June 22, 2007
Good News, Bad News
Good news: You all ordered enough yarn to tide you over for the 3 weeks between this Sneak Up and the next. Holy cow!!
Bad news: We’ve packed so many orders that we’re dreaming about them in our sleep.
Good news: We ought to be all finished up by tomorrow so that we can get a good night’s sleep again.
Bad news: The mailman is extremely annoyed.
Good news: He’s a sub. Our regular mailman will be back on Monday and still likes us.
Bad news: I’ll be leaving Monday morning, so no blogging for 2 weeks.
Good news: I may need to slip in a post sometime, if anything exciting is going on. I’ll miss you all too much.
Bad news: Or maybe not. Maybe I’ll be too busy knitting. 
Good news: Our first case of Wollmeise arrived so I can take a skein to knit on vacation.
Bad news: It’s just one of several cases and the rest haven’t arrived yet.
Good news: You are going to LOVE this yarn, if you haven’t tried it before.
Bad news: I do, too. I had a hard time picking just one color.
Good news: Susan-the-awesome-assistant (who has put in so much overtime this week to help with all of these Sneak Up orders – we love her) will be here packing orders for you while we’re gone.
Bad news: That means that you can still get orders while I’m gone.
Good news: That means that you can still get orders while I’m gone.
(ahem – some will see this as good, some will see this as bad. Take your pick.)
Bad news: We already have some more really wonderful yarn in-house for the next Sneak Up. (Oh – wait – that’s good news!)
Good news: Using the Random Number Generator, the winner of this month’s “What was your first job” contest is Phyllis! She gets a $35 Loopy credit in her account, to buy some fun Loopy Loot. (I had so much fun reading all of your comments. I’m thinking that most teen-agers ought to read through them all. They’ll realize how nice they have it nowadays, don’t you think? Wow – there were some doozies in there.)
Have a great couple of weeks and get lots of knitting done. I’ll be asking about that when I get back! I’ll also share the Q3 Loopy Challenge with you when I return.
Hugs to you, Sheri (gotanygoodnews/badnewstosharewithmetoday?)
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Missy said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:19 pm
Good News: I won a HUGE award this week… and I get to go to NYC to a black tie affair to pick it up!!
Good News: I got a skein of Army Girl in the sneak up!
Good News: It’s FRIDAY!!!
Have fun on vacation! We’ll miss you in the blogosphere
Phyllis said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
Good News: I WON!
Bad News: I don’t know what to spend it on.
Good News: I don’t think I’ll have a problem spending it.
Thanks, Sheri.
Tigger's Mom said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
Have a wonderful vacation! You can still dream about yarn but maybe not about packing it up. Will you come back with a second sock or two finished? =)
Thanks to Susan for sticking around while you’re gone – I have more things in my cart. Please, someone buy them before I go back for them! TLE doesn’t want to send a third box to my house from this Sneak Up!
Jennie said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:42 pm
Have a great vacation! Can’t wait to hear more about it. And I’m so excited about the new yarns coming in, I’m just drooling right now, especially waiting for the Wollmeise.
Tan said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
What color of Wollmeise did you pick for yourself?
Michelle in SE AZ said,
June 22, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
Good news: have a great vacation and do lots of knitting!
Good news: I’m going on vacation, too, and Loopy is coming with us
Good news: I just ordered enough yarn for several vacations
Trish said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:00 pm
Don’t think I have any good new/bad news this time.
I do want to say, “Have an Excellent Vacation…see you when you get back!”
I do need your mailing address so I can get those baby hats sent out to you. Shoot I may have enough time to get a pair of fingerless mitts made too.
debbie said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:04 pm
i hope you have a great vacation – you deserve it! i’ll miss hearing from you, but – good news! you’ll have lots to tell when you get back!
Beth said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:06 pm
Good news: You’re going on vacation!
Bad news: sometimes vacations are more trouble than they’re worth
Good news: I’m going on a vacation, too (albeit very short)
Bad news: I’m sure it will be more trouble than it’s worth
Good news: Despite the trouble, there is a yarn shop where I’m going
Bad news: yarn budget for this year is already waaaay out of bounds
Good news: I don’t think I care, because…
MORE good news: I got my cast off today and after five weeks I can finally KNIT again!!!!
Have a wonderful time!!!!!!!
