So, it’s all cold out and it’s supposed to snow here in loverly San Fran for the first time since 1976. Sure, lots of folks are posting pics from “the great snow,” but the Princess thought We should take a look at other things that were happenin’, and We mean HAPPENIN’, in 1976. San Francisco was a hotbed of hippies. Elvis was still alive. Lynard Skynard was thriving. And the knit and crochet fashions were something to behold. Remember, this was back in the day when ladies would happily knit full-on pant suits on tiny needles at the drop of a crocheted floppy sunhat. In other words, it was groovy, man, way groovy. Craft was in. And wouldn’t it be awesome to be snowed in so that one can indulge freely in the yarn arts all day without feeling like one has to go outside and play?

And now we come to two other points of Royal Business:

1) March is coming in like a crafting lion at our next Craft In next Thursday, March 3, at Borderlands Cafe, where the lighting is good, the coffee is strong, and you can wield your needles in public without shame.

2) We have passed the first of our mini-sweater trials and made it to the second round for eventual stop-motion FAME. We’re gonna live forever. This time it’s much tinier, much harder, and the People shall be amazed. We hope.

3) Stitches West was awesome and overwhelming, and cool. I particularly liked the little oldish man from the lace guild, who I was amazed wasn’t blind, his tatting was so tiny. But–We made some lovely contacts with independent dyers and spinners, and can’t wait to get some in the store. Oh yes, you’ll be seeing more of that, much more of that…Stay tuned, crafters.

Until then, we bid you good day. I said good day, Sir!

So, I got a call from a stop motion studio the other day affiliated with a large and in charge studio and director. They are giving the Princess a shot at making mini sweaters for their next fillum. But I must have samples done in a week. It’s a total Project Runway challenge.

We’ve got ideas–big little ideas–so keep an eye on this spot to see our progress.

It’s make it work time, people.

The Thin Red Line

We’ve gone with red, a rather racy Russian Tsarina-type color. We’ve been cabling sans needle with the greatest of ease. It’s taken longer than normal, because as one Subject said, “that project is a Yarn Eater.” (P.S. We love that term, as it sounds so gastronomically violent.)

And indeed, on to Our second ball of 220 Cascade as We start winding up this beaujiful project. So…We’re decreasing for the crown, almost there almost there, when We suddenly notice, OMFG, we have used two DIFFERENT (albeit slightly) colors of red. The top half of the hat is a distinctly darker shade of red. It looks like the top of the hat is wet. Or bleeding. Problem is, round xmas time, We ordered a color called Christmas Red. Then, for some reason, We ordered a color called Ruby. Which We apparently thought was the same color. Turns out, not so much.

Faaahhhhhccckk, We says We says to Ourselves. But you know what? THAT’S OKAY. We are going with it, because that’s how We royally roll. In fact, We are rolling with it so much that we have decided to make red, all red, in the store, the color of the month.

That means you get 10% off all red or reddish shades through the month of February. Thus is Our love for Our people.

That’s right. We meant to do that.