Saturday morning greeted me with SNOW!and a freezing temp. It started Friday evening with little spits of snowy-icy pellets missed with sprinkles of rain then really came down early Saturday morning. I was surprised to the sight of a white dock and table at the pond and our neighbor's snow-covered roof. It wasn't much and didn't last long - was gone shortly via the sunshine melting it away. But, it was SNOW!
I love the crisp cool temps. They seem to set the stage for things to come - winter, holiday events, a new yarn shop........
Yes, that's right! There's a NEW yarn shop open in Mason, OH --- Main Street Yarns. Lise is the proud new owner of the shop on the corner. I first met Lise at Yarns & Fabrication in West Chester where she was an employee. I was so sad to hear that Yarns & Fabrications was closing this fall. Then, that sad soon turned to glad when I heard that a new yarn shop would be
opening even closer to me in Mason. I'm so happy for Lise!!
I stopped by yesterday for her opening. The familiar faces of Tobi and Chris were there working and greeting knitters along with Lise. Main Street Yarns is situated on a corner with windows fronting the street. Sharing the street are other businesses of interest - Sweet Art of Mine, Busken Bakery, Banana Leaf Modern Thai Restaurant, Main Street Sweets, Subway, Gallery 42, The Wildflower Cafe & Coffee House, etc.
Main Street Yarns is a bright spacious store with fresh paint and fixtures. The large sit and knit area in the front of the store invites all to rest, relax, and visit a spell. Lise has plenty of shelves to stuff with more and more yarns for us dye-hard knitters always looking for just one more skein to add to our stash or our latest project. The capable owner and staff will be able to help with knitting problems and to offer other creative ideas. I'm sure there will be lots of fun and laughs to be had at Main Street Yarns in the months to come.
You can find a Ravelry group for Main Street Yarns and I'm sure there will be a web site up and running in the near future. Main Street Yarns is located at 126 West Main Street in Mason, OH. Be sure to stop in Tuesday through Saturday. Maybe I'll see you there! Bring your knitting!!!
Before heading to Main Street yarns, I knitted a bit with the Saturday group at Dorothy Lane Market in Springboro. We had some impressive finished projects, as well as, some great works in progress. Sara, the knitting speed machine, made her beautiful circular shawl and also a shawl for Donna for her birthday. Donna was beyond ecstatic and I immediately had to let Sara know my birthday is coming up in just a few weeks! Here they are modeling Sara's gorgeous handiwork - Sara on the right, Donna on the left. Diana, Sara's mom, and Karen were both working on baby blankets, Anna on a cowl, Christie on a scarf, Merry on a bib, Donna on a yoga sock, and Sara on another shawl (can't remember - I was too busy being wowed by her FO's!) perhaps. Andrea, Julie, DeeAnn, and Ali joined us later and we enjoyed looking at pictures from Jullie's recent Ireland nuptials. It's such a fun and talented group of knitters. If any of you reading are in the area, please come and join us on Saturdays at noon.
I'm continuing to work on several projects at once. Toe-up socks, two baby blankets, a shawl, etc. Here are some pictures to tease you and I promise info to come soon!
After Andy got off work yesterday and I got back home from Mason, we headed into Waynesville for their Hearth Warming Holidays. Waynesville main attraction is a mile-long street filled with antique shops and other specialty shops. Very quaint and inviting. All of the stores were open and the street decorated for the upcoming holidays. With the nip in the air, it was a very festive event. We didn't get there until almost 5:00 PM and stayed until almost 8:00 PM.
The Waynesville merchants have done a lot this year to attract shoppers. They have a passport card that merchants will stamp for you according to the amount of your purchase. Once full, the card can be turned into the Chamber of Commerce for a chance to win $500.00 along with prizes donated by the area merchants. They also have a shopping bag that's associated with savings at participating merchant. During the Hearth Warming Holidays, the merchants offered refreshments in their stores along with a cookie recipe. You could also get a ring binder to hold all your cookie recipes. This was a SUPER idea! I picked up nine recipes including ones for Apple Cookies, Pink Clouds, French Vanilla Apricot Cream Cheese Bars, Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Yummies, and Wombat Whoopies. Next year, they plan to give out recipes to add another section in the Hearth Warming Recipe binder - perhaps soups or appetizers, etc. I think this is a very clever idea!
Can I email you a photo of a cowl that I made last year. I am unsuccessfully trying to find the pattern again. I have misplaced it or didn't save it. I gave this to one of my daughters and now the other two want one. If you see the photo, you may recognize the stitch or pattern. Let me know.
Posted by: Linda Luggen | February 13, 2011 at 09:45 PM
That looks like a really nice store!
Posted by: mrspao | November 24, 2010 at 07:56 PM
What a lovely new store! Love the inviting couch positioned in the front window, makes it look very inviting and nice.
Posted by: Rebekah | November 08, 2010 at 09:53 AM