Suri Blue is here!

The new shipment of Fleece Artist Suri Blue has arrived! Many of you will recognize it as the yarn we used in our Touring Wrap for the LYS Tour and then promptly RAN OUT of it the first day! It is yummy.

I haven't talked tea for a while, I just realized. I am currently working with a group of other local tea nerds who want to plan something special for next year because it is the 400th anniversary of tea coming to Europe, or something like that. It should be fun. I wish we had room for even more tea flavors because I keep trying all these new ones that I think everyone would love! If I get new flavors, I have to phase out some flavors and people don't like it when you get rid of their favorites. I understand that completely. I need more room so, you all need to come in and drink more tea!

Deb

LYS Tour projects?

So, I'm at the doctor's office today and the woman behind the counter whips out her knitting bag and a skein of Fleece Artist Wool Silk that she bought on the tour and asks me what she should make with it and what needle size she should get and etc., etc., etc. So this gets this other woman sitting in the waiting room in a lather and she wants to talk about the holy cross book marks she's crocheting and if we sell such-n-such thread.... But then the nurse comes out and saves me by telling me that it's time to pee in the cup. Whew! And all I wanted to do was catch up on my People magazine reading (even if it is 3 years old)!

If any of our readers/customers/friends/strangers have completed or are working on any of the LYS Tour free patterns, we would love to hear about it and post pictures! I know there are some of you out there because I've seen you working on them in the shop! Also, if anyone has had a chance to make anything from "Charmed Knits" yet, we would love to borrow it for the July Knit Nite for our Harry Potter display.

Speaking of the shop pattern, we should be getting more Suri Blue in before the end of the month and VC is ordering more of the Sea Silk. (Come to me, my precious.....) Oh, sorry, I was channeling Golem there.

Deb

The morning after

Whew. I don't know about you but I'm exhausted and I didn't even get to go on the tour! Now that it's over I don't know what to do with myself. This too shall pass however because I have LOTS to do, actually. We will be debriefing next week and discussing next year's tour. If you have any comments about the tour that you think should be addressed by the group, please let us know. We want to make it a great experience for everyone!

Some of the shops are posting their patterns to the lystour.com site (under Patterns, oddly enough). There are only a couple there now but more are coming so keep checking back. We posted our Touring Wrap pattern for download but we are currently OUT of the Suri Blue. Fleece Artist said that they will ship in 2 weeks so let us know if you want us to contact you when it comes in. (Note for next year: Buy more yarn!!)

We still have some great yarn on sale, including the Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (which has been discontinued). It is marked down 35%, but if you buy 10 skeins or more it is 40% off! Such a deal. Some of the other yarns on permanent markdown include Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky, Trendsetter Aura, Rowan Cotton Braid, Cotton Tape, Cotton Rope and Linen Print, Opal Solids sock yarn, and much, much more. (I'm beginning to sound like a game show host!)

Hope to see you soon,
Deb