Yesterday, 22 large boxes of yarn arrived.... from a single company. When I heard the beep of the UPS truck backing up to the delivery doors, I was already prepared for a big shipment, but even I was stunned by the amount of yarn that came through the door. I was too busy to get a picture, but it was a sight to see becuase the UPS truck was 1/4 full of yarn. For my small store. Woah. It's a good thing we have a large, two story warehouse area.
Thankfully, I have a very accomodating UPS guy who stacked all the boxes in nice rows in a single layer, since they are too heavy for me to lift off in my *delicate* state. ahem. He told me he was very worried I wouldn't be in yet that morning, and he wouldn't be able to do his other deliveries, since my shipment blocked everything else.
What's in all the boxes? Take a look at the sale section, and you'll see. It's dozens of new colors of Online Supersocke at a really fabulous discount. 4-ply fingering weights (some with aloe and jojoba) and 6-ply DK weights (again, some with aloe and jojoba), bright stripes and subdued manly colors, and even a cotton stretch collection. So if you want to snag some wonderful yarn at half off, now's the time, as I haven't had this in stock for over a year.
Online Supersocke is one of those fun-to-knit workhorse yarns- you can definitely machine wash and dry your finished socks, which makes them perfect for gifting. Mary, who has worked for me for years, has feet the same size as all the sample socks Online sends, and she wears these Online Supersocke socks everyday (she has many, many pairs she's collected over the years) and they get no special treatment. They still look nearly new- some of them 4 years old.
For those of you who pre-ordered the Van Gogh collection, it will ship on Friday. The single balls of the collection will be up on the website on Thursday or Friday, so if you didn't need a whole collection, then you'll want to snag the particular colors you'd like then. If you see colors you like sell out, I do hope to be able to get more in a few weeks, if it's still available.
If you're coming to the store on Saturday, you'll see I've set aside some space for the Girl Scouts to set up a table and sell their tasty cookies. From 11-1 on Saturday, Jan. 21 you are welcome to buy some cookies along with your yarn... I've already bought FIVE BOXES, which is many more than I usually do. But I think they are good for growing a baby. Even though the lemon-sized baby is much smaller than the mass of all the cookie's I've eaten. Don't tell me otherwise. The coconut caramel ones (now called Caramel Delites) are my faves (and I just had to stop typing, get up and go eat one), with Thin Mints pulling in second. Which are you helpless to refuse?
Allison -- I am going to have to join Yarn Stasher's Anonymous because of you! LOL!!
I couldn't resist the Van Gogh collection -- and now you have the Supersocke on the sale pages?? I hope my hubby likes PBJ sandwiches LOL
Seriously - keep up the good work on taking care of your customers.
Posted by: Leslie B. Fehr | January 18, 2012 at 01:43 PM
OMG this yarn is more tempting than Girl Scout cookies and that is saying a lot.
Posted by: Jan | January 18, 2012 at 02:36 PM
Girl Scout cookies? OMG, in my single days, I would order *ahem* 10 boxes of Thin Mints alone, with the odd Samoa (Caramel DeLites?) and Trefoils boxes. They'd last me 'til April... usually.
And now I have to go look at the sales, and hunt for a cookie.
Posted by: deetyblue | January 18, 2012 at 08:38 PM
I just had my local girl scout over earlier this week. I ordered caramel delites,peanut butter patties, thin mints, and savanna smiles(lemon cookie).
Posted by: brandi | January 19, 2012 at 06:07 AM
Clearly the coconut caramel cookies are the best. Thanks for reminding me to track down someone with a Girl Scout cookie order form.
Now if I could only knit fast enough to justify buying some of these great OnLine sock colors... I'll see what I can do about that.
Posted by: Karen G. | January 19, 2012 at 09:23 AM
Mmmm, Thin Mints. I like them straight from the freezer, which is a shame since that means I can't freeze them to keep myself away from them like I can with other cookies! My mom, husband, and I are making a trek to your store on Saturday from Indy, and I can't wait!
Posted by: Bonnie | January 19, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Some great Online yarns there - including a nice dark green patterning one that will be perfect for my middle grand. I am helpless in the face of the lemon cookies & the peanut butter sandwich cookies.
Posted by: Donna | January 19, 2012 at 06:30 PM
I know I'm on a mission to knit some of my stash up before buying any new yarn, but I may just have to get a couple of skeins of this. It's just too tempting and my granddaughter already picked out the one she can't live without. Thin Mints are my weakness.
Posted by: Debby | January 20, 2012 at 04:45 AM
I think I could live off of the shortbread cookies. They don't have so much sugar that I would climb the walls. Second would be the Carmel Delights. I can hardly wait till this summer, I am planning to bring my mom to Ohio to visit her family and I am planning to come to your store for a visit.
Posted by: Diana | January 20, 2012 at 02:28 PM
I'm with you on the Carmel Delites and Thin Mints. Yummmmmm!
Posted by: LN in TX | January 20, 2012 at 09:39 PM
My daughter,also in "delicate" condition gave me the rest of her Carmel Delights,freeze them? Yea right they are long gone! They are also my favorite but I want to try the new lemon ones.
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 24, 2012 at 11:06 AM