right, so there are some corrections to be made to the class listing. deb w. has decided that she would rather not pack up all of her dyeing supplies and drag everything to the store for class on the 2nd. so class will be at her house. directions will be supplied when you sign up. oh and another thing. the cost will be $22 a skein, which if you have already read the newsletter is a much different price. apparently decisions were made, then NOT shared, and then everybody decided to LEAVE TOWN. the ladies had much to much fun in Santa Fe, while i was here toiling away on a newsletter with false information. there are stories….really funny stories…..something about margaritas and a live band, flashing leg on the roadside, and really poor navigation. details with pictures will be given later.—shannon 

was it really really extremely early? yep

were there knitters banging at the door before six? yeah

did anyone wear pj’s? uh-huh (brave brave souls)

yarn was sold, and i didn’t even screw up at the register…..all in all there was much improvement over my performance from last year. i was even somewhat cheery, probably much to loud, but all in good spirits.

chelsea was even there……isn’t she a pretty, pretty princess? why yes she is!

the biggest star of approval had to go to merideth who not only brought in two brand new knitters, but has managed to infect all the women in her family with the knitting bug. go team!

in short, coffee is amazing, but knitters defy definition. and by the by cindy? were you really surprised that you came to the store three different times that day? i mean you should know yourself better than that. —-shannon

p.s. the oct. newsletter is up….check it out!

and debbie said there shall be a huge sale. after some great reflection concerning last year’s big birthday sale i decided it might be a good idea to have some rules. nothing too drastic, mostly common sense things, all totally do-able. here they are:

1: patience is really a virtue (and it keeps shannon from freaking out and totally screwing up your purchase) if you have to be at work at 8 and you come by the yarn store around 7:45 for a quick purchase, you are going to be very disappointed. make time for the yarn, it wants to be with you.

2: we are all friends, and while we had abosolutely no problems with this last year, and i really don’t expect it to be a problem this year, it seems prudent to mention that fighting over yarn, needles, books, ect. is silly and counterproductive. no biting on the basic principle of good hygine….do you know how many germs are in the human mouth? ewwwwww.

3: leave your punch cards at home. we will not give out punches for items purchased during the sale, nor will we take full punch cards. we figured that 40% off was a much better deal, but i suppose if you really really want to use you punch card we can subsitute one for the other….(i would take the 40%)

that’s it. so now we can all frolic tuesday morning with nothing but happiness and sisterhood in our hearts. woohoo sale!

here at yarn, we like to keep you entertained. that is why we have come up with a brilliant new plan to keep you occupied and out of trouble. if you have been into the shop you may have met froggio and mr. bun bun. if you haven’t we are going to introduce you via the miracle of the web. long story short, mr. bun bun and froggio are best friends and compainions, but froggio has longed to see the world outside of the yarn store. mr. bun bun already knows that yarn is the best thing the world has to offer, but he has wished his friend a fond goodbye. (to read froggio’s adventures i would visit the froggio page. you know if you want to be all logical about this process.) sorry the froggio page is in progress….he is a high maintenance frog.

anyway, the point of all of this is that mr. bun bun has taken to hiding himself away from the world until he and froggio are reunited again. so we a yarn decided his personal pain was prime material for A CONTEST!

every month, as we update the website, we are going to post a picture that contains mr. bun bun somewhere on the website. note he will be hiding, so you will have to look everywhere. the first person who locates mr. bun bun and e-mails us will receive a $20 gift certificate.

p.s. feel free to e-mail and tell us how brilliant you think this plan is.–shannon

the state fair deadline was today, so I sincerely hope that all of you turned in something to the domestic arts building. we are located less than ten blocks from the whole shebang and it’s just embarrassing for us not to participate in a huge alarming manner.  to be perfectly honest, over-achieving is our motto and creed. just ask cindy. the twisted stitches will be holding their weekly tuesday meeting at the beer gardens, and we are still taking bets on whether or not we all get kicked out.  oh…and i’m done.

the best part is when you wiggle your toes it looks like they’re giggling. —shannon