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Together Again! That was the underlying theme of the 2010 5th Anniversary of the Local Yarn Shop Tour, which occurred on May 20th-23rd. It was truly the most incredible event in the history of the tour, with more than 180 of you completing your passports by visiting all 25 of the participating shops. All of us at So Much Yarn want to thank you for your participation, whether you visited one store, or all 25. Rumor has it that Seahawk fans win the prize for devotion and enthusiasm, but I’d say Fiber Finatics have them beat. There is nothing quite like the bubbling, uncontrolled happiness and barely contained energy of a shop full of fiber addicts sharing their craft and enjoying new patterns, new yarns, and tons of creativity. In this busy, high tech world of texting and I-pods, it is fabulous to have an event that brings all of us together in such a playful and inspiring way. If you missed out this year, never fear….it WILL happen again! Christmas in JulyNo, I’m not going to quote you the number of days remaining before Christmas, because I don’t want to know! What I will do is remind us all that it comes around faster than we think. For those of us who love to give knitted and crocheted gifts to those we love, we do need to plan ahead. On that note, we have scheduled lots of classes this Summer which have amazing gift potential, including socks, Cha Cha scarf, Top Down Baby Sweater, Ice Queen Cowl, Grove Mittens, Crocheted Market Bag and more. But wait! Instead of knitting the stocking stuffer, why not knit the STOCKING itself??? We have scheduled our ever popular “Designer Christmas Stocking” class in July (see class schedule for details). It’s a fun, funky, chunky stocking knit with several yarns held together on #11 needles. Since most people usually need to make more than one stocking, this is your chance to get started early. Summer vacations, whether by car, train, or plane, provide ample travel time that is perfect for working on these fun projects. You get to stay sane during a long drive AND you cross off some of this year’s gift list at the same time. How “win-win” is that!?! Cherish the MomentIt’s such a cliché and we hear it all the time, but sometimes the true importance hits us over the head out of the blue. This was my personal experience last month, when my wonderful Dad was rushed to the hospital with chest pains. He was in critical condition for several frightening days after undergoing surgery, but now is luckily continuing his recovery at home. We had no warning—life just changed in an instant. It renewed my faith in the power of friendship and prayer and I thank all of you who were there behind the scenes with your loving thoughts and good wishes. Maybe we can all use this as a reminder to spend time with our most important people. To that end, So Much Yarn will be CLOSED ON FATHER’S DAY, JUNE 20TH. We hope that you can all spend that day with someone you love. Wishing you a fabulous summer! HOLIDAY CLOSURES: June 20th - Father's Day July 4th - Independence Day September 6th - Labor Day
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