KD and I had a great time in Indiana for College Orientation Week-end. First of all, she drove the whole way there and back so that I could knit. Isn’t she the best? (She loves to knit – but not in the car. That works out really well.) I’ll have to show you pictures of both of my Feather and Fan scarves on Wednesday. I love them, and I don’t get to keep either one. Oh well. But beyond the knitting, I discovered that I am kind of a fickle person when it comes to coffee. This first photo is taken from our hotel room. That’s how close we were to Starbucks – right there next to the hotel parking lot. But did we go there even once? No. Because we like the coffee at Payne’s better. Their Mocha Lattes and Caramel Lattes are wonderful! We went there the first night we arrived and sat out in their patio area until after midnight, drinking their wonderful coffee. Then we had to go back the next day for more. I didn’t take a photo of the inside, but it’s very cute. I might have to have a little coffee shop when I retire someday. Of course there would be a corner set aside just for knitters.

On Saturday, we attended the exciting Strawberry Festival in downtown Upland. (Downtown Upland is all of 2 or 3 blocks long, but they know how to throw a Strawberry Fest.) I made KD and our friend Jess pose with some flats of strawberries to prove that we were there. Apparently we missed the Barbershop Quartet which came later. (Did I mention that there was a lot of fun to be had?) Another favorite stop that day was to Ivanhoes for a sundae. If you have ever been anywhere in mid-Indiana, you have probably heard of Ivanhoes and their 100 flavors of Sundaes and 100 flavors of Shakes. My favorite is the Trojan Two – ice cream, chocolate-covered graham crackers, fudge sauce and peanut butter sauce. YUM. We make at least one stop at Ivanhoes every time we are up there visiting. Really, between Paynes and Ivanhoes, it’s totally worth heading up Highway 69 and getting off at Gas City for lunch, ice cream, and coffee to go.

We’re having a great week weather-wise, but last week it was HOT and I snapped this picture of Casey-the-dog, cooling her paw. When she was a puppy, she used to put her whole head on top of the register. That changed abruptly one day when the tag on her collar slipped between the slats and the whole register cover pulled up, attached to her collar when she tried to move later on. She howled and cried and carried on until we came running to rescue her. For about 10 years after that, she wanted nothing to do with registers. Apparently in her old age she has semi-forgotten why she didn’t like them, because now she cools her paws there.

We have a busy week this week. In the Sneak Up (coming sometime soon) we’ll be adding The Sanguine Gryphon, new Indie Dyer colorways, Yarntini, new Trekking colors (including the Hand Art colorways), large-sized GoKnit bags (which y’all have been asking for) as well as their new royal blue color of bags, Dream in Color Classy, Atenti Bags, and a few new accessories. On Wednesday, I’ll be telling you about our next KAL project, and on Friday we’ll have our June blog contest. Speaking of contests, I drew the names of the DC-KAL winners way back around June 1st, but have never put them in the blog! The drawing was open to anyone who completed their sweater and posted a photo by June 1st. Many thanks again to everyone who participated, and for those of you still knitting, keep going and keep adding your photos to the gallery. It’s so fun to see what everyone has accomplished! We drew 3 names and these gals win a $30 gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe:

Vicki from Massachusetts, Sheri from Colorado, and Cynthia from Ohio!

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(Caution: long post. Too much to tell. Pour yourself an iced tea before reading on…) I’m back from steamy Ohio and almost caught up on the email situation. I thought about all of you so often while I was walking around the floor of the Convention Center in Columbus. I kept finding things that I knew you would like! So I thought I’d do a blog post on most of the things that we’re adding. There are still a few secrets, of course.

I arrived on Friday night, just in time for “Sample It”. This is a crazy hour-long selling event (and the only time that you can actually buy things that you can take home) and it’s not for the Faint of Heart. Each company has the opportunity to sell a “sample” of their products – as long as it’s something new for the season. They get one table in the very large room, and fill it with their samples for sale. (Can you imagine 20+ people crowding around each table, several deep, waving money or checks?) It’s a fun start to the weekend. If you survive the masses, you know the rest of the weekend will be a piece of cake.

