CTH and Somoko Winners!

Congratulations to Yvonne and Michelle!

Yvonne guessed the number of Somoko skeins correctly at 75!
Michelle guessed the number of Cherry Tree Hill at 300 - her guess was closest because 310 skeins arrived.

Please send me an email to connie (at) pickupsticks.ca with your addresses and color choices!

Congratulations!

The contest for Dream in Color is for Classy only. If you've guessed for Classy and Smooshy, I will only use your Classy guess. Smooshy isn't expected for 3 weeks.

Oh and did you see? I'm having a moving sale at Pick Up Sticks - I cannot get into my yarn room for the boxes - 10 boxes were delivered just yesterday, not to mention everything else that had already arrived! So....I'm having a big blow out one day sale - 25% off everything in the store.

One more thing - the new carpet is going in today and I have insurance so we're moving this weekend! Yeeeeeeeha!

Contest Winner

Hi again - Cherry Tree Hill arrived! All 31 colorways - 10 of each which means that 310 skeins are here altogether! And the winner for the Cherry Tree Hill yarn (2 skeins) is Michele from Richmond Hill! Congratulations!

Guess what? I just got a call from Dream in Color and there are lots and lots and lots of worsted weight yarn on the way to me - with Smooshy sock yarn to follow in about 3 weeks. So here's the deal - how many skeins are on the way? If you guess correctly then you will win the Shrug pattern and the yarn in the color of your choice to complete it. Heck - it's my anniversary so let's have some fun!

Somoko is not here yet but we do have a correct guess for that - I won't announce it until the yarn arrives in case anyone wants to keep guessing!

Happy Anniversary to Pick Up Sticks!

Yes that's right - we are one year old today! Unbelievable!

I'm off to do store stuff today - insurance, sign etc but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for all of your support. Pick Up Sticks is more than I ever imagined it would be and none of it would have been possible without great friends and customers like all of you!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Progress.....

This post will have lots of pictures but not many words because I'm really tired....here's my great dad priming trim first thing this morning.....





Here's Angela priming panelling - the ceiling in this room is about 15 feet - fun wow trying to get it all primed!



Here's my darling husband taking his first coffee break - I took a picture of his work - we had to send him back to fill in the cracks with primer.

See? Brown gaps in his painting!





















Here's my sister, Lisa and her husband, Dave hard at work! Still priming - it seemed like an endless job!






And some results - these walls are painted with one coat of primer and one coat of paint - it just might be enough considering all the shelves that have to go in. The space has a real cottage-y feel now which I absolutely love!

The main area is almost done - just trim to do tomorrow! So far I'm thrilled with it - makes me love it even more!

Just a bit of knitting news - some Cherry Tree Hill came in but there's still more - it's on the website so you can have a look - so the contest is still on!

I'm a lucky duck to have such a great family and great friends ....now if I just sell some yarn then I can pay the rent! :)

Contest

Well, Pick Up Sticks officially has a bricks and mortar home. I took possession of the building yesterday and I have to say I've felt kind of foggy all day. It's just a dream come true and I cannot wait to see my little shop all set up! We had a little stitch n bitch there last night on folding chairs with Tim Horton's coffee and timbits. A big huge thank you and hug to both Marion and Clare for my gift. A beautiful antique mailbox and vintage knitting patterns from the 1930's. Perfect to go along with the other antique-y stuff I've been buying. Thanks to Marion for our first project class idea. What else but Lizard Ridge? I'm working on the details and will announce it soon. My website has a new store location page - that's where you'll find all the store info - thanks to my webguy, Scott, for getting it done so quickly. I love the map!

So the contest....you want to know about the contest? Well, Cherry Tree Hill and Louet Yarns have begun a new collaboration - Cherry Tree Hill colorways on Louet Yarn hand dyed by the brilliant, Cheryl of Cherry Tree Hill - what could be better? So....how many skeins do I have coming in? Closest guess wins a skein in the colorway of their choice - contest closes when the yarn arrives - which might be tomorrow so you better guess quick! And....Fleece Artist has sent Somoko sock yarn to me - guess how many skeins of that I have on the way and you can win a skein in the color of your choice. Two contest, two chances.........go for it!