the very first one!

So, who among you are not too sure what a blog is? i had to ask Taryn (the resident genius daughter!) and here's the scoop - blogs are verbal (written, but they sound verbal) diaries. They often have pics and almost never, recipes.

So, we won't do recipes (unless you want my family's recipe for Spaghetti???)

Really, you want to know about knitting, new yarns and wools and new trends. Maybe even sales at the shop? Classes? The colour of the floor? Right? So that's what i'll do here. Try and report new and exciting stuff as it relates to knitting. (Have you tried Socks yet - you must! - they truly are very easy!)

Here's a little fact for you - did you know that knitting has increased in popularity in the states by 150% within the last 4 years? Me either. But sounds good. And i'm going with it. And Tyra Banks and Julia Roberts and fancy people like that there are addicted ... they can't be all wrong?

And the population is graying (i know; not you and me, but some other people are ....!) and as they gray, they move just a little bit slower (sometimes, again not you and me) and are looking for an activity that can occupy them during downtime. Hey! i wonder if they thought about knitting???

AND, you know the whole 'eco' or 'green' thing? What's more green than knitting? Re-using a naturally renewable product, using new and exciting 'green' products such as bamboo and corn and soy? Com'on! It's a no brainer.

So stay tuned - we'll update every couple of weeks, newsletters will continue to flow (as often as Christopher, the eldest male heir apparent can get it done from Hawaii!) and a website is in the offing. The tone will be irreverant and silly, and i hope that you will respond in kind. However, return comments will be scrutinized so we don't offend (too) many people. (and i apologize for the lower case, but i'm lazy!!!)

ellen
On The Lamb