The mornings start bright and early. A little too early, since it’s an hour earlier than my time zone. Of course you can opt not to take any 8 am classes, but most people would rather learn than sleep! My first class was “The Best Kept Secrets of the Most Successful Shops”, presented by Christine Bylsma and Kathy Morrow. I had actually visited Kathy’s shop a couple of years ago, so it was fun to see her again. It was a good class with lots of great ideas – I took notes! My second class was on Monday morning at 8 am – Celtic Cables by Melissa Leapman. I learned to do her “amazingly inventive way to increase and decrease before cabling so as not to cause any puckers on your fabric” system. It was a good class, and she was happy to pose with Little Loopy. (Oh – you thought Little Loopy stayed home to work? Well that’s just one of the many mysteries of being “Loopified”. All kinds of things can happen.)

I spent several hours walking around the floor, putting in orders, talking to all of our different yarn companies, and finding new items for our “maybe” list. Pretty soon I was ready for a Latte Break and I took it outside on the patio with this group. There is no shortage of interesting conversation when you have Cat, Janel (check out her new sock book – I got a copy!), Anne, Clara, Stephanie and Franklin at the table. Loopy was glad that Franklin held on to his feet in the photo. It was a precarious situation.

By dinnertime, I was glad to be away from yarn (can you imagine?) and out getting a good meal. I had a lot of fun going out for dinner with Nancy and Veronica, the Dream in Color girls. (Except that they ordered an appetizer that had raw meat in it. The waiter corrected us and assured us that it was “cured”, but it just looked raw to me.) We got back to the hotel rather late in the evening and this is important to note. Why? Because when we got back to the hotel to hang out in the lobby with a bunch of knitters, there was this weird thing going on with dry ice in a bowl and knitting things surrounding it. I can’t explain it. The best explanation? The result of a long day of yarn fumes and a late late night, apparently. Is there a “Dry Ice Vibe” that I’m not aware of? Is this some way to hasten the completion of your knitting, or the sales of your new book? Does it make money appear in your totebag? I’m puzzled.

Sunday – more walking and talking and ordering and chatting. I met Dianne from Creatively Dyed, as well as Tricia (one of our brand new indie dyers). I had fun catching up with Cookie A (her hair is blue now. I love how the accent color changes from time to time. It was green at the Spring Fling.) I talked with Jess and Casey and Mary-Heather, and Little Loopy wanted to pose with Bob-the-finger-puppet that the Malabrigo folks made for Jess and Casey. Doesn’t Loopy look happy about that? There is just never any shortage of interesting people to run into at TNNA.

There’s also never any shortage of yarn and products to view, and I picked up some new stuff for us. The new “seasonal color” for the Namaste Bags is this gorgeous blue. Fortunately, I came home with one! Also, fortunately, we will have our Namaste bags completely re-stocked (including the new color) as soon as they get home and can ship them out. Their warehouse has just been re-stocked, and I know that some of you have been waiting to get one. We have new colors (and old favorites) coming from Fiesta Baby Boomerang, new colors (and old favorites) from Colinette Jitterbug, 6″ Rosewood Sox Stix (coming from Lantern Moon this fall), brand new Alpaca Blend sock yarn from Alpaca With a Twist, new colors from Mountain Colors Bearfoot, and wonderful Targhee Top Roving from them as well (Little Loopy wrapped up in it). We have Silk/Cashmere laceweight coming from Jade Sapphire, as well as their brand new Cashmere Scarf kits that comes with the yarn and a booklet of 7 patterns designed specifically for men. (What a perfect gift to knit up for the holidays.) Lots more colors of lace from Prism (including some subtle blends that I couldn’t leave alone), a new cashmere blend of sock yarn from Pagewood Farms, new patterns from Gardiner Yarnworks and Chic Knits, Beanie Baggies (a weighted sock-holder bag), spinning wheels from Schacht, and needles from HiyaHiya. The biggest order we placed was for all 240+ solid and heather colors of Cascade 220! I went to the show wanting to find a good solid-colored worsted weight line and queried a few sweater pattern designers to see which line was a “must have”. Hands-down, Cascade won. Not only is it great for sweaters, but it’s also great for FELTING. (And if you’re going to carry the line, then you might as well “go big” and get it all.) This will round out our worsted weight offerings at The Loopy Ewe for awhile. (For those of you who were here for the Fling – don’t you wonder where all of that yarn is going to go? You know how full Loopy Central is already. We have it covered…..) Watch for these lines and others to trickle in to The Loopy Ewe in the next few weeks and months. We’re happy with everything coming up!