Valerie said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:07 pm
Good news: the postman delivered my Loopy Ewe order today, filled with yarn and other fun things, including a Loopy card–so now we can really start some summer fun and show Loopy a good time!
Bad news: I’ll really miss your blog over the next two weeks.
Good news: my husband is insisting that I go shopping for all new furniture for the new house we just bought. And we both agree on the style and stores to buy it in! How did I get so lucky?
Bad news: the furniture shopping just may limit my future yarn spending a little.
On the whole I don’t think I can complain. Have a great holiday, Sheri and hugs to you, too.
Wendy in Cambridge said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:08 pm
Have a fabulous vacation! Hope you can knit to your heart’s content.
You’ll be missed.
Tigger's Mom said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Okay, the TLE would LOVE to send a third box to my house….
Bee said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:23 pm
Good news: My first year of teaching just ended and it’s officially summer time for me. That means more knitting time!
Bad news: Summer school starts Monday.
Enjoy your vacation with your family!
Sarah in OH said,
June 22, 2007 @ 9:53 pm
Have a wonderful vacation!
Good News- 3 year old is spending the weekend with Grandma.
Bad News- Grandma gave us a bill for our upcoming vacation and it’s a couple hundred more than anticipated.
Good News- We get to go on vacation.
Bad News- I have to stop buying yarn.
Kristin said,
June 22, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
Good news: I bought more storage containers to put yarn in. They also conveniently fit underneath my sofa (just barely).
Bad news: Is having containers of yarn under your sofa (in hiding) sorta like eating a candy bar in the closet? No, it can’t be, can it?
Good news: Eldest daughter returns from the beach on Sunday! I’ve missed her.
Bad news: Her room is a mess, and I want to (notice I didn’t phrase it as I have to) clean it up for her before then, but I also want to knit my latest sock (it’s a second one for a pair, Sheri!).
Good news: We are going for a early morning canoe ride tomorrow – I hope it’s not too windy.
Bad news: I’ve been selected for jury duty – do they let you take knitting needles anymore with the newer screening machines? I live in PA – does anyone know? I’m thinking about trying to slip in some bamboo ones…..
Have fun on vacation, Sheri!
bungalowmum said,
June 22, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Good News: Your yarn is completely dyed and halfway reskeined.
Bad News: It will arrive while you’re gone.
Good News: Tons of new colors! Yay!
Bad News: I now have to dye some for myself.
Have a wonderful, restful, knitful vacation Sheri!
Liz said,
June 22, 2007 @ 11:19 pm
Good News: I don’t have to send off to Germany for the Wollmeise I’ve been lusting after for months!
Bad News: I have to wait at least 2 weeks to order some.
Good News: Perhaps the sold out colors of Smooshy will also come in by then…including the one that sold out while it was in my cart! *sob*
Even More Good News: Since packages are going out, I will have Smooshy to pet while I’m waiting.
May your vacation be filled with knotless skeins and error-free patterns, Sheri!
cary said,
June 22, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
Good News: I placed my first loopy order for some cashwool to do Melanie’s Mystery Stole 3 (see http://pinklemontwist.blogspot.com/2007/06/mystery-stole-3-let-madness-begin.html)
Bad News: It hasn’t arrived yet.
Good News: The first clue doesn’t come out until next Friday.
Bad News: The first clue doesn’t come out until next Friday.
Good News: You are going on vacation.
Bad news: No Sneak ups or Loopy blog entries for a couple of weeks.
Good News: I’ll be on vacation for half the time too so perhaps I’ll be busy enough not to notice too much.
Have a great vacation!
Capi in the Arizona High Country said,
June 23, 2007 @ 2:39 am
Bad News: My computer was down Tuesday and Wednesday with computer guy here working on it.
Good News: It was back up by the sneak-up on Wednesday evening.
Bad News: The old computer seems to have a worm that we could not find.
Good News: The brand new one is Awesome & I love it! On AOL home page I even have an icon for Loopy site.
Bad News: Sheri and family are going on vacation and I will not be able to order more yarn for several weeks…I may go into withdrawal.
Good News: I have some very lovely yarns due to arrive from Loopy that I got to order the other day.
Bad News: My car seems to have something ‘dangling’ from the front of the undercarriage.
