“Egg-stra” Special Sock Kit

Benefitting Ovarian Cancer Research

The sock kits have arrived and we plan to have a Knit Along in the shop beginning in September on Tuesday mornings knitting through the socks. The kit includes one ball of specially dyed Trekking yarn, pattern, beads. You definitely will want to be a part of this. The KAL begins Septembem 21.

A Touch of Kashmir

We just received this lovely new yarn in the shop - a blend of merino superfine fiber + polyamid and the last ingredient is cashmere. A luscious blend in solid colors. I am anxious to try it in a scarf pattern and maybe socks. The gauge is right for socks, fingering wt with 7-8 sts/inch, and in solid colors. Oh goody. That cashmere is what’s inticing.

The Featured Product for the next 2 weeks (August 11, 2010-August 25, 2010) is this Cosmo yarn. This means that you will receive a 25% discount off the regular price when you place your order on line. Enter the coupon code Cosmo on your shopping cart, click on recalculate to receive the discount. We want lots of people to try it out and let us know what they think.

What not to do!

It was a kiss the ground… oh it’s mud and shells… right! kayaking trip today. With the waves breaking over the front of the kayaks, AWK!, we knew we were in trouble. We had gone into Little Oyster Bay and then into Big Oyster Bay and then made our way into the Assateague Channel just to see what was around the next stand of grasses. Big mistake. The wind had whipped up and even though the tide was going our way, paddling was difficult. We made our way to a duck blind and glued ourselves to it for a while to rest.  A Great Blue Heron standing out in the middle fishing was probably yukking it up at our expense.  Did you know there are over 81 species of birds that nest on Assateague? We are usually treated to quite a show of different ones each time we go out kayaking which makes it worthwhile. I’ll still be very glad to sit and knit the rest of the afternoon. WHEW!

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Does not sound attractive. But that’s what happens when you go kayaking for the first time without gloves to protect your hands.  Thankfully the blisters are mainly on my thumbs, not the tips of my fingers and since I knit continental mostly, we are dealing okay with it. We did head to the bike shop to find suitable gloves.

Walking around town, I’ve found I have conch shell envy. People have them stacked on their porches, in windows, decorating flower beds. How do you find these was my question to one and all. Wait for a storm and take a 4 wheel vehicle down the beach and you’ll find them washed up. Guess where I’ll be dragging Dan next! In the meantime, I had to break down and buy a couple for my shop windows.

We found out the other day that Noro Silk Garden Lite has been discontinued. We have just a little left if you like using it.

The beautiful land aross the water.

We are finally here enjoying this lovely island and it’s friendly, gracious people.

The Blessing of the Fleet over Memorial Day found Dan and myself standing on the old drawbridge while it was being “drawn” and boy were we surprised to not be shooed off before all that happened. Suddenly we found ourselves staring down and I mean down at the Coast Guard boat (ship, not sure of the terminology yet J)  traveling through. Cool. Don’t think that will happen again.

This place has got to be A-OK. Found Dunk’nDonut coffee and Turkey Hill ice cream in the grocery on the island.  What more do we need?

PS: You can find us and all our yarn at:
6357 Maddox Blvd on Chincoteague Island
Hours: 10-5 T-F,  10-3 Sat,  Closed Sun-Mon