I have thought a lot about blogging and how I should be doing it for the business but I cant seem to find the time. I did manage to make one post way back in September so that they 'blog' section of my website wouldn't feel so empty, but that is not really blogging, so while on my mini christmas vacation I have decided that I can actually do it. How much time can it possibly take? I like writing, I take pictures every day and certainly somebody on the internet will read it right? Plus I am making this resolution before New Year's which means that I will be more likely to stick to it!
For those of you who don't know who I am or what I do, I'm Althea, age 23 (even if only for 2 more days), and I own a yarn shop in Salmon Arm, BC. I opened up in September after months of preparation and enlisting every last friend and family member to paint, build furniture and move boxes of yarn. It was probably the biggest and most challenging thing I have done to date, but well worth the struggle, as I am now a much happier individual doing a job that I love.
Probably the best part of my job is spending all day in an inspiring environment, full of colours and textures. It is every tactile learner's dream. It is certainly mine and once I get a shop dog my dream will be complete...for now at least. To me fibre is exciting, it is so beautiful and sumptuous, yet you can be completely practical with it; making socks and mittens to ward off the cold and hats to keep your ears warm! Knitting (and crocheting, I am about being inclusive not exclusive) occupies your hands and engages your brain making it an ideal hobby. On this blog I would like to share some of what I do everyday and pass on some of the fibre knowledge that I have been collecting to all of you! That may be in the form of a yarn review or a needle review or maybe just a pass along of the perfect slouchy hat pattern. For today I will keep my advice short and sweet, next year plan your knitting gifts in advance and do not decide that they should all be made from sock yarn. 1/2 of my presents were given with the needles still in and promises that they would soon be complete.
That will be all for now, but I promise to be back at least once a week for the next year!
Happy Knitting
I have decided to embark on a little shop project, The Sky Scarf. The basic idea is that every day you knit 2 rows in the colour of the sky, it creates a neat recorded and calendar of the year. At the end of it all I want to to cut the scarf in four and frame the seasons. I have seen this idea done several times but finally spent some time today and found the original one on Leaf Cutter Designs. Lea Redmond, the designer, has posted a video that explains more of the concept behind the scarf and the other knitting work that she does. You can also link up to other people that are creating a Sky Scarf and see what the sky is like all over the world.