to fit even our tallest members (which is quite tall, but not so tall that they don’t fit in The Craft Underground). So bring your super-bulky scraps and join the fun. Thanks to Kiki for casting on.

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been bad at blogging. Things have been a little crazy with moving multiple family members, attending a wedding out of state, various minor medical things to take care of, cats with fleas, and of course all the store stuff and crafting!

We are settling in to The Craft Underground, although our plans to put in a lift will shake things up–timeline TBD. Right now it’s a walk around the building, but more accessibility is on the way. We’ll need the help of our supportive community, but we are moving forward.

SAFF is coming soon and so we are bag sewing and yarn dyeing and helping all the customers who are getting ready to get back to indoor hobbies. And plenty of yarn coming in that has to be tagged and put out. So please stop by and see us, but if we look a little dazed, forgive us!