Has This Ever Happened To You?

It seems like my knitting life goes from one extreme to the other......... All at once I know several projects I HAVE to make. At the moment, I have a ribbon shawl, a baby blanket, the Zimmerman Surprise Jacket, several summer placemats and a freeform purse just begging to be started.

I spend time thinking about the yarns I'll use, what the finished product will look like, and if it is a gift, how the recipient will use it. My fingers itch wanting to touch these new yarns and gorgeous colors.

Then suddenly, I get into a slump and don't want to be knitting anything. A slump never lasts long, like a month or so. Sometimes, it's just a week and in that week nothing I see says " I have to do it."

For what ever reason, it may be seeing a new yarn or a gorgeous photo of a finished garment that someone has lovingly made and placed on Ravelry, my enthusiasm returns, the slump is over, and I am knitting up a storm. Curious to know if anyone else experiences the slump?

Mom's Words Of Wisdom

You know the story, when you were an adolescent you were convinced you had the world's dumbest parents. When you grow older, you realize how smart, caring, funny, wonderful and full of wisdom they were.

My mom always preached to keep things in an orderly manner, which when I was 10 made no sense to me. Now that I have an inventory to take care of, I see how her words are so remarkable.

It happens like this every season........ there's always a few yarns left that we will not be reordering or have been discontinued by the manufacturer. What to do? Well, we decided to have an ODD LOT SALE So what does that mean? It means great savings, but there may only be 3 or 6 left in stock.

We listed Trendsetter's Charming yarn on sale for 60% off, Great Adirondack's Dangles are 40% off, Several Alp yarns are 50% off, and several Berroco yarns are 40% off.

Okay, it isn't the time to make a sweater, but we're seeing a lot of sock knitting, lacy shawls, more sock knitting and other quick and easy projects for the summer.

WWKIP Forms Backdrop For Custom Yarns Promotion

Contact: Linda Ostroff
Phone #: 800-853-1338
E-mail: Customyarns@verizon.net




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


Customyarns.com celebrates Knit in Public Day
with benefit promotion


Custom Yarns by Linda is conducting a special promotion in recognition of Worldwide Knit in Public Day and in

support of an online forum for knitting enthusiasts. Now in its 18th year, WWKIP day is the largest event in the world

that is run entirely by passionate volunteers spreading their message about the joys of knitting through a series of local

events and gatherings.


“Being an on-line store prevents me from having an event, so I thought the next best way of demonstrating my support

was to help this highly regarded forum for knitters” says Linda Ostroff, owner of Custom Yarns by Linda. She also

shows her support by showcasing hand dyed American yarns such as Great Adirondack and Fiesta Yarns.


On the weekend of June 14-15, 15 % of all sales will be donated to the Knitters Review Forum website
(http://www.knittersreview.com/forum/) to assist in defraying the website’s operational costs. Said Ostroff, “We support

Knitters Review as it brings together yarn and fiber aficionados from all over the world who now have a central

meeting place. There is comfort in knowing that this ancient craft will continue for generations to come.”


Custom Yarns by Linda is an internet business from Clayton, New Jersey that grew out Linda’s life-long dedication to

all aspects of knitting and yarn. Since being launched in 1999, Custom Yarns by Linda has attracted legions of yarn

fans from around the globe seeking her unique, one-of-a-kind custom blended yarn creations.

For more information visit http://www.customyarns.com and http://www.wwkipday.com or call Linda directly at her toll

free phone number (800) 853-1338 (10am-5pm M-F, EST). # # #