Hello My Name is Erika W. and I'm a Yarn Addict

Here are some pictures of my stash

And some more...

And a little more...

The first step to recovery is admitting there is a problem. Well I did that. Now what? Is there a 12 step program for yarnaholics? Oh I know, a pill I can take, or maybe a reality t.v. show I can go on to work all my issues out in front of the entire human population. You know what, there probably is.

Well, I think I will just go with the good ole' American way and blame it on someone else.

SARA.

Yup it's all your fault. I watched you. In the crew lounge always throwing that yarn. Showing off all your shiny needles and using your fancy knitting talk.

"Oh I'm going to purl this row, then knit the next...."

"It's so hard when you drop a stitch..."Blah, blah, blah....

You made it look so enticing, sooo soothing and relaxing. To be able to sit in solitude and work on your own private project and drown out the noise of the airport. Looked like heaven to me.

So I begged and pleaded. "Oh please, please show me how you work your magic."

"I want to join your club".

"Be a knitter".

You didn't warn me how I would find any excuse to go to a yarn store. How I would want to knit in the early morning and then again late into the night. Carry around with me projects to the doctor's office, dentist, in the car while I waited to pick up the kids. Nope. She didn't tell me how many different types of needles and yarns there were. How I could accessorize with cute bags and caring cases. Or how I would print out pages and pages of projects I would want to do. Damn it! I'm out of ink again! Why Sara? why? You should have warned me that this would happen.

But now it's to late.

Let this post be a warning to the next knitter wanna be.

Well, I think that's how it happened anyway. It's all kind of a blur....

BTW Check out her blog under "My Peep Hole"- Curiouser and curiouser! or here: http://qu33nsara.blogspot.com/

Her forecast is bad ass. Sara you rock.

It's Ladies Night

A post or so ago I told you that a woman named Melissa offered to display and sell my scarves at her boutique after seeing them at the mom to mom sale. Well, she had a special after hours affair last Thursday at her store and it seemed to go pretty well. I must say she did display my scarves very nicely. I felt like a real designer or something. Now I just got to get some people to buy them. Her store has some really cool stuff in it. She has everything from jeans to baby items, vases, dishes, books, purses and did I mention some really snazzy scarves. The place is small so you would think with all that stuff it would be crowded or cluttered but it isn't. It's actually very neat and tidy but in a eclectic way. It reminds me of the bed and breakfast that my husband and I were married at (without the beds and breakfast). Just a very comfortable place to go and shop with friends. She's holding another event tonight and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my scarves are sold out. I'll keep you updated.

My First Sale

This past weekend a friend and I attended a Mom to Mom sale. If you are at all unfamiliar with one then I will explain briefly. It's sort of like a swap meet or indoor garage sale. Moms (and Dads) try to sell all their children's gently used items. Some also sell crafts and such. My friend had quite an array of baby items she wanted to sell. From bottles to a travel swing. I wanted to also sell some baby items and leftover Avon products from my very short career as a sales Representative this year. Although, my main objective was to sell my scarves. Since I began knitting I found that I really enjoy it and someone (Ms. Otay) put a little bug in my ear and said I should start trying to sell them. So, I made 8 scarves and a few other things and sat them out with my fancy sign that I made the night before (see picture) and kept my fingers crossed. And you know what? I sold 7 of them!

Woohoo!!!

Yippie!

Go me!

O.K. I'm done now.

Well technically I sold 6 and a cute little girl bartered the 7th one out of me. I'm always a sucker for a cute and spunky child. I'm still kicking myself for not getting her name. I did take her picture modeling one of my creations though. Getting on to the best part, a lovely woman by the name of Melissa thought so much of my scarves and fine craftsmanship (my words not hers) that she asked if I wanted to display them in her store. Second Glance boutique and resale shop located in Harper Woods, MI. Of course I jumped at the chance. She wanted 20 or so by Thursday but the most I could do was 11. Not bad, I think for 4 days.

All in all I think it was well worth the 20 bucks I paid for the table space at the mom to mom sale.