…there IS lots of action, but it’s not very visible here yet…
I’ve changed computers and I kept telling myself that my next post should be written on my “new” (secondhand) gadget, believing that what was stopping me was having to re-install the blog software on my new computer…only just found out that OF COURSE NOT, it sits on a remote server and all I had to do was type in the correct URL on my new pc and log in….one of those typical stumbles when trying to start up a business without any upfront capital…
Okay, enough with the … already. This was not meant to be a reflective piece, but a quick update. My first Chinese order of bamboo knitting needles is winging its way here as we speak, so I’d better get a move on setting up shop here, as my knitting group on Monday evenings will probably reach saturation point on the needle front long before I run out of needles!
We are remortgaging and my friends keep reassuring me that a knitting shop in our little village would be commercially viable, so in my bravest moments I dream of having the courage to increase the mortgage amount and pump money into my own little retail niche. That’s as far as I go though, despite the number of people who tell me that “I’ll manage to make a success of it”.
Apart from that, I am making good progress on the design front and have started the design of a lacy shawl yesterday evening. I am trying to write down my trials as I go so I’m not left having to write up everything at the end. That posed my with the choice between doing a chart for each section vs. a verbal write up of the different stitches. I went with the chart so as to give at least SOME visual clue of what one is knitting. I hope it works! (nearly went for … again there. Maybe I’m just in a reflective mood and didn’t know it yet!) Tomorrow I’ll pick up my parents from the airport. We’re all looking forward to seeing them again and it means we’re THAT much closer to the KNITTING CONFERENCE in Winchester next week. Check out www.intheloop.soton.ac.uk/ - 3 days of knitting immersion, I can’t believe it. Really looking forward to it! I’ll probably come back with 3 times as much inspiration as I can ever turn into action or design. Yippee!
I’ll hope to post again before I go there. As well as work out how to post my Knit in Public picture. If ever! Until such time: happy knitting and remember, if you do live close to Grayshott, come and join us at the Fox & Pelican on Monday evenings between 7 and 9 for friendly faces, stitches and chat!
