This is going to be a hard one…
I have very sad news to share. Spin A Yarn, my shop, my love, my soul, is closing. Unfortunately we do not have enough business to remain open. I am losing my best friend. For 20 years I have been excited to come to work and be surrounded by the things and people that I love. I will be very sad to see it end. I am so grateful the for the gifts it has given me. Friends I would have never met otherwise and a creative outlet for my love of knitting and color. Hopefully Spin A Yarn was something positive in the lives of those who shopped here, because you touched my life and gave me a wonderful gift; 20 years of doing something I love – I Thank you.
I am not sure what is next for me. I am calling this a shop closing, not going out of business. Sadly we do not have enough business to keep the shop open, but I am not ready to shut the door (figuratively) on the business. So we will see what the future brings. I will continue to knit and design and so Nancy’s Knitting will continue. If you want to continue reading about my knitting journey, “follow” this blog and you will receive an email whenever it is updated.
So on to my knitting…
It’s been a busy month, but I am not sure I have a lot of finished projects to show for it. I did finish the Adult Surprise Sweater. It is knit with Katia’s Azteca. I love it and can’t wait for the cool weather to wear it. It is really cute on.
The other thing I finished, I can’t talk about. It is a Christmas gift and it gave me quite a few headaches. But as they say, the 3rd time’s a charm. I’ll revisit this after the holidays so you can get a chuckle out of all the mistakes I made along the way.
I also made a couple of new Cowls. One was a pretty new yarn called Glitzy. This needed some thing light and airy so I did a diagonal lace pattern. This is a free pattern on Ravelry.
Then I wanted to do an Entrelac Cowl. This is a fun way to learn Entrelac and I think it turned out pretty. This pattern is also available on Ravelry (for a small fee)
Well, I may not have finished a lot but, I have a lot started…. The double knit vest is making progress. Up to the armhole and starting up the first front. This gets put aside a lot because it’s not great social knitting. This WILL be done soon!
Two more projects just started. A top down A line sweater and a bottom up summer top. See what I mean, just started. There are also balls of yarn and patterns in my bag. It appears I am having some trouble concentrating on one thing.
This all makes me very sad, I have enjoyed sharing my love of knitting with you. It breaks my heart to close the shop, but since business has fallen off so much, I just don’t see another choice. I hope you continue to “follow” Nancy’s Knitting – just click the “Follow” button under the “Recent Posts”.
So, until next month… Happy Knitting, Nancy
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