A Day In The Life Of A Yarn Shop
Flying Fingers will be closing at 5:00pm on Wednesday, December 24th . We will be closed on Thursday, December 25th.
We will be open on Friday, December 26th, Saturday, December 27th, and Sunday December 28th.
We will be closed from Monday December 29th through Friday January 2nd.
We will re-open on Saturday, January 3rd.
Have a wonderful holiday and a very happy and healthy New Year.
We knit…or do we give thanks because we knit? Either way, my family had a great time spending the day hanging out, cooking and eating…and we got to hear updates from my two college kids. If you recall from the Spring, my daughter, Leydi, went to her Prom in the Yarn Bus. Well now she’s a freshman at a college upstate and apparently she is very cold!!
She came into the shop and when straight to the Misti Chunky Baby Alpaca! My kind of girl! She really wanted a scarf and using their great pattern, I was able to whip one out for her during the course of Thanksgiving (the fact that she is our main chef really helped!)
If I can finish this on Thanksgiving Day…There is time to make one or two for holiday gifts!
Enjoy! And stay warm, baby!
P.S. When you buy this yarn, just make a note in the customer box and we’ll send you a free copy of the pattern!
It doesn’t really matter what the calendar says, to me, the first day of fall is always the day I put on a pair of socks – the good people of Tarrytown will attest to my barefooted-ness. This is the day! I wish I could say I put on a pair of gorgeous hand knitted ones, but alas, I give them all away.
What I do make for myself, however, is hand warmers. Lots and lots of them. People ask if my fingers get cold and they don’t actually, they keep my fingers surprisingly warm. I love to drive with them, type with them and more.
One reason I have so many is that it’s a great way for me to try out all the fabulous yarns. My current favorite is Baby Suri from Misti Alpaca. Mere words cannot describe….all I can say is you’ve got to feel this luscious fiber to believe it!
Now…to knit a pair of socks….
Hi…It’s been months since my last blog! I feel like a confession is in order – I’m not really a writer. I’m a great talker (as my friends, family and customers will attest to, but when it comes to writing my words on paper, I’m a big procrastinator. Mea culpa…and I promise to try to do better this season.
Finishing…finishing…finishing…in our world that one word could mean several things. It is also enough to strike terror in the hearts of knitters and crocheters everywhere. For each of us the “fear” is just a bit different. I have no problem finishing a garment in terms of weaving in the ends or sewing sides together. Setting in a sleeve hasn’t been a problem for me since I learned a few tricks from my mom and honestly, whenever a sock seems to give me trouble – I ask for help with the Kitchener Stitch. Thank you, Denise.
Often when I’m knitting, I zip through a project. Sometimes it takes a while – sometimes I have three or four things on needles at the same time. but usually I manage to finish projects in a somewhat reasonable time frame. Occasionally, this is not the case. For some unknown reason, and it varies every time, I just get plain stuck! It doesn’t matter if I love the yarn, love the person I’m knitting for, love the project, anything could set me off…. I knit three/four rows and fall asleep. Nothing like waking up with yarn tangled up in your hair and needles poking into your side to know you are NEVER going to finish that darn sweater. Or in this case…Those darn socks….Bob’s darn socks, to be more precise. Some of you may remember when I first started talking about them on this very blog. I would look up the date, but that would be too embarrassing. This socks are now finished, the Alpaca Sox is still divine and you can now buy it at FlyingFingers.com
I just hope Bob is happy with them! Keep knitting………..
After many requests Flying Fingers Yarn Shop will now be offering an additional weekly class. This class will meet every Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 am. This class will provide instruction on Knitting and Crocheting to both beginners and the more experienced.
Please call as soon as possible since spots fill up very quickly.
FINALLY!!! The fall and winter 2008 class and workshop schedule is up. Space is very limited and openings tends to go quickly so give us a call, 914-631-4113 or email us, info@flyingfingers.com to be sure you get in.
See you in September!!!
It’s that time of year again. Time for us to take a little breather, then get the shop ready for fall. And what an exciting fall we have planned for you. Lots of classes, workshops and our first Knit-a-long (stay tuned for more information).
Flying Fingers will be closed from August 17th through September 1st. We will re-open on September 2nd.
Enjoy the rest of your summer and we’ll see you in September.
That’s right everyone. Flying Fingers is having a huge sale.
All yarn in the store is 50% off, books are 75% off and loose patterns are as low as $1.
For all of our “out of metro NY” web friends we are really sorry but this is an in store sale only.
Do no despair we do have the rest of August for web sales.
Flying Fingers will be closed this Friday, July 4th and Saturday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day.
We will re-open on Tuesday, July 8th.
And a reminder to everyone that Flying Fingers will be closed on Sundays throughout the summer.
Have a happy and safe holiday weekend. Happy knitting everyone.
Starting Sunday, June 29th Flying Fingers will be closed on Sundays through July and August. We will re-open on Sundays in September.
This Sunday, June 22, 2008 will be open regular time, from 10-4pm
You can still shop with us on the web anytime. Visit us at www.flyingfingers.com
