Lisa is at home poorly and I’m in work but dosing up on flu tablets and sore throat sweets. I didn’t think it was a very good idea to stand in a cold damp field with a high temperature. I’ll just have to watch it on tv instead.

King Cole rep Debbie and her big boss have been for a visit today and lots of lovely wool has been put on order including Baby Comfort DK in 50g balls. This is so you can create the new stripey baby patterns without having to buy 100g balls of each color.

Details of the new seasons colours and yarns will be starting to to be released over the next month from most of the yarn companies so watch this space.

My children and I have tickets for the BBC recording of ‘Stargazing live’ and we have to be in Fleetwood by 4.30pm.

Sorry for any inconvienience caused open as normal Thursday 19th

Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain are presenting the show way hay!!!!

I am really looking forward to it although my girls have banned me from be being a Dara groupie.  They’ve vowed to disown me should i try and speak to him.

I had started thinking about knitting 4ply spring top but I’ve abandoned that and I’m debabting about a long jumper in either Adriafil Mistero chunky, James Brett DK Merino or King Cole Baby alpaca DK.

I currently have 3 garments that just need finishing touches.

1. Adriafil  Lunaire long chunky tank top – only needs two armhole ribs completing (should be finished tonight )

2. Stylecraft Life Super Chunky long cardie. – only needs arms sewing in and bands knitting. (hoping for the end of the week)

3. Adriafil Super Chunky Mito Jumper – this needs arms knitting and then the dreaded sewing up.

I did complete 3 scarves yesterday – A glittery ladder necklet and two Katia Triana scarves.

This time I used two differant Triana yarns at the same time. This method was more fiddly but the scarf is much thicker and I only had to use 4 stitches.  I completed a fab lime green and black scarf and a seriously seriously pink one that clashes fantastically with my hair colour.

The New Year is with us and the new seasons yarns will soon be here.

We have already had King Coles new Bamboo Prints which are bright and cheerful.

Plus new yarns from Adriafil  = Mito, Mistero, Regina & Lunaire

Next week the new colours in Triana Lux should be here.

We have a sale on Triana & Ondas scarf yarn at the moment which ends tonmorrow only £4.99 a ball.

Well there you go my first attempt to keep the website updated and not forget to post.

Now all I need to do is find the camera lead and upload the hundreds of photos I’ve taken for the website before Pat tells me off again lol.

My shop front has been painted and my shiny new sign was put up this morning so I am officially ‘Pendle Stitches’ now.

Keep an eye on the workshop shops lists because I’ve a few late entries to be posted soon. These include ‘Wet felted beaded necklaces’, ‘Needle felting flower’ and a beading workshop.

We will also be having a pink coffee morning in October to raise money for Breast cancer charity

Plus don’t forget the learn to knit day in aid of the East Lancashire Hospice.

I’ve been a busy bee this week unpacking boxes and sorting out a newsletter and finally updating the website. hurrah

New yarn in this month so far

Adriafil -Knit col dk

Adriafil – Azzurra 4ply

Adriafil – Impulso Aran

Adriafil – Crea (felting yarn)

King Cole – Big Value 4ply

King Cole – Wicked DK

The new workshop list is on ‘workshop’ page

Knit and natter news on ‘news’ page

Also new this season is  a shop news letter I can email the document to anyone who would like it plus printed copies will be in the shop.

Newsletter is aimed  to keep you up to date on offers, new yarns, events and workshops plus it means I have to remember to update website etc so it will keep me organised. ( in theory…. lol)

I’m hopeful the new website will click in very soon with the new name.

It’s all change for Autumn, let’s face it it is perfect knitting weather.

Veronica Shaw joined us and shared with us her creative journey and brought lovely things for us to see including the famous cowl. I got loads of ideas I just need more hours in a day to complete them all now. Thank you so much Veronica and I’m looking forward to getting some workshops into the diary!!!!!

Thanks to everyones generosity there was a fantastic spread of food. Sue’s cheese and onion pie was just fabulous i’m staying away from the scales for a while though.

Nicola who couldn’t be with us this evening made a wonderful birthday cake complete with knitting and a ball of wool in icing. Plus a chocolate cake that everyone enjoyed.

My Uncle John was  the offical photgrapher and took lots of pics which I’ll upload to the site.  

Janet, Sandra, my Aunt Helen and my Mum spent a long time in the kitchen making sure everyone was fed, watered and the washing up was done. A big thank you to them.

The evening flew by far too fast.

Rita & Jean mentioned making arrangments for  the Christmas party on their way out!!!! lol

Thank you to everyone who came along it was a brilliant way to celebrate the end of my first year in the shop.

On a personal note :-

I’ve enjoyed every minute of the past year and I feel very blessed and lucky to have such a wonderful group of ladies in my knit and natter groups. You certinally know how to have fun (Pat’s mucky jokes lol).

Plus you are a support not only to each other but to me too. Some strong friendships have been created during knit and natter and that is amazing to see.

 Thank you to all my customers and Knit and Natterers for a brilliant year. You are all stars.

When I bought the business I bought the name as well and it doesn’t really apply any more.

We don’t just stock only  ’designer’ yarns but a wide range of yarns now that is ever expanding. I also intend  to expand my stock into other areas which makes the name even less applicable. I decided that now would be a good time to rename / relaunch the business with a name of my choice that is much more appropriate.

I’ve ordered the new business cards,

 Website is in process of changing over (don’t worry website technical guy will redirect from this site)

New sign is on its way. 

New shop name is Pendle Stitches

web site = www.pendlestitch.co.uk