New Ito

Mr. FedEx will be delivering a box to Lynn on Wednesday morning with 3 new colours of Noro Ito as well as the new Lykke Amitami kits. There will also be a few Lykke Flight sets.

Tomorrow morning we stop in St. Thomas. The pilot will come onto the ship at 7am and we will be docked by 8am. I will be watching from my balcony or I will be up on the top deck to watch. I haven’t been to St. Thomas in many, many years. Like 25 years. 

Lunch at Playmakers. I was able to knit a bit more after this picture. The first ball is almost finished. This afternoon I came down with a migraine so I had a nice nap - I feel much better now. I slept through lots of rain which is why I might have come down with the migraine. I was knitting at dinner and one of the staff commented on it. I’ve had many servers come over and tell me that their mother/sister/neighbour knits.

I thought I was going to stay in my room and knit but there are some events starting at 9pm so I’m heading back out. 

Relaxing Day

I don’t think I accomplished a lot today but I was busy.

Progress has been made on Jaunty. He traveled the ship with me today and came out when I was sitting and relaxing.

I had dinner at Giovanni’s. My knitting came along.

The show started great and then there were technical difficulties. It will be rescheduled for another evening. I had a quick visit to the casino and came back to write and watch the football game. I was up early this morning (I don’t know why) and I hope tomorrow I sleep in at least until the sun comes up.

Hello from the middle of the Ocean

It’s been a long week with not much sleep so I’m looking forward to the ship rocking me to sleep tonight. My flight and getting on the ship were uneventful. I’m sorry to say that we’ve had great weather with the sun shining.

Here is my new Jaunty when I left home yesterday.

It has grown a lot between the flight and sitting in the sun today. I didn’t get pictures before it got dark so I’ll get some tomorrow.

This is Central Park which is open air with real plants. I had lunch at Giovanni’s and it was really good. They asked if I wanted to sit inside or out. Outside of course!

Dinner was at the Mason Jar. The food was great. I’ll eat here at least one more night on the trip.

Now a bit of knitting before bed. 

Tomorrow’s plan? Knitting. Trivia. Name that tune. A visit to the casino. And tomorrow night I’m going to see the Aqua Show. It’s a bit like Cirque Du Soliel so that makes me happy. And the show is set to 80’s music. 

Piedras

Mr. FedEx brought 2 large boxes from Malabrigo this morning.

This is Malabrigo Chunky in Piedras. Wow - it is stunning. Lynn snuck a skein out this afternoon. She was selected to do a test knit for Zaneteknits and made a pair of mittens. They look awesome but we can’t show you until the pattern comes out in January. She is going to use Piedras to make another pair.

We also received a restock of Rasta and Mecha. Lots of chunky for hats and cowls.

Lykke has branched out and has developed Amigurumi kits. We should see these next week. The kits are available online for preorder.

The kit has everything you need to make a little friend.

There is a YouTube video for creating each animal as well. 

The kits come nicely packaged and will make a great gift.

Lynn was in the store with me today to make sure everything is in order while I’m away. She’s been restocking shelves and we changed some garment displays. I think she is ready for the next week.

I will be blogging while I’m away. It might not be everyday but I will try. 

Funky

I was in the store early and all the remaining Black Friday orders have been packed and Mr. UPS has picked them up. Thank you to everyone for their patience. Boxes took a day or two longer than normal.

After packing boxes I placed some orders. We have new colours of Opal coming soon. Maybe next week.

I did an order for a big restock of KnitPro (Knitters Pride) needles. These are coming from BC so we might not see them until the end of next week.

Tomorrow I need to order more Addi needles and yarn from Emma’s.

We should see 3 brand new colours of Noro Ito next week. There could be something new in the box as well. I want to make sure it is shipped before I talk about it.

I’m almost packed. One more load of laundry and then I can start putting everything in my suitcase. 

Poppy

Here is my Nightshift so far.

My yarn is wound for the cruise. I’m going to knit Jaunty again. I love the shawl and it’s perfect vacation knitting. Yes, all 5 balls are coming. I’ll be lucky to get through 2 but just in case. This is Dyed in the Wool in the colour Poppy.

I bought us each an Amaryllis when I went to The Watering Can. These two are dad’s and Beth’s.

This is mine. He has gone crazy. Dad gets up each morning and measures them (he keeps track in a notebook) and then measures them again at dinner. 

Tonight’s movie is Failure to Launch. Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker in a Rom Com. Beth and I have seen the movie. Dad doesn’t remember seeing it. No brains necessary but very entertaining.

Hello December

Last, but not least, our December Crazy Beautiful Club Color is a stunning blend of tealy greens and rusty oranges. It’s like winter citrus at the beach - such a Floridian holiday vibe! We can’t get enough!

See all the colours. 

I was in the store early this morning to get boxes packed. Here is part of the pile that Mr. UPS picked up.

Malabrigo send an email that they are shipping yarn. We should see the shipment next week and it will include

• Malabrigo Chunky
• Mecha
• Rasta including Natural

It’s hard to believe that we’re already into December. I’m going to be out of the store for a few days. On Friday I’m leaving for a Caribbean cruise. I’ll be back on the 14th and back to work on the 15th. Lynn will be in the store while I’m away. I will be in contact with her throughout my trip if she has any questions. Orders will be shipped as usual. Maybe a day slower than normal because I need to make the shipping labels from the ship.

 Here are our hours for December.

When I got home on Saturday I was sent to my room for a few hours. Dad and Beth surprised me with a cake made from scratch.

Beth wanted to help decorate but dad wouldn’t give up the icing.

It was very good! 

Now back to my Nightshift. I’ll try and remember to take it to the store tomorrow for outdoor pictures.