Merry Christmas!!!

Only five days left! Are ya ready???

Thank you Dale Anne and Bobbie for the wonderful Christmas presents you bestowed upon each of us on Tuesday night! They are VERY appreciated!!! You two are the best!

Also, thank you to all those who contributed to our impromptu buffet of Christmas treats! WOW! What a wonderful mini feast we enjoyed! Cookies, candies, crackers, dips, brownies, PEPPERMINT COFFEE, flavored creamers, HOMEMADE angel food cake (incredible Jenifer)....we are so spoiled. Mmmm!

Isn't it cool that we have so many new fiber friends as a result of Yarn Haven?!?!?! Just think about the new people you've met since the shop opened. I, for one, am thrilled to have met so many of you. What a unique, beautiful, and sincerely insane group of women!

Okay, friends...let us enjoy Christmas and the New Year and then let us...RETREAT!!!

Also, let us not forget that there are several new classes starting in January, so don't wait too long if you intend to sign up. This includes SARAH'S SOCK CLUB...space is getting limited.

With Sympathy....

Bobbie, Ruthie, Joyce, and dear, sweet Anna...

We love you. Words cannot possibly express the sadness we are all feeling for each of you during this extremely difficult time. Know that we are your friends and we love you so much.

Love,

Your Girlfriends

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Yes, my friends...you heard it here! We are in the process of planning our FIRST ANNUAL INSANKNITTY RETREAT!!!



Please, please, please respond to the InsanKnitty email I sent out!

Here are a few pics from last week to hold ya over to next Tuesday night!!!!! (Scroll over them to shuffle and make them bigger!)

Boo!

Okay...so why didn't we dress up last night? There was some HUGE potential there for many embarrassing photos that could have been used for black mail for years to come!

In any case, we had another great, knitting filled, fantastic evening! The proof:

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...and last but not least...

Our celebrity, Sarah, sporting the ever-so-famous Candy Corn Hat!

So this week's post (which has turned into next week's post of last week) is just a conglomeration of show-off pics cuz the "editor" had a really busy week and went out of town. I'm SURE she'll make up for it next week! She apologizes in advance!

Hope to see you all tonight!!!

Dare we say it resembled quiet?

Well...okay...maybe quiet isn't the word, but there was definitely less noise than our usual Tuesday nights! Our group seemed to be half it's normal size and volume.

MIA's (You were missed!): Barb, Patti, Beth, Elaine, Sarah, Karen, The OTHER OTHER Karen, Allison, Jeanne, Deb, Julie, Jessica, Fran, and a few others not coming to mind right this very second.

So what did those of us who showed up actually do? So grateful you asked!

The amazing Dale Ann worked on a gorgeous sweater for Lenny, and worked on the match to THIS sock: (Hope that headache is ALL GONE, hun.)

Wonderful Bobbie was devoted to a beautiful sweater!

Maria is showin' off a cozy warm hat she made for her son granddaughter!

Check out that very adorable stitch marker that Linda has? What's that you're makin' there?

Alana is happily knitting away at her sock...just don't mention tuna.




The lovely Anna and her chemo cap (to donate):




Ruthie, Ruthie, Ruthie, you are such a gem!




The stunning Gina (aka WOW) is knitting up somethin' shnazzzy!

So, Annette...What's that I-cord going to go to? BTW...LOVE you in yellow!

Hot mama, Joyce, is sportin' her stunning new hairdo! Do tell, Joyce...you having more fun as a blonder blond?




Chloe...you are doing a FABULOUS job on those socks!

Becky, that sweater is beyond words! It is so incredibly gorgeously beautiful! Just wow!

Kathy is cranking out another baby sweater! Check out those vivid colors! Very nice.

Me? Dale Ann taught me to decrease the gusset on this sock:

Cher....somehow I missed your getting your picture....ohhh wait, here it is...you finished these adorable leg warmers for yourself...THEY LOOK GREAT ON YOU!



This is just the greatest group of women! So much fun to be with and talk to! Have a great week everyone!!!

CONGRATS to JOYCE...
winner of this week's RAFFLE!!!

So, could this be our mascot?

A friend of mine and I put it together. It's sort of a modification off the sheep on the right!

Maybe we could could have tshirts made!!! hee hee.




Thoughts? If ya don't like the sheep, or if it frightens you, DO NOT be afraid to tell me...REALLY! I'm hoping others will suggest some things as well!

InsanKnitty!

We so needed a blog! We get together every week and knit, laugh (sometimes more of a cackle), and celebrate yarn...but NEVER...EVER....look at the Visa bill! This is the best group of women...not just saying that because they're all reading over my shoulder...seriously! Anyway....we meet at Yarn Haven in Perrysburg, Ohio. Dale Ann and Bobbie are the owners, with a yarn stash to be envied by all!

So, welcome to our little spot on the web! If you're ever in our neighborhood, please, please stop by and check it all out!

Ezra (Alana's son) working on a stunning pair of socks while he waits for his daddy to come get him! Knitting GENIUS!

Alana completed the OTHER sock!

Patti is creating a gorgeous pair of socks for her hubby!

Check out this beautiful afghan that
Dale Anne made!

Cher, the biggest Mud Hens fan I know, is putting the "stitching" on
her felted baseball purse!

...a darling baby sweater being finished by Kathy...
(by the way, FABULOUS French Manicure)

Ahhhh, Beth...queen of multitasking! IMPRESSIVE!

Here's Bobbie, Joyce, Ruthie's mama, Anna, workin' hard!

Aren't these colors awesome together? Nice job, Deb!

Don't be shy, Annette...show us what you're workin' on!

Maria's WIP...a sweater for her beautiful daughter...

Look what Alice has on the needles...a lovely, warm scarf for fall...

The most beautiful Ruthie is tagging all of the chemo caps she made to donate...

These socks that Sarah is finishing up, are AMAZING. The colorway is so rich, so I had to make the picture nice and big to show you!

This, my friends, is truly focused knitting! Go, Joyce!





Whatcha workin' on, Fran?

No knitting gathering is EVER complete without BARB!





Linda and Bobbie...my apologies...somehow I missed getting your pics last night! Hope you don't mind that I'm just going to use this one of you two from the shop's grand opening!




And here's what I worked on last night...





to RUTHIE, winner of this week's raffle!