Speaking of that – this week’s Sneak Up went up yesterday morning and contained all kinds of fun things that went like hotcakes. We added Malabrigo Worsted, Cherry Tree Hill’s Summer Sock, Duets Skinny, All Things Heather, Perfect Day Yarns, Indie Dyer Yarns, Tempted Glam Girl, and Berroco Sox. We’ll be re-stocking Crystal Palace, Austermann Step, Trekking and Sockina later this week, and we have those cool Atenti bags I was telling you about. We unpacked them today and I had the Elves pose with the different fabric options. Those will go up next week. In addition, our Neighborhood Fiber order has shipped, as well as The Sanguine Gryphon, the Large size of GoKnits bags, Dream in Color Classy, new colors of Trekking (including new Hand Art colors), and Yarntini. We’re working on the photos and will have all of that up for you asap.

I know I have taxed your patience with this long post (and you probably ran out of iced tea mid-way through). I’m heading off to take Knitting Daughter up to her college orientation on Thursday night, so no blog post on Friday. After this long post, I don’t think you could’ve handled (or needed) another one this week anyway, right? I’ll be back with you on Monday! In the meantime, what have you been knitting since I’ve come and gone??

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While The Loopy Lady is off buying stuff at Market, I get to take over the blog and share my day with you. I’m sure you wonder what a typical day at Loopy Central entails, so I made sure that someone photo-ed me to share the details with you. (Note – lots of photos in this post…)

Of course the day starts out with a “Grande Skinny Hazelnut with one Equal” made by our favorite barista (KD), delivered by our second favorite barista, Matt. Sometimes it’s a Venti day, but today was just a Grande day.

Things are always hopping from the get-go. It’s dark inside Loopy Central when I arrive first thing in the morning – except for the safety lights. (Funny story about The Loopy Lady – she and WH walked around for about 10 minutes the first night they moved into this space, trying to figure out where the light switches were to turn off the rest of the lights. She was just sure that it was completely dark in here when she arrived that morning. Of course it wasn’t. These stay on 24/7 for “safety”.)

The first thing I do is print and write on the orders. Or rather, start writing on the orders while the rest print out. A lot of you apparently like to shop at all hours of the night. We like that about you.

I hang out with some of the Elves while they pack orders. They’re fun to talk to and they all help to make this a happy place to work.

We like getting deliveries, and they come every day. Our favorite UPS person – Brenda – usually arrives first. We give her a good workout.

Not to be outdone, the FedEx guy arrives next, and I decided that I might like to go along for the ride with him today. I’m sure I’d have fun. (Alas, the Elves plucked me right back out of his pocket. Apparently they need me here. It’s nice to be needed.)

I wandered over to check on Cassie as she printed out labels. She’s working here for the summer and so far she’s doing just great. But I wanted to make sure. Y’all are kinda picky about getting your orders to the right house and such, so we try to make sure it all goes like it’s supposed to.

Then I hopped on the cart for a ride to the front room where we stack the boxes until the mailman comes. We make several trips to the door in a day, so we’re trying to figure out if we need to re-configure Loopy Central a bit. Or maybe we’ll just keep it this way and burn more calories. What do you think?

Time to check emails and Ravelry messages. That takes up a big part of my day, but it’s always fun to hear from all of you! Sometimes I get behind, but I try not to.

Lunchtime! I always try to eat a very balanced lunch. You’ll notice I have both regular AND peanut M&M’s on the plate. (I’m a little too short to sit on the stool and eat at the counter, so I just sit and eat on the stool.)

Back to work. We’re putting away some of the cases of stuff that arrived today. There was lots of roving to swing in climb on check in and put away.

And more Lorna’s Laces to re-stock. Bags and bags of it. My feet got tired of standing. I wanted to lay down on one of those soft bags and take a nap, but someone caught me and made me get back to work. I left the rest of the unpacking and re-stocking to the Elves. There were too many boxes for me to deal with.

We’re always looking at new yarns and contemplating additions to The Loopy Ewe. I like so many things that it’s hard to narrow it down. Hmmmm …. what should we do?