Good News: I have enough yarn that I don’t even care and can just stay home and knit knit knit! It can rot in the carport for all I care. Perhaps I can knit a new undercarriage for it with leftover sock yarn.
Isobel said,
June 23, 2007 @ 6:21 am
Sheri, my love, have a much needed and well deserved vacation. Knit up a storm! We will miss you but I am sure that the two packages that arrived for me this week will tide me over. I will miss your postings though and my Friday treat.
Hugs
Mickie Taylor said,
June 23, 2007 @ 8:02 am
Have a great vacation Sheri you deserve it after all the hard work you and family do. I to will miss the blogs. Good news: It will give me more time to knit.
Linda in Ohio said,
June 23, 2007 @ 8:18 am
Sheri,
Have a great vacation and don’t give us all a thought. That’s what vacations are for.
Enjoy all of the knitting time you will have (taking any “second socks”????).
I know we will miss reading your blog, but instead we can knit and not be staring at the computer screen. Sounds good now that I think of it!!!
Enjoy….
Sarah said,
June 23, 2007 @ 8:27 am
Bad news- I’m on day 2 of bed rest and already bored
Good news- I won’t be pregnant forever!
Wish I had a laptop, off the computer and back to bed
Beth said,
June 23, 2007 @ 8:54 am
Hope you guys have a great vacation. I’ll miss your posts but look forward to hearing all about it when you get back!
sarah lou said,
June 23, 2007 @ 9:39 am
good news: my order thursday was my 6th!
bad news: that hasn’t curbed my lust for sock yarn, like i thought it might!
have a wonnnnnnnnnnnderful vacation. *i* can’t wait to see what *you* worked on the whole time!!
Janet said,
June 23, 2007 @ 9:48 am
Good news: I scored another skein of Scarlet Fleece in the sneakup–Lapis Woodland. Mind you, this was after I had already way overspent my knitting allowance this month. Have a wonderful vacation, Sheri. You certainly deserve it. It’s amazing how us sock knitters keep you hopping 24/7, isn’t it?
Wendy said,
June 23, 2007 @ 9:48 am
I’ll miss you, but hope you have a great vacation.
I think you already know my good news/bad news
Karen in Toledo said,
June 23, 2007 @ 10:01 am
Good News: I have the summer off!
Bad News: Sarah Lou has to work!
Get out of here already and enjoy your vacation, Sheri! We’ll be here when you get back, clamoring for more yarn.
Teresa (NC) said,
June 23, 2007 @ 10:34 am
Good News: My latest Loopy order arrived and I love the yarns.
Bad News: I can’t knit fast enough for all the projects in my mind
Good News: We’re going on vacation next week and Loopy is going with us, as well as a couple of the yarns.
Bad News: Loopy is going with us on vacation (bad according to my daughters-they say he gets too loopy sometimes)
Have a wonderful vacation! There will be lots of orders waiting for you when you return even though Susan will be filling them as fast as she can.
Jenna said,
June 23, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
Good news: I got to go to the fair yesterday
Bad news: It started raining the minute I got there
Good news: The rides were still running
Bad news: Lightning started as I was next in line for my favourite ride and it shut down
Good news: I stayed in line long enough for it to stop and I got on
Bad news: It started again almost immediately and I went home a soaking wet/freezing mess
Good news: I got to curl up at home with perogies and hot lemonade and knit my baby cashmerino baby blanket
Hope you have an excellent and safe trip! Happy knitting
Robin said,
June 23, 2007 @ 1:12 pm
Good News–My order shipped this morning
Bad New–I have to wait for the mailman to come.
Good News–Paid off the van
Bad New–Air Conditioner in said van broke but is now fixed.
Good News–I am a participant in Summer of Socks.
Bad New–I am not sure if the sock is going to fit. But it is pretty Fleece Artist from you though.
Cheryl said,
June 23, 2007 @ 1:53 pm
Good news-I made it into a Knit Off of my groups.
Bad News-It started Friday and ends Monday and I work Th,Fr,Sa overnights.
Bad news-I have a pile of Loopy Ewe yarn sitting beside me as inspiration as I can’t cast on a new sock until I finish the 4 OTN
Good news-I have a pile of Loopy Ewe yarn siting next to me…
Good news-The summer of socks has started
Bad news- the summer of socks has started
Good news-I am a knitter and having a ball with all the blogs and online frenzy
Bad news-can’ think of any on that one
Have a terrific vacation. I wish I had had Loopy to take to Ireland with me the last two weeks. I don’t have another planned vacation until Septamber. But hey, my family is healthy and safe, my job is a great one and I have more yarn choices than I would have ever imagined. Life is ood….
