It was my bright idea to buy an existing knitting shop rather than try to start one from scratch. To my surprise, it proved easier than I expected, and transpired much faster than we had originally planned. Instead of a one to two year window, it ended up being a done deal in three months. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m working on developing a lace stitch, or perhaps I should say “pattern,” based on a traditional one called Fish Scale.  Creating your own stitches/patterns is fun and exciting, but it can also be very frustrating, especially when you have to keep ripping because something has gone awry.  More on that in a moment. Read the rest of this entry »

I imagine most people who wander by this blog will be experienced knitters.  But some of you may be like me, either a novice knitter or someone who hasn’t knit in so long, they’re not sure they can anymore.  Well, for those of you in the latter category, you’ll be happy to hear that it’s just like riding a bicycle Read the rest of this entry »

You know that saying?  Well, for us at The Twisted Ewe, Saturday was that day.  We spent the day with Jennifer, the creator of the shop, looking, touching, and taking possession.  Then there was inventory, and deciding how we want to set up all those pesky information handling operations, like keeping track of stock and knowing when to reorder.

It was a big day for us, our first as proprietors of our very own yarn and needlework shop.  Jennifer did an excellent job of building the shop and the business, now we are excited to be taking over.  We have plans, lots of plans, but they will all take time. 

Stop by and visit the blog periodically, or better yet, subscribe to our RSS feed, to keep an eye on what we’re doing and to chat about needle arts.

Happy sigh.  It’s ours!

Suzanne and Brien