To make matters worse better, one of our Yarn Reps came today. We have had the Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn on order for ages, but we hadn’t seen all of the colors yet. He had them, and we love them all. We will have these just as soon as possible – sometime this summer. (Shhh – want to know a secret? I ordered a bunch of Noro Silk Garden Worsted, too. I figured that The Loopy Lady is all excited about her sweater and she might want to make one with this. It’s amazing and I didn’t want to give up the sample skein of it. but I did. Don’t tell anyone about that new purchase – it’s still a secret and I’m hoping TLL won’t mind that I put in a big order for it. She signs the checks, you know.)

Back to my emails and messages again, for a good part of the afternoon. Our mailman Rich arrives between 3:30 and 4:00 to take all of the packages away and send them on their way to you. Sometimes he walks into the front room and just groans, but most days he has a good attitude, no matter how many boxes are there. We appreciate that about him.

I place a few more re-orders, finish up a few more emails, do a few more things to prepare for next week’s Sneak Up, and then it’s time to lock up and go home. Whew. Another day done and I’m sure glad The Loopy Lady will be back next week to take over again.

I’m going home to knit. I hope someone has dinner ready…..

What’s one thing I might’ve done at your house, if I had taken over for you today?

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DC-KAL report – did you see all of the amazing sweaters that people knit up during this KAL? I know that more of you are working on them – keep sending in your photos. For those who made the June 1st deadline, you get a reward! We’d like you to have:

- a 20% discount on your next order of DC Classy (maximum of 8 skeins, because we think that 8 will make about any sweater!). If you’re like me, you have seen everything that everyone else made and now you have a whole other list of sweaters and DC Colorways that you want to try. So take the yarn for your next one at a special price from us.
- We’ll make it even easier. If you have a particular colorway you want to get, just email me (sheriATtheloopyeweDOTcom) and we’ll reserve it for you. Be sure to let me know how many skeins you’ll need. We’ll email you when it comes in and we’re ready to ship it out to you. (If your photo is now in the KAL photo gallery, you made the deadline and are eligible for these two rewards. If you don’t email us ahead with your colorway/skeins, just leave us an order note on your next DC Classy order and we’ll take the 20% off of that for you. We have a list of those of you who made the deadline. Another complete Classy re-stock coming soon!)

I’m so happy to have finished my sweater, too. (I won’t tell you how much knitting went on this past weekend, but suffice it to say that it was hot off the needles JUST in time for the deadline.) You might remember that the whole reason I started this KAL was so that I’d be forced pressured held accountable encouraged to knit myself a sweater with this DC Classy that I just love. I’m glad it worked. Thanks to all of you who emailed or left me messages on Ravelry to keep me moving forward! And now it’s good to have it done because it’s too hot here to have a cat AND a sweater on your lap while you knit. (The cat is non-negotiable. I can’t sit and knit without Zoe hopping right up and settling in, FPS. Gracie knows that that is Zoe’s spot and leaves her to it. Luckily. Gracie is twice the size and has long hair. That’s an even hotter bundle of cat for a lap!) I used the Cloud Jungle colorway and made the body and the sleeves longer. (It’s the Mr. Greenjeans pattern, found here.)  I also added four buttons instead of just one. After seeing all of the photos, I have picked out a few new sweaters that I want to knit next (in the fall, when I’m ready to have a sweater on my lap again):

This one, and this one, and this one and this one and this one. Just to start with. Because I actually didn’t see one sweater photo in the gallery that I didn’t like. (I have my work cut out for me. Good thing we have monthly orders in with Dream in Color….)

I have another KAL cooked up for us and will tell you all about that shortly. I wanted to give the rest of you two or three more weeks to finish your sweaters before starting up a new one. This next one is going to be fun, too, so stay tuned. I’ll tell you about it at the end of the month.

Remember in my Three Things post on Friday I told you that we were going to hit the restaurant Granite City over the weekend? Here is the main reason to head there for their Sunday Brunch. Every table gets these massive cinnamon rolls that have the best caramel sauce poured over the top. Yum. The other thing I liked was the decor – all Mission Oak-ish, which is totally me. (Valerie – Mission Oak! Come visit and we’ll go there!) Now we’ll have to go back for a regular meal there, as I hear the Asian Chicken Salad is wonderful.

Thanks for all of your entries in last week’s contest! We did a Monday Morning Sneak Up this week just for you early birds. (I know it wasn’t quite as early as some of you would have liked, but since we don’t work on Sundays, we had a couple of things to finish up Monday morning before we could post it.) Congratulations to our randomly-selected contest winner: Petunia from Delaware. She has received a $30 Loopy Gift Certificate!