Claire said,
June 23, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
Bad news – My job really blows.
Good news – I’m finished for today!
Bad news – I’m STILL on a yarn-buying hiatus…
Good news – I have enough yarn in my sock (yarn) drawer to get me through!
Lesley said,
June 23, 2007 @ 6:56 pm
Good or bad, you know you’re addicted when you don’t mind starting work at 6am because it means you get up early and get a jump on the sneak up!!!!!! Have a great vacation!!
Melissa said,
June 23, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
Good News: My garden is all planted (finally) and mulched.
Bad News: The items in my cart from the last sneak-up sold out before I could by them (Hubby would call that goon news).
Good News: Those items weren’t the yarn I’ve been lusting after anyway.
Have a great vacation! Can’t wait to see this new yarn in action!
Now go rest!!
Theresa P. said,
June 23, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
Good news: Sheri gets to take a vacation!
Bad news: I’ve already had mine.
Good news: My order shipped today.
Bad news: There’s SO much more that I want to order.
Have a great trip, Sheri. We want you all rested and refreshed when you come back so you can fill lots more of our orders!
Marianne Y said,
June 23, 2007 @ 10:29 pm
Good news: I got some great yarns in the latest sneakup!
Bad news: I have to wait for the mailman to bring them.
Good news: We are going up north for a few days late in the week.
] I am trying out patterns & needle sizes to go with my Lorna’s Lace sock yarn in Tickled Pink. So far, I haven’t found the right match of yarn, pattern, and needle size, but I will. (And, yes, this is my trial of a combo of Wendy’s sock pattern & Monkey socks that are toe-up. That many variables might not have been my brightest selection, for only my second pair of socks in over 3 decades, but I will make it work somehow.
Bad news: That means a ton of work to get ready to go, replenishing things like first aid kits, boat bags, makeup cases, et al.
Good news: But guess what I started with? Getting a second sock project together [I have 1 & a half socks of the first project done) to hopefully get some knitting done while we're gone.
Good news: We had 3 days of wonderful weather here!
Bad news: The heat comes in, starting some tomorrow, but in spades Monday & Tues. That will make trip preparations harder.
Sheri, I hope you have a great vacation! We’ll miss you your blogs, your recipes, etc.
Theresa in Italy said,
June 23, 2007 @ 11:59 pm
Good News: Our favorite houseguest is staying with us.
Bad News: He leaves tomorrow, and then we have more—not so favored—guests arriving almost before I have time to get the sheets washed.
Good News: It’s hot enough to send everyone out to the pool.
Bad News: It’s so hot I’m not getting much knitting done. (Or anything else.)
Good News: I’m looking forward to getting more packages from The Loopy Ewe!
Bad News: And then I have to find someplace to squirrel away all that yummy yarn….
Have a great vacation, Sheri! We’ll miss you and the blog, but you can tell us all about it when you get back. And happy knitting!
Laurie said,
June 24, 2007 @ 11:00 am
Good News: One last sneak-up before you leave for vacation, huh?
Bad News: Found several (okay,many) things I reeeeeally wanted to get.
Good News: Got a couple of things on my list!
Bad News: The rest will probably be scarfed up before my next payday…:(
Have a wonderful vacation, Sheri and family! I hope you get lots of second socks finished ….Will miss your blog while you are away, but can’t wait to see all the new yummy yarns coming with the next sneak-up!
Nichole said,
June 24, 2007 @ 1:58 pm
I feel silly … but what’s a sneak up?
Dynna said,
June 24, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
hi sheri. i’m a bit behind here. i hope you all have a great vacation and that you get to knit to your hearts’ content. i’ll miss you here but will be knitting away on all my lovely yarn from you.
Romi said,
June 24, 2007 @ 6:43 pm
Have a great trip!!!
Kinelle said,
June 24, 2007 @ 8:30 pm
Hi Sheri! Hope you are having a fantastic vacation and knitting second socks. I’d like to think you will have matched pairs this winter.
We miss you.
