Settling in

Whew! It's been quite an adventure getting set up in our new location. Let's take a look at some of the highlights of the before, during, and after, shall we?

Here's what it looked like when we got the keys. It was so yellow! And so green! And had such ugly carpet! And there were these platforms and booths in the way.

Demolition!

 

 

Priming and painting.

With the carpet ripped up, the concrete floor got a new paint job.

Ready to move our stuff in.

Moving day!

Everything in--now where to put it all?!?

Pegboard going up....

Looking good, and open for business!

If you haven't come by to visit us in our new space yet, please do! We're still in downtown Decatur, now at 308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite F-2 (in the same building as Café Lily and Big Tex Cantina). Our phone number is still the same, 404-377-6875. And if you know any of our customers who somehow haven't already heard about our move from our signage/ Facebook/ blog/ Ravelry/ website/ email/ etc., please spread the word!

Good news

In case any of you aren't on our mailing list and/or you missed the email Carrie sent out yesterday, here it is:

Greetings, Sheepish fans! We have some really good news to share. Sheepish has found a new home right down the street in downtown Decatur! We have another week on our lease at the current location, and then we'll be headed to 308 West Ponce de Leon Ave Suite F-2. We'll be in the building with Cafe Lily and Big Tex, in the space right next door to the Christian Science Reading Room. Bibi the cat will be making the move with us (we know you were worried!) and will have two windows in which to sun herself. There is parking on the street in front of the building, and on nights and weekends you can park in the county lot right across the street.

 

What began as disappointing and shocking news has turned into something that we feel is going to be positive for us. We cannot thank you enough for all the feedback after the last email. We could not respond to everyone individually, but we read every comment and really appreciate you taking the time to let us know how you feel. Running Sheepish is a labor of love, and the thought of it suddenly not existing was really sad. We are glad that the shop is important to you, and hope you will continue to share your opinions and feedback with us.

 

Our last day on the lease at 335 West Ponce will be next Tuesday the 15^th. We're going to spend that day packing and removing shelving. We will reopen at the new location a couple of days later. The new space needs some sprucing up and we'll have to figure out where everything goes. As soon as we have an exact re-opening date, we'll let everyone know. We think a party will be in order!

 

We have a lot to do in the next week: painting, packing, moving, etc. The less we have to move, the better. So if you're looking for that next post-holiday project, get on in and take some of this yarn home with you! We've got more Perfection from Kraemer on the way, and we're still pretty stocked with yarns from Brown Sheep and Manos del Uruguay. And now that we sell patterns through Ravelry, hundreds more project options are available at the shop. Why buy Ravelry patterns through us? You get credit toward your customer rewards, the shop benefits, and the designers benefit. It's win-win!

 

Hope to see you soon at the current location, and in a few weeks at our new home!

 

-All of us at Sheepish

Pagewood Farm yarns and fibers

Well, look here--some exciting yarns from Pagewood Farm!  This is our first time ordering from them, and we hope you like what we've picked.

Are you drooling yet?

What you're looking at is an assortment of three fingering weight yarns: Denali (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon); Yukon (70% Superwash Merino, 20% Bamboo, 10% Nylon); and St. Elias (80% Blue-Faced Leicester Wool*, 20% Nylon).  Denali and Yukon are both priced at $22 per 450-yard skein, and St. Elias is $27 per 450-yard skein.

Just think of the stunning one-skein shawls and scarves you can make from these, not to mention SOCKS of course.

We also have a treat for you needle felters: these adorable mini-bundles of Pagewood Farm's hand-dyed roving.

Assorted colorways, $3.50 for half an ounce

Pagewood Farm is a U.S. company based in California. They hand-dye their yarns and fibers in small batches, and as you can see, they do wonderful things with color.  Come see for yourself!

* Those of you who are spinners probably already know about the wonderful softness and loft of BFL wool, so you'll understand why we were so excited to see it available in this hand-dyed fingering weight yarn. 

Dream Club: January 2013

The latest installment from Dream in Color's Dream Club is here, and it's so pretty!

See? Told you it was pretty.

This month's yarn is Perfectly Posh Sport, a wonderful blend of 70% wool/10% cashmere/10% silk/10% mohair.  It knits up at 6-7 sts/in on a US 3-5 needle. The 320-yard skein retails at $36.00 and, like all Dream Club yarns, comes with an exclusive pattern.

Ichigo Tam

How adorable is this hat?!? It's called the Ichigo Tam and was designed by Jessica Correa of Autumn Fern Mobius fame.  The textured stitch pattern really shows off the bouncy twist and hand-dyed colors of the yarn.  Being hand-dyed, some skeins have more of the lighter blues, while some have more of the deeper purples.  Come and get yours soon, so you can pick out the one you like the best. As always, Dream Club quantities are limited, so grab Perfectly Posh Sport while you can!