I’m heading out to the TNNA Market this weekend and looking forward to that. These twice-a-year markets are important for staying in tune with what’s going on in the industry, and making sure that we spot fun new things to have at The Loopy Ewe. I’ll fill you in when I get back! I’ll be out of email/blog range from Friday through Monday, but will be back at Loopy Central on Tuesday morning to catch up. (Of course the Elves will be here shipping out all of your orders during this time. No interruption to that!) Be sure to catch the blog this Friday, though. We’ll have a special one for you.

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Today’s Loopy Limelight features Heather, of “All Things Heather” indie fame! Heather was one of our first indie dyers and remains one that we all love. I have always admired her sense of color combinations, and the names she comes up with that seem to really capture each colorway. Last fall she moved cross-country from NC to CA, so we had a lull in ATH orders for a bit. But now that she’s settled in and set back up, we’re getting her wonderful yarn in regularly again! (Two more big boxes arrived today – woohoo!)

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Loopy: Hi Heather! First of all, how long have you been a knitter, and who taught you?
Heather: I really don’t feel like I’ve been knitting that long compared to many folks – on and off for about 10 years, more seriously for the past 5. I taught myself to knit from a book and then after the birth of my first daughter Amelia, I decided to take a class at the LYS. It just clicked and I’ve been a maniac ever since.

Loopy: Well for those who have just begun knitting in the last year or two, ten years makes you a veteran knitter! Do you have a favorite thing that you like to knit?
Heather: My favorite thing to knit is really just anything for myself. Although I’ve been known to knit an occasional gift for my mother or for charity, I’ve found that I like to knit just for me. Knitting is the one thing in my life that is truly all about me. I work hard to guard that and it helps me keep my sanity.

Loopy: What’s the most difficult project you’ve attempted?
Heather: I really can’t think of any project that stood out as particularly difficult but I will say that finishing any knitted projects is a tough one for me. I literally have 15+ WIPs stashed in various parts of my home – 6 sweaters, 3 pairs of socks, 1 vest, 1 shawl, 2 scarves and a rug are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. It’s incredibly difficult for me to finish projects but now that I’ve embraced the fact that I’m a process knitter rather than a product knitter, I sleep better at night.

Loopy: That’s a good way to get rid of the guilt! So what made you look into dyeing your own yarn, and how did you learn to do that?
Heather: The first thing I dyed was a skein of worsted weight silk yarn, dyed with green and blue Kool-Aid in the microwave, no less. Oh, the horror of it! I still have that yarn tucked away in my stash and I keep it as a reminder to when it all began. I am a completely self-taught dyer. I’ve read about 50 books on dyeing and have spent more hours than I like to admit, pouring over information from the internet. It has worked out well for the most part. I’ve had my dozy of mistakes, but trial and error is often the best way to finally get results that work for you. Anything that is truly handcrafted is bound to have some little nuances here and there. If you want it to be “perfect”, buy something commercially made and even then you don’t normally get what you pay for. My colorways are far from mass produced and every once in awhile I get a little over dye here, or a little blip there, but I stand by my work and every skein is unique. I’ve yet to receive any major complaints (knock on wood) but if I did I would be sure to learn from it, correct the problem, and move on.

Loopy: Well I know we’ve only heard the best of things about your yarn, and we’ve had it almost since we opened up! How do you come up with your colorways? And do you have a personal favorite?
Heather: Many dyers get inspiration from nature, fabric, and the world around them. My approach is a bit more simplistic. I normally just wing it. I love color, I love playing with color, I love mixing color, and I love using colors together that you would not normally see. The colors in my home and in my wardrobe tend to be a little more on the earthy and conservative side, so dyeing really allows me to express the other side of my color personality and go a little wild. And what better medium is there than sock yarn? Socks can be as crazy or as conservative as you would like and they allow you to take color risks in your knitting without dominating your time like a handknit sweater or shawl would. So they are a great opportunity to experiment with something out of your norm.

