Shirra is opening a knitting store in a week!
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
First there was getting a store. Initially Shirra looked at the place next to the bookstore on Chuch Street. That's a great location, but the shop is literally twice as large (and about twice the price) as what she needed, so she decided to look into the former antique store just down the block. It's a great spot that just needed a little touching up. The kids made signs to announce the impending opening.
MOLD, MOLD, MOLD
One of the touch-ups involved dealing with mold in the store. We still don't know the source of the water, but her landlord was great about trying to deal with the situation, volunteering to rip out the old (and stained) ceiling tiles and to take other measures. At this point, it appears that the mold has been taken care of, tho there may still be moisture. We'll see how it goes in the next few days.
YARN, YARN, YARN
Shirra had to place a few orders, naturally, and our house is now crammed with about 6 cubic yards of wool and a few wicker chairs that she found locally. When the moisture problem is under control, we'll move those things in, but for the last few days we've been living the old joke about the man who tells the rabbi that his house is too cramped and noisy and the rabbi tells him to bring in the chickens. Right now we're past the chickens and goats and are about to invite in the horse. Still, the kids and I don't mind -- we've lived like this before.
PINS and NEEDLES
Well, she really doesn't need pins (this isn't a quilting store), but she is about to order needles as well as some tchotchkes. Let's hope those don't have to stay in our house, too. Those might be the horse. I have a feeling that when we can finally move everything out of our house, it'll be just as the good rabbi said: really spacious.
The name of her store: Knit and Be Happy
5 comments:
Yay! Yay! A yarn store in New Paltz! Yay!
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Congratulations, and I hope you will find lots of fiber-obsessed folks knocking down your door!
Hey, Betharoopie! Thanks for writing. I like your blog, and I see that you have also found my wife's. I hope you check out the store soon -- it's opening next week!
WOW!! So it's true, a new yarn shop in NP. When is the opening date? Was heading there today (Mon 5th)but, will be there if you say WHEN.. yay! So excited!!Wish you lots of luck and avid knitters, you are needed!
This is so weird. When that antique store closed, I walked past it thinking, 'Damn, this would be the perfect place for a knitting store. If only I had the time, the money, the blahbetty-blah-blah.....'
I am SOOO excited your wife did this!!! I'll be stopping by soon.
Hey, Hapa. We look forward to meeting you. Most likely, you'll just meet Shirra (I'm mainly there on weekends and holidays). The grand opening is soon (Dec 1), but things are up and running now, so come on down! And you're right: It's a great spot for a knitting store, especially with that back room for classes, Movie Nights, Friday Morning Breakfasts, and so on.
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