Jack Has Arrived!!!!!

Introducing Jack Daniel Templeton! That's right folks, he has arrived. Jack was born yesterday afternoon. He weighed 7 lbs., 12 ozs. and is 21" long. In the photo collage you can see that he is his Papa's pride and his Nana's joy.

Both Mommy and baby are doing fine. It was a bit of a rough start for Jack. He came into the world "sunny side up". That means that although he came out head first, he was face up. So, it took a special team to get him to start breathing at first. But, all is well. The good people at Kaiser Riverside swooped into the room and set everything to right. Meghan also had a bit of a tough time. They are going to be keeping her until Wednesday so she can get a little rest and recovery before going home.

Also, we wanted to let everyone know that the shop is going to be closed Tuesday, April 8th, and Wednesday, April 9th so that Torey can be with her babies. We will return to business as usual on Thursday, April 10th.

I will be blogging more later. I just wanted to pass on the good news for now.

Meet you by the wool,
"Aunt Rob"

Spring Has Sprung!

Now that Spring has begun, you may see your knitting taking on a little different direction. I notice that as the weather gets closer to Summer, my projects get smaller in scale. I seem to start gravitating towards cotton sweater patterns and purse projects.

In honor of Spring, we are doing a workshop this Saturday, April 5th. We are doing a beaded crocheted flower purse complete with entirely original beaded handles. I like this project because although it makes up rather quickly, it looks like you must have just spent hours and hours on it. Along with learning some basic crochet steps, Torey is also going to show you how to embellish your flowers with individual beads, and how to make your own beaded handle. For those of you who don't know, Torey was a SERIOUS beaded jewelry maker prior to opening the shop. You are definitely going to want to take advantage of learning to bead from an expert. The workshop begins at 1pm and goes till 4. You can either call the shop, or stop in to reserve a spot.

By the way, now that it's April - we all need to remember that a "Jack Attack" could happen at ANY MOMENT! That's right, Meaghan is due any day now. I, for one, can not wait! I don't think we have so anticipated the arrival of a baby in the shop, well - since my Jack was born almost 2 years ago. Wow! Talk about time flying. So, if you arrive at the shop in the next week or so and either find it unexpectedly closed, or no sign of Torey, you'll know why.

Jack has received many hand made gifts from our wonderful friends at the shop. I wanted to show off a few of them here. Meaghan can't wait to put all of them to use.

This beautiful little sweater, hat and booties were made by Nancy Leviton with a little help from her daughter Katie. Could they be any cuter??!?!?! The pattern she used was one from Plymouth yarn company. I know that Torey has it available in the shop. I think I am going to have to get a copy so I can make a similar set in pink for Charlotte!

Also, there were a number of helping hands on this project. It's a crocheted wall hanging with pockets for storage! It's going to be perfect in Jack's nursery.

Well, that's it for the highlights this week. I am in the middle of crocheting a blanket for my little one, so I had better get back at it. Otherwise, you know it will wind up at the bottom of my stash somewhere while I am busy buying new yarn to make the layette set that Nancy made!

Hope to see you all Saturday!

Meet you by the wool,

Rob