Loopy: That’s so true! Our first Quarterly Challenge here at The Loopy Ewe involved getting people to knit with colors that they were different from what they normally would choose. (And The Loopy Lady used one of YOUR wild colorways as her challenge sock!) Back to dyeing – there are a lot of dyers out there these days, how do you stay fresh and unique in what you do?
Heather: It does seem that dyers are a dime a dozen nowadays, but I think we all have something unique to offer and I try to support all fellow artisans when I can. This is not to say that I didn’t feel a tiny ping of insecurity when I came back from my fall hiatus and found that The Loopy Ewe had picked up about a gazillion new dyers. I was definitely afraid that I was out of a job! I try to stay fresh by staying true to myself and by continuing to put 100% of my effort into each and every skein I create. Some colorways are definitely more inspired than others and all may not be crowd pleasers, but they are all dyed lovingly and with care because this is what I love to do. I’m not here to get rich or make a quick buck. I’m not really looking for that 15 minutes of fame, and I don’t ever go out of my way (or even any way at all, normally) to “tout my wares”. I’m here because I enjoy it and I think slow and steady does win the race. As long as The Loopy here and all you fellow knitters out there continue to support me by using my yarn, I’ll be around for some time. (Goodness, I’m starting to sound like a cheeseball. Next question please!)

Loopy: Well I have to say that we try to pick indie dyers who will bring something unique to The Loopy Ewe, so even though we have a lot of dyers (and we need that many to keep indie yarns arriving every week!), no one will ever take your place. Each of you has a special spot here with us! Now, I know you have other hobbies. Tell us what else you like to do.
Heather: Hobbies – a better question would be what hobbies do I not have! I’ve been known to dabble in quite a few things – scrapbooking, beading, papermaking, candle making, soap making, any sort of toiletry making, sewing, knitting, spinning, dyeing, embroidery, polymer clay, needle felting and more. Much to my husband’s chagrin, I have an entire corner of my tiny house dedicated to these hobbies. Of all those various hobbies, my other real crafting passion besides knitting and dyeing of course, would have to be sewing. I began to sew about the same time I started knitting, and much like knitting, I just kind of took to it. Funny enough, sewing is the exact opposite of knitting for me. It’s my way to do for others and 99% of my projects are either clothing for my children or gifts for someone else. I have yet to actually sew something just for me, but that’s ok. I balance it out with lots of handknit sweaters.

Loopy: That is a lot of hobbies! You had to move all of that from one coast to the other last year. How has that gone?
Heather: Our move … I’d like to just say ugh. Actually, I had my moments but generally everything went fine. My husband deployed the day we got here so thankfully my father was able to fly down from Seattle to help me with the heavy lifting. Moving 13,000 lbs. of household goods into a 12oo sq. ft. house with 2 toddlers and a giant dog, is not a good time. Surprisingly enough, I think one of the most challenging things was just leaving Charleston itself. Although there were many things about the east coast I did not like (namely hurricanes and giant cockroaches), it really did feel like home and it was hard to leave when I was just starting to get into my niche. Southern California is beautiful but incredibly expensive, so I doubt I would ever consider living here for longer than this tour. We are barely able to afford it now! The plus side of all this moving is that I’ve been shown that sometimes less is more and although I’m not living in the house of my dreams, we have made it work and I’ve been thankful to know that my identity and self-worth is not tied up to my square footage.

Loopy: That was move a big undertaking for you and your family. Tell us about your family.
Heather: I am lucky to have a very supportive husband who, thankfully, allows me to do my own thing and only occasionally gives me crap about all the yarn I seem to accumulate. His job in the military has him deployed overseas for much of the year so I’m left at home to tend to my girls – Amelia is 5, Makenna is 3, and Maya is 15 months. I have my hands fully, especially with Maya who happens to be an 85 lb. American Bulldog and is probably 3 times as high maintenance as both my girls combined. We also have a wide variety of plants and fish that somehow manage to survive in all the day to day chaos.

Loopy: I’m glad to know that Maya is a dog. I thought we had somehow missed you having another baby! Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Heather: One thing I’d like to add is that I’m pretty excited to be going back to school in the fall. I’ll be working on my Montessori teaching credential. So from now until then, all yarn proceeds will go directly to my outrageously expensive tuition bill! (I know, shameless plug, but I should get at least one in a year!) On a more serious note, I would like to say that it has been an honor to work with The Loopy Ewe and I’m thrilled that you have given so many indie dyers an opportunity to share their love. The loyalty and patronage of this store is just so well deserved and I’m truly grateful to be a part of that.

Loopy: Aww – well thanks! We’re so glad to have you here.
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