Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary to us! Yes, I can’t really believe it either. Sometimes it feels like yesterday – sometimes it feels like one hundred years.

Flying Fingers is FIVE YEARS OLD!!!!

We have been through many changes: Yarn Bus, yarn, staff changes, yarn, personal changes, yarn, web site changes, yarn, store moves, yarn and many, many warehouse moves. It has definitely been a journey, one which I have totally loved and wouldn’t have changed for the world! Thank you all so much for making my work such as pleasure every day!

We now have purple Flying Fingers Tote bags

What knitter or crocheter couldn’t use another bag? To get yours – just stop in the shop or on the site and buy $50 worth of yarn/supplies.

Today is the first week that it finally feels like autumn is here, so it is appropriate that we finally get the Flying Fingers’ blog opened to the public. This is something that Denise, Amy and I have been talking about this summer and we are very excited to be able to bring the news and views of our shop and staff to your immediate attention.

Of course, for us it’s always about the yarn! This fall we have such gorgeous yarn in our shop, I can’t decide where to begin. Alpaca (as always) – Ultra Alpaca – that heavenly merino/alpaca blend from Berroco now has an amazing little sister.

Ultra Alpaca Light appears in incredible colors, knits at 23sts to 4″ and at a cost of $5 for 144 yards. It can’t be beat.

Another favorite this fall is Peruvia from Berroco.

100% Peruvian Highland Wool, beautiful heathery colors, 17sts to 4″, 174 yards, for $7.50. The sample sweater

we have looks as great as it feels and for all you felters – this is a winner! Rounding out Berroco’s new additions to Flying Fingers is Jasper – a variegated merino at 18sts to 4″, 98 yards, $8.50. The sample sweater arrived in pentagons and I confess, looked a bit odd.

Then people started trying it on. This amazing sweater looks good on everyone and even won Denise’s approval. The pattern can be found in Berroco book #266.

Another yarn that’s been flying off our shelves this season has been Peruvian Tweed from Galler Yarns. They nicknamed it the “heavenly fiber” and at 100% superfine alpaca you know I”m not going to disagree! There are 600 yards in each skein and you can get anywhere from 5-7 sts per inch. The really cool thing about this alpaca is they don’t use any dyes. It is tweeded and all the colors are the natural colors of the critters. At $28 per skein who could ask for a more perfect scarf? Four or five skeins and you’ll have the sweater you’ll live in all winter!

I can’t talk about yarn flying out of the shop for scarves without mentioning Lumpy Bumpy from Farmhouse Yarns (Hop Yard Spinnery).

This gorgeous merino blend with 1% nylon for just a touch of bounce has a fabulous texture for keeping necks cozy. And Carol’s (the farmer & dyer) incredible method of hand dyeing makes her colors both unique and spectacular. At 3-4 sts per inch, 150 yards, and $18.00 per skein, two skeins will make one of your favorite scarves!

At some point (you know web guys) these yarns will all be available for purchase on our website. Until then just call our toll free number, 877-359-4648, and we’ll be happy to help you choose your favorite color.

And the beauty of the blog is that now that I’ve run out of things to say I can just stop and start again tomorrow. And you can visit, read and write comments. Denise and I can answer much quicker and easier than email. As those of you who wait for email answers know, that can sometimes take awhile (sorry!) So as I said in the beginning, this blog thing that Denise got us into – it’s going to be lots of fun!!!