Sock Boot Camp Today

Don't forget to come to Sock Boot camp. Plus all Southwest Trading Company yarn is on sale- 10% off- through Thursday. For those who can't make it today there will be a mini Boot Camp Tuesday from 6pm-8pm

Boot Camp for Socks This Saturday

Lots of New Yarn is in

Stop by to see the new sock yarns from Opal and Kertzer.



Plus new colors of Super 10 cotton. Perfect for your spring/summer knitting. Plus they make great baby outfits.

We will also soon be getting in Knit One Crochet Too yarn. Come help me pick out our first order. And ask about our new yarn special.

April will be Sock it to Me month and we will kick in off with SWTC's Sock Boot camp. More information on that later.

Sorry the blog has been so quiet

Tax season is here and I don't have much time to write. Linda will be adding some content here. over the next few weeks. We are only on the fourth square of the Great American Afghan. Classes are every two weeks on Tuesday nights, Wednesday mornings and Saturdays at noon. If you want to catch up come on in and either Pat or Linda will help you. We just got another order of the books in.
For those of you who don't know, Heidi is getting married March 13 at the Methodist Church in Jacksonville. This is one of the reasons the website has not been updated lately, Heidi is our webmaster. Of course it has nothing to do with the blog not being updated. There will be no Knit Night on March 13 so we can attend the wedding. For those who have not been to the store lately, Heidi sent an invitation to all the store customers and friends.

Stuck on the Fair Isle Purse

I've had this purse ALMOST done for over a month. The handles are knitted just need a quick toss in the washer to felt and then put the silly thing together.
update: Handles are felted. Still have sewing to do

Beaded Wristlets is the TBD class for October 27

Elisha Wood will be teaching a beautiful beaded ruffled wrist warmer. You will learn to incorporate beads into your knitting. The project makes a wonderful Christmas present. Come by the store to learn more.

The Store is joining the Karaoke Knit Along

SWTC is hosting a KAL (Knit Along) online for the Karaoke Mitered Square Sweater. The store will join in by having our own instore version. I'm leaning towards doing mine in Mermaid and Mermaid mix to go with a Mermaid mix Black Purl Sweater that all I have to do is the finish work on. We will probably meet one Tuesday a month and every Friday afternoon. I still have to talk with the knitters. I may even do a Kids Knit version for our more advanced children knitters.

Hi Heidi's Mom

We're celebrating Christmas in July this month. This week I am holding a felted ornament class and next week we will be doing Christmas stockings. That class will be particularly good for those knitters who have been wanting to try socks but fear the Second Sock Sydrome.


The Kids Knit group had a great start off with at least nine knitters between the ages of 6 and 12. There will be another gathering next Friday, then we will move it to a couple of Tuesday nights a month since the kids will be going back to school. The kids (and some adults) are doing a service project called Knittin' for Kittens. They are using Mammut yarn to knit cat blankets to use in the kennels at a local animal shelter.

I'm also starting a spinning study on a Tuesday night the kids aren't here. I will probably offer a class on Tuesday evenings that aren't taken by other activities.


Heidi will be going back to fulltime teaching at the Jacksonville State next month so she won't be able to keep the store open on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons after this month. Elisha will also start teaching this fall (kindergarten)


We have some great new yarns in. We're up to 25 solids and 12 varigated shades of Kertzer's new yarn Northern.


We've also got the new sock yarn from Kollage called Luscious. I can't wait to make a pair of socks from it but I'm way behind on my projects and have to finish at least a few before I can start anything other than store projects.














We also just got in the Addi Lace needles and Skacel's new ArtFelt felting kits.
























Heidi finished her multi-directional scarf in SWTC Karaoke. Paula taught a entrelac class and did the example scarf in HPKY's Precious. Gorgeous handpainted yarn.

One of the reasons it's been hard to blog besides the new job where I actually have to work, rather than surf the web (although I'm really loving it), is my husband's latest passion... chickens. We have about 100 now most of which we've hatched in an incubator on our dining room table. In about three months time we've gone from 17 adults (mainly Rhode Island Reds) to a number of different varieties, including Barred Rocks and Silkies. These are some of the Aracauna chicks.

Haven't Blogged for a while..Big News

There's a reason I haven't written in a while. I've been very busy. The big new is I have a new job in Gadsden. only 25 miles from the farm. So I get to be a fulltime wife again. I will be working for a truly amazing CPA firm which I could not have asked for a more perfect situation. We have been busy trying to get the house in Marietta empty and on the market. Note that I have changed the wall of wool on the right side of the page. It is now entirely made up of Cascade 220. We're up to 62 colors now
More to follow soon.

May Class Schedule and new website

Heidi has finished up a website for the store. Check out taming-the-ewe.com

Store class schedule.
April 28
1pm
Pinwheel Purse $15
HPKY Hemp yarn available for project

May 5
1pm
Baby socks $15. Tired of babies kicking off their booties? Come learn to make baby socks. If you haven't make socks before this is a perfect way to get down the basics.

May 12
1 pm
Crochet Post Stitch Pillow $15
Try out a different crochet stitch. Learn the difference between the front and back post stitches.

May 18-19 10am
10 am
Desota Fiber Guild Spinning workshop. Friday session will focus on drop spindle spinning and Saturday will focus on spinning on a wheel.
Open to the public.
Materials fee only

May 26
1pm
Knit mesh bag $15
Perfect for carrying your swimsuit and other beach essentials. Knit up out of Super 10 cotton,


The Free Beginners knitting lesson continue every Saturday morning at 10am except for May 19.