Fall Window Display 2012

Knitted pumpkins and Owl Puffs decorate this years fall windows.  I had lots of help knitting and crocheting these pumpkins to fill it up!  I have a great bunch of gals that come into the shop and are always willing to lend a hand with what ever I need!  Sometimes it's hard to admit I need help, like I have to prove that I can do this shop thing by myself....but why? 

Ive said it before, but I never get tired of saying it, I have a great bunch of yarn lovers that come into the store and I don't know what I would do without them! 

 

I have now been at my new location for 6 months!  It's gone by quickly, and I feel more busy than before.  Sales seem better here, even durring the slow summer months.  But I find with every year I am open, each year compared to the last is just a little bit better.  So, even when I feel like I don't know what Im doing, I am encouraged....maybe I am doing somthing right?  At least I feel more secure with this new building....I know the owner, she's nice enough, and if somthing goes wrong, I can get ahold of her! 

I still have a fear though, since the Manning street location, I can't open up the shop without checking things out and making sure everything is normal.  The flood was traumatic for me and I can't help thinking that Im going to go to work and it will all be destroyed by flood or worse!  But yet, because of the flood, it gave me a whole new perspective and opened my eyes to alot of things that weren't there before!    That's why I believe more than ever, things happen for a reason!  The flood was good for me and the yarn shop and it has taken me further than I have ever expected or even thought I wanted! 

 In 1999 I opened a craft shop with about 7 others and now look where I am?  Selling yarn for about 4 years now, I have my own building and it's all yarn and I am loving every minute of it!  It still amazes me and though others might get tired of hearing it, I like to look back and see where I came from....it makes me enjoy it even more!

I also tend to babble on and on.....

Summer at the yarn shop though, allows me to catch up on things and plan.  I like to plan as I knit...it helps me think.  I think I have overplanned October though!  Classes began with Knitting 101 in the evening, since it's just me, but now I also have an afternoon class planned.  Crochet 101 had one student and she's a lefty..probably good I only had her.  We also began our season of Chicks with Sticks in the store.  It ended up as an Open House and Ladies Night Out kinda thing.  It was fun and I had Rita come in with some chair massage , Pam brought her Mary Kay, Beth had her 31 bags and Sandi brought jewelry.  Most had drawings and give aways.  I gave away 2 goody bags full of yarn, book, needles and Lavashea Lotion Bars and Plymouth donated a Cowl Kit with Alpaca Chunky yarn!  We ate, drank, chatted, got massaged, put on make up and some of us knitted.  We had a good turn out and it was a fun evening!

 

Open House at iYarn

 

 

 

Aslo coming up in October is the Shop Hop!!  Early sales increased with the offer of the first 250 passports sold recieved a 2012 Yarn Shop Hop bag!  I sold out within the first 20 minutes opening day of the passport sales!  WoooHoooo!  I am so happy that more people from this area are interested in the hop.  Last year I sold 9 total....to date, I have sold 24!  So encouraging!

 

From last years hop!

Angi and Pendleton at Wamego where they started their adventure!

Jennifer and Pendleton deciding on lunch!

Marna and Pendleton in Manhattan!

Pendleton on the road with his itunes!  Isn't shop hopping fun????

 

 

I was approached by a 4-H leader to do a knitting class.  It's the Monday right after the hop!  Crikies!!  I must be mad!  I will need to solicite some help for that one though!!  Any volenteers?

This will be a fun night of teaching young people to knit and hopefully they will want to continue playing with and loving yarn!

 

I have lots of new yarns in the shop and I am having trouble finding places to put it.  My husband says, " Don't you think you have enough yarn"?  He just doesn't get it, does he?  Leave the yarn biz to me, I say, I may not know what I'm doing, but I know enough to know, YOU NEED YARN TO HAVE A YARN SHOP!!   haha I love it when peeps come in the shop and comment that I have such a nice variety of yarn and needles.  That's the hard part, not knowing what people want to see or what they will need.  If it's not in my store, they will find a store that does have it..or worse...find it online!!

 I love my husband of 38 years....he is a keeper and he is encouraging at times.  He at least supports me in this and it's a good thing he supports us financially while I build this thing!!  Thanks honey!

 

Okay, Ive had a great time blogging this morning.....I should do it more often!  I am not a woman of many words, and with facebook, the shop website and a newsletter to put out...I run out of things to say!  But though, this is more of a diary of my thoughts, I think there is alot in my brain that needs to come out from time to time.  Does anyone read this anyway?  Doesn't matter, somtimes a girl just needs to type!!

 

Enjoy your October and remember, if you knit faster, you stay warm!

Susieknits