I was just checking the site to see what was left after the sneak up and prepping myself for no sneakup this week. I did see on the Cider Moon blog about new colors in their next shipment to you… I can’t wait!
Holly said,
June 25, 2007 @ 8:22 am
Have a wonderful time on vacation.
You will love the Wollmeise – her colours are fabulous. But you need to take along more than one skein!
The Good News is that I still have this week off work
The Bad News is that is only because I am recooping from shoulder surgery.
But I have recovered enough to be back to socks.
Bev said,
June 25, 2007 @ 12:54 pm
Good news: I have a new roof on my house.
Bad news: We did it ourselves and I have the bruises and sore muscles to prove it.
Good news: It looks fabulous and doesn’t leak.
Bad news: I have a bruises and cuts on my hands that make it hard to knit.
Good news: I’m almost too tired to knit anyway.
Bad news: I’m too tired to knit.
Good news: I have some yummy new yarns in my latest order.
Bad news: I was too busy to open the box.
Good news: I’ll finally have time tonight to pet my new yarn.
Have a great vacation! We’ll miss you, but maybe I’ll have time to knit up some of the amazing goodies I’m purchased recently.
tracey said,
June 25, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
wollmeise chatter is everywhere… I posted that you
ll be adding it soon on Ravelry… now I just have to keep hitting refresh.. so the ravelers don’t beat me to the goods;)
Kathy said,
June 25, 2007 @ 4:35 pm
Good news: You’re going on a much needed vacation.
Bad news: We’ll miss you via your blog.
Good news: You might get some knitting finished
Bad news: you’ll be thinking about all the boxes of yarn due in your shop in the next 3 weeks.
Good news/bad news: You get to unpack all of the new arrivals.
Have a wonderful and safe holiday.
Kristin said,
June 25, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
Sheri,
I’m so pleased with my order! Wonderful service and speedy shipping as always……
I know that you left on vacation today…..I’m happy for you! I just wanted to say “Thanks!” for finding the Fiesta yarn – it is SO amazing. I have ordered all kinds of yarn from you, but I honestly can say that this is one of my VERY favorites. If anyone has not tried it – please consider (enabler that I am). If you like sport-weight yarn, it is just wonderful. The Dream in Color is also just gorgeous!
Have fun on vacation……I can definitely afford to miss a couple of updates……:)
Melissa said,
June 25, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Another sneak up?! ::gasp:: Must buy yarn! ::drool::
Angie said,
June 26, 2007 @ 5:17 am
Good news: I’m back home from my Maine vacation. Happy to see my cats and sleep in my own bed.
Bad news: I’m back home and now I have to return to work.
Elemmaciltur said,
June 26, 2007 @ 5:18 am
hehehe, I see Sheri getting addicted to the Wollmeise already. :-p
Laura said,
June 26, 2007 @ 7:22 am
Bad news: I don’t get to take a vacation this summer. Waaah waaah waaah.
Good news: I get to vicariously vacation when my blogfriends post their photos!
REALLY Good News: I got my Loopy Ewe package yesterday! Yay! Love love love that Duet Raspberrine!
Have fun Sheri!
Patti in Maine said,
June 28, 2007 @ 8:36 am
Wednesday’s are a lot less fun without Sheri’s blog!
alyson said,
June 28, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
Good News: It’s been FOREVER since a Sheri post so she’ll be back really soon!
Bad News: It’s not been as long as I thought (or as it felt?), she’ll still be gone a whole other week! *sob*
Deniasha said,
July 5, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
Sheri,
Hurry back, we miss our sock yarn fix on the Sneak Ups and hearing from you every week. I sincerely hope you had a wonderful, well-deserve vacation. Just hurry back safe and sound. The amount of Fleece Artist in my blood is low and I’m starting to have hallunications about not having enough sock yarn for SOS!
miss violet said,
July 8, 2007 @ 11:21 pm
good news: I have not yet gone into anaphylactic shock from not having sneakups for this long.
bad news: when you finally get home, all rested and refreshed and full of great stories, I may actually have to remortgage a kidney to pay for the saved-up yarn buying spree that I’m sure to be on any time now.
we totally miss you, Sheri! Hope you’re having a FABULOUS vacation full of peace and yarn. Not necessarily in that order.
Sarah said,
July 9, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
So glad you are back